san francisco Nov 2015

Poppy Creative is the only San Francisco Bay Area agency to offer the entire spectrum of creative services, from art direction and pre-production to styling, and photography.

Poppy specialises in manifesting each clients' creative vision and finding the best way to capture it through photography. The company's goal is to engage, enchant and captivate every audience.

Clients include Better Homes and Gardens, Crate & Barrel, HarperCollins, Pottery Barn, Roost, Shutterfly, Target and Williams-Sonoma.

"If you are a photographer, you might think of Sugar as your trusted printer." The company is capable of heavy lifting on the composition front as well as CGI work. "For us, it is about understanding your vision and making your final image as balanced and beautiful as you might have imagined it."

For agencies, Sugar can be considered a highly responsive vendor but also a creative partner and problem solver. As much of its work is done in pre-production as in post.

Visit the website for more information.

Raygun Studio was founded by graphic designer and CGI artist Michael Tompert, creating one-of-a-kind iconic images and motion for brand identities and campaign heroes, which has earned it a place in Luerzer’s '200 Best Digital Artists in the World'.

Raygun’s projects reflect Michael’s designer sensibilities - delivering a memorable and strong first read to stand out on a mobile phone, yet with depth and layers of complexity revealed when closing in on a 20-foot tradeshow display. 

Raygun Studio has over 10 years of experience working with design and advertising agencies for global brands including Apple, Disney, Ford, Gap, Gillette, HP and, just within the last year, Nike, Microsoft, Pepsi and Samsung.

Jesse Eisenhardt is an award-winning cinematographer and alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He has been recognised by the American Society of Cinematographers for his work on 'Paperboat', which garnered multiple film festival awards in cinematography and acceptance to the Camerimage International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography.

His professional work includes commercials, features, shorts, interactive movies, viral Web videos, and broadcast television. For three years, he worked as cinematographer at Google Inc. in Mountain View, CA, during which he filmed for such brands as Android, YouTube and Chrome.

His most recent commercial credits include spots for Western Union, Naturebox, Google Maps and Google Play.

Ken Brown shares a birthday with Dolly, the first cloned sheep, starred on MTV’s Frat Life Season Two, was Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2006, and worked as a digi-tech and retoucher on both coasts for years with photographers from all over the world.

He knows how to organize files, ensure they’ll look good after post-production, and keep things light hearted and enjoyable on set while providing a unique look at still objects and their surroundings.

He loves cars, the ocean, anything old, and secretly wishes that one day he could make a living taking photos of cats.

VantagePoint is the creation of photographer Jeff Peters, a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography, who founded the company to provide award-winning imagery for architects, developers, ad agencies and business creatives.

VantagePoint specialises in architecture, interior and exterior, hotel and resort, retail, aerial and corporate photography. For the past 25 years its goal has been to create visual chemistry between the viewer and the company's imagery.

"Give us a call to allow our team a chance to create amazing imagery for you on your next creative project."

Vegar Abelsnes is a global lifestyle, location, portrait, and food photographer based in San Francisco and New York.

At the age of 19 he left Norway to go travelling around the world in search of a greater purpose. After nearly two years of exploring Vegar discovered the irrepressible desire in him to photograph. Photography has subsequently developed beyond a vocation into both a profession and a lifelong passion.

Vegar strongly believes in creating a collaborative environment on his shoots and is known in the industry for the subtle, yet effective ways in which he directs his talent and crew. His ability to capture spontaneous and authentic moments without sacrificing technical or aesthetic perfection is a testament not only to Vegar’s professionalism, but also to that of his team.

His personable approach makes for a fun and relaxed atmosphere, regardless of the size and complexity of a production.

Jim Hughes is a commercial lifestyle photographer who has travelled to every continent on assignment for clients such as GE, United Airlines, HP, AT&T and ExxonMobil.

As a seasoned photographer and avid traveller, he has shot extensive image libraries for GE and HP all over the world. Whether shooting youth culture in Japan or surfers in Hawaii, Jim captures the moment and brings the scenes to life. His easy-going attitude and personable approach puts both clients and talent at ease.

Originally from the southern suburbs of New Jersey, Richard Le currently resides in Northern California where he shares his life-long affection for cars by capturing moody images to bring out the unique characteristics of each vehicle. His early love of cars began with the Polaroids of his father's late '87 Buick GNX, along with the unforgettable stories told to him throughout his childhood.

To this day, much of Richard's work include editorials for American and European automotive magazines as well as personal projects outside the car world, such as lifestyle and landscape photography. With so much more to discover his everyday objective is quite simple: "never stop exploring."

Jim Erickson is a renowned commercial photographer. For over 30 years he has created timeless imagery for hundreds of blue chip clients, including AT&T, American Express, Wells Fargo, Pinnacle Entertainment, GM, Pfizer, United Airlines and Chase. He is known for his ability to capture spontaneous and unexpectedly telling moments that connect with the viewer in a way that makes them want to be there.

Recently, Jim has been shooting video. Using a combination of the latest Canon 1DC and the Sony F55, 4K cameras, he is rapidly creating high quality video content for both Erickson Stock and his clients’ libraries.

After spending 12 years in advertising agencies as a designer and retoucher on accounts ranging from MasterCard, Microsoft and Sony to boutique chocolatiers, Ryan has a clear understanding of the industry's needs.

Based in the San Francisco Bay area, he combines this knowledge with his technical skills to produce compelling environmental portraits and editorial imagery.

Steve Peixotto is an award-winning American photographer who splits his time between San Francisco, California and Mexico. He speaks both Spanish and English and has been shooting all over the world for advertising clients since 1998.

Steve is known for his versatility and attention to detail, as well as for his difficult to sound out last name. He loves collaborating with other creatives and helping them make their concepts come to life.

Steve has been called everything from Peeshooter to Pistachio. It sounds more like pay-show-toe.

Erickson Stock is a stock photography boutique home to over 70,000 images and 10,000+ video clips available for commercial licensing.

Founded by renowned photographer Jim Erickson, Erickson Stock is a unique and exclusive collection of content created by one photographer and his team.

A great source for emotional lifestyle and business photography, the collection covers topics such as travel and leisure, family and friends, as well as business and architecture, to name a few. The image library is continually refreshed with over 500 new images and clips added every month.

Rights Managed content is available from the website.

Since graduating from the University of California, Davis in 1990, Steven Noble has mastered a wide range of detail and style within the scratchboard medium.

Over the course of his career, he has created many logos and ad campaigns for a large list of prestigious clients such as Coors, Exxon-Mobil, JP Morgan and Mercedes-Benz. His expertise includes food, portraits, animals, maps, architecture, and corporate conceptual images.

In 2001, Steven won the 'Meade Show Award for Excellence' for creating the best corporate conceptual illustration. In addition, in 1996, his work was recognised in the Communication Art Magazine for the best advertising spot for 'Beaulieu Vineyards'.

One of his last projects was a series of illustrations for the acclaimed children's book 'Zathura' which came out (Fall 2005) at the same time as the release of the movie. In 2011, Steven also created the animations for Kraken Rum for its national TV commercial.

SF Photo Space is three side-by-side daylight studios that can be rented individually or as a combined space. Each studio is approximately 1200 square feet for a combined total of 3600 square feet, including 100 linear feet of north and east facing daylight with blackout curtains. Studios 304 and 306 each have fully equipped kitchens for food shoots.

Located in the heart of San Francisco’s photo community and minutes from downtown and SF airport, rentals include a basic grip package while features include a loading dock and freight elevator, gated parking spaces.

LUX-SF is quickly cementing its reputation as San Francisco's favourite full-service daylight rental studios. These comfortable, thoughtfully-appointed natural light studios in the sunny Dogpatch neighbourhood are conveniently located near downtown and SFO. 

All rentals include covered parking, use of basic grip, and many additional niceties to make load-in and production a breeze. Recent clients have included Google, Pottery Barn, Sutter Health, and Intel.

With easy access, reserved parking, and a full practical kitchen, plus a panoramic view of San Francisco Bay and gorgeous sunlight all day long, shooting at LUX-SF is a pleasure in every way.

Goal Line Productions is the largest studio in the San Francisco Bay Area. With 7000 square feet of space to stretch out in, the studio features the largest cyc wall at 60’ x 70’ x 20’ and ample power at upwards of 5000 Amps.

Housing complete lighting and grip with pre-lighting services, studio features include make-up and wardrobe rooms, a production office and green room, a full size commercial kitchen, ample easy-access parking and large load-in doors. Full and half-day rates are also available.

Colleen has been busy this fall working extensively with Double Tree and Hyatt hotels. Her travels have taken her to Amsterdam as well as her favourite city, New Orleans.

In addition, she partnered up with Old Navy to lend her propping, fabrication and set design skills to the company's new fall/winter marketing campaigns. Full snow in August was just one of the many highlights.

Colleen has been excited to collaborate for the first time with some wonderful talent: Zach Anderson, Sam Robinson, Sean Klingelhoefer, Christian Torres and Dani Brubaker. Their fresh perspectives have inspired Colleen to push her own work in new directions.

Dawn Sutti is a visionary hair and make-up artist who has created works of stunning originality in collaboration with leading names in fashion, advertising, film and celebrity. Her most recent campaigns have been for New Balance, BodyArmor and United Airlines.

With a perfectionist's approach she brings a wide range of talent and enthusiasm to every team and project.

Clients include Grand Marnier, Visa, Target, Rawlings, Ford, EA/Madden NFL, New Balance, Nike Superbowl and Lipton Tea.

Magazines include Forbes, TIME, Fast Company, Sports Illustrated, Marie Claire, LA Times, Yoga Journal and Fortune.