new york Jun 2016

Gloss PostProduction is a creative image retouching and CGI studio with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Hamburg and Berlin.

The company's extensive portfolio includes prominent campaigns in the automotive industry as well as product, lifestyle, beauty, fashion and environmental.

"With great attention to detail, and a client tailored creative process, we are well known for our quality retouching and the ability to handle campaigns of all shapes and sizes. Our portfolio has been exponentially growing over the past years, with an extremely diverse body of work that shows our range of abilities in the retouching and CGI industry. Our style is unique and so is our customer service. We emphasize building close and lasting relationships and have proven to grow side by side our creative collaborators."

The Barrington Group is a full service casting, production and brand project management company based between Miami, New York, Cuba and the Caribbean.

Headed by former top model agent Tyron Barrington, the company's clients include Avon Mark Cosmetics, L’Oréal Feria, Target, Jennifer Lopez, Laura Mercier Cosmetics, ReVive Skincare, BMW International, Elle, Cosabella and Levi's.

The company has produced shoots with top fashion photographers including Patrick Demarchelier, Matthias Vriens, Matt Jones, Alexi Lubomirski, and Alberto Tolot, among others.

For more information including quotes, call +1 646-623-0404 or email Tyron direct.

Cindi Blair Productions and Turks & Caicos Productions have provided worldwide locations and castings for 20 years. Each company provides an easy, no fuss production. "Our goal is to make the client happy as well as each person on the production."

Full service production is provided for still shoots, commercials, videos, TV and fashion shoots. This covers production budgets, sourcing and scouting locations, hiring crew, casting, equipment, logistics, transportation, customs, and more.

"With companies located in NYC, Turks & Caicos and West Hampton, we cover many facets of production and have contacts in every corner of the world. No location is too remote."

As a creative intelligence company, Splashlight stands at the intersection of visual content and technology. The company’s deep photography and video production pedigree combined with its proprietary technology generates creative that is both visually stunning and integral to the commercial success of some of the world’s top fashion and retail brands.

The company employs a unique approach to strategic art buying and production planning whether the project be advertising, catalog, editorial, or eCommerce product photography. As a result, it has worked with an expansive portfolio of top fashion and retail brands, including ALDO, Bloomingdale’s, David Yurman, DKNY, Macy’s, Target and Victoria’s Secret.

Academy Award nominated Luke Geissbühler is a master of natural light, framing and narrative storytelling. He has been a trusted cinematographer to the most beautiful women in the world for Victoria’s Secret for more than a decade. With over 25 feature films, 20 documentaries, and countless commercials to his name, his achievements include the renowned documentaries ‘Helvetica’ and 'Buck’, as well as Sacha Baron Cohen’s legendary 'Borat' and Patrick Stewart’s powerfully dramatic performance in 'Match’.

Luke unexpectedly became known the world over when he and his 8-year-old son sent a camera to near space in a homemade contraption as seen in the viral video 'Space Balloon’.

Raised by two Swiss graphic designers, Luke was taught the fundamentals of visual balance, shape and colour at an early age. A native New Yorker, self-taught engineer and NYU Tisch School graduate, he has excelled in blending together documentary and narrative approaches with wonderful results. Due to his vast experience and unique style, Luke has been called to every corner of the world to orchestrate complex shoots for OK Go, Adam McKay, The Muppets, Victoria's Secret, Nike, Amazon, Doug Liman, Barry Levinson, Katherine Bigelow and many, many others.

Australian-born photographer Mark Roskams started his career in the mid 80s when he began travelling the world and developing his interest in photographing architecture and design.

His work led him from New York to Florida, the Caribbean and Europe before he finally settled back in New York. His photographs have appeared in a wide variety of international magazines including AD Germany, France, Italy, Russia and China, as well as many others.

In 2011, his book of architecture and interiors 'Masseria - The Italian Farmhouses of Puglia' was published by Rizzoli International. During this time, Mark has crafted his style of using natural light to give structure and design to abstract shapes, working with form and colour to produce recognisable work.

Francesco Bittichesu specialises in advertising, people and landscape photography. Originally from Italy, he moved to New York City in 1995 where he started to work for magazines like GQ creating still life imagery.

From his studio in Manhattan, Francesco began making a name for himself by applying his conceptual thinking and photographic experimentation to the field of commercial image-making. With an intense understanding and constant experimentation with the properties of analog and digital photography, Bittichesu articulates the complexity and subtleties of the medium.

Recent Clients include: Giorgio Armani, Monocle Magazine, Borgo Egnazia resort, Naturino, Tissot, Lowe Madrid, CNBC New York, Conde’ Nast Publications, and Travel and Leisure.

Brent Herrig specialises in photography for a range of food and cocktail clients in both the advertising and editorial worlds. He is a seasoned photographer based out of New York City with experience in video, editorial, publishing, advertising, packaging and more.

Brent’s food story started in the Midwest - Iowa to be exact. Growing up, he got to experience two distinct aspects of food: picking sweet corn and vegetables and taking care of animals on the farm, to serving customers as a soda jerk at an ice cream parlor.

On the one side, he got to see wholesome food - farm fresh vegetables grown and sold directly to the community. On the other, Brent got to see people enjoying moments in life fueled by food - how celebration and satisfaction collided in their mouth to light up their faces. This diversity of experiences gave Brent a great appreciation of food, which drives his work today.

Brent enjoys collaborating with clients from concept through post-production.

Visit his website or contact him directly to discuss your next project.

Whether it’s having eight minutes to capture Kate Winslet, or disarming road-weary rock stars, award-winning New York-based photographer Jayme Thornton feels his way into the tiny openings of insight that make great portraits.

Recent clients include Comedy Central, Sony Music, Def Jam Records, Italian Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Jason Wu, Hugo Boss and Rockport.

Jens Johnson doesn’t take pictures - he creates them. Capturing the essence of a subject requires a thorough understanding of the product, its appeal, and what makes it distinctive. These are details he considers before even picking up his camera. These considerations result in the selection of support crew including prop stylists, food stylists, set builders, effects rigger and lighting design. The results are images that capture inspiration.

Specialising in product, food and beverage photography, Jens has committed the past 20 years to assisting numerous iconic brands distinguish themselves with compelling imagery. He has added motion productions to his skill set for the last four years.

Working with creative clients is what drives him. From Johnnie Walker and Absolut, to Pepsi-Cola and Coke, he has worked with numerous brands in a variety of consumer product industries.

Contact Jens today to see what he can create for you, and follow him on Instagram to keep updated on his latest projects.

Chris Bailey shoots creative photography for advertising agencies worldwide. From location shots to studio work, his photographs display products and people with a unique aesthetic insight.

His work has won awards in the United States and the UK, including Communication Arts, Photo Districts News, The Association of Photographers and the Royal Photographic Society.

Having lived for many years on a houseboat moored on the river Thames in London he now lives on land in Connecticut and still drinks a lot of black coffee.

Born and raised in Southern California, Michael Scott Slosar took his first photography course in 7th grade and didn't stop there. After attending Northern Arizona University and Brooks Institute of Photography, he moved to Brooklyn, NY in 2002 to pursue his career in photography.

Michael loves to travel and be on the go, and gets restless if he stays in one place for too long. This is why he currently splits his time between NY and CA.

Michael wishes the world was still film and Polaroid and believes film is the new vinyl. He loves anything vintage, "classic", and/or antique and never misses a good BBQ!

His clients include Toyota, Lacoste, British GQ, Playboy, Sony Records, Ed Hardy, Zoo York, Puma, Asics, Honda, Acura, Time Out Magazine, Italian Vogue-Black, Procter & Gamble, Bridgestone, Hollister and Abercrombie.

Photographer Roger Neve is a true Gemini, loving fashion photography but able to capture the essence of any subject - even if they are not in designer clothes! His personality pushes the limits and his iconic photographs do the same.

He treats every job as an adventure, whether he is shooting a model in a hot air balloon over a herd of elephants or racing across the beach chasing his subject to get that perfect shot. He once broke his ankle leaning off a bridge to capture the light in just the right way.

Roger possesses a certain joie de vivre that translates directly to his work. Even on a few hours' sleep he manages to make it all happen with a smile on his face. A devout problem solver, he has talked his way out of many situations to get that perfect shot on the go when it was seemingly impossible. His technical consistency is unparalleled and clients would have a hard time finding a nicer guy to work with.

Lyubomir Sergeev, or Lubo for short, is a creator of the highest calibre: an award-winning digital artist, photographer, and impeccable visual storyteller, boasting a hauntingly beautiful, timeless, and seductive aesthetic. With 20 years of experience in advertising and high-end retouching, his conceptual genius and lust for creation truly make him a force to be reckoned with.

His work is exquisite, possessing an innate attention to detail where every nuance is accounted for, no drop of water or pop of colour left behind, leaving viewers in a constant state of awe. Lubo’s perfectionist planning is a talent in itself; a process that allows him to be involved at all levels of production - casting, location scouting, and art direction - making him a sought-after addition to any project.

Clients include HTC, Phillips, Gillette, Audi, Mercedes, Belvedere, Rotana and Eduardo Miroglio, amongst others.

Most recent updates to his awards list are One Eyeland Photographer of the Year and Trierenberg Super Circuit Grand Prix.

John-Francis, an Irish citizen, originally worked in Paris before moving to New York City where he specalises in documentary-based lifestyle imagery. More specifically, his focus is an aspect of photography that involves storytelling and recording working lives through environmental images. Most of this work is commissioned through editorial or advertising assignments; the balance is partnering directly with global brands.

While the majority of the assignment work in now US based, John-Francis works regularly in Europe for UK and mainland European creatives.

Born and raised in NYC, Nico Sforza lets his images speak for themselves. This selection includes some recent work he shot for M-Speed and General Motors.

“Fusion Fashion”. These are the words which best describe the personality of Lara Gerin. A stylist and DJ who is always in-tune with the worlds of fashion and music, Lara began her career as a model in the early 90s when the Brazilian fashion industry was gaining international recognition.

She lived in Europe and Asia modelling for top fashion brands before returning to Brazil, where she began working as a stylist alongside internationally acclaimed art director Giovanni Bianco.

Lara has worked with editorials and brands including L'Officiel, Vogue, Select Magazine, Key Magazine, Bride Style Magazine, Rolling Stone, Ampersandheartny, Talie NK, Lilly Sarti, and many others.

She is currently based in New York and works between Berlin and Zurich.

With over 30 years of video production experience, B Productions has been the premiere company for all live event video production in New York City. Each New York Fashion Week, B produces over 100 runway show video content and live streaming pieces.

This past spring 2016 season, B worked with Givenchy to provide an entire package of video content. Starting six weeks prior to the show, the company captured an interview with Marina Abramovich, rehearsals at her residence, a Givenchy flagship store opening on Madison Ave, behind the scenes leading up to the event, red carpet interviews, and multi-cam live coverage of the event and after-party - all to be presented in a short documentary for Givenchy to broadcast internationally.

Brooklyn New York’s full service and fully functional photo and film production facility, LightSpace Studios has massive drive-in cyclorama stages and 30’ ceiling clearances. In five studios, some sound insulated and some daylight, sunlight washes in through skylights and windows that wrap around the stages.

A pillar-less unobstructed space provides the most versatile environment for clients’ creative workflow. LightSpace Brooklyn Film and Photo Studios offers a large inventory of lighting, grip, camera, digital capture and a large crew roster to meet any production requirements. There is a full lighting grid on all stages with ample 3-phase, 600amp electricity.

The studios have hair and make-up suites, production offices, client lounges, mezzanine and green rooms, and are fully wet-capable for snow and rain indoor studio shoots. There is also a huge rooftop with panoramic views of Manhattan.

"Let LightSpace studios photo and film studios brooklyn simplify the means of making your creative vision a reality."

NEO Studios is NYC’s favourite boutique rental photo studio, providing beautiful, private spaces that combine classic loft style with modern amenities. Located in fashionable and convenient NOHO, NEO is surrounded by chic downtown bars, galleries, hotels and shopping/styling.

With 14’ ceilings, CYC, kitchen, lounges, in-house camera, digital and lighting gear, NEO is a proven favourite of demanding photographers, celebrities, producers and film crews worldwide. NEO has the feel of a small, elegant boutique hotel with the requisite production amenities.

The staff is friendly yet professional - focusing on providing exacting service and support for the most demanding of clients and celebrities. NEO is also the perfect venue to host select industry events: dinners, PR functions, editor reviews, fittings, seminars, openings, and more!

Overlooking the New York skyline, Pure Space is a private 5,000 square foot studio in the West Chelsea Gallery District convenient for the High Line and new Hudson Yards development. Featuring a full bank of windows, and northern natural light, views include the Hudson River, Empire State Building and Midtown.

Designed as a professional photography studio, including a cyclorama, Pure Space offers abundant flexible space, a dramatic entry gallery and a full professional kitchen making it the quintessential photo studio.

Unique amenities include building security, multiple passenger and service elevators, vehicle elevator, wireless hi-speed internet, grip and light equipment rental.

30th Street Studios is a full service penthouse studio with three options.

• Studio 1 has large southern exposure windows with high ceilings, a skylight, and a 24’ wide cyc.
• Studio 2 is a large corner with south, west, and north windows.
• Studio 1 + Studio 2. Open the dividing wall and combine both studios for large productions.

The company is conveniently located in the heart of Manhattan with state of the art equipment rentals and access to two freight elevators.

American Photographic Artists (APA) is a leading national organisation run by, and for, professional photographers. Recognised for its broad industry reach, APA works to champion the rights of photographers and image-makers worldwide.

APA offers outstanding benefits, educational programmes and essential business resources to help its members achieve their professional and artistic goals.

The prestigious APA Awards, with over $120,000 in prizes and respected industry judges, is open to all photographers (members and non, US and international). The call for entries is currently going on. Prizes are listed here.