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Art Direction: Cropping
Re purposing photos for the web requires making the perfect crop. I have always taken pride in my balanced compositions and how they would stand on their own. For many years I sought to make vertical compositions that worked great for the covers of books and magazines and excelled as a full page bleed. Now [...]
Hotel Renew Honolulu
The hotel photography of this Waikiki boutique property wanted a clean departure from the traditional Hawaiian mindset. Situated a block off the beach, Hotel Renew is providing a modern oasis in the land of tiki torches. Less than a year after it was re branded as Hotel Renew the property ran at the top of [...]
Hi-Def Low-Def: Two Ways of Shooting
In my videos I combine Hi-Def and Low-Def photos that become the montage of still photos. By mixing the two types of photos I am able to use more unique photos that have been taken in a day of shooting and add interest to the clip. A Hi-Def photo takes upward of an hour to [...]
Marc Melvin Modern
The recession ends many business models and the publishing industry is one of them undergoing great transformation. Most publishing is maintained by a strong cash flow from advertising. With Ad sales down, production costs up (paper, printing, postage) and subscriptions down, publications are squeezed from many sides.
To its greatest degree ever we are finding viewership [...]
Jiun Ho in Western Interiors April ‘09
Interior and furniture designer Jiun Ho hired me to photograph this San Francisco Victorian that he had given a major modern makeover. Jiun submitted my photos to Western Interiors & Design magazine which became featured in a ten page spread in the April/May 2009 issue.
Samantha Lyman Video
Samantha Lyman is an interior designer in Ross, CA and this case study is of a home in Pacific Heights (San Francisco). Samantha designed the living spaces, the kitchen and the bath.
Taking the limited still photographs from the day of shooting I created extra vignettes from within the photos and later interviewed her in her [...]
Published: California Home & Design
This tree house of a home is atop a ridge in Belvedere with wonderful views. Diane Einstein enlivens a fifties period home with freshness. Having seen these photos, California Home & Design will be running the story this spring.
Ken Fulk Eclectic Design
Ken Fulk brings fresh style, drama and personality when creating his interiors. Here is a home in the Cow Hollow district of San Francisco that Ken and his team transformed.
Published: California Homes “Uncluttered…”
A full floor Pacific Heights home gets a complete make over bringing together tradition and urban chic in a timeless update. The photography would feel at home among the pages of Elle Decor. Listing agent Deborah Svoboda.