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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 [...]
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 [...]
Best of 2008 Video
In DAY BY DAY 2008 I wanted to show the range of interiors and clients that I photograph for. In a simple hip way, the video sought to to be fun, lively and not too formal. Just a few hours of production time was available and a the collection of photographs was rather random. The [...]
Hawaii Seas Video
Hawaii Seas is a short video showcasing my fine art seascape photography. I used subtle video production techniques for transitions between frames, panning down the vertical images. My voice over tells the story with a soft ocean wave soundtrack in the background creating ambiance. At the end I bring out each photograph separately with [...]
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 [...]
Marketing: Best Ideas for Your Website
A Web Plan
Stepping beyond the days of the photo portfolio your website needs to show prospective clients not only what you do but additionally your firm’s personality, its strengths, your process and uniqueness.
Like a business plan, having a web plan will help you focus on how you want to be perceived. You will need to [...]