liquid & cosmetics photography and motion

May 2021

London: Barry Makariou Photography + Film:

To celebrate the reopening of pubs in the UK, Barry created an immersive beer film to remind the viewer what a pint would soon feel like. He wanted to take the viewer on a journey to the perfect pint!

As well as advertising jobs, Barry also provides Getty + Gallery stock with much needed slow motion footage. Strawberry Milk is the latest addition shot at 1600FPS. 

Barry is renowned for 'creating', and his latest project for B-Fresh juice has put his skills to the test by bringing together many fresh ingredients to promote the brand.

Barry has built up a fantastic team of collaborators that provide everything from production, motion control, editing and grading, sound design, wet hire, retouching and CGI.

Keep up to date with his latest work on Instagram.

Barry is represented by Agent at Large.

Clients include ARARAT Brandy, Chivas, Heineken, Peroni, Rijo 42, Whitely Neil Gin, The Browery, THG, UP Cosmetics, Lisa Franklin Skincare, Adidas and Nike.

New York: Benton Collins Photography:

Benton Collins has spent years mastering the artful nuances of commercial product photography in Brooklyn, NY and beyond.

He understands that product photography should speak to the consumer; make them covet what they see on the page or screen and reach for it with their own hands. That this image should make the audience want to eat your food, buy your product, and use your technology that they’re compelled to buy it.

His focus is to create a lasting image or a video that accomplishes his client's goals. After years of working with large, national clients—such as Coke, Pepsi, Sony —and top agencies in the industry, Benton knows exactly what that takes.

London: Boom CGI:

The BOOM team specialise in CGI illustration and animation, including character design, CGI modelling, texturing, animation and retouching. They have developed a thorough understanding of how to craft an image to communicate the right message and captivate the consumer. It’s no surprise that the team have been working together for almost ten years, producing exciting solutions for some of the largest global brands, including Apple, Coca-Cola, Gillette and Nike. Their keen eye for innovation and trends has earned them a place among the top commercial digital artists in the world.

See more here and follow on Instagram.

Boom CGI is represented by JSR - you can follow them on Instagram to check their latest news.

London - Sydney: Cream Electric Art:

Cream Electric Art is a multi-award winning creative production studio based in Sydney.

"We work with clients worldwide to create striking and beautifully crafted assets that span a broad range of still and moving content, including interactive, VR and AR. Luerzer’s Archive ranks us as one of the overall top three digital artists internationally. We’ve been lucky enough to have worked with some of the biggest brands, ad agencies and photographers around the world and our campaigns have won awards at every major international award show."

See more here and follow on Instagram.

Cream Electric Art is represented by JSR - you can follow them on Instagram to check their latest news.

Tokyo - Shanghai - Hong Kong - Singapore: Hiro K. Photography:

Hiro is an award-winning still life photographer shooting campaigns for international brands. He spends most of his time in the studio in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore, and delivers stunning photographic visuals on a daily basis.

Hiro started his career in New York City, where he learned exceptional lighting skills to draw elegant lines by strobe lights. Now he resides in Japan, where he has sharpened his minimalistic approach towards photography.

Hiro is expanding his career by shooting still life movies in collaboration with beauty brands.

His rapidly growing list of clients includes: Estée Lauder, Lancôme, Clé De Peau Beauté, M.A.C. Cosmetics, L'Oréal Paris, Shiseido, Clinique, Shu Uemura, Olay, Maybelline New York, Max Factor, Kose, Albion, Tsubaki, Lux, Nivea, Kate Spade New York, United Colors Of Benetton, Apple, Panasonic, Vogue Japan and many more.

Los Angeles: Jean Ho:

"Born in LA, raised in Seoul, returned back to LA, went to college for business, realised photography was more attractive, studied photography in San Francisco, returned back again to LA, worked many projects, receives calls for jobs, publishes works on papers, flies all around the world, still thirsty for photography.

How about you?"

London: John Bennett:

John Bennett is a London-based photographer specialising in jewellery and luxury fashion accessories. His love of still life imagery stems from a fascination with composition, the space between objects, the beautiful forms that they create.

To photograph luxury jewellery and high-end accessories is an art and John’s skill and experience makes it look effortless. His immaculate lighting techniques and photography skills have won him a prestigious list of commercial clients including De Beers, Church’s Chanel, Harrods and Holland & Holland.

See more from John's work here.

John is represented by JSR - you can follow them on Instagram to check their latest news.

London: Mark Mawson:

Mark is a London-based advertising photographer and director with 30 years of experience in producing beautifully inspiring images. 

Mark specialises in shooting liquids. His colourful series 'Aqueous', has become very well known, is held in many private collections and is used for advertising and design work. Mark also shoots underwater fashion and beauty.

Mark's 'Aqueous' video was projected onto the walls of Buckingham Palace as the backdrop for The Queen's diamond jubilee concert.

Copenhagen: Mikkel Jul Hvilshoj:

Mikkel Jul Hvilshøj is a still life photographer from Copenhagen. He specialises in advertising and editorial assignments and has been shooting professionally for the past 15 years.

Mikkel's clean, graphic and colourful style defines his work and emphasises his goal to create images with a dynamic, elegant and luxurious feel. He loves the creative and technical challenges of working in photography and approaches each product he shoots with the same dedication to create stunning imagery. When not busy working for his often long-time clients, Mikkel enjoys working on his personal projects.

Mikkel has been featured in Lürzer's Archive '200 Best Advertising Photographers Worldwide 2016/17, 2018/19 and 2020/21.

Stay up-to-date with his work on his website and Instagram account.

Los Angeles: Sarah Tirzah:

Sarah Tirzah is a liquid and product photographer based out of Los Angeles. Quite literally born with a camera in her hand (she swears there's a picture of her in diapers with a Kodak Instamatic camera in hand). She went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps for eight years where she deployed four times to Iraq and Afghanistan. 

In 2014, she decided to chase her dreams and dove headfirst into the world of commercial photography and has worked with clients in fashion, food and beverage, cosmetics, and medicinal alternative medicine among other industries.

She loves conceptualising the innovation and performance connected to liquids, beverages, and products.

From graphic splashes to delightful cocktails, Sarah combines her lighting expertise and technical know with her love of colour and movement to create stunning graphic imagery.

Italy: VITALINA RYBAKOVA:

Vitalina Rybakova is a commercial photographer based in Italy. She specialises in food, liquids and cosmetics still life and product photography. 

She has a passion for building lighting setups and bringing the images to life with eye-catching light.

Vitalina is constantly testing new lighting techniques, practical splash and pour effects with the goal to redefine the style of still life and liquid photography.

Whether in collaboration or on her own accord, Vitalina is focused on detail, perfection and achieving the best possible results.

Her work can be found on her website.