Case Study House #22 is perhaps the most iconic and famous of Julius Shulman’s photographs and it is one of the many subjects in the documentary Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman.
The film is quite educational and many iconic buildings that Shulman photographed are described with details on his creative process as well as what went into particular shots.
What’s interesting […]
Bill Cunningham photographing in the street, in BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK. A film by Richard Press. A Zeitgeist Films release. Photo credit: First Thought Films / Zeitgeist Films
Photography is something that many people are passionate about (like us!) but even if you are passionate about something else, you will identify with parts of Bill Cunningham New York, the excellent film about the […]
Chances are you’ve been into a Starbucks at some point and if not, that you know the brand. People have all sorts of feelings about Starbucks but one thing is for sure – they’ve had a very interesting ride as a company. This book tells of the experience of Howard Schultz, the two-time CEO and spokesperson of the company.
Onward is […]
If you’ve been attending art openings in San Francisco then no doubt you have probably seen Alan Bamberger taking in the shows. He’s almost omnipresent and we lucked out and got to ask him a few questions about what he does and his perspective on all things art here in San Francisco! We’re going to be making this a more regular feature […]
Seth Godin should be a familiar name if you are a photographer and/or marketer. He has been writing books and speaking for some time now and I finally got around to reading one of his earlier texts: Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable.
Sports photography was something I thought could be my dream job when I was a kid. I was always interested in who took the shots that were on baseball cards and other sports cards. Then I recall seeing Walter Iooss‘ images and really thinking that it would be sweet to be a sports photographer.
This past weekend […]
As photographers we are often in the same boat as the creatives who work in advertising – with similar clients, similar goals, and we’re often working together on projects. Having come from an agency background, watching Art & Copy: Inside Advertising’s Creative Revolution was a joy.
Kevin here at the studio recommended it and the documentary does a good job of showing a […]
So I couldn’t really decide on a single image so I thought that using two worked because it reflects a lot of the type of work I do as well as my approach.
Just recently I had this exact situation of control vs. spontaneity face me. A commercial shoot for a new startup hired me to shoot a new ad campaign image for them the day before the […]
We’ve photographed a number of authors for their book cover photos and public relations use, as well as another book cover for Cheesemonger, that Myleen shot at our old studio space.
Our next book cover is for Dangerous Curves, a collaboration with a long time friend, book designer and artist Pete Halverson whom I went to high school with. I worked with Shawna Walker […]
If you work in hospitality in the Bay Area then you most likely know (or should know) who Chip Conley is. I won’t go into his back story but he’s the founder of Joie De Vivre Hotels, one of the top boutique hotel chains around(and based here in San Francisco).
A while back my business partner Jack read Conley’s book Peak: How Great Companies Get Their […]