still life photography + motion Jul 2018

Amanda Hibbert is a commercial still life photographer based out of San Francisco. Her work philosophy is a belief that creativity can thrive when everyone on set is focused, working together, and giving 110% to produce the best work possible.

With her elegant, simplistic approach to design, Amanda enjoys creative collaboration with her clients to express their brands' visual aesthetic through photography and stop motion video work. Recently, she has been commissioned by John Masters Organics to produce creative and engaging digital photography and stop motion work for use across online platforms.

Amanda is available for both location or studio work, and loves to travel.

Look closely and you'll find narrative, wit and humour in every shot from award-winning still life advertising photographer, Andy Rudak. Andy is a natural story-teller. Renowned for his award-winning series of city streets made entirely of cardboard, Andy loves to capture everything in-camera. A lighting perfectionist, he is no stranger to production and digital technologies.

London-based, Andy has shot campaigns for many global brands and created award winning campaigns for HSBC, British Airways, Marmite, Sainsbury's, Coca-Cola, Coke-Lite, Ford, Becks, Microsoft, McDonald's, Transport for London, Waitrose and Argos.

Andy has won multiple awards, including D&AD, Cannes Lions and Association of Photographers, to name but a few.

"It’s been an action-packed start to the summer with a freezing motion theme". Barry is a creator and brings together many assets to make unique images.

Strawberries being a firm British summer favourite gave Barry the inspiration for his most recent personal project, 'Strawberries and Cream', "flying through the air, of course!"

Latest project for Coca-Cola 'World Cup', is a perfect example of how Barry brings together film and stills to create unique content. Other projects featured in this Spotlight: Rolex, Mac, Candy and Men’s Health.

Film work includes plenty of BTS of recent projects.

Bruce Anderson is a London-based still life photographer, specialising in high end fashion, advertising and editorial images.

He creates a relaxed yet focused shooting style which is an ideal environment for any project.

Bruce consistently produces fresh and bespoke imagery and is always keen to embrace new ideas. Gifs and promotional films have been added to his repertoire as a result.

Follow Bruce on Instagram.

Howlett Photography continues to deliver flawless, distinctive and spectacular still life photography from its modern state-of-the-art studio in south London.

The company's dedication to innovative concepts and passion for high quality and excellence is evident in every commission: from product shots for the web to large-scaled creative shots for advertising campaigns.

"We have a passion for creativity and collaborate with new business owners, advertising agencies and even global mega brands - in recent weeks, we’ve added Pandora and Coca-Cola to our impressive list of clients from across the UK and around the globe.

We’re always looking to work with innovative and creative teams and would love to welcome you to our studio in south London. Get in touch for a quote or to arrange a visit where you check out the studio space and discuss your requirements in-person."

Having got the year off to a flying start by shooting the 2018 Christmas campaign for The Body Shop, David Wilman has been kept busy ever since.

Keeping his strong emphasis on still life and food photography, he went onto shoot John Lewis's 2018 'Cook Shop' project which was featured across all stores. Other shoots for John Lewis included a number of nursery and baby themed rooms for their print catalogue.

So far this year, David has also worked on a number of projects for a range of brands such as L'Oréal, Superdrug and M&Co as well as French cosmetics brand Marionnaud and the Copenhagen beauty brand GOSH.

David's next major project is a five-week shoot as part of John Lewis's 2018 Christmas Campaign.

Combining a craftsmanship of lighting with a careful eye for detail and composition, he is comfortable working either in his north London studio or on location.

From his own studios in Shoreditch, central London, Dennis Pedersen uses up-to-the-minute photographic equipment as well as technical prowess and ingenuity to achieve the special effects for which he is renowned.

After many years of darkroom and digital experience, Dennis is now known for using on-the-spot post-production simultaneously as the shoot progresses, ensuring the best possible results are achieved.

With the addition of CGI and moving image, his photographic techniques have evolved into a new creative era… Watch this space!

Derek Johnson is passionate about creating bold, timeless, and memorable imagery. His meticulous eye for detail, precision lighting, and ability to manipulate in post-production allows him to excel on a wide variety of assignments.

Products, portraits, automotive and lifestyle projects are what he primarily finds himself working on. He is extremely positive, easy to work with, and aims to make each shoot fun for everyone involved. Derek enjoys being given the creative freedom on assignments and is always seeking his next challenge.

Recent work included New Balance, NCAA, Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, 3form, Grip2U, Neff, Opentable, and Uber Eats.

Ernest Wińczyk is a leading Polish still life photographer focusing on industrial design, interiors and food photography. His recognisable style combines technical perfectionism with unexpected juxtapositions and almost cinematographic storytelling.

As a photographer, Ernest manages to work both commercially and artistically, with the two often interjecting. His client list includes leading brands from the local market including Comforty, MDD and Paged, as well as European clients such as Baker Street Boys, Swiss Cannabis, TRE, and many other designers and institutions.

His personal work explores the anthropology of things and the disintegration of objects - the subject of his graduation exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where he now teaches product photography.

Ernest collaborates on a daily basis with a carefully selected team of professional set designers, assistants and post-producers to create unique, high quality work that speaks to the viewer.

Working for many years crafting the art of photography, Graham Tooby is constantly striving for new ways to shoot and light. His new work has a fresh approach and is constantly evolving.

Graham has a belief that the old fashioned ways of shooting and getting as much as possible in-camera with lighting and composition is evident in both his personal and client work.

A sharp-wit and energetic attitude can be seen in Graham's photography; his retoucher, Mark at Loupe Imaging, would agree 100%.

Harrie the Photographer can be downright foul; that is, when photographing rotten, five-week-old food (one of his many past creative still life projects). Otherwise, he’s a notoriously easy person to work with: friendly, dedicated and extremely trustworthy.

With an occasional flair for the provocative and a great passion for "creating the shot," Harrie, an award-winning photographer, has spent the last 16+ years making his mark on the world of commercial photography - most notably in the product and advertising domain.

Having worked with clients such as Tele2, Elsevier, Tailor Made London, Kyocera, Men's Health, Orix Aviation and Munro Tailoring (to name a few), Harrie's strength lies in his mix of creativity and technical expertise.

Visit Harrie's website to get in touch or for more information.

Hiro is an award-winning still-life photographer shooting campaigns for international brands. He spends most of his time in the studios 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 sharpened his minimalistic approach towards photography.

He is also working on still life movies in collaboration with beauty brands. His movies are widely disseminated.

His rapidly growing list of clients includes Estée Lauder, Lancôme, L'Oréal Paris, Shiseido, M.A.C, Shu Uemura, Maybelline New York, Vogue Japan, LUX, KOSÉ, ORBIS, Folli Follie, Kate Spade New York, United Colors of Benetton, Panasonic, Sony Ericsson, Bacardi and many more.

One rarely goes a day without seeing Chicago photographer Joe Pellegrini’s work in store windows, in magazines, in catalogues, cookbooks or cereal boxes.

For over two decades, Joe has been an industry leader in product and food photography. Also an accomplished painter, he has brought his artistic sensibilities to national campaigns for Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Kellogg's and Tyson. For the past 11 years, has shot virtually all of Subway’s national and international print and outdoor ads as well 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.

Shoot days find his studio abuzz with clients snacking on mini candy bars while Joe and his group of top food stylists, special FX and digital technicians descend on every product shot with a practiced efficiency, providing proven success.

Leo Acker's bold and imaginative work makes him one of London's most sought-after still life photographers.

Over the last 15 years, Leo has developed a unique creative photographic style combined with precise digital skills. From his studio in Shoreditch and on location, Leo shoots for a very wide range of clients.

Recent commissions include work for Liberty, Marks & Spencer, Russell & Bromley, John Lewis, Fenwick, Pandora Jewellery, The Financial Times and Glamour Magazine.

Mark Zawila is London-based commercial photographer and CGI artist, whose specialities include food, drink and still life. He works from his own cosy, fully equipped studio in northwest London where he creates work for clients including Sony, Kaged-Muscle, Nutribullet, Chivas Regal, Johnnie Walker, Morrisons and Jaguar.

Mark has built a reputation for seamlessly combining CGI and photography, giving his clients the ‘best of both worlds’. Mark also offers high quality retouching services and works in collaboration with Duffy Films, providing a fully integrated service.

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' and '2018/19'. Stay up-to-date with his work on his website and Instagram account.

Patrick Desgraupes is a French fine art and commercial photographer living in Provence, in the south of France. His books of landscapes, shot with a 4x5 inch camera, are published in France (Editions de la Martinière), the US (Abrams), and across seven European countries (Abrams, Knesebeck, Ippocampo, and Edda).

Patrick has worked in tourism for major French tour operators such as Comptoir d'Islande and Voyageurs du Monde group, as well as for Icelandair Company in Iceland, for the National Parks of France, and for the French Ministry of Ecology.

He shoots still life (mainly food and wine), landscape and portraits for prestigious wineries, craftsmen, chefs, 'Meilleur Ouvrier de France', musicians, sculptors, fashion designers, actors, and many more.

Patrick's commercial and fine art work won many awards in 2017 and 2018 - three Gold, one Silver, one Bronze and 37 'Honorable Mentions' in the most prestigious international photographic competitions in London, Paris, NYC and Los Angeles.

Central London-based still life photography studio Pixeleyes Photography, with over 15 years of experience under its belt, has become synonymous with beautiful images using cutting-edge techniques.

A small but cohesive team, they shoot across advertising, fashion and beauty, specialising in sculptural liquid effects and infusing objects with a tactile sense of movement.

Pixeleyes recently has shot campaigns for Carolina Herrera, Marks and Spencer, Space.NK and Soap & Glory, while the rise of Iconic London, a rapidly accelerating UK-based beauty brand, can be charted through Pixeleyes' deftly luxurious imagery.

Client-oriented but with an elusively distinct style, Pixeleyes' stunning, high-end images bring inanimate objects to life.

Reinhold Schroers is best known for his still life work with luxury watches, jewellery, and fragrances. He also works on still life movies in collaboration with watch brands.

With over 30 years of experience, Reinhold's highly professional studios - one with daylight and an 8m ceiling height - offer advertising photography and film expertise from the legendary Atelier Drakeplatz 4 of Joseph Beuys in Düsseldorf.

Across both photography and film, Reinhold devotes great care to perfecting lighting for macro shots, with light curves available over only a few millimetres. His goal is to work out the character of an object by representing the finest facets and structures.

Reinhold uses the latest digital recording technology including innovative, digitally controlled motion control equipment for precise tracking shots, lighting and unusual perspectives.

Sara Morris has a fresh and contemporary style. Creating beautifully smooth lighting that flatters and with an exquisite use of colour, her fun compositions make for wonderfully engaging images.

Sara’s portfolio covers an extensive and diverse range of subjects and she is regularly commissioned by the top creative agencies across both advertising and design. Her client list boasts, amongst others, companies such as Ikea, Costa, Innocent, Tesco, Onken and KFC.

Sara is as comfortable shooting stills for social media content as she is for 96 sheets, or shooting gifs to full production TV commercials; indeed, her style stands out across each medium.

Her years in the industry give her the advantage of experience and the knowledge of the best team to call upon for each commission.

Sara’s studio in the heart of vibrant Haggerston N1, comes fully equipped with a kitchen and comfortable client room.

Using technology and intellect, Satoru Emoto's delicate mark can be seen on every detail of each project. Working closely with his clients, he shoots still life and dynamic outdoor photography.

Born in Japan, Satoru learned advertising photography at home and in Minneapolis, USA. He challenges and looks for new things, constantly seeking new people in order to cross boundaries and expand the possibilities.

Clients who trust include Satoru include Hamilton, Mauboussin, HiIton, Charmant, Stride, McDonald's, Fender, Sony, Rudy, PerfectOne, Fine Visual, JT, Kirin, Fujifilm, Tokyo Metro, Land Rover, Armada, Tokuyama and Juki.

Visit his website for more information.