Jonathan Chapman - LA & Beyond

We love a good wrap-up, whether it's the end of a shoot, or the end to a great week....Sharing a fun "It's a Wrap" photo with Jonathan Chapman & crew from a shoot in LA this week.  

And speaking of LA - here's  a Behind the Lens series of a Samsung project JCP & crew shot in LA earlier this year.  For more info & complete list of credits, please visit Jonathan's blog, Intrigue. 

www.jonathanchapman.com

Chris Sembrot shoots Adam Kamens for Surface Magazine

Chris Sembrot had the pleasure of photographing industrial designer & fabricator Adam Kamens for Surface Magazine. Photographed at Amuneal, Kamen's facility in Philadelphia, Chris witnessed first hand, the blending of technology and craftsmanship that go into their products, ranging from store fixtures to delicate bronze seedpods.  

See more of Chris' work at www.chrissembrot.com

Jonathan Chapman's stills & video campaign for UCare

 

UCare, like all healthcare insurance providers nationwide has been gearing up to embrace the changing healthcare laws.   Jonathan & team, hired by Initio worked on four individual concepts to illustrate a series of lifestyle images for UCare's new enrollment program.

Produced just outside the Minneapolis metro area, JCP & crew shot over 2 days.  The creative allowed for freedom & spontaneity to capture moments that naturally unfolded with great talent Shown are some favorite selects as well as several final images that are currently featured on billboards, buses, online, as well as in print-ads.  In addition to stills, motion clips were captured throughout each of our four scenarios.  The :30 edit shown was produced by JCP to provide the creative team a sampling of the varied motion elements they came away with.  

The shoot ended with some mid-summer fun that included the crew taking turns cruising the lake on  the client's jet-ski.  Read more on Jonathan's blog & visit his work at JonathanChapman.com

Flashback Friday - Mark Katzman circa 1990

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Via Mark Katzman:   Early in the 1990’s when AOL was new to the scene and communicating on-line was a revolutionary phenomenon - I met Mark Sink  and Anne Arden McDonald  in the Fine Art Photography "chatroom."   Talking on line wasn’t enough so we met up for an epic (mod squad-esque) road trip across the southwest, photographing anything and everything - but mostly each other.  The larger image above is of Anne.  We had just woken up after sleeping out on a rock overlooking Gooseneck  in Southern Utah and started goofing off.  The wind was blowing and we used a large black bed sheet to wrap her in.   Ironically, it ended up in Communication Arts.

The lower right image is one we shot at Gooseneck the night before taking the picture of Anne in the black sheet.  The bottom left was taken by Mark.  Mark was a graduate of Warhol’s Factory and had been taking what is now popularly called ‘selfies’ for years.  He was very Good at it.   We are all still close friends and shoot together as much as possible.

See more of Mark's silver prints or portfolios at Markkatzman.com

Eric Schmidt's spots for the Billings Clinic

Eric Schmidt recently directed a couple of 60 second spots for the Billings Clinic in Bozeman, Montana.  He was asked to direct + shoot the stills of a handful of doctors at work and also doing what they love to do when they are not delivering babies.  He had a wonderful team working under his direction and appreciated his DP handing over the reigns (meaning The RED) whenever he asked.
Final product being delivered next week...

See more of Wise River Production's still & video work at http://ericschmidtphotography.com/

Mark Katzman | Fires, Fuel, & the Fate of 3 Billion published!

It is with pride that we're able to announce Mark Katzman's collaboration in the publication of  Fires, Fuel & the Fate of 3 Billion. The book began as an ambitious idea that was kicked around at a friend’s dinner party, and realized with the help of Gautum Yadama.  Gautam’s concept was to use the power of photography to help bring attention to the ‘complex nexus’ of the energy poverty crisis. 

Inside small homes and huts throughout the developing world, billions of people burn fires in rudimentary stoves to prepare their meals and heat their homes. Besides providing heat, these stoves also release large amounts of dense black soot, which has a staggeringly negative impact on the health, ecosystems, and advancement of the poor in the developing world. 

Photographed in communities of rural India, Mark shot a total of 28 days over two separate trips.   "Having this kind of access to beautiful & interesting tribal communities & being able to help them with my photography at the same time was a great gift." More information about the project can be found here.

Craig Calhoun, Director of the London School of Economics summed it up this way, “A beautiful example of why images deserve a more central place alongside statistics and words as crucial sources of social knowledge.” 

Jonathan Chapman's new short film "Memory" featured on Motion Arts Pro

MEMORY is the latest short from Jonathan Chapman Photography ; a story that explores the relationship between a young couple amid the natural environs of Los Angeles' Runyon Canyon. The location was chosen for the varied terrain and unique proximity within the city. 

Edited by Nathaniel Schmidt, the visuals are presented as a non-linear narrative leaving room for interpretation by the viewer. Schmidt states “The goal was to evoke pure natural emotion without a script. Creating a subtle story gives the viewer an interpretational meaning to take away. We aren't telling the viewer what to feel and think, rather giving them the ability to make a human connection. Some will love it and some won't care for it. That's the beauty of the creative process.”

Read more on Jonathan's blog Intrigue.

A special thanks to Motion Arts Pro for highlighting Jonathan's work!

Flashback Fridays! with Tibor Nemeth

 

Last week we kicked off a new weekly post featuring our photographers/directors from a "pre-digital" age.  This week's Flashback Friday post takes us to the year 2000, when Tibor Nemeth shot his first campaign with Arnold Worldwide & Royal Caribbean.  The client is still using a few images from that first shoot and Tibor couldn't be happier.   See more of his still photography & motion reels on his site. 

Chris Sembrot's Urban Surfer Promo

You may remember when we first introduced Chris Sembrot's Urban Surfer's project, a series he started several months ago photographing people in the NY, NJ, Philly/PA areas.   Chris challenged himself with a specific set of criteria: Each subject must have their own board, wear whatever they want, and be willing to hit the water & be photographed by 6am. Each location is no more than a block from each subject's home.  The project has garnered enough attention that Chris felt it was time for a related promotional piece.

Giving as much thought to the packaging as he did the photography itself, Chris solicited two friends to help with the design of the logo and label. The result is a beautiful 27 page 7x7 book complete with a puck of wax.  A few days after distribution, he received an email from an art buyer who was on the receiving end... "... just got your promo (the wax will come in very handy for me!  8' longboard owner!)  

More details on Chris's blog, or view the full gallery on his site: http://chrissembrot.com/urbansurfers/

Tibor Nemeth shoots for Nevada Health

Tibor recently headed out to Las Vegas to direct a spot for Nevada Health Co-Op with the agency R + W.  Shooting 8 individuals at once has it's challenges, all met with ease with Tibor & his team.  We're looking forward to seeing what becomes of this crazy week in "Sin City" & the final spot!  

Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas!  See more of Tibor's work at www.tibornemeth.com and www.elementproductions.com

Flashback Fridays.....

Flashback Fridays is a new blog series, featuring work from our photographers from a more "pre-digital age" (sounds downright Jurassic right?).  

We will be posting older projects that we feel are worthy of a nostalgic repeat ... starting with this image taken by Paula.

Coming up next Friday, Tibor Nemeth's first assignment for a client he still works with today! Stay tuned...

Gren Group Website

Chris M Rogers joins the Gren Group Family!

Paula & I are thrilled to announce the addition of photographer Chris M. Rogers to the roster.  Chris is a location & lifestyle photographer who has traveled worldwide for automotive, pharmaceutical, & commercial hospitality & editorial clients.   The work on his site is absolutely spectacular, images of people and places that fuel our passion for wanderlust.  Read more about Chris and his work here. 

Welcome Chris!

©ChrisMRogers.com

©ChrisMRogers.com

Carl Tremblay in the news...

We love this imagery from Carl Tremblay,  running in a current edition of Production Paradise.  See more of Carl's work at www.carltremblay.com.

Tallgrass Pictures has a new website!

Same address, new look.  
Congrats to Jeffrey Lamont Brown & his Tallgrass team!

Visit  TALLGRASSPICTURES.COM

Chris Sembrot adds new Urban Surfer Portraits

Photographer Chris Sembrot has been continually adding to his Urban Surfers project.  See some of the latest portraits on his site: chrissembrot.com

all images ©Chris Sembrot

Gren Group Archive Ad for the September Issue

A sneak peak at our ad in the September Issue of Archive! 

Mark Katzman Behind-the-Scenes for U.S. Marines & Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Mark Katzman traveled to Camp Pendleton for some serious location shooting over several days for the U.S. Marines. 

Looks like it wasn't all work and no play after all. 

And while we can't show either campaign yet, we love to share behind-the-scenes images of our artists having some fun. Here Mark Katzman is giving Ernie Banks a few pointers during a shoot for Blue Cross & Blue Shield :-)

Chris Sembrot Behind the Scenes for Main Line Heath

Chris Sembrot was hired by Karma Agency  to shoot their upcoming print & OOH campaign for Main Line Health.  On location in Jamison, PA they were shooting in tandem alongside the TV crew from  Neighborhood Film Co. over some long, but fun 14 hour days!   Stay tuned for final imagery!  See more of Chris' work at http://www.chrissembrot.com.

Jonathan Chapman for Microsoft & Land O' Lakes

A little over a year ago Jonathan & team were in Redmond, WA working on a series of interviews for the brand evolution of Microsoft and roll-out of Windows 8.  Filming and capturing responses from some of the top minds in the design and tech worlds gave us unique insight into what makes Microsoft a unique and vibrant Fortune 500 company.  The project was produced for the design firm Little with post-production by Splice.

On to Austin, Texas working with  Perkins+Will, Jonathan & team spent a few days, complete with horses, shooting cast talent for print & web for Land O'Lakes.

Stay tuned for "Austin Street Portraits," a personal project JCP stayed on in Austin a bit longer for, featuring black and white portraits of the faces of Austin's Congress Street.  Until then, visit more of Jonathan's work at www.jonathanchapman.com

Eric Schmidt shoots for Red Ants Pants

Fun name, great product!  Red Ants Pants is the first ever company dedicated to manufacturing workwear for women, based in White Sulphur Springs, Montana.  

©Wise River Productions/Eric Schmidt

Entrepreneur Magazine hired Eric Schmidt to photograph the founder, Sarah Calhoun, for an upcoming editorial.  The magazine was looking for candid moments of Sarah in a natural setting but Eric & crew couldn't resist shooting the storefront too.

See more of Eric's work at www.wiseriverproductions.com

Jonathan Chapman travels Highway 1

Jonathan has been enjoying summer with a 10 day trip from LA to San Fran on historic Highway 1.  Somewhere along the way, he had time to shoot the Bixby Bridge in Big Sur just before sundown.  Jonathan will be adding new photos from the trip soon, stay tuned & visit the blog.

©Jonathan Chapman Photography

Eric Schmidt, Ivan Doig, Finishing Well, & Relocating to Montana

Relocating to Montana from California has been on Eric Schmidt's radar for close to 25 years.  Influenced by the poetic novels of Ivan Doig and a 10 day shoot last year, Eric felt a calling to Big Sky Country.  With the support of his wife & three children, late June found them on the road to the their new home in Bozeman.

If you've ever moved from a place that you've had solid roots, cherished memories, & the best of friends, then you know how hard leaving can be.  Eric's friend Pat gave him some solid advice on "finishing well" that is well worth the read on Eric's Blog.  

 Congratulations Eric & family!  See more of Eric's work at

www.ericschmidtphotography.com

Chris Sembrot's Urban Surfers Continued

"Motivated by a beautiful woman and through the help of three close friends, I learned to surf so I could one day say "I surf". 

This project is a portrait series that Chris Sembrot is shooting to document city dwellers who make the trek to the nearest shore with each passing swell. 

Finding surfers in the Tri-State area isn't as easy as finding them on the West Coast, but that's exactly what Chris Sembrot wasn't looking for when he began the project.  He specifically wanted people in the NY, NJ, Philly/PA areas that had their own board, wore whatever they wanted, and were willing to hit the water & be photographed by 6am. Each location is no more than a block from each subject's home.

Chris has been using social media to find some of his subjects.  He initially posted on Facebook, followed by Instagram, and uses those same platforms to post the photographs as well, but the overall project was directly inspired by three friends of his who took him under their wings and withstood with the humiliation (that he still brings when I go out with them) of helping a newbie.  Chris can now say that "he surfs" as easily as he can say "I am a photographer."

Some examples of the project below, more at www.chrissembrot.com.