showcase buenos aires issue 114

May 2008

Rebel Production: Buenos Aires full photo production

Rebel Production, managed by Andrea Porcelli, has joined with Rebel Management, directed by Ofelia Memoli and Rosario Garcia Torres, to form Rebel Casting. The company provides competitive pricing options and a large range of faces for production companies and clients seeking the best in the business.

Rebel Production recently worked in Barcelona for Red Bull F1, and completed editorials in Buenos Aires for Condenast's Lucky Magazine - New York (Ph: Jeffrey Cohen & Rick Haylor), and More Magazine - London (Ph: Peter Pedonomou). The company also produced the Steps NL catalogue for Dutch TV series Julia's Tango filmed in Buenos Aires (Ph: Hans van Brakel).

The company co-produced for Nike with Dolce Vita Productions (Ph: Barrie Hullegie), and for Vogue Italy and Riders Italian Magazine with Mea Culpa Productions (Ph: Pier Paolo Ferrari). Rebel Production manages photographers from several countries and offers production services in Argentina, Spain, Uruguay, Mexico, and soon in Chile.

Argentinafoto: Buenos Aires full photo production

Over the past few months, argentinafoto has been commissioned to produce and shoot numerous fashion, advertising and art projects. These included work for BMW Motorcycles, Visa, MTV, Pampers, Coca Cola, Downy and Magistral.

Dino Bruzzone's new works are one of the highlights at the Maco Art Fair, whilst Marcos Lopez's photos will be at SCOPE 2008 (Basel).

Raul de Chapeaurouge was recently in New York shooting the UFO 2008 winter campaign. Marcelo Setton was responsible for the new Jackie Smith series of photographs, and Juan Mathé was in charge of the company's latest assignment: a romantic series of photos created by BBH London for the Mentos print campaign.

So Chic: Buenos Aires commercial production

So Chic is a full service production company specialised in film commercials and still photography. The company is based in both Argentina and Uruguay, two countries that have beautiful natural assets and urban cities with a wide variety of architectural styles.

Over the last few months So Chic has been busy shooting several big film commercials for the European market, including Renault Scenic for Publicis, La Gazetta dello Sport for McCann Erickson, and OMV for Lowe.

The company just finished providing production services for a very important Deutsche Telekom campaign for Tribal DDB.

Plenty more examples of So Chic's production services can be seen on the company's website.

Click Studios : Buenos Aires full photo production

Avon, Medias Apogeo, Zapatos Azaleia and Lentes Bosrsalino recently trusted Click Studios with the production of their latest photo campaigns. Givenchy also chose the company for the launch of its new 'Rouge' campaign with the beautiful Liv Tyler.

Click Studios covers all stages of the professional photographic process - from the creation of visual campaigns to talent casting, preproduction, location scouting, and many other production services, ensuring a consistently high level of quality. The company has an 87m2 photographic studio that enables it to handle world-class productions.

Clients include Sony, Avon, Medias Apogeo, Falabella, RBK, Savile Row, Neon-Decathlon, Nexium-Spotty Dog, Candela-Telefonica de España, Telecom, Oyster, Claxon, POL-KA, Landia, Leo Burnett, Eje Publicitaria, Trebejos Films, El bagre Films, Clarin, Elle, Para Ti, Man, Sensation Du Temps, Ocean Drive, Harper's Bazaar and Viva - Polonia.

Mea Culpa Productions: Buenos Aires full photo production

Over the past few months Mea Culpa Productions participated in a solidarity project in Nicaragua and produced editorials for client Blob Creative Group 2.

The first was for Vogue Italia with actor Elio Germano, and the second for Riders Italian Magazine with Marco D'Annunzio. Both productions were shot by photographer Pier Paolo Ferrari, with make-up artist Fernanda Perez and stylist Benedetta Baiocchi for Vogue editorial.

Millennium Ledesma : Buenos Aires car & transportation photographers

Ledesma Millennium is one of the most prestigious photographic, retouching and production studios in Argentina. Its objective is to create sensations through photography with continuous innovation and creativity. The postproduction department is of global standard, with two Mac retouching stations.

Facilities include a studio of 500sq metres and a 15m x 15m gallery, with a working distance of 28m that enables car photography and set building. A height of 9m allows numerous production possibilities and includes an 8m x 6m motorised screen with 39 mega pixel Phase One digital back for Sinar or Hasselblad equipment. The company also offers 30-head flash equipment with 30,000 Watts power.

Ledesma Millennium has worked in Madrid, Sao Paulo and Mexico (DF), shooting and retouching on location. Clients have included Unilever, Toyota, Ford, Coca Cola, Peugeot, and Citröen.

Ale Burset: Buenos Aires advertising photographers

When asked about his work, Ale says "All my photographs are the result of an obsession with lighting and a beautiful image - the aesthetics!".

The photographer spends his time shooting between Argentina, North America, Mexico and Europe. In Spain he is represented by AProductions, and in the USA by Denise Stewart.

Over the years, Ale Burset has shot for clients including Reebok, VW, Ford, Chevrolet, Phillip Morris, Converse, Adidas, Chandon, Energizer and Quaker, among many others.

His most recent jobs have been for Nike, Greenpeace, Clorox, Hospital Aleman, Osteoporosis, Vectra and Sprite.

Gaby Herbstein: Buenos Aires advertising photographers

'Birds of Paradise' - work in progress - is a 2008 production by Gaby Herbstein. The artist has compiled a book of photographs from images inspired by the various sensations provoked by birds.

Movement, colour, beauty, freedom and harmony all influenced the photographer in bringing together a selection of famous personalities known for their artistic expression. Actors, models, dancers, make-up artists, hair stylists, filmmakers, and set designers all contributed. The most prestigious fashion designers in the country also designed exclusive creations for the production.

Virginia Del Giudice: Buenos Aires architecture photographers

Since Virginia Del Giudice opened her first studio in 1995, her photography has been stamped with a mix of simple, minimalist style and a deep appreciation for the use of natural light. Such principles have turned her into a respected regular contributor to major magazines around the world, including Vogue, AD, Elle Deco, and Interiors.

As well as publishing editorials often accompanied by her own text for books and magazines, Virginia dedicates her time to personal work, using plate cameras and old copying systems.

Virginia defines herself as a passionate object specialist, and shot part of her collection for a series of photographs entitled 'Vanitas ', due to be shown at the Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, from May 23rd to June 16th.

Sol Abadi: Buenos Aires advertising photographers

Young photographer Sol Abadi has been working in the international fashion and advertising fields for the past 10 years.

Her studio is based in Buenos Aires and her clients include Disney, FCB, Publicis, Ogilvy, Catalogue Magazine, Elle, BG Mag, KFC, Western Union, McDonald's, Adidas, and DirecTV, among others.

Some of Sol's pictures will be presented at the 2008 Cannes Festival.

Tomi & Cherry: Buenos Aires advertising photographers

Tomi and Cherry operate a multidisciplinary studio. They perform their skills in several fields, including photography, illustration, postproduction, art direction, prop styling and set design. The pair are involved in every aspect of their projects.

They work together as artists, focussing on fashion yet aiming to mix their multidisciplinary backgrounds to generate a visual language they enjoy reinventing over and over again.

Their work includes fashion campaigns, editorial productions, advertising and party development. They are represented in Argentina by Civiles Management and in Spain by La Despensa//Dealer.

Juan Vaz Duarte : Buenos Aires fashion photographers

Based in Buenos Aires, Juan Vaz Duarte specialises in fashion, beauty and portrait photography. Juan's versatility makes him ideal for a broad range of projects, and he has shot for editorials, designers and modelling agencies. His collection is also on show in art galleries throughout Buenos Aires.

He has worked for clients including Elle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Glamour, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, and New Man.

Juan is represented in Buenos Aires and New York by Zickzack Productions, and in Spain and France by Gregrossi Productions.

Rebel Management: Buenos Aires fashion models

Rebel Management, directed by Ofelia Memoli and Rosario Garcia Torres, has in 'record time' become one of the strongest and most easily identifiable boutique management agencies in Latin America.

The company is based in Buenos Aires but deals with models, talents and clients from all over the world. Rebel can supply models, celebrities, photographers and production crews through a bright new partnership with Rebel Production (directed by Andrea Porcelli ), and also offers street casting through Rebel Casting.

During March, Rebel Management worked with Milla Jovovich on Chilean client Paris department store's fall/winter campaign. Produced on location in Paris, France, and working with a great team, renowned photographer Nico (represented by Gianfranco Meza) and Claudio Droguett for Twist Films directed a fabulous TV commercial on the roof of the Théâtre du Chatelet.