Sunday Spotlight: 1/27/13
Sunday January 27th, 2013
Posts
Weekend Links 12/7/12
Friday December 7th, 2012
The best photography blog posts of 2012 (including two from Wonderful Machine!).
Keep an eye out for the crucial post on ‘How to Avoid Serious Injury While Shooting a Lion Rugby Battle.’ photo by Ross Brown
Curious headstand portraits.
MOMA becomes a gamer.
My daguerreotype boyfriend = 1800′s hotties.
JAWS-dropping photos.
Sigh; sharks have all the fun. photo by Rachel Hulin
We got Death Star!
High fashion model poses in real life.
Goodbye, Spidernaut.
RIP, little spider friend. photo by Patrick Strattner
Photographers Update:
- Douglas Sonders is the luckiest man alive.
- Andri Tambunan interviewed by IPA and featured on LENS.
- Chris Burkard wins 2nd in open category of The World Open of Photography.
- Quavondo publishes a book on lighting.
- Ryan Gibson‘s holiday card featured in Popular Photography.
- Patrick Strattner shoots former gang members.
- Sara Stathas photographs a mink farm.
- Maria Luci
Weekend Links 9/28/12
Friday September 28th, 2012
Losing 160 pounds, one photo at a time.
Oreo gets dunked by one of the best Twitter replies ever.
Healthy snacks are a start, but let me know when you can start tweeting for the good stuff. photo by Jennifer Davick
Taking the internet to the streets.
Is this the best word ever?
Naw, I’m convinced the microscopic critters crawling around my bed look more like this little guy. photo by Jennifer Silverberg
Basement Vodou.
The stingray photobomb to end all stingray photobombs.
Are you normal?
Totally normal! photo by Carlo Ricci
Photographers Update:
- Eric Kruszewski‘s Cuba photos on ABC.
- Scott Suchman‘s shot is SPD’s Cover of the Day.
- Bryan Regan shoots for The Huffington Post.
- Daniel Elliot‘s photo book available on iTunes.
- Taylor Glenn photographs Horsethief Canyon Firefighters.
- Scanderbeg Sauer featured in VICTOR by Hasselblad.
- Douglas Sonders becomes part of the ad with Intel.
- Maria Luci
Shot on RED: Acura and Mariano Rivera
Monday June 25th, 2012
Four years ago, photographer Douglas Sonders stared his own production company, 8112 Studios. They originally offered basic video services to Douglas’ still clients, but over the years the studio has grown into a full fledged motion company producing commercials, music videos, corporate films, and documentaries. 8112 Studio has brought in large motion client base for Douglas with the studio’s latest job came from Tier10 Marketing: a commercial featuring Yankees player Mariano Rivera for the luxury car company, Acura.
Behind the scenes
This was an exciting assignment for Douglas, not only because he loves cars, but “especially since the star is one of history’s most talented closers in baseball history.” He calls the project a true “dream job.” So, once receiving the assignment and reviewing the storyboard with Tier10, Douglas and the 8112 Studio crew (including director of photography and fellow Wonderful Machiner Bobby Bruderle) got to work on the pre-production,
Production was fairly intense. Aside from hiring crew and getting all the gear we needed to rent, I had to arrange for a process trailer for the first time in my career. This is essentially a flatbed trailer pulled by a truck. You put the hero vehicle with actor on the trailer and this allows you to put lights wherever you want, on or around the car. That’s how our interior shots look so well lit. To use the process trailer, we had to map our route for the New York permit office and arrange police escort. I also had to cast a little league team willing to take the day off from school, and find a baseball field that looked like the client’s storyboards where we could park the car right by the field with a view of New York in the background.
Mounting the Red camera to the side of the car for interior driving shots.
The process trailer with police escort
And then, three days before the shoot, Douglas got a call from Tier10 asking him to turn on the television,
Right before me was a clip of the star of our ad writhing in pain after tearing his ACL. Of course, we were devastated for Mariano’s sake because he’s a really great guy and an amazing player and that’s the worst way to end a career. We knew the shoot would be postponed, and possibly even cancelled. We sat for a few days biting our nails for Mariano’s sake as well as the sake of the entire campaign (two separate ads starring Mariano). Thankfully he’s a trooper, and with only three days notice before our new scheduled shoot, jumped back into action. That was a hectic week for sure, but it worked out!
From left: Nicholas Cambata & Douglas Sonders (8112 co-founders), Mariano Rivera and Tier10 CD, Scott Rodgers
But with so much planning and preparation, the shoot itself went smoothly. Using a RED Scarlet to film, they got everything they needed with relatively few hiccups throughout the day. Douglas enjoyed the shoot and found Mariano Rivera to be a “fantastic guy.” And, most importantly, the client was very happy with the final commercial, which will be initially featured on English and Spanish speaking TV stations in the New York area, but should eventually be followed by a national push along with web ads.
View the final “Loyalty” Acura commercial here:
View more if Douglas’ work on his sites: sondersphotography.com and 8112studios.com.
- Maria Luci
Weekend Links 5/18/12
Friday May 18th, 2012
Aww, cheer up folks! photo by Jon Roemer/Philadelphia
Instagraming in North Korea.
Are Google glasses the next camera?
House on fire.
Road on fire. photo by Ethan Welty/Denver
70 ways to start page 1.
John Waters, filmmaker, actor, artist and… hitch hiker?
Who wouldn’t want vodka jelly in a caulk tube?
Vodka jelly = Great on pancakes! photo by Mark Weinberg/New York
25 years of Eddie Adams Workshops.
Photographers Update:
- Adam Voorhes‘ work chosen for American Photography 28.
- Chad Hurst shoots some coal miners.
- Douglas Sonders is showcased by Photoshop.
- Jay Goodrich interviewed by Nik Software.
- Joel Lassiter‘s photo in Charlotte Magazine.
- Inti St Clair interviewed by Evolve Images.
- Evan Joseph‘s cameo on Million Dollar Listing.
- Maria Luci
