Commercial photographer Michal Venera has long been entranced by the beautiful rolling hills of northern California, even building his business out of a light-filled barn in Petaluma. So when fires ravaged Northern California earlier this year, he knew he wanted to help. His opportunity came in unexpected form: olive oil.
“When you’re shooting someone like Alice Waters, you know you have to be ready to move fast,” says food and lifestyle photographer Nader Khouri. “People like this are so busy. But instead she came in and sat down with me with such a relaxed, polite demeanor. It was the exact
In 1995 the state of Alabama brought back the archaic use of prison chain gangs, and photographer Brian Smale was there. Assigned by SPIN magazine, he and writer Mark Schone spent three days in the stifling Alabama heat to tell the story of men chained together and sent out to
The latest addition to the Freda Scott roster, photo team Thompson – Homonnay are out to protect the magic of childhood. “We don’t want anything posed or artificial, no forced cuteness” says Ana Homonnay. “We’re out to capture a feeling, a story – to remind people how their own childhood
“You can’t expect sunshine in Seattle,” laughs outdoor photographer Andrew Maguire. In fact, his entire 3-day shoot for Merrell’s latest campaign was plagued by intermittent grey skies and rain. His solution? “We just figured, if it’s going to rain, let’s make it pour. So we brought an effects guy with
“Icons are one of the toughest assignments for a graphic designer,” muses commercial artist and icon designer Filip Yip. “No BS is allowed in such a tiny medium that has to communicate so much so quickly.” Having created literally hundreds of icons himself, Filip is well aware of what it
San Francisco Airport wanted to encourage travelers to enjoy the many shopping and eating options available across the terminals, so food and lifestyle photographer – and seasoned traveler – Nader Khouri was the perfect choice. “It was cool to have free reign inside the terminals – most shoots never make
When character illustrator Shane Johnson sat down to design an updated site, the inspiration was obvious. “I’ve spent my whole life either reading comics or drawing them, so I knew I wanted to reflect that,” he says. After years of non-stop projects for clients on illustrations, character development, licensed character
With his evocative photos full of rich light and color, it’s easy to see why we’re excited to welcome photographer Michal Venera to the Freda Scott Creative roster. His first camera, a gift from his father when he was 12, was used to capture the winding old-town streets and moody
Faced with hair-raising complexity and tight timing, photographer Nader Khouri knows there’s only one way to nail the shoot: plan, plan and plan some more. The payoff is clear in his latest lifestyle photography for Lennar’s new San Francisco Shipyard development. “This shoot had a lot of moving parts, so,