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Stop Motion Gifs
Created: 2021
Hello and welcome to my site! Take a look around and see what you like. I create a variety of content that can be used for digital marketing and print promotions. I enjoy experiencing and documenting events from my phone and providing short form video for use on social. I also enjoy capturing professional product photography using lighting, backdrops, with a team. I’m able to join your agency project as a photographer or model. I can also receive product to shoot from my in-home studio. Feel free to fill out my contact form for a custom quote on a project!
Wedding Photography
2018
Couple: Erick & Caitlin Frost
Location: Sacred Mountain Julian, CA
Commercial Lifestyle
Year: 2018
Client: Reverb
Chicago Advertising Photographer McKenzie Hanson + Reverb’s Art Director Lynette Sage, created segmented advertising images for Reverb.com Cyber Week 2018.
Commercial Lifestyle Photography
2021
Client: Pango Books
Art Direction and Creative Production for the launch of the Pango books app.
Responsibilities included sourcing models and crew for on site photo and video production.
Lifestyle Editorial Event Photography
Year: 2019
Client: Sunday Suppers & Nathan M. Gomez
Editorial Photography
Year: 2016
Model: Karli Simmons
Hair & Wardrobe: Ronnie Prince
MUA: Anna Mania
Collaborators: Evan Sheehan, Alex Tan
Published in Darling Magazine
Commercial Stop Motion
Year: 2019
Client: Merci via Agency H5
Merci needed a campaign to promote gifting their chocolates in the new year. We focused on different ways to express the sentiment of Thank you. This particular project was photographed on site, edited, revised, and delivered within a week.
Social Media Content Creation
Year: 2018
Client: Covergirl
Given a creative brief, sourced and styled props to execute a month’s batch of stop motion for social platforms.
Art Direction & Producing
Year: 2017
Client: Lacie Technology
Conceptualized and pitched vlogging workflow segment to LaCie Technology. Commercial was featured at VidCon 2017. Sourced talent & Directed the video.
DP: Cory Popp
Producer: Chris Hershman
It’s a Saturday afternoon, and I roll up to The Hotel at Midtown, Kyle meets me a the front desk and takes me up to where Cameron and their family are relaxing and getting ready for portraits and the day ahead celebrating their wedding.
After getting my photography gear situated and checking out the amazing design of this member’s club I bring Cam & Kyle into the bedroom and get right to it. Creatively speaking…
They met bartending at local Chicago dive back in the day. They’re a very laid back couple and treat everyone they work with as friends. Being an avid planner and coordinator, Cameron made sure I was taken care of. Kyle was also very open to ideas and went with the flow. I had fun posing them, and they were naturals in looking iconic, it made my job easy.
My associate photographer arrived shortly after and we ventured around the hotel scouting locations for family portraits and more couple portraits. We walk into a bar conference room and start taking photos of the couple when an old service industry friend walks in and recognizes them. Turns out he’s the beverage director of the bar at Midtown Athletic Club. So naturally, he brings a bottle of champagne up to our next photo location, the rooftop.
After our portrait session at the hotel, Cameron & Kyle’s loved ones gathered at Club Lucky to celebrate the one way they knew how. Open Bar & Family style. It was so fun to see everyone come together and catch up in a retro style diner known for their martinis. Right away, Cameron gives us wristbands and tells us to order, so I have what she’s having….A dirty martini.
There was no shortage of inspiration at this space, just a shortage of space in the walk way. Fortunately, we got the photos we needed and then every one started piling in.
We ate a family style meal starting with bruschetta appetizers, then salad, pasta, chicken, and tiramisu for dessert. Wow, what a celebration. Everything felt like THEM.
Thanks for having us Cameron & Kyle! Can’t wait to see where your journey takes you.
Commercial Lifestyle
Year: 2017
Client: Reverb
Worked closely with Reverb’s Art Director, Lynette Sage, to create segmented lifestyle product focused images to be featured as website promotion in online and print ads distributed nationally.
Digital Marketing Content
Client: Cloudless Hard Seltzer / Three Sheeps Brewing
Year: 2020
Art directed & produced monthly batch of deliverables to be used on social platforms and online promotions.
Lifestyle Event Photography
Year: 2023
Client: Staci Patton
Concert Photography
Year: 2018
Artist: The Night Game
Commercial Event Photography
Year: 2017
Client: LaCie Technology for Switchfoot Bro - Am
Commercial Lifestyle Photography
Project: Motiv audio solutions -video/photo ad campaign
Client: Shure
Year: 2017
Director & Producer: Chris Hershman
Cam Op: Cory Popp
Jib/Crane Operator: Adam Hershman
Artist: Zealyn
Client: Michelle Billingsley
Year: 2020
Project: Portia Music Video
Featured on: American Songwriter
Developed a treatment, filmed, edited, & produced a music video to song “Portia”.
Music & Concept by Michelle Billingsley.
Artist Promotion
Client: Molly Coleman
Year: 2020
Directed and photographed a promotional shoot for the release of EP: “Bloody Knees”
HMUA: Asia Tomeny
Wardrobe Stylist: Morgan Yi
Artist Promotion
Year: 2018
Client: Nick Bays Music
