Salt Lick launches new Web Site featuring Jonathan’s Photography
The Salt Lick has launched their new web site. I am particularly excited to see all the product, location, and pit photography go to good use. The site looks great and I like to think my images had something to do with that. I’m ready to take the family back to the Salt Lick tonight. Yum!
Buffalo Technology TeraStation III Network Attached Storage
Product Photography of Buffalo Technology TeraStation III Network Attached Storage
The folks at Corder Marketing needed a concept to deliver the message of Buffalo Technology’s Teratation III Network Attached Storage device as the next step solution for your backup and file storage needs. While they already had me scheduled for the shoot they also needed some input to help them target their audience, so they called me up a few days before the shot to discuss.
They previously identified the lacking ability for a single unit storage device to handle the ever growing file sizes captured by today’s digital SLR cameras, as a key source of pain and risk among pro photographers. This set the smart marketers at Corder Marketing off on a voyage to photographically conceptualize the idea that the TeraStation III is the key to ending file storage problems.
After we discussed my own storage hurdles and solutions, they came up with the king of the hill idea. The concept that they envisioned depicts the TSIII as the king of the hill, in terms of today’s top storage solution.
Salt Lick BBQ is the best in Texas, and therefore the best in the world
I am more than excited about photographing Salt Lick BBQ and the restaurant. Even years before moving to Austin, I would drag my family all the way from Houston to eat at the Salt Lick to celebrate my birthday or any other special occasion. Now I have the pleasure of photographing their entire menu and the exterior of the restaurant.
Here is a sample of video I shot while eating at the Salt Lick with family and also some video taken while there photographing stills of the pit. Double click the video below to pay in full screen mode.
I was rather anxious prior to this shoot, because food can be difficult to photograph, and I think BBQ even more so. I am very pleased with how they turned out. Here are a few of my favorites.
On top of my normal compensation, I also received the bonus of taking home a large amount of BBQ. Two days later I would take my family to Guatemala, so my assistant got a bit more of the BBQ loot than I did, but I did manage to take some on the trip. It crossed my mind that this may be the first time Salt Lick BBQ has been consumed in Guatemala. Who knows, I like to think so.
Austin Speaker Works – Making Cool Look the Coolest!
Sundry Studio recently designed and produced a e-commerce site for Austin Speaker Works. ASW is the inevitable offshoot of Austin Speaker Service, a company with over 20 years as a pillar to Austin’s “Live Music Capital of the World” music community. I had the privilege of taking their product shots. Here are a few used in their intro on the home page. You can see more for yourself at www.austinspeakerworks.com
Photographing a Stadium or Three for Hellas Construction
Just a quick post about a recent project of interest. The objective is to showcase the turf, track, events, etc… at local Austin area high school stadiums. The turf is of the highest quality and is also very photogenic, so that is a great place to start, but also I found the mix of product photography with architectural photography to be a great fit. I enjoyed the freedom to switch between the two. At one moment I was shooting an overview of the field and the next I was shooting with the turf in the foreground. I like the challenge of looking for the right shot to suit both at the same time.
Products Portfolio
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- The Salt Lick product shots
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- Buffalo Technologies Product
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- The Salt Lick product shots
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- The Salt Lick product shots
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- The Salt Lick product shots
Landscape Portfolio
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- Krouse Springs
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- Light Painting at Krouse Springs
3D Stereoscopic Photography
TO VIEW THE 3D EFFECT, YOU MUST HAVE THE RED/BLUE (anaglyph) 3D GLASSES ON.
I’ve been playing around with 3D or Sterescopic photography for a few years now. My first exposure to the method of creating stereoscopic images was through my friend Marlin Peterson. He is now in training to be a scientific illustrator. Marlin also travels the world, with his partner Christine Bosa, and they take stereoscopic photographs of the most amazing landscapes, bugs, peoples faces, etc… They have a slide-show for hire, with several different shows. Check them out at 3Dslideshows.com.
When I first tried to make a 3D image, I looked up how-to on the internet. I don’t remember where I found the instructions, but they we’re not all that complete. I put the camera on a bean bag pod thing and moved it along a table. I took a shot of my bikes from my desk. I was not really aligning them all that well and the effect was apparent, but not very strong. I remembered Marlin mentioned a rule of a 30 to 1 aspect ratio. From there I began experimenting with hand held shots and gaining a sense of the distance between shots.
Most of these images are from hand held shots. Meaning I took two images (without a tripod) and tried my best to keep them aligned. Marlin let me borrow a slide bar, but I think only the tractor image was created using the slide-bar. I will add more soon.
Savvy Vodka Bottle and Drink Recipe Photos
Sundry Studio designed and produced the web site for Savvy Vodka. The image of this type of product must be established as exciting and hip. To help create that brand image for Savvy Vodka, we decided to focus the photographic efforts on in-studio product photos of drink recipes specific to Savvy Vodka.
The graphic concept of fast moving lights and theme of “Austin nightlife” that was a keystone part of the web site, was also the central theme of the photographs.
There was no stylist in the studio this time. All ingredients had to be accounted for and fancy drink glasses for every shot. The colors we’re chosen to complement the web site’s design and graphics.
With some drink recipes there was an extra challenge to bring out a visually exciting image.
I really enjoyed working on these images. They represent a challenge that was successfully overcome and a end product that worked well as it’s purpose.
