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A very special note from a very special shoot.

2010-10-04T14:58:00.001-07:00

David Martinez recently shot a very special project for Euro RSCG Life Chelsea and Atripla. Atripla is an HIV drug that is changing the lives of many patients. David and his team were fortunate enough to be able to photograph the actual patients. Over the course of the shoot, they got to know the patients, heard their stories and became friends. It was a powerfully unique shoot that will stay with them always.

So, when WE received the thank you note it just added to the positive experience we had with the client and the agency.

Since it is not everyday that a client sends US a thank you note, we felt compelled to share.

David,

I want to send you and your whole team our sincere thanks for giving us exceptionally beautiful images for our Atripla campaign. We've never had a job with this much complexity and variety of scenes before. Many things could have gone wrong, but everything went right. Your team was highly professional, yet the true success of the experience came from everyone being so warm and giving 110% of themselves. Even the primary talent sent us emails saying what a truly amazing experience it was for them, having HIV yet being treated without the fear of stigma, and that in itself is another reason to be thankful.

Thank you all for a great experience. I feel like going back and doing it all over again...

Vicki Woliver
Associate Creative Director
Euro RSCG Life Chelsea
75 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10011

A pleasant home page surprise.

2010-09-23T12:13:00.000-07:00

Andy Anderson's studio sent along some jpgs to me today of some new work he did for Diner's Club. They were the latest images in a campaign he shot last year. I was thinking about doing a blog post about the images so I checked out the Diner's Club website to see if there was anything interesting there to reference. Well, sure enough there was. Right on the home page was a link to view their latest advertising campaign. I had never seen anything like that before on a client's website and nothing so front and center focusing solely on the campaign. There was no credit for the imagery, but that is ok, I still liked it. And, of course I it made me want to brag some about. Thank you Diner's Club and thank you DraftFCB.

What better than Southern Pies for the first day of fall?

2010-09-22T16:16:00.000-07:00

Leigh Beisch has shot the photography for a new cookbook called Southern Pies. How perfect for the first day of fall!

Out and About with Leigh Beisch

2010-09-08T17:20:00.000-07:00

Steps away from Leigh Beisch's studio, Leigh spotted a billboard she shot for McDonald's. As she says, "It was the only time she liked seeing a billboard so close to her studio. Her friend shot the picture of her.

Kaleidoscopes of Smoothies- Leigh Beisch, In Her Own Words

2010-09-07T14:47:00.000-07:00

Leigh Beisch recently shot some really wonderful images for McDonald's new smoothie launch. Here is what she had to say about the project:

"It is a wonderful thing when you have the kind of chemistry with an agency and client that allows the kind of trust and respect that only grows stronger over the years. I am so thankful for the opportunities and projects that McDonald's and their agency have shared with me. They consistently want to focus on appetite appeal with freshness. Quality is always key.

This latest shoot had all of those elements of course. This time there was a sense of whimsy and playfulness to the imagery as well which added a whole other layer to the shoot. For their current smoothies campaign, the creative director had the idea of creating carefree kaleidoscopes of fruit surrounding the smoothie. I loved it!

It was important that we shoot overhead to really get the kaleidoscope shape to read. So, being the perfectionist that I am , my first thought was that we weren't going to get enough of a "taste" of the smoothie
from that angle. Well, it turns out the McDonalds' smoothie consistency, texture and color is so luscious that it held some beautiful shapes for me to light. It was perfect.

Those of you who know me, know that I am not happy unless I hear someone say "mmmmm, that looks delicious!" when they see a photograph of food that I have taken. " I was not disappointed.

In his own words. Kevin Twomey discovers an oasis.

2010-09-03T08:49:00.000-07:00

"On one side of the fence across the street stands a neglected Sherwin Williams paint facility, where a large-scale cleanup project to remove the toxins from the property will begin in early 2011.

On the other side of the fence, the grass is truly greener, where the eye is drawn to a freshly-mown patch of inspiration. Transformed from a 50 x 8-foot dirt lot at the beginning of this year, it now serves as a putting green and community garden, complete with putter and golf balls, a bench
and doggie doo-doo basket.

This all has been the work of one man, Joel Devin, who can be found late each afternoon tending to this much-appreciated oasis, his reminder to us all just how much a community reaps from one man's freely-given effort." Kevin Twomey

Who ever said "Showing up is half the battle?"

2010-08-26T15:12:00.000-07:00

Over the years we have been hosting what we call 'Portable Portfolio Shows.' These are shows at agencies that we are not able to get to in person so instead send all the elements and the art buyer helps us to host it. We make it really easy - everything is self contained. We send the books, some leave behinds and some itunes cards to raffle off and return fedex forms all is one big box with easy to follow instructions. As well we coordinate some unique treats.

The nice thing about these shows is that the agency can be flexible with their timing and they can leave the books out for as little or as long as they like. Sometimes it even works better because we AREN'T there and the creatives feel less pressured to look.

Our first one in our upcoming series was hosted by Jeri Singeltary at Fitzgerald + Co. We knew it was a big success when we received her email (of course we are sure the doughnuts from Sublime Doughnuts didn't help at all!).

Here is what Jeri had to say, "The event went WONDERFULLY!! I must tell you, that's the way to do portfolio reviews! The guys felt much more at ease and able to come and go without having to make small talk (Not that we don't like meeting with you guys, but on busy weeks like this they like to be able to pop in and out. ) I left the showing up for a few hours and we had a GREAT turnout!"

Who ever did say 'showing up is half the battle' surely wasn't a rep!

Congratulations Andy Anderson, Connelly & Partners and Liberty Mutual

2010-08-03T13:40:00.000-07:00

Andy Anderson shot a beautiful campaign for Liberty Mutual with Kevin Cimo and Connelly Partners that just made it into the 2010 Communication Arts Advertising Annual. The issue runs in December. Great job!

In his own words: Andy Anderson photographs flowers, yes flowers for Valspar and EuroRSCG

2010-08-02T15:42:00.000-07:00

When I asked Andy about his trip to Carlsbad to shoot a print ad for Valspar, he let me know this story.... "The location was very beautiful. I had never seen so many flowers of different colors in one place. I was really amazed. Of course, right when I was in the middle of the shoot, one of my buddies called to catch up. I was so impressed by the colors and the variety of flowers, I of course couldn't stop talking about it. When he realized I was shooting flowers, his only reply was, "it figures!" To know me is to know how hilarious that is. Thanks Euro Chicago for the opportunity to shoot with you all, even though my manhood was deflated a little!

We are so not alone.

2010-06-24T14:37:00.000-07:00

In his own words, Hunter Freeman discuss his thoughts on his new series of work, "We are not alone."

"We are never alone, it seems, especially now. At home or at work, the idea of privacy has changed over time and with changes in technology. These pictures are a way of demonstrating the new privacy - We are not alone, anymore. The locations will change as I add to the series. Smile at the camera."

To see more of Hunter's work, please do link to: www.hunterfreeman.com

Bribes do work!

2010-06-23T11:44:00.000-07:00

In his own words, Jim Smithson describes his technique for getting his model to cooperate, "For this test, shot on a real hot spring day, I employed (and by employ, i mean bribe with a trip to the local ice cream shop) my daughter Shelby to ham it up for the camera. She ended up falling off the tail gate and gashing her knee real bad but bounced back and hit the mark with her usual aplomb."

2010-06-23T10:39:00.000-07:00

In his own words, Jim Smithson comments on his new shot: "Shot up in the pristine waters of the Puget Sound, I have to hand it to my crew for enduring the early call time and wading in frigid waters to make this image possible."

Who knew Hillary Duff was an author?

2010-06-21T13:53:00.000-07:00

In his own words, Kevin Twomey shares his photography for the cover of Hillary Duff's new novel.

"I had the wonderful opportunity to create the cover image for Hilary Duff's upcoming novel, Elixir. This was one of those assignments where the client gives you the synopsis of a story, the dimensions of the layout and the freedom to go an play. Along with the final cover image here are a couple of my favorite preliminary sketches."

Click here to see more of Kevin's work.http://www.kevintwomey.com

Eerily Timely - a post from Kevin Twomey

2010-06-08T12:44:00.000-07:00

Up the block from my studio is an empty lot where you will occasionally see the abandoned piece of living room furniture among other illegally dumped garbage. A few months ago I spotted a bright yellow 5 gallon, beat-up drum of used oil sitting in the lot. Even though I had absolutely no use for this object, I knew one day it might make a nice prop. When creating diptychs for my promotional pieces, I sometime take the opportunity to go beyond just visually stimulating the eye.

In this case, the oil drum find was eerily timely.

In his own words: Richard Schultz photographs Revo Ambassadors for their Look Deeper campaign

2010-06-01T15:10:00.000-07:00

"I recently shot the Revo campaign for the second year for Factory Lab on location in Australia, Belize, & Joshua Tree, CA. I like how Revo's been using "ambassadors" for their campaigns, people who are stand-outs in their particular fields and are passionate about what they do. The campaign tag-line is "Look Deeper" and that's just what we're able to do with the images for this campaign. We're creating beautiful, soulful, on-location portraits of truly amazing people. It's a sweet spot for me as a photographer and the agency's just wanting me to follow my visual instincts, it's been an amazing campaign to work on. This years' ambassadors have included activist/documentary filmmaker Alexandra Cousteau, climber/expeditionist Jimmy Chin, and surfing legend Wayne Lynch."

2010-06-01T12:11:00.000-07:00

Collaborating with Art Director, Todd Yuzwa and Food Stylist Randy Mon we came up with some images that were so tasty, we couldn't help ourselves taking a little bite out of the product. To see more of Kevin's work, please link to http://www.kevintwomey.com

A sneak peek at a weed by Kevin Twomey

2010-05-14T13:34:00.000-07:00

A sneak peek at a weed by Kevin Twomey
I remember as a kid, every summer, pulling dandelions out between the beautiful blades of green grass on the front lawn of my house on Long Island, cursing at them never to return. Little did I understand how tenacious that weed was or the role it played in a garden's ecosystem. It wasn't till last summer while exploring some flora for an Emeryville public art works project (images to be displayed fall 2011), that i discovered the beauty, the variety and the the complexity of that little weed.
The image in the June issue of Discover Magazine is just one of a series of photographs on the dandelion weed due to be completed this fall.

Andy Anderson is Ram Tough

2010-05-13T13:18:00.000-07:00

Jimmy Bonner at The Richards Group hired Andy Anderson and partnered with him to shoot their new Ram campaign. Shooting close to 15 shots took them over two weeks. They found the rugged terrain they needed in Utah, Nevada and California. Our fingers are crossed that they can continue the campaign as the work has been getting such great attention.

1000 Different Ways to Make Your Jaw Drop

2010-05-12T12:05:00.000-07:00

Jim Smithson recently shot an ad for Valspar. In his own words....."Euro RSCG Chicago wanted to capture a landscape of a town center with a european flavor for their client Valspar. Because it was still winter we focused our search in mediterranean countries, and ended up finding the ultimate location in San Gimignano, in the region of Tuscany. The agency felt confident to let me shoot the project without them being there, which we have done successfully in past projects. Julia Cunningham (art buyer) was very instrumental throughout the project, doing most of the heavy lifting back in Chicago. As the production kicked off the ubiquity of the Mafioso business model was not lost on us, making it a wild adventure on many levels. " Jim Smithson

SPRING 2010 UPDATE

2010-04-17T11:12:00.000-07:00

Ann Cutting in the Running:

Ann has been on a recent editorial run. Covering hot topics from healthcare to the economy, see if you can keep up? Publication/Creative Director as follows: Fortune Magazine/ Amy Wolff, Good Housekeeping/Jean E Lee, Kiplinger Cover/Wendy Tiefenbacher, Prevention/Donna Agajanian, SmartMoney/ Jane Clark and Time Magazine Cover/Chrissy Dunleavy.

Click here to check out the Time Magazine article

Devon Jarvis continues to shoot Self magazine accessories page with CD Cynthia Searight & AD Petra Kobayashi.

Kevin Twomey Evolving:

Kevin Twomey's relationship with the California Academy of Sciences started in 2008 with imagery he shot for a promotional piece announcing their newly renovated museum. Creative Director, Rhonda Rubinstein, saw Kevin's butterfly compositions and thought he would be a good match for an upcoming project. She liked the clean, crisp, textural style that is signature of Kevin's imagery.

Months later Kevin reached out to Rhonda with an inquiry to gain access to some of the unique specimens in museum's permanent collection. A trade agreement was arranged. In exchange for access to their rare specimens, the Academy could use the images for a book they were producing for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Darwin's Origin of Species.

Kevin's initial interest was in shooting their butterfly collection for a personal project. Yet, once he gained the ALL ACCESS pass, curiosity quickly led way to chamelions, frogs and tortoises to name a few. Kevin converted a tiny office into a studio and a week later produced the images seen here.

Kevin shares," One of the more interesting searches through the collection was picking out a fine Galapagos tortoise specimen to shoot, looking for that perfectly preserved tortoise with just the right pose. We walked into a room about 20' x 20', that had shelves filled with these giant tortoises, many of them preserved for about 100 years."

Check in soon for an upcoming project where Kevin collaborates with Hillary Duff.

Feels Like Home

2009-11-05T20:15:00.000-08:00

Anderson Trotting the Globe Again

Andy Anderson spent a chunk of Summer '09 trotting the globe on a Diner’s Club assignment. DraftFCB Chicago's Creative Director Kurt Fries and Art Buyer Kathleen Candelaria joined Andy and crew on a whirlwind trip from Prague to Singapore to Rio.

PDN Online Features Diner's Club

PDN Online features Andy in their Surveillance section article, "Making a Travel Destination Feel Like Home." DraftFCB Chicago's CD Kurt Fries shares why Andy was specifically chose for this grand commission. “Andy has the heart and soul of an artist and that is what makes his work timeless.” To see the final tear sheet, please log onto the article.

Ch-ch-ch-changes...

2009-11-05T20:01:00.000-08:00

It is with great excitement that we welcome two new photographers to Heather Elder Represents

With a fine arts background in painting and photography from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Rhode Island School of Design, Leigh Beisch’s work as a painter greatly influences her photography. "Color, shape, texture and the boundaries of the frame are subjects in and of themselves. I try to capture an emotional response to the subject and the setting, much as abstract paintings do,” says Leigh. Think friendly, warm and inviting--are you hungry yet?”

Richard Schultz is our top choice for Real People photography. With a photojournalism background, over the years Richard has traveled around the world from Japan to India to Argentina to Egypt, seeking real people, real experiences, and real emotion. That rich world view translates into his expertise in capturing the heart and diversity of the human spirit.

IPA Award Winner Kevin Twomey

2009-08-20T10:04:00.000-07:00

Heather Elder Represents applaudes Kevin Twomey. Kevin earned 2nd place in the category of Special: Digital Enhanced Pro for Butterflies. To see the prize winning images Butterflies, click here. Each photograph is of a butterfly, multiplied and transformed numerous times to create the final image.

Fall Focus 2009

2009-08-20T08:30:00.000-07:00

Not Your Average Diptych

We all know Hunter loves to inject humor into his work. A baby bottle all by itself is not all that interesting. Enter tightly wound baby, feigning for a milk fix. Place next to baby bottle as a diptych. Now that kinda works. Makes us laugh, anyways.

Here's another chuckle for you. Hunter loves dishin' 'em.

Anderson Trotting the Globe Again

While exploring on his day off in Prague for a Diner’s Club assignment with DraftFCB Chicago, Andy discovered an abandoned coal mine waiting to be captured by his lens.

Fresh on the heels of a Diner's Club commission, Andy grabbed dinner with JWT Chicago's AD Jeff Harter while in town. Andy and JWT Chicago had been on each other's radar for quite some time. Chock it up to good timing, a project to shoot portraits of Marine officers was presented to Andy. Here's one from a series of 10.

Martinez: From Pharma to Fashion

McCann Erickson NY's Art Buyer Sonia Zobel and Creative Director Susanne Frenk joined David Martinez on travels to Auckland and Queenstown, New Zealand to shoot for Reclast earlier this year. Shooting alongside the film production, the crew unfortunately encountered horrible weather. Mustering resourcefulness to brave the elements, everyone scrambled around the forest at the 11th hour to find a new shoot location. All in all, things turned out swell and David reveled in capturing the the stunning canvas of New Zealand.

Another pharma highlight produced by DM's studio was an intimate portrait project for Reyataz, the newest drug in the fight to keep HIV positive people living healthier and longer. Shooting in Los Angeles, AB Zully Ortiz and AD Carol Fiorino of Euro RSCG NY commissioned David to shoot real people living with HIV.

Shifting gears into Fashion, this summer David shot Levi's Authentics Signature with Silverlign Group's Art Buyer, Shellie Ruth and Executive Creative Director, Tim Kain. This time the tables were turned and David was shooting video alongside the stills.

Thrilled with the results of the Levi's Authentics collaboration, The Silverlign Group reunited with David to shoot portraits and moving images for Dockers. The images are currently being used on the Dockers website.

Ann Cutting: Setting the Stage

Nikon World's Spring 2009 Online Issue highlights Ann Cutting's photography in The Story So Far. Log on here to read a behind the scenes account on the science of Ann's concepts.

For the British publication of Colin McAdam's second novel Fall, Colin chose one of Ann's stock images for his cover. The dream like portrait hints to the tale a young man and his desires to Fall in love.

Devon Jarvis:
In A Flash

Self magazine keeps Devon busy, busy. Every month he shoots a series of photo illustrations for stories on Health and Beauty featured in the Flash section.

Looks Green 2ME

SONY approached Kevin Twomey with a concept to create an image that would convey a sense of “green” energy without showing any of thier energy efficiency products. They requested three basic elements in the shot: grass, leaves and a glass sphere. Not part of the original scope, Kevin introduced a succulent into the equation.

After nailing the grass, leaf and succulents, down to the wire, Kevin had that nudging feeling that green energy wasn't quite there. Solution:stop trying so hard and just start playing. Stylist shoves pot of grass up against sphere. Kevin snaps a few frames. All eyes focus on the monitor. Combine the magical powers of a crystal ball and Kevin Twomey behind the lens. Viola! Green energy and beyond.

Filter by Concept not by Camera

2009-08-19T14:29:00.000-07:00

Imagine searching for an image by specialty and not by photographer. How much easier is that? Heather Elder's innovative e-mail campaign hypes up this practical, user-friendly feature on the newly redesigned Heather Elder Represents website.

(2ME)

2009-08-13T12:50:00.000-07:00

With photography roots in NYC, San Francisco transplant, Kevin Twomey is the latest talent to join Heather Elder Represents. Kevin's color palette, angles and subjects are signature (2ME).

"Barbicide" emerged from an editorial project to shoot a BARBICIDE canister filled with combs. Transported back to his early childhood in Mineola, picture young Kevin swiveling around in a barber shop chair and intermittently staring at the Barbicide canister. Fast forward to 2009, while gazing into the BARBICIDE logo, Kevin takes a closer look at the type. The words "Barbi-Cide" leap out at him. Barbie Homicide on a Barber Shop counter. Morbid, yes. Brilliant, for sure.

Spring '09

2009-02-26T10:56:00.000-08:00

Announcing Devon Jarvis

Further establishing our New York presence, we are pleased to announce the addition of Devon Jarvis to Heather Elder Represents. He is our very first New York based photographer. Devon has worked for 10 plus years as an independent Still Life and Product photographer and we are excited to broaden his horizons with exposure from coast to coast. Please log on to http://devonjarvis.com/ to view his portfolio or post a welcome message here in the comments section below.

Ann Elliot Cutting: On the Run

Check out these outakes for April '09's Runner's World story on nutrition tips. Creative Marc Kauffman sought Ann to shoot some creative concepts reflecting post run eating for the Fuel section of RW. Click on the article Custom Order to see the final shot. Now if we could only get our gym lockers to feed us after a hard run.

How's that for a box of heart shaped treats? Running in the Fuel section of the February '09 issue, this shot complimented an article on heart smart food choices.

CUBA is HOT HOT HOT

Two of HE's photographers made trips to Cuba in the later part of '08. Same location, completely different interpretations. Both inspire the urge to take the next plane out to Cuba's oasis of vibrant color and culture.

Jim Smithson's Take

Andy Anderson's Take

Flyers & Flying Invoices

AB Rich Cardinali and AD Billy Faraut, JWT called upon Hunter Freeman to take their Benadryl campaign to new heights. Take a cardboard airplane, aviator goggles and an iridescent cape, put them all together with Hunter behind the lens. Final product is a guaranteed soaringly pleased client.

Continuing their fun and funny campaign, Dailey & Associates, recently wrapped this next shot in the Quickbooks series. Who ever thought the idea of balancing your books could evoke a chuckle? Thanks Hunter, we needed that.

Up, Up and Away

In keeping with our airborne theme, David Martinez created this light hearted shot for AT&T with Haggin Marketing & Dan Capriles.

Following suit, another joyous moment, this time created for Zales with The Richards Group' s Kerstin Fredrickson, AB and Craig Anderson, AD. Looks like an exuberant YES.

Heather Elder profiled in CA

2009-02-20T13:38:00.000-08:00

Heather Elder's photographers aren't the only ones highlighted in CA from time to time. Communication Arts insights features Heather Elder in this month's online edition. insights (click here) is a weekly dialog with a visual communications professional filled with thought-provoking ideas about creativity, work, and life.

Heather offers highlights into her career beginnings in Boston, the essentials of perseverance in the industry and heartfelt sentiments about family, work and creating balance.

2008 Fall Focus

2008-09-11T07:10:00.000-07:00

Catching the back to school buzz…

Heather Elder Represents presents this quarter’s blog update with a fresh Fall approach. Instead of simply sharing what our group has been jamming on, we are also sharing the buzz Jennifer Toro, from our New York office, caught at a recent portfolio show. The show: Delectable eats, groovin’ tunes, intriguing creatives and a stellar lot of portfolio work, added up to a primo show. (And no sign in sheet which tends to blow some minds.) The focus: Making connections through great conversations, then building the creative relationships from there.

Agency Vibe

The guests: open-minded ADs & ABs, chatting it up about art, agency life and everything in between. The setting: Edgy lounge music piped into an intimate conference room. The food: home baked and organic mini bacon & chive and spinach quiche, blueberry scones, cranberry cornbread loafs, muffins, bagels, multi-grain bread and spreads, yogurt and granola.

The Highlights

David Martinez-Popular with the ladies

Inspired by the hot bods in David Martinez's book, a daring AD shared her personal brainchild called, Rent a Buddy™ Rent a guy for the day, exactly like the body hunks in David's beach shots to entertain you by the shore with male attention and suntan oil. We laughed that it was a great concept but would never get off the ground because someone, somewhere, sometime...you can imagine.

"I'd rather be there," a woman with great (and I mean great) curly hair said while pointing to a quintessential chill out beach shot of David's. Beach, hair, hello. "My hair has only looked as good as your hair about 5 times in my life after a day at the beach," I replied. She quickly blurted out her hair care products and curly hair regime. (Hey, it’s not always about the work.) Many thanks to David Martinez and the hot body hunks in Hawaii for my new hair style to come.

Noel Barnhurst-Take a shot

I engaged with an AB working on an alcohol campaign. He had recently shot lifestyle and the client unfortunately was not happy with the final shots although very happy on set (such a bummer when that happens.) Their solution was to rely on post to change the look completely. I pointed out Noel’s drinks portfolio. The agency will be shooting a still life concept in three months. I offered to send drink promos from our NY office and keep in touch.

Hunter Freeman-Feline friendly

Hunter's fat cat image was a reoccurring topic of conversation due to a last minute Tidy Cat pitch with 10 lounging cats occurring in the agency's main conference room. Hunter's pic was an easy segue into a story that had been all over the local news about a 44 lb. cat abandoned by his owners because they could no longer feed him. This made for easy conversation with 6 ADs who had cat on the brain.

Ann Elliot Cutting-Popular with the promos

Of all the promos I collected from the office, for some reason I felt inspired to grab 4 different varieties of Ann's (which is unusual). My instinct was on the money. All of Ann's promos were gone by the end of the show. I overheard an AD raving to her fellow creatives that Ann's style of photography was her fave photography to review, "Obscure, highly conceptual and strong." I followed up with her by mailing out a sampling of the promos that had been grabbed up.

Smithson-Greenland & sexy bikes

"Jim's style is unique for capturing gorgeous landscapes and perfectly integrating the product," an AD commented while reviewing his Greenland portrait series. The Can Am bike shots were also a hot topic of conversation with the fellas. I've consistently heard over the year, "What kinda bike is that, who makes it?" This conversation has happened verbatim at a bunch of agencies throughout the year and always makes me chuckle.

Closing time with Andy Anderson

“We’re creatives, we see too many books, and no one stands out unless a Rep really makes the effort to get info to us upfront and at the get,” was his opening line. This AD went on to share his opinion of the most effective way to run a portfolio presentation and connect with ADs. It would look something like: immediately address each AD and ask what they are working on, direct them towards a photographer, gather their contact info and follow up with an e-mail link to the website.

We get this approach but we also know that great conversations lead to great relationships.

While reviewing Andy's book, I mentioned I wanted to visit Idaho and see the small, serene town I imagined Andy lived in--a stark contrast to the international traveling photographer illustrated in his portfolio. While looking at Hunter's book, we shared a laugh. I mentioned that this AD looked and sounded eerily similar to Hunter Freeman. Upon closing the final portfolio, he returned to the first. "I like this guy, Andy Anderson." He volunteered that his team was working on a 2nd photo shoot for a drug company looking to shoot in a natural setting such as New Zealand. From looking at Andy's Iceland shots, he's thinking it would be a great match. They're not shooting yet but, he wants me to follow up in three months. Golden.

Bowman-Appointment Addendum

On a recent AB appointment at a different agency, the Senior AB raved that David was her favorite photographer in the industry. She loved-loved-loved David's work so much that she requested a visit the next time he was in town. "I want to say hello and personally shake the hand of a fellow mid-westerner to thank him for bringing me back home." She has followed David's work through promos, which spurred a log onto his blog to get the behind the scenes scoop. Psyched about his recent appearance in Communication Arts, she's looking forward to our visit soon. Check out this article featuring David's Minnesota lake series--

Springing into Summer 08

2008-04-02T10:19:00.000-07:00

Capturing the Globe, One Pixel at a Time

Andy Anderson, our world traveler, recently shot a four ad campaign for Pfizer in collaboration with Zig Ideas in Toronto, Canada. Cameras and crew trekked to Santiago, Chile. Creatives included CD Martin Beauvais, AD Niall Kelly and AB Heather Morton.

From Chile Andy headed north to Tequila, Mexico where he photographed an entire new body of work.

Andy wrapped up the South American tour by heading east to Asia on an around the world campaign for Western Union and Changing Faces Design. Shooting in Hong Kong, Guatamala, the Philipines and India, he left behind a trail of stunning imagery.

Last stop, New York City, USA. Andy changed up the pace photographing in and around the metropolitan area. This time, in collaboration with MRM Partners' AB Amita Sehgal and CD Felix Burgos, shooting a library for Verizon.

The Apple of our Eye

It's going on 10 years since Hunter Freeman started shooting with Apple. In studio and on location at Apple in Cupertino, CA, Hunter's images are iconic Apple mainstays. His Apple Ipod Nano image can be seen on in-store promotional pieces across the country.

Dailey and Associates QuickBooks campaign taps into Hunter's humor and sharp crafting of highly stylized stories. This shot nabbed Hunter a Prix de la Photographie Paris award for 2nd Place in the Advertising Pro Product category, click here to see the contenders-

Hunter Freeman's website is undergoing a full body lift- nipping, tucking and reconstructing. Check in soon to view the new, tighter, bolder and brighter hunterfreeman.com

On the Cutting Edge of Eco-Awareness Photography

Debuting Earth Day 2008, Ann Elliot Cutting presented compelling and conscientious
photography in correlation with Time Magazine's global warming awareness article "Green is the New Red, White and Blue"

Click here to view the article and imagery-

Ann captures the electricity between man and woman as explored in Time's, The Science of Romance: Why We Love
Click here to see the fireworks-

Vivacious, vibrant and vivid color are the key concepts threaded throughout the library images Ann photographed for Nikon. The shoot took place in the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve at peak season to capture the flowers in all their blossoming glory.

Soaking Up The Sunshine

SF Magazine's April cover shot by David Martinez in Big Sur, California. Interior shots feature the recently remodeled Post Ranch Inn. SF Magazine chose David to spotlight the big reveal.

Click here for article and imagery-

Nestled in a Caribbean paradise, Sargent & Berman's Princess Cruises account commissioned David to shoot for their upcoming campaign.

From one sunshiny day to the next, ATT's direct marketing campaign is chock full of adventurous concepts which illustrate the ease of your days while your technology is working for you.

Mesmerizing Minnesota

Sunset Books and David Bowman shot at the Greyhound museum in Hibbing, Minnesota. Curator, founder and collector of everything Greyhound, Gene Nicolleli built the museum along with his architect son and fellow Greyhound enthusiasts.

Highlighting tidbits from both commercial and personal projects, such as the 29th Annual International Eelpout Festival at Leech Lake in Walker, MN, David journals on his personal blog Aqua City

Around February in MN, when the lakes freeze over and it's 20 degrees below 0, racing fans hit the ice on wheels. David's Ice Culture series will be in the CA Photo Annual this Fall 2008.

We are psyched to have have two award winners in this year's Prix de la Photographie Paris. David Bowman won 1st Category Winner for 10,000 Lakes in the PX3 2008: Fine Art Pro category. To see the Px3 Photo Competition Awardees, click here-

Delectable Feast of Photography

Noel Barnhurst shot Nordstrom's The Nordstrom Cookbook with Chronicle Books.

Product packaging for Wolfgang Puck and the Cannonball Agency.

Print ads for Alaska Seafood with Schiedermayer & Associates.

Trucking and Shooting in the USA

Man Ha, AD of JWT Houston, recently gave us a shout to relay that Jim's Shell Calendar grabbed a 2008 Gold Addy for photography in the 46th Houston Advertising Federation Addy Awards. Click here to see the list of award winners-

The success of the Crispin, Porter + Bogusky, CO Spring '08 VW ads, produced in collaboration with creatives Hillary Jackson, AB and DJ Pearce, AD, contributed to Jim's most recent commission to shoot again for the Summer '08 campaign. The first series of images was shot in San Francisco. This time around Jim will be shooting in New York City.

Award Winning Roster

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Award Winner Anne Elliot Cutting

Cutting's still life with leaves in the category of Legacy images (photographs taken before 1997) recently won a merit award in the 2007 APA National Photo Competition, Silver to Pixels.

Click here to check out the competition-

Award Winner David Martinez

APA also recognized another photographer on the Heather Elder roster, David Martinez. The award winning photo takes us underwater off the coast of Olu Kai, Hawaii.

For an opportunity to meet and greet with David Martinez, attend this year's APA Something Personal Exhibit and holiday party. David is featured as one of 50 of the world's most creative professional photographers.

APA Invites You, click here-

Fall 2007, Autumn Announcements

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Jim Smithson and Urban Reprieve

Westin Hotels and Deutsch Inc., NY recently commissioned Jim Smithson to shoot an inventive outdoor campaign that transformed NYC subway cars and metropolitan commercial lobbies from every day urban blithe into gateways to paradise. Jim's photography expedition captures a dichotomous range from the tropical seas and lush rainforests of Costa Rica to the snow covered mountains and icy glaciers of Greenland.

To check out the campaign, click here-

To take a peak behind the scenes, click here-

Professional Photographer of the Year: Architecture

We are thrilled to announce that the International Photography Awards awarded David Bowman, Professional Photographer of the Year: Architecture, for his Florida Keys Series.

The award winning photos, click here-

As if that's not exciting enough, we'll be decked to the nines and jazzed for the big reveal at the Lucie Awards. Yes, our very own David Bowman has also been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious, Photographer of the Year award. The awards show is right around the corner on October 15, 2007, Lincoln Center, New York City.

Check in soon for images from the big night.

Coasting at Lightening Speed

August 2007, Andy Anderson photographed Speed Week on the Salt Flats in Wendover Utah. Gathering annually from across the country and around the world, Andy joined thousands of speed demons, who convened in the race to try and beat Land Speed records.

To see these Salty Sensations, click here-

Hunter Shoots Wells, WELL

Wells Fargo and Hunter Freeman have shared an ongoing creative relationship over the past couple of years. Shooting in LA, DDB Needham in Los Angeles and Hunter Freeman Photography based in SF, they have collaborated on the production of the those real life, real situation, really everywhere, Wells ads.

Check out the campaign images-

Editorial Covers and Fine Art, Cutting the Chameleon

Time Magazine's 51 Things We Can Do issue on global warming was a hot one. Challenging readers to ask themselves what one person can do to make a difference, Ann's photography beautifully captures the hope that lies in growth and change.

Time Cover-

U.S. News Cover image poignantly tackles the sensitive issues of childhood obesity and eating disorders in the US.

U.S. News and World Report-

The Nature Conservancy, Autumn 2007 edition. Landscapes and the Human Spirit, Ann documents and illustrates the journey of Jay Stacy and his preservation of Nachusa Grasslands Preserve, one of the largest prairies in the Prairie State of Illinois.

The Nature Conservancy story-

Ann's fine art site has an array of stunning imagery for purchase.

Ann Cutting Fine Art-

David Martinez: RELAUNCHED

David Martinez captures LIFE moments, his lens destined to CREATE images that evoke sentiments from those WONDER YEARS. HOMBRE or mujer, his BODY of work EXPERIENCED. BACKSTAGE, you will find the photographer, surfing, flying, running, walking the dog, ETC...For his vision revealed, log on. We're sure you'll be STOKED.

www.davidmartinez.com

Noel Barnhurst: Simple Delicacies, Simply Delectable

Check out the menu, tempting selections for every creative palette. Published works highlighted and stock purchases available. So grab a glass of wine, kick your feet up, relax and enjoy the sampling.

Take a sip

What's New? - Fall 2005

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HeatherElderStock.com

We are online! Visit us at HeatherElderStock.com

We offer high end images from our photographer's own personal collections for licensing.

Look for our new ad in April's Photo District News and series of mailers to be sent starting in April.

Welcome Jim Smithson!

Jim is a car and location photographer from the west coast who recently signed with us.

He recently shot a campaign for Amtrak that took him up and down the west coast and one with Mercedes for MVBMS in New York.

Please link to Smithsonphoto.com

Jim, his wife and their son are excited to announce the birth of their daughter - Shelby Raven Smithson - on September 18th, 2005

Andy Anderson

Andy is recently back from a trip to Tanzania where he shot the migration of the wildebeasts for Outside Magazine. While he was there, he captured the beauty of Africa as only he could. The images are on his website in the new work section: Andyandersonphoto.com

Andy recently shot campaigns for Kodak, Asics, GoRV and Texas Tourism. Be sure to check out thelink for some of the ads:Link Here for Andy's recent campaigns.

Andy was asked to hang his work in the William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design as part of the exhibit "Right Here in the USA." It will run from September 15th through January 8th. The exhibit will feature 15 illustrators and 15 photographers from across America. eisnermuseum.org

Andy continues to work on his "Sideshow Collection." His last trip to Gibsonton, Florida (home of the last known sideshow in America) allowed him to shoot the additional images he needs to finish the piece. The expected date of completion is Fall, 2005.

Check out commarts.com/ca/exhibit/053005 for a recent blurb in Communication Arts Magazine for a campaign that he shot with Crispin Porter Bogusky for Borders Books.

Ann Elliott Cutting

Ann has recently redesigned, reprinted and added new images to her portfolio. Call us and we would be happy to send it along for review.

In addtion to Cutting.com Ann has a beautiful website of black and white images taken with toy cameras. To see them, link to: stellarpix.com

Ann has most recently shot with Yoga Journal and O, Oprah Magazine. Her work for Oprah has spawned a new series called, "People in Tight Spaces." Expect the series to appear in her book this winter.

On recent adventures with her children, Ann explored The Galapagos Islands, Iceland and some much needed R&R on the east coast.

Her work was recently featured in a group show at The Henry Fonda Theater titled "Illegal Art" She has received awards from IPA and was a featured artist on Photoserve.

David Bowman

David just completed a project for Fallon in Minneapolis for St. Paul Travelers Insurance. His other work for Fallon includes a month long project for Bahamas Tourism

David presented a fine art project called, End of Land Sadness, to Reivew Santa Fe this summer. To view this body of work, please link to Bowmanstudio.com/land

David just added over 15 new images to his portfolio, we would be happy to send it along for your review! You can also link to his site to see many of the images. Bowmanstudio.com

David's list of awards are long - 2005 & 2004 Communication Arts Photo Annual, 2005 Review Santa Fe, 2004 PDN Self Promo Awards, 2004 PDN's Pix Digital Imagin COntest, 2004 International Photo Awards, 2004 AIGA Minnesota Design Show

David showed his gallery prints at The Frank Stone Gallery in Minneapolis this summer, to see a review of the show online, please link to Bowmanstudio.com/land

Some of David's other work is being shown at 801 Art in Minnepolis - for more information, please email Artat801@yahoo.com

David Martinez

David has completely reprinted his portfolio and added almost 20 new images. His site is being revised too - be sure to check it out at DavidMartinezStudio.com

David has been shooting for Princess Cruise Lines and recently cruised through Alaska. Some of his other clients include Old Navy, Lee Jeans and a library of images for Apple Computers.

David has an extensive collections of Yoga images that are bieng showcased currently at the Bank of America Gallery in San Francisco. There is also a book published of his yoga images that can be found at: Link for Yoga Book Here

David has a wonderful collection of accordian mailers - each showcasing a different lifestyle story - be sure to contact us if you are interested in receiving some.

Hunter Freeman

Hunter has recently updated his website, if you take a look, be sure to view his growing Astronaut, Gearhead and Collector personal images. HunterFreeman.com

Hunter's recent clients include Chiat Day in LA, Butler Shine and Stern, Apple, Leo Burnett and GSD&M in Texas.

Hunter and his wife recently took a trip to China where they visited the Great Wall, snuck around in back alleys to purchase knock off handbags and haggled in the dirt market. Link here to see some funny signs he photographed: Signs of Life in China

Hunter has offered his time to shoot portraits for $150 with the proceeds giong to the victims of Katrina - if you are interested in this, give his studio a call at 415.252.1910. When he did this after September 11th, he was able to raise over $5000 and hopes to do the same this time.

Noel Barnhurst

Noel has been shooting recently for Williams Sonoma, Safeway, Publix and has even sold a large collection of his images to Apple Computers.

Noel has a wonderful collection of accordian mailers that supplement his portfolio beautifully - be sure call if you want us to send out a few.

Noel has shot a wide variety of cookbooks- including many for WIlliams Sonoma. To see many of the books, you can link to his site Noel Barnhurst's Cookbooks (be sure to link to Published Works).

Noel recently reprinted his portfolio - complete with new images - it is wonderfully small - be sure to call and ask us to send one your way.