STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY Jun 2020

"It's been a tough year so far, for everyone. We're proud our doors have always remained open - to new and existing clients. Safety is our number one priority, so we've been working overtime to find new ways of crafting bespoke, impactful images for our wonderful clients. 

We can't wait to welcome you all back into the studio. But until face to face appointments are allowed again, we're live streaming, and our virtual approval process means we can carry on, almost, as before. Thinking differently and creatively is in our DNA, and we're using this to transform our well stocked studio into the perfect, bespoke, background for your product. Online shopping is booming. Having the best product photography has never been more important, so we're extremely optimistic about the future, for us and for our clients."

Dennis Savini is a professional photographer based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Specialised in food and drink photography, he and his team are mostly working for international clients like Mövenpick, Thermomix and others. Dennis Savini also photographs editorials for magazines and regularly produces cookbooks.

Dennis Savini has also much experience in watch and jewellery photography, and has worked for well-known Swiss brands like Maurice de Mauriac, Meisterschmuck and IWC.

His studio is located in the center of Zurich, right beside the famous Bellevue and the Lake of Zurich. It is spacious and 5.5m high, offering all installations and state of the art equipment needed for perfect and high standard photography.  

"As a photographer, I am an experienced team player. I am used to working on concepts given by agencies or developed individually for the client. Quality is no coincidence. My goal is to go for a perfect job even under difficult conditions and, above all, I do love my job."

"While working for various internationally known brands, such as Intimissimi, 7 For All Mankind or Acqua di Parma, I learnt to deal with some very different types of products and the challenge of always finding a way to creatively photograph them never ceases to excite me.

I enjoy taking care of a project from its very start: the concept, ideas and mood are based on a thorough and methodical research which happens everyday. I craft my own sets, trying to transform everyday objects into something more. I also take care of the post production because it’s vital for me to give that final touch that is my vision.

My fondness for colour and composition is the base of my aesthetic, but I also clearly visualise the brands’ guidelines and then combine them together. My latest collaborations with Santa Margherita Wines and SITAP Carpet Couture represent this ideal mixture, that places my work between commercial and artistic."

Ivan has been photographing all types of products for the past 10 years. 

Fusing the technical experience and his contemporary artistic vision, Ivan creates powerful imagery for the advertising industry. Ivan uses classic and modern photography techniques to achieve a unique character to his work. 

Based at the heart of Tel-Aviv's Diamond District, Ivan's studio has gained a reputation as one of Israel's leading jewellery photography studio, offering high-end photography and retouching services for Israel's leading jewellery designers, cosmetics and furniture companies. 

Clients: Inbar Fine Jewelry, RolTime, Prince Watches, Lublinsky, Hava Zingboim, Tollman's Dot, Platinum Time, Private Vintage Collection, Black Market TLV.

Jesse Coss is a US-based photographer specialising in product, still life, active and lifestyle photography.

Originally from New York, the mountains led him to the west, where he can be found snowboarding in the backcountry or biking in the desert. He and his team create a relaxing but extremely dialed in shooting approach, which allows for the highest level of creativity.

His studio is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is equipped with a full kitchen, office, lounge, multiple sets both upstairs/downstairs, lighting, grip and everything needed to execute a shoot from start to finish. There is also a studio golden retriever named Barley who is there to keep everyone in check.

Jesse and his team have shot all over the world on small and large productions and some of the best locations are right in his backyard - from deserts to mountains to salt flats to urban areas. Utah's locations and landscapes change very fast and frequently, so there are countless options. Jesse is available for both studio and location work worldwide.

Leo Acker's playful and imaginative work makes him one of London's most sought-after still life photographers.

During these strange times, Leo has been able to continue shooting safely and observing social-distancing from his studio in Shoreditch. 

Clients have sent their products and monitored their shoots remotely. The studio is also large enough for an art director and a stylist to attend, enabling them to work safely together and follow the APA shooting guidelines.

"We are Lettstudio and our specialisation is beverage photography. Reflective glass and "shiny" liquids of any shade is what makes us passionate about creating the most memorable visuals.

We work for local and worldwide clients. Always taking care of all details, ensuring each shot reaches maximum potential. Our studio offers full in house photography and post-production, which gives clients the option to one-stop service. 

Clients include Pernod Ricard, Tullamore D.E.W., Chivas Brothers, Wyborowa and more."

Liz has unique style, an eye for intricate detail and passionately believes in meticulous lighting, which helps transform her work into powerful art forms. Her determination to translate art directors' concepts earn her, not only, strong working relationships with art directors, but with makers, stylists, builders, retouchers and all those who work with her to create the images.

Liz splits her time between London and her studio in Wales - a conversion building to her specification, for the purpose of having a quiet creative space, in which to shoot personal work and house a vast collection of curiosities and props. Since completion of the project, she has however worked on advertising and editorial commissions, as well as personal work with remote art direction, and self styling.

During Covid-19 Liz has shifted all her work to her fully fitted and kitted Wales studio from where she can continue to offer the same high level of service and image making while complying with current social distancing guidelines.

Matthew Town is a commercial still life photographer with over 10 years' experience, who lives in London and shoots from his fully equipped studio.

He is continually striving to create work that excites with its striking colours, yet also confuses with his unusual abstract compositions. He enjoys working with smaller start ups just as much as shooting large advertising campaigns. 

Clients include: Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Birchbox, Panasonic, Red Bull, Laura Mercier, Nuxe, Charlotte Tilbury, Swarovski, Amazon, Disney, Grand Marnier, Chivas, Evermore London, Stay Sixty.

London-based still life photographer Sara Morris has a wealth of experience shooting for editorial, design and advertising clients. She has a fresh and contemporary style, crafting each shot to give it a defined and unique look. She combines her use of smooth, flattering lighting with her clever compositions and exquisite use of colour.

Recent work with design agency Turner Duckworth rebranding breakfast cereal Special K, saw Sara in her element, using her macro photography skills and fine precision arrangements.

Sara shoots from her large self-contained studio in London, which is fully equipped with kitchen, spacious shoot area and separate client room. Overlooking the canal at Haggerston and nestled in amongst great bars and coffee shops. 

Clients include Apple, Avon cosmetics, Barclays, Be at One, Cadbury, Costa Coffee, Comfort, Dove, Dulux, Funkin Cocktails, Galaxy, Hellmans, IKEA, Innocent, John Lewis, KFC, Kit Kat, O2, Onken, Purple Bricks, Royal Mail, Special K, Tesco, Waitrose, Weetabix.