showcase san francisco issue 599

May 2016

Poppy Creative Agency: San Francisco photo agents

Poppy Creative Agency has been super busy this spring and is looking forward to a fantastic summer. More shoots with some of its regular clients Edible Marin Magazine, Williams Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn Teen and Shutterfly, just to name a few. The agency also launched its bi-annual magazine with it’s California Dreamin’ theme. Check it out on the website for more of this year's personal work.

Poppy Creative Agency is the only San Francisco Bay Area agency to offer the entire spectrum of creative services, from art direction and styling to pre-production and photography.

Poppy specialises in manifesting each clients' creative vision and finding the best way to capture it through photography. The company's goal is to engage, enchant and captivate every audience.

Emily Miller Productions: San Francisco Photo & Film Production Services

Emily Miller Productions is an international boutique production company based in San Francisco. Providing premium still and motion production services, EMP delivers award-winning films, photography campaigns, and branded visual content to the world’s leading innovators.

From the big picture vision to the meticulous execution of details, EMP builds a production superhighway with a global network of unique creative and technical talent. Each production is carefully curated to maximise creativity, relationships, and experience - that altogether makes inspiring work, trusted allies, and good times.

Featured clients include Oculus VR, Prosper, American Home Shield, Visa, North West Company, Pager, and Quantcast.

Jesse Eisenhardt: San Francisco commercials / advertising dops

Jesse Eisenhardt is an award-winning cinematographer and alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He has been recognised by the American Society of Cinematographers for his work on 'Paperboat', which garnered multiple film festival awards in cinematography and acceptance to the Camerimage International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography.

His professional work includes commercials, features, shorts, interactive movies, viral web videos, and broadcast television. For three years he worked as cinematographer at Google Inc. in Mountain View, CA, during which he filmed for such brands as Android, YouTube and Chrome.

His most recent commercial credits include spots for Western Union, Naturebox, Google Maps and Google Play.

Jim Hughes: San Francisco people & lifestyle photographers

Jim Hughes is an advertising photographer based in San Francisco. He is represented by Pinkstaff Photographers and shoots all over the world for clients such as United Airlines, AT&T, HP, GE Healthcare, Wells Fargo and JUICE Pharma Worldwide.

Jim puts his clients at ease through his very personable approach with the talent, and directs the set with ease. When Jim is not shooting ad campaigns he is hard at work honing his skills with his stock photography business. He also loves spending time with his family.

Coco Styles: San Francisco fashion stylists

Colleen Hartman continues to thrive on adventure, travel and creativity throughout her projects. Styling both props and wardrobe for many resorts, hotels and cars this season has inspired a feeling of outdoor adventure and leisure in her personal shoots as well.

High energy, attention to detail and beauty and a collaborative spirit persist in motivating Colleen and her team in every new endeavor.

Steven Noble: San Francisco illustrators

Since graduating from the University of California, Davis in 1990, Steven Noble has mastered a wide range of detail and style within the scratchboard medium.

Over the course of his career he has created many logos and ad campaigns for a large list of prestigious clients such as Coors, Exxon-Mobil, JP Morgan and Mercedes-Benz. His expertise includes food, portraits, animals, maps, architecture, and corporate conceptual images.

In 2001, Steven won the 'Meade Show Award for Excellence' for creating the best corporate conceptual illustration. In addition, in 1996, his work was recognised in the Communication Art Magazine for the best advertising spot for 'Beaulieu Vineyards'.

One of his last projects was a series of illustrations for the acclaimed children's book 'Zathura' which came out at the same time as the release of the movie. In 2011, Steven also created the animations for Kraken Rum for its national TV commercial.

The Blackwell Files: San Francisco Real People & Professional Model Management

The Blackwell Files came onto the scene in 1999 as one of the first Real People Model Agencies. Throughout the years, Blackwell has skillfully managed talent placement for commercial photographers, producers and ad agencies worldwide.

Blackwell is excited to announce the opening of its new Professional Model Division - this department will be home to a fresh portfolio of fashion and lifestyle models.

The Blackwell Files is located in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District in a creative building where the company rents out several casting and professional workshop studios.

For more information on the studio rentals visit their website. 

Erickson Stock: San Francisco photo library stock

Erickson Stock is a stock photography boutique home to over 70,000 images and 10,000+ video clips available for commercial licensing.

Founded by renowned photographer Jim Erickson, Erickson Stock is a unique and exclusive collection of content created by one photographer and his team.

A great source for emotional lifestyle and business photography, the collection covers topics such as travel and leisure, family and friends, as well as business and architecture, to name a few. The image library is continually refreshed with over 500 new images and clips added every month.

Rights managed content is available from the website.

APA - American Photographic Artists: San Francisco photo associations

American Photographic Artists (APA) is a leading national organisation run by, and for, professional photographers. Recognised for its broad industry reach, APA works to champion the rights of photographers and image-makers worldwide.

APA offers outstanding benefits, educational programmes and essential business resources to help its members achieve their professional and artistic goals.

The prestigious APA Awards, with over $120,000 in prizes and respected industry judges, is open to all photographers (members and non, US and international). The call for entries is currently on-going. Prizes are listed here.