Search results for 'Chicago magazines'
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Spotlight Magazine
Stephen Hamilton
Chicago
Stephen Hamilton is an award-winning food and beverage director and photographer whose work has appeared almost everywhere you see images of food - on television, in national magazines and cookbooks, on packaging, and across seven seasons of Top Chef.
Stephen Hamilton Productions combines Stephen’s talents with those of a full-service production company, featuring an expert team of food stylists, prop stylists, lighting technicians, and special effects professionals. Their flexible, generous studio space in Chicago accommodates multiple shoots, offering clients start-to-finish capabilities.
The Stephen Hamilton Productions studio also hosts a 4,000 square foot prop room brimming with surfaces, dishes, flatware, and more in every material, texture, and color imaginable. Their team uses their endless creativity and expert vision to choose just-right pieces to bring any shoot to life, just like in these tone-on-tone, perfectly paired prop collections.
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Spotlight Magazine
Brian Wright
Chicago
Brian Wright is a Chicago-based food, beverage, and lifestyle photographer/director. He has worked with a diverse group of clients, including major CPG companies, international fast-food chains, and ad agencies.
Brian has been shooting entire brand redesigns, OLV, POS, menu boards, and national ads in his 4000-square-foot studio in the West Loop, and on location.
Brian is known for his ability to select the best crew for each assignment and his collaborative working style with clients. This creative synergy allows his studio to create beautiful and impactful images.
Visit Brian's website or follow him on Instagram to see more of his portfolio. If you would like to ask about upcoming projects, you can contact Brian's agent, Emily Inman, at +1 312-343-9165 or email her.
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Spotlight Magazine
Joe Pellegrini
Chicago
With over 20 years of experience, Joe Pellegrini has been an industry leader in the fields of product photography and food & drink photography. Beyond his expertise in photography, he is also a skilled painter, infusing his artistic sensibilities into national campaigns for renowned brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Tyson, and Ziploc.
For the past 11 years, he has been the go-to photographer for Subway, responsible for capturing their national and international print and outdoor ads, as well as their in-store displays.
Unflappable, Joe has made a career delivering memorable imagery with the utmost professionalism for products ranging from Scrubbing Bubbles to Jim Beam.
On shoot days, Joe's studio is filled with energy as clients indulge in mini candy bars. Meanwhile, Joe collaborates with a talented team of food stylists, special effects experts, and digital technicians. Together, they approach each shot with practiced efficiency, ensuring exceptional results and a track record of success.
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Spotlight Magazine
Joe Pellegrini
Chicago
With over two decades of experience, Joe Pellegrini stands as a leader in product and food & drink photography. Alongside his photography prowess, he is a skilled painter, bringing his artistic touch to national campaigns for renowned brands like Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Tyson, and Ziploc.
For the past 11 years, he is been Subway's trusted photographer, handling their national and international print and outdoor ads, as well as in-store displays.
Unfazed, Joe has built a career crafting memorable imagery with professionalism, covering products from Scrubbing Bubbles to Jim Beam.
On shoot days, Joe's studio buzzes with energy, clients enjoying mini candy bars as he collaborates with a skilled team of food stylists, special effects experts, and digital technicians. Together, they approach each shot with practiced efficiency, ensuring exceptional results and a proven track record.
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Spotlight Magazine
Stephen Hamilton
Chicago
Stephen Hamilton is an award-winning food and beverage director and photographer with a passion for showcasing food in a natural and enticing style, pushing the envelope in pursuit of honest, authentic imagery. He loves an integrated, sensory approach to food, as it allows him to expand the visual story and bring food to life.
Stephen’s iconic work, renowned for its tight taste appeal and natural lighting style, has appeared almost everywhere you see images of food - from television, magazines, cookbooks, packaging, international publications, and blogs, to seven seasons of Top Chef.
Stephen Hamilton Productions combines Stephen’s talents with those of an on-staff producer and editor at their studio in Chicago, offering start-to-finish capabilities and industry-leading client service.
Stephen and his team recently shot this collection to capture the heat, texture, and depth of flavor of Asian-inspired takeout perfect for warming up a cozy winter night in.
Visit his website and follow him on Instagram to see more of his work.
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Spotlight Magazine
Rob Grimm
Chicago - St. Louis
"What can 'In-camera AI' possibly mean?
Allow me to explain: I have been a commercial drinks and food photographer for three decades creating content for brands across the globe. My desire to tell brand stories has me perpetually testing new techniques to couple with my traditional methods of capturing images. This has led me to the rapidly advancing, and often divisive world of AI.
I am using AI to create scenes that would not be possible with traditional methods of photography, set construction or post production. AI allows me to imagine new worlds in which products live, and to create new realities. Yet everything I capture is done completely in-camera with post production limited to blemish removal and color grading. It’s a fascinating process that has changed and invigorated the way I create content.
All of the content in this gallery was created with the assistance of AI and captured in-camera. I hope you enjoy what you see.
Please view more of my work at my website. And please reach out to learn more and to talk about how we can bring your next project to life."
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Spotlight Magazine
Stephen Hamilton
Chicago
It is one thing to shoot food photography with enormous appetite appeal, but a whole different area of expertise to photograph beverages.
Photographer and director Stephen Hamilton explains it this way: “Liquids never stop moving. You look into transparent liquids. They can have bubbles popping and froth foaming. Beverages may need to be poured or stirred. Hot ones need a stream of steam or cold ones a glass crusted with ice. Whipped cream toppings melt in two minutes, as does ice cream. It takes a lot of planning and a great team to shoot beverages.”
Whether it is a cocktail, a mocktail or a new line of energy drinks that needs to be shot, Stephen Hamilton Productions takes a 360° capabilities approach to every project. You wil have a comfortable shoot in his 11,000 sq ft studio and then walk away with every asset for your campaign in hand.
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Spotlight Magazine
Joe Pellegrini
Chicago
With over 20 years of experience, Joe Pellegrini has been an industry leader in the fields of product photography and food & drink photography. Beyond his expertise in photography, he is also a skilled painter, infusing his artistic sensibilities into national campaigns for renowned brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Tyson, and Ziploc.
For the past 11 years, he has been the go-to photographer for Subway, responsible for capturing their national and international print and outdoor ads, as well as their in-store displays.
Unflappable, Joe has made a career delivering memorable imagery with the utmost professionalism for products ranging from Scrubbing Bubbles to Jim Beam.
On shoot days, Joe's studio is filled with energy as clients indulge in mini candy bars. Meanwhile, Joe collaborates with a talented team of food stylists, special effects experts, and digital technicians. Together, they approach each shot with practiced efficiency, ensuring exceptional results and a track record of success.
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Showcase Magazine
Rob Grimm
Food & drink photographers
"I am a commercial beverage and food photographer based in the Midwest. It’s fair to say that I am steeped in boozy things, as being a drinks photographer is my true hallmark. But I am also a huge foodie and simply love to photograph all things food related. Truly, I love what I do and I am fortunate to be recognised for doing what I love. That is my way of injecting that necessary line that I am an “award-winning” commercial photographer.
I have been completely focused on my lane of beverage and food photography and motion content creation. I often lecture on these topics and teach workshops to share my knowledge, because I love this business.
Lately I have been pushing into the world of AI. For many this is a scary and divisive place. For me it is an incredible new tool which allows me to create images that are tailored to a brand. I can manipulate AI to assist in telling stories and grabbing views attention in ways that I could not do before. The collection of images you see here have all been created using my tested traditional methods of crafting light with AI generated backgrounds. All of these images are captured “in camera,” inclusive of the AI backgrounds. Now that statement should make you wonder what I am doing enough to reach out to the studio or my rep.
I hope you enjoy what you see. Please view more of my work at my website. And by all means, reach out and let’s talk about your next project."
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Showcase Magazine
Joe Pellegrini
Food & Drink and Still Life Photographers
With over 20 years of experience, Joe Pellegrini has been an industry leader in the fields of product photography and food & drink photography. Beyond his expertise in photography, he is also a skilled painter, infusing his artistic sensibilities into national campaigns for renowned brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Tyson, and Ziploc. For the past 11 years, he has been the go-to photographer for Subway, responsible for capturing their national and international print and outdoor ads, as well as their in-store displays.
Unflappable, Joe has made a career delivering memorable imagery with the utmost professionalism for products ranging from Scrubbing Bubbles to Jim Beam.
On shoot days, Joe's studio is filled with energy as clients indulge in mini candy bars. Meanwhile, Joe collaborates with a talented team of food stylists, special effects experts, and digital technicians. Together, they approach each shot with practiced efficiency, ensuring exceptional results and a track record of success.