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In London:
To help refine his skills, London-based photographer Jon Enoch created a self-assigned project working with light and movement. From time-to-time, Jon has used creative light in his sports and fitness photography. To take it a step further, he initiated a personal project to create beautiful, original images showcasing his ability to use light uniquely.
Jon built and assembled his camera and multiple lights in a dark room where he shot the images. He was able to create the light trails in the images by using a long exposure while shooting in complete darkness.The process is not easy as it required six people to help assist.
Timing is everything, there are about six stages of creating the image, and if anything happens out of sequence, the image does not work. It’s a technique I have perfected over the years. I work with the same assistants, so they understand what needs to be done. The exposure is around six seconds long and at every second something happens; be it a continuous light being shut off, firing the main flash or the clips, or rendering the light trails.
Jon loves getting creative with his work. He enjoys the element of the unknown when working on a project like this and feels this technique is a great way to visually show concepts such as data flow and tracking. Jon hopes to gain more opportunities in the future where he can showcase the use of this technique.
Additional Credits:
Model: Jared Lane from Forte Model Management
Assistant: Tim Jobling
See more of Jon at jonenoch.com!
In Austin:
To create buzz for the opening of the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas, its team reached out to San Francisco-based photographer Nader Khouri. They wanted images to showcase four of the hotel’s five restaurant concepts.
When the team reached out to Nader, the hotel was still under construction.
How do you create imagery for four restaurant concepts that don’t even exist yet?
To start the project off, Nader wanted to get a feel for each restaurant concept, in which he pulled inspiration from the branding decks supplied by Biography Design. He then collaborated with prop stylist Amanda Medsger. Together, they worked to come up with a visual guide with mood board imagery to show a variety of surfaces they could use for each shot.
Due to the construction, Nader spent a decent amount of time deciding on potential spaces to shoot these photos. The big questions were whether to shoot in a studio where they could start from scratch and make it look like a kitchen or rent a house.
We wanted the chefs to look like they were working in a real, yet tasteful restaurant kitchen. We ended up going with the house option and found something large and open enough with simple, yet sophisticated counters and stove.
The shoot itself went smoothly since Nader had worked with the hotel’s marketing director in the past, and they have a good relationship. Nader came well prepared with a detailed shot list and plan of action for stylizing the props and surfaces for each shot. Amanda also arrived well composed and brought extra props, just in case the team wanted to go a different direction, in the moment. The second day of the shoot was spent creating lifestyle images of the chefs which were shot on a farm in Austin.
The photos turned out beautiful, and the Fairmont was over-joyed with the final product. Nader loved working on this project, and he enjoys seeing everything come to fruition from scratch.
See more of Nader at naderkhouri.com!
In Florida:
The ad agency, St. John & Partners, thought Florida-based photographer, Ryan Ketterman, had the right style and skill set to shoot images for Enterprise Florida. Enterprise Florida is a partnership between Florida’s business and government leaders that are both public and private. Its mission is to help create jobs in Florida to improve its overall economy.
The goal of the project was to shoot compelling images that showcases Florida as an ideal place for business. The team wanted to do this by illustrating the stories of companies that are already located in Florida.
We highlight Florida’s diverse and talented workforce, infrastructure and companies already thriving in our state to encourage other companies to grow their businesses in Florida.
Timing and scheduling is always an essential factor for any project. When shooting at multiple locations, it can be tricky, but Ryan organized his time wisely. Some of the sites where Ryan shot images, required extensive security clearances, but Ryan was sure to factor this aspect into his timing.
Once it was time to shoot, the client instilled a lot of trust in Ryan and allowed him to use his creative ability to capture the images. One of Ryan’s favorite parts of this project was shooting at the United Launch Alliance at Cape Canaveral. He enjoyed being able to shoot on the launch pad and in different parts of its facility. However, funny enough, one of the challenges Ryan faced during this project was based on the timing of this shoot. Unfortunately, it was postponed until the day of his 40th birthday.
I knew my wife was likely planning a surprise for me with friends and family. She knew how important this particular shoot was and how hard it was to schedule. In the end, the shoot got moved again to the following month, but not before my wife had canceled all the plans, or so I thought. She managed to surprise me anyway!
Ryan felt this project was rewarding for him; he felt inspired by seeing and photographing many different types of companies and the people that work for them. The client and the ad agency were ecstatic about the images. Ryan is excited about future collaborations with the agency, which are currently in the works!
See more of Ryan at kettermanphotography.com!