When Stills & Motion Collide...

The importance of a hybrid shoot is pulling of stills and motion at the same time. Working quick to fulfill all aspects of these shoots is an awesome challenge, one that allows us to work in ways thought impossible even a few years ago. Thought I would share a teaser from a recent shoot that allowed me to shoot just that. A library of images that also was accompanied by a motion shoot. Here are a few samples of the motion, just to give an idea for how they go hand in hand to better the brand...

Mountain Hardware / Alaska...

..................................... Alaska, the last frontier. Until my maiden voyage a few weeks ago for a shoot, the title did not make that much sense. After a short week there, I have a better understanding for the title. We had an awesome time shooting Mountain Hardware gear in the vast, expansive landscapes that Alaska has to offer. Very much looking forward to the return trip. From there we bypassed MN straight to another project in the mid-west & finally back to good old MPLS...

Chastity Brown Feature...

Just got back into town after a few days on the road. Shooting in MPLS tomorrow, will share a few stills from the project soon. As summer winds down here, it has been a flurry of activity with both new shoots & clients...

FLM / Cleveland, Ohio...

....... A few weeks on the road have taken us on some pretty cool shoots. With much more coming, just throwing up a few stills from the first part of a shoot we just wrapped in Cleveland, Ohio with the advertising agency FLM. We had a couple of great days shooting this agriculture project and am excited to get back and keep it moving forward. Many thanks to Dave, Mitch, Kelsey, Morgan and everyone else who helped out...

Introducing Jeff Cerise, Secret Agent Man...

........ I am very happy to announce the new partnership between Jeff Cerise and Alexander Zoltai Photography. Jeff will be my new agent and we'll be taking our new team to the streets as of today. Very excited about what will come out of this. Take a look at Jeff's site and roster here.

Target Part Deux...

....... Another Target shoot...early shoot in the morning near Wisconsin...

In The Studio With Saint Anyway...

................. Just wrapped a motion/still project with Saint Anyway in MPLS. Focusing on capturing motion while they recorded their third album in Northeast, we moved around the recording process for two days, while trying our darndest to not make a peep. As soon as they stopped recording, I would pop off a few stills but this was a project that focused almost entirely on motion. Sweet!

Right on TARGET...

.... Just wrapped a Target shoot. Always a pleasure to work with the good folks from Target as we updated images in and around their stores. We were brought in to refresh their lifestyle images of both shoppers and store members. It was a blast as we moved quick to capture everything we could in a short amount of time. Many people to thank, especially Mark, Jeanne, Katherine all of our talent and everyone at 10th St who helped make this happen.

Patagonia...

..... Back from a Patagonia shoot out west. A few stills for the moment...there will be more to share soon, so check back for updates on what was a very fun project. Getting prepped for a cool shoot early tomorrow...

On Belay In Kentucky...

. I am very pleased to be able to share a new motion project from our shoot out in Kentucky last month. With a few more motion projects in the pipeline, there should be more to share soon!

Orlando FL / Colle + McVoy

...... Had a great shoot a few weeks ago in not so sunny Orlando, FL. The aftermath of hurricane Debbie made for our outside, on-location shoot to be a wet one. After a trip to buy gloshes with our ADs, we were able to keep ourselves dry and keep the shoot moving quickly. In the end, we got some great images, and it doesn't even look like there were gail force winds! Thanks very much to everyone involved, especially: Lindsay, Mandy, Melinda, Chris, Clarke, Tommy, Eric and the good guys at Knox Nurseries...

It's Heating Up...

...Oooooohhh boy are things getting hot out there. Some of us are even playing ball under the vail of night just to stay cool. Lots going on this July. Crazy to think that as of the 3rd there are not many days when the cameras will not be out this month. Lots of great projects, both in the motion and still family, that will take us around the country shooting. Can't say much about what the projects are at the moment, but keep checking back for updates. New motion debuts to coming in the upcoming weeks!

The Finishing Touches...

.... Just wrapped shooting our new motion piece for Chastity Brown. The final touch was shooting a sound check at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. A few stills to accompany the soon to be edited motion spot, just to give a taste of where we were and what we were doing. Chastity is a pleasure to work with as much as she is a pleasure to watch up on stage. Looking forward to getting into our edits and hoping to share a new motion spot in the upcoming week. Stay tuned...

Growing A Brand...

... Enjoying some time behind the monitor on a month long project with Winfield Solutions/Land O' Lakes/Colle + McVoy... working on color correcting the first few legs of the shoot before we head to Florida this weekend. Looking forward to continuing to beef up the library when we touch down. So far we have had a great time learning about a few of their vast products. Some of them I understand, some not so much...but I'll shoot them all! Lot's of cool work to show soon, and more to come as we'll be heading out west in a few weeks for an awesome motion project...

US Bank...

..... Last week one of the shoots we did allowed us to work on some portraits for US Bank. Simple. Clean. Quick. Photographing executives in a more corporate setting sometimes means working with talent that does not have a lot of time. Producing good photos that help define a brand and tell a story means you need to figure out your light quickly, and still make your subject feel at ease. I love shoots like this and had a great time shooting a handful of people in and around their downtown setting. Here is just a taste of the results...