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Samantha Lyman Video

David — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:41:38 +0000

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 studio for about an hour. Filming, production, editing and titles took eight hours.

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Gardens: Hidden San Francisco

David — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:23:33 +0000

Hidden from the cities great views and behind classic facades are stunning garden moments pressed into compact footprints. Here are two examples shot for the contractor Dijeau Poage Construction. Kate Webster created an updated fire circle and Topher Delaney created a cubist courtyard. Deft use of Photoshop helped both of these projects by removing surrounding buildings.

Art Direction: Samantha Lyman

David — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:34:20 +0000

These photographs showcase an editorial and graphic perspective of Lyman’s work with a San Francisco home in a series of duets.

Samantha, who has had her practice for three years in Ross, wanted me to create photographs that would be paired together on her website samanthalyman.com. She sought to showcase the broad strokes and tasty details that make a room.

Careful consideration was given to the aspect ratio of the compositions so the photographs could work in a one third two third arrangement as tall verticals and horizontal rectangles. With pre-planning and attentive art direction throughout the day we created these perfect takes.

Ken Fulk Eclectic Design

David — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:03:43 +0000

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.