This project was actually completed a while ago, but this is my first chance to show off the nice images we created for a totally new concept in legal services. LegalForce is the first walk in legal service venue. It’s such a unique concept that it’s best for me to not even try to explain it. Better to just check it out for yourself: http://www.legalforce.com           I

Another project from my New Zealand friends at Fairfax magazines.  http://www.fairfaxmagazines.co.nz/index.html A portrait of restaurateur Tony Stewart and his new place in San Francisco, the Waiheke Island Yacht Club.   Great place and great food. As the photo’s below will show.  I have to say, I was treated to the best lamb meal I have ever had in my life! I wish you great success Tony, you have taken on quite a project.       Just some of the excellent […]

The Da Vinci Device.  A totally cool, futuristic robotic surgical machine.     I was contacted by Fairfax magazines out of New Zealand to shoot a unique portrait of Catherine Mohr, the Director of Research at Intuitive Medical.  http://www.fairfaxmagazines.co.nz/index.html The people Intuitive Medical were amazingly inspiring because, like Catherine,  they are all passionate about their jobs and the future of surgical procedures. The overriding theme seems to be to constantly ask the question: “How can we improve this procedure next […]

Since working directly with Flolight, the video lighting manufacture, there have been some exciting and fun events taking place. Like the recent lighting demo at 4th Street Studio’s.  These shots were all done with the FloLight lighting systems.     Thanks to the wonderful model Domonique was lit here using three LED lights. With a separate spot on the backgrond. Simple, clean, but beautiful.         Lighting set-up for these shots started with a 2500 fluorescent from FloLIght. […]

More in the on going elevator series. The background story: Matthew is autistic. For some reason Matthew and many other kids and adults like him have an eerie compulsion to ride and video tape elevators. The images on this blog are just a few that have not been added to the entire series. Which can be found here: http://melphoto.com/portfolios/elevators/   Hard Rock Cafe’  Hotel,  San Diego       K Parkade Bay Elevators,  San Diego       A C […]

    Sure it’s a basic commercial shot. But when a large, international company wants the simple to be produced with quality, efficiency and accuracy, they make certain to work with someone with experience.  OK, and I really do love to make simple products look great.  So this images was just one from a very large shoot. But look at that detail.    

The Henkel Corporation is a huge, international company. They produce many well known brands. Such a enormous conglomerate would no doubt be filled with stuffy people in stuffy white lab coats strolling around a stuffy, cubical filled corporate office – right?            Maybe not.   Look close at this image. There is no support pole for the interior stairs to the next level.   This is the small pole that supports the stairway system from above. […]

  Three new awards from the Communicator Awards.  Nice new trophies too. The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program recognizing big ideas in marketing and communications. Founded nearly two decades ago, The Communicator Awards receives over 6,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. As we enter our 19th season, we’re also introducing expanded mobile and new cause marketing categories, making this year’s awards […]

From a hallway at Embarcadero 3 in San Francisco. . The series continues. Mainly because Matthew still needs to get his elevator fix on a weekly basis. For those who are still unaware of the background story, Matthew is autistic. For some reason Matthew and many other kids and adults like him have an eerie compulsion to ride and video tape elevators. The images on this blog are just a few that have not been added to the entire series. […]

__________________________________________________________________________________________     Here’s a little update. Just got word that two of the Local ADDY winners just went on to won Silver awards at the regional’s.  Next is National’s.