Lei Deng is a commercial photographer and cinematographer born in Beijing, China. He started photography as a hobby, and it soon led to him falling in love with motion pictures. Lei moved to the US to pursue his dream in film-making.

Drawing on strong influences from his background, Lei has a unique perspective to creating art. He was worked on many TV commercials and music video projects.

Recent work includes the 'Brand' video featuring Katy Perry, Kumho Tires featuring Brandin Cooks, Google 'Famebit video', Sia music video, and many more.

Welcome to Showcase Los Angeles, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading creatives and companies working out of Los Angeles.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Los Angeles Photo and Film directories.

Companies including FedEx, Elle, Apple, Tom Ford, Porsche, Coca-Cola, Olay, CBS, H&M, Cadillac, Calvin Klein, and Toyota among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• 33rd Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, 9th February at Hollywood & Highland, Los Angeles.
• Mark Seliger's photography exhibition. Until 23rd February at The Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles. 
• The 11th edition of MOPLA - Month of Photography Los Angeles. The event is held in April, submissions open until 22nd February.

Our cover image, featuring actors Kristen Bell and Ted Danson, was shot by portrait photographer Corey Nickols. 

Santa Barbara-based photographer Erin Feinblatt has been specialising in lifestyle, architectural, and food photography and videography for over 10 years. As a California native and life-long surfer, Erin has an authentic approach to documenting surf and beach lifestyles, and a particular affinity for shooting in and under the water.

Erin merges his acute observational skills with technical proficiency to produce images that are genuine and timeless.

The work featured in this Showcase is from two campaigns with the shoe brand Sanuk. Erin also shoots for commercial, editorial, and advertising clients worldwide, including Dwell Magazine, Fox Sports, The Great Big Story, Hollister Co, Lancôme, Men's Journal, Mini, National Geographic, Outside Magazine, Patagonia, Poler, Popular Mechanics, Reef, Roxy, Sanuk, Sonos, Teva, The Surfers Journal, Travel Channel, and Westways Magazine.

Visit his website and Instagram to see his most recent work and email him to discuss collaboration.

Sally Peterson is an award-winning American portrait photographer based in Los Angeles. She is a master of harnessing a delicate balance of power and grace, revealing the emotion, beauty and dignity in her subjects.

Sally has worked with subjects ranging from Oscar-winning actors, cutting-edge fashion brands, to entrepreneurs and small businesses, with whom she is an integral part of inserting humanity and putting a face to their brands.

Her work has been featured in publications such as Time, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and Surface Magazine, and has been shown in galleries throughout California.

Ali Mitton is an Australian fashion and advertising photographer represented by iheartreps in the USA.

She is based in Los Angeles and specialises in international production and campaigns in Europe, Central America, and beyond.

With over 12 years of experience in the industry, Codis has worked with a wide array of brands including trademark names such as Equinox, Tom Ford, and Oprah Magazine.

Codis believes that the best end product can only be achieved by a talented team working together, and has had the utmost pleasure of collaborating with talented crew both in Miami and Los Angeles, where he currently resides and works.

Louis Tovar is an awarded writer and director based in Los Angeles. With a background in animation and visual effects, he is able to think outside the box by seamlessly implementing simple CGI and visuals into projects and making them more meaningful - story and character being the main element, of course.

From commercials and music videos, Louis recently directed and DOP'd awarded short-film 'Rewind', a Chaplin/Keaton inspired silent film created with a clever eye and that gave strong emotional response to the audience.

Moreover, his sense of humour on-set makes Louis easy to work with, allowing everyone to feel comfortable while at the same time getting the job done with full quality, professionalism, and sticking to schedule.

Clients include Samuel Adams, FedEx, Savage Chips, Bingin Dog, NuMale, Asandra MD, MiraDry and FriendMedia.

Patrick Curtet is a French photographer and director based in sunny Los Angeles but who flies all over the world. He likes to create high-end visuals around cars, lifestyle and fashion with his highly recognizable cinematographic style. For each client or series, he seeks to tell a story.

His clients in the last 12 months include Acura, Audi, Maserati, Cadillac, GMC, Hyundai, Infiniti, Lufthansa, Jaguar, Land Rover, Chevrolet, Ford, Renault, Peugeot, Toyota and BlackBerry.

Patrick is represented by Cynthia Held in the US and Severin Wendeler in Europe. Visit his website and follow Patrick on Instagram and Facebook for more information.

Los Angeles provides everything a production could want: the best and most diverse talent options, experienced crews and incredible locations.

CAM + Partners executive producers have been producing work at its headquarters in Los Angeles for over twenty years. That, along with the Barcelona hub productions, provides for some of the best places to shoot on the planet.

CAM brings expertise in lifestyle, catalogue, fashion, advertising, still life, architecture and 360° video to every project. They handle all aspects of a shoot, from locations to casting, so they can get the best crew, transport, etc. for its clients. From full production services to providing just the right amount of assistance to make every shoot go smoothly.

Clients include Abbott, AT&T, Adient, FutureBrand, KeyBank, Landor, Pitney Bowles, Siegel & Gale, WL Gore and many more.

Their meticulous and hard-working teams make the job of getting the best shots possible that much easier.

Derek Johnson is a Denver-based commercial photographer who creates dynamic and bold imagery for a wide variety of clients all around the world.

By combining his unique perspective with meticulous lighting and advanced post-production skills, Derek creates authentic and timeless imagery that has been seen on packaging designs, company websites, in magazines and advertisements.

He has retouched for clients such as Nike, American Crew, Revlon, and Callaway Golf. Some of his recent work can be found in Women's Running Magazine, Hearth & Home, and Incisal Edge.

Derek is usually found capturing products, portraits, lifestyle, food and automotive imagery for agencies and companies. His clients have included New Balance, Colorado Rockies, 3form, NCAA, Galvanize, Grip2U, UC Health, Left Hand Brewing, Denver Beer Company, Bootaybag, Lash & Company, Indiewalls, Uber Eats, Open Table, and Neff Headwear.

See more of Derek's recent work on his website or through Instagram, and email him to discuss the details of your upcoming project.