we were recently commissioned by v.a. shiva to create an image that stands out and communicates his story.  for those of you in the dark, shiva is famous – and perhaps infamous – for inventing email as we know it.   and this august 30th, email as we know it is celebrating it’s 30th birthday, according to US copyright issue.  set your calendars to send a card or birthday greeting through… that’s right… email.

a great piece of jewelry completes an outfit, and can be a token of many things, including admiration and longing.  lauren harkness recently invested in her first big catalogue shoot with us in miami.   we moved through setups of her new collections effortlessly thanks to the styling and savvy of rising star model-on-the-side kristin burnett.  and for the record, shooting lauren’s work is almost as much fun as wearing it!

our studio shot the wbur gala in boston again this year, thanks to our friends at altieri events.  tag team duo rob lorino and bethany krevat enjoyed capturing the luminaries they listen to in the studio, and matching faces to voices of some of our favorite npr personalities.

wayne geyer is a copywriter with a mission: to change the way visual thinkers communicate. in his ‘write more good’ workshop in dallas this fall, wayne helped creatives learn to write boring headlines, and then make them better, along with other valuable skills such as learning to solve communication first, then design. my one regret was that i missed day two, where i could have captured participants learning to distill any creative challenge to five words (or less). five is indeed my favorite number, but i had to catch a flight back to boston for an assignment. not to worry, we are working with wayne on our own boring headlines – stay tuned!

our studio simply swoons over callie curry (there, we said it; so shoot us) and we were thrilled when louis vuitton invited us to capture the artist’s work and conversation at an intimate gathering. “anthropocene extinction” is made of precisely handcut paper with trails of woven sculptural elements that lead to a 400lb bamboo structure in the ICA’s glass elevator shaft.  and, it’s much more than that; to find out more about this delicate eco-system, please visit the exhibit weblink and scroll down for a video of her process.

this year we collaborated with actor’s shakespeare project around a unique intersection of drama, language, age, and youth at risk.  ASP has a way of bringing shakespeare to the masses, including those who don’t have the freedom or mobility to attend a performance.  we created a bare stage upon which simple props, words, and gestures brought personal dramas expressed in an unusual format.  there were minimal rules:  keep the players anonymous, use one prop, choose one word, and offer one gesture.  and in the little downtime we had, the studio got involved, too – liz linder image courtesy rob lorino; rob lorino image courtesy liz linder.