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.

  I am a bit behind on this, since the awards show was in early March, but it’s been a busy month. Two ADDY trophy’s, one Silver and one Bronze.         THE ADDY’s The ADDY Awards Competition is a three-tier national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation. The ADDY Awards Competition is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition for creative excellence The annual Silicon Valley Ad Club ADDY Awards Competition recognizes exceptional advertising […]

  Since I am known first and foremost as a people photographer, and my main studio is located in the heart of the SOMA district of San Francisco,  it can be expected that I have been lucky enough to photograph many players from both past and present 49er’s teams.   Recently I was on a shoot with Ronnie Lott, 4 time Super Bowl champion.  I have actually worked with him before so I know what a wonderful humanitarian and inspiring […]

Is Elevator Licking really the new craze? Of course not, that’s just gross. But unfortunately that’s what I caught my son doing on a recent elevator excursion. Yuck! is the only appropriate word that suffices. Other than the reactionary words of a father – “get away from there, and don’t ever do that again”!   For those who wonder what this is about: I have an on going photo essay with my oldest son Matthew, who is hooked on elevators. […]

1 – APA Something Personal 1 – Gold, 1 – Silver,  Davey Awards 3 – Platinum, 2 – Gold,   MarCom Awards   Yes, this list is much shorter this year than previous years. The reason is simple, I just didn’t have the free time to enter images in the various awards shows.  It takes a lot of time and effort. Usually it’s worth it because you get to attend fancy dinner parties and socialize with other creatives. Also there is […]

  At least that was the case for my oldest son Matthew, who is hooked on elevators. We have traveled all around, and anyplace we go we need to visit the local elevators. He knew that we were going to San Diego between Christmas and New Years, so he discovered a very rare diagonal elevator that he was excited to visit. My other son was looking forward to the real reasons for the trip, to see my family and go […]