Production Paradise

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Showcase New York, your indispensable guide to what's new from the city's best media production companies. More information, as always, can be found in our Production Paradise directory.

If you're in or near New York City over the coming months be sure to check-out Visions Of Rock at the 401 Projects gallery in Greenwich Village, on show from 9th September until 4th November, 2007. 401 Projects and American Photo present the personal photography of some of the world's most famous Rock 'n' Rollers. This is a great behind-the-scenes chance to see what makes your favourite musicians tick.

nyc photography/photographers: JEFF OLSON

Following in the footsteps of the famed photographer Mario Testino, Jeff Olson created a new image for A.B.S. by the Allen Schwartz brand for their recent Fall campaign. He will also be shooting the brand's Spring 2008 campaign.

Jeff's images appear in September's Vogue Latin America, whilst the photographer will have a second story published in the November issue that features Covergirl face and supermodel, Tiiu.

He was hired to put a fashionable spin on the new 'What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas' ad campaign, currently appearing in American Vogue. He also shot the latest 2008 Anne Cole swim campaign.

Jeff Olson is highlighted in the July/August issue of Picture Magazine, with a major feature article (and cover photo) that focuses on his style and use of imagery.

nyc photography/photo agents: KEIKO REPRESENTS

The latest round-up of news from Keiko Represents:

Jens Umbach received AR 100's 'Top 10 Photographs' award this summer for his portrait work with IBM, shot across half a dozen US cities with Chicago VSA Partners. His recent editorial work for the London Observer includes subjects David Oyelowo (The Last King of Scotland) and Michael Sheen (The Queen). Other recent work includes portraits for German Vogue, TIME and Procter & Gamble.

Jimmy Cohrssen has returned from Asia where he photographed the new Swatch Nicolas G. Hayek Center in Ginza, and The Seiki University Library in Tokyo, both buildings by renowned architect Shigeru Ban. His image of the acclaimed English product and furniture designer Jasper Morrison will appear in the October issue of China Vogue.

Keiko Represents also announce the addition of still-life photographer Sebastian Gollings to their roster. Sebastian's recent campaigns include Armani Attitude for Vogue Austraila and Strongbow Cider with The Furnace. His recent clients include: Details, GQ, Phillips, Honda, L'Oreal, ROC, and Dove, amongst others.

nyc photography/photo agents: SGM ARTIST MANAGEMENT

Latest news from SGM Artist Management's roster of creative talent:

• Photographer Jeff Olson shot for Vogue Latin America, ABS by Allen Schwartz Fall and Spring campaigns, Anne Cole 2008 swim campaign, the 'What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas' campaign, and actress Mischa Barton for NEO2.
  
• Photographer Danielle St.Laurent worked with Rolling Stone and Cisco Audio, and is currently working with Out Magazine for the yearly OUT100 issue that features the current top-100 celebrities.
  
• Photographer Andrew Yee shot the new Mischen Fall campaign, in addition to the Fall Vidal Sassoon and Sweetface campaigns.
  
• Fashion stylist Kellan worked with the band The Plain White T's at the MTV VMA awards, as well as for their appearance on The Tonight Show, and will be working with musician Moby for his upcoming album cover.
  
• Fashion stylist Kemal Harris worked with photographers Greg Kadel & Walter Chin for the new Holt Renfrew Fall campaigns. Kemal also joined SGM photographer Andrew Yee for the new Sweetface ads.

nyc photography/photographers: ANSGAR

Ansgar shot a new spread for Style International, a very personal story entitled 'Faraway So Close' that reflected on themes of love, closeness and distance. With feminine, playful images, the photographer presents a softer side to his work.

Recent projects include a catalogue and ad campaign for Edgar's, shot on location in South Africa, as well as an editorial for Marie Claire.

In addition, it appears the French art world is discovering his photography, with recent rave-reviews and an upcoming solo show planned for next year in Paris.

nyc photography/photographers: FIZZ PHOTOGRAPHY

New York City-based fashion photographer Eros Messina of Fizz Photography continues to grow and acquire new clients, a selection of which currently include: Ambrosi, Leo Burnett, K-mart, Sears, Mi’ngks, and Zac Posen.

His recent collaboration with fashion designer Zac Posen involved shooting the Spring/Summer 2008 handbag collection.

Working directly for Mi’ngks, Eros shot the Look Book for their Spring 2008 Collection.

Maintaining his collaboration with Ford Model Agency, he has also looked to extend his relationships with Images and Women Model Management.

nyc photography/photographers: JULIAN HIBBARD

It has been a busy few months for Julian Hibbard.

In May he shot on location for Popular Mechanics magazine. Travelling to Greensburg, Kansas, a small town 95% destroyed three weeks earlier by a category 5 tornado, Julian produced the cover and lead story images
for the magazine's 'Survive Anything' edition.

A special challenge given the scale and type of destruction, Julian encountered the town's few remaining inhabitants - strong, determined, yet humbled by their experience.

His cover image set-ups evoke a surreal quality, depicting a place where there was once life, and where it appears time has since stood still.

nyc photography/photographers: FABRIK STUDIOS

Recent exciting projects for photographers Adrian Mueller, Sylvan Müller and Beat Brechbühl of fabrik studios:

The trio was commissioned by ad agency Scholz & Friends to shoot for Siemens ('How Does She Do It?') and Balisto ('Fresh and Fruity'). Both advertisements also highlight the talent and retouching skills of Simon Eugster.

Also this summer, the Swiss photographers shot graphic campaigns for Bodum and Guebelin Jewelers, and collaborated with art director Zack Holliday on a series of fun and light-hearted ads for Schmidt Beer.

Adrian Mueller and fabrik studios as a whole are now represented by Mutale Kanyanta and Curt Weber at AER.

nyc photography/photographers: GREG NEUMAIER PHOTOGRAPHY

Anyway Artists management is excited to announce still-life and product photographer Greg Neumaier as the latest addition to their list of represented talent.

Known for his clean graphic style, rich lighting and extensive post-production abilities, Greg offers a wide range of creative insight and technical ability in his work.

Current and upcoming advertising campaigns include: Samsung, Verizon, Stora Enso Paper Co. and Ritz Bits.

Greg will also unveil a new series of work to be featured on both his personal and Anyway Artists' websites.

nyc photography/post production: ZERONE INC.

How do you convey the idea of going beyond the limits of what is possible in a game? The ads for the new Play Station 3 do just that.

For example, take a photograph of a pair of hands playing Rock, Paper, Scissors. Add footage of scissors and rock formations. Give them to the artists at [ zerone ] and watch it all come together. See the special effects for yourself by scrolling over the selection of images in their minisite.

Following in the footsteps of its German parent company since 2001 [ zerone ] New York has provided creative retouching services at the highest level.

[ zerone ] offers services during every stage of the creative process - from counselling prior to a shoot, on-location services and post production, to the creation of image-defining styles; new trend-setting looks to CGI work and output of print-ready high-resolution files.

Their clients include: BBDO, Ogilvy&Mather, Campbell-Ewald, DDB, McCann Erickson, Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Young&Rubicam.

nyc photography/post production: GLOSS POSTPRODUCTION

In the six months since Gloss Postproduction opened their doors to photographers and creative professionals in New York City, they have realized several major campaigns for the US market.

nyc photography/post production: IMPACT DIGITAL

Impact Digital, a retouching company known for its award-winning work, including a Gold Effie in 2006 for the Air Jordan XX Nike Campaign, has a new home - in January, the company moved into its custom-built 30,000 sq. ft. Tribeca facility to support its growing operations that include high-end retouching, pre-media, CGI/3D, software development and a tier 3 Datacenter.

Working as an art studio with extensive production capacity, Impact Digital is able to achieve high quality, artistry and consistency on very large projects. They specialise in 'bringing global brands to the highest visual level and managing projects that range from high-profile international campaigns to the experimental work of individual photographers'.

The company integrates with Industrial Color, its sister organisation. Industrial Color is the largest digital capture operation in the world with 50 employees and offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami.

nyc photography/photo library: GLOBAL IMAGEWORKS

Global ImageWorks is a stock footage library offering personalised service and unique, high quality footage available in video, film and hi-definition format. This full service agency represents independent filmmakers, journalists, and production companies for their specialised footage.

The Global ImageWorks website offers a fully searchable text database with viewable highlight reels of the company's diverse collections. They also offer research and rights clearance services.

Their footage has been licensed for use in commercials, feature films, documentaries, and various music projects. Their work for theatres can be seen in such productions as 'The Kingdom', 'No End In Sight', 'Sicko', and 'Taxi to the Darkside', whilst projects for TV include 'Good Morning America', 'Burn Notice', 'Inside 9/11', 'Monterey 40', and 'Ghosts of Abu Ghraib'

Additional clients include: 20th Century Fox, A&E, BBC, CNN, HBO, National Geographic, Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi, Showtime, Universal Pictures, VH-1, Warner Bros. and ZDF.

nyc production/photo production: INDUSTRIAL COLOR

At Industrial Color, the formula for their success in managing digital capture for the biggest productions all over the world comes from their company culture of leadership and innovation.

In Jan 2007, the company moved into its custom built 30,000 sq. ft. Tribeca facility to support its growing capture operations that include a tier 3 Datacenter, their web-based editing tool GLOBALedit^TM, as well as their sister company Impact Digital - a high-end retouching, pre-media and CGI/3D studio.

GLOBALedit^TM (Version 3 released in early 2007) has become the platform of choice for end-to-end digital workflows, allowing users to streamline processes, shorten production cycles, eliminate waste and reduce costs.

In April, they launched their newest undertaking: the M Project Gallery, a 2000 sq. ft gallery showcasing experimentation and innovation in photography and related fields, especially applications of digital technology. M Project Gallery encourages greater interaction among professionals in the fields they serve by inviting creatives with diverse professional experience into an environment that will bring forth the artistic undercurrents in commercial practice. The goal being to challenge the limits of current technology and expand the boundaries of the commercial aesthetic status quo. The results of these interactions will be presented in an ongoing series of exhibitions, installations and lectures and roundtable dinners.

nyc talent/artists & stylists: LUNA LLENA MANAGEMENT

Luna Llena's stylists specialise in runway, celebrity, portrait, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, corporate and men's grooming, as well as wardrobe and prop styling.

Celebrated hairstylist and make-up artist Andrea Wilson's achievements have been featured over the past ten years in many venues encompassing the print, video, film, and fashion industries. Her most recent work was published in JamRock, Vogue, and Allure magazines, and has been seen on Nick at Nite, VH1, and MTV.

Andrea also has features that will be published in upcoming issues of Shape, Cookie, and Radar magazines, and has been named key hairstylist for the new Bravo TV show, 'Tim Gunn's Guide to Style'.

nyc creativity/web design: SPIDER'S WEB

Spider's Web is an award-winning interactive design and development agency.

Their studio houses a recognised team of graphic artists, developers and producers. They successfully combine strategy, design, and technology to create immersive experiences.

This selection of recent work illustrates clean, simple design and slick use of the latest technology to build brands for their clients.

nyc photography/equipment rent: CALIFORNIA SUNBOUNCE

American photographer David Mecey has spent 30 years as a fashion and Playboy photographer, and loves to train photo enthusiasts during his famous 'hands-on' Foto Fantasy Camp workshops. He uses light enhancers supplied by California Sunbounce for both studio and outdoor shoots.

The company believes that light has to be formed and adapted to both the subject and concept of a desired shot, and work hard to ensure that its products achieve this balance.

California Sunbounce is now available at Spot Professional Light Service Barcelona.

nyc hotel/hotels: 60 THOMPSON

Set in the heart of Manhattan's SoHo District, 60 Thompson is a classically understated, luxury-driven lifestyle hotel. The 100-room property was designed by famed SoHo-based designer Thomas O'Brien.

The hotel is home to the highly acclaimed Kittichai restaurant, the stylish and cosy Thom Bar, and the breathtaking rooftop 'guests and members-only' lounge bar, A60.

60 Thompson reflects the rhythms of metropolitan New York. The play of light-versus-dark makes each area of the hotel a model of chic, sexy, and simple restraint. Its furnishings and amenities provide indulgent comfort and reflect the modern style and needs of its guests.