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. 

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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

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!

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

Tibor Nemeth Directs Hotel California Tequila

Back in 2001, Canadians John & Debbie started bought the original 16 room Hotel California on the Baja Peninsula of Mexico.  They renovated the hotel & gave birth to a new Tequila, now known as Hotel California Tequila.

© Tibor Nemeth

Tibor was lucky enough to shoot & direct their new stills & video.  See the full piece on their website: http://www.hotelcaliforniatequilausa.com/home.html

Welcome Chris Sembrot!

The Gren Group is super excited to announce the addition of  Chris Sembrot to our roster!   Chris shoots both film & video in the genres of portrait, lifestyle, & travel.   He's been featured in CA's "Fresh," & American Photo 29, and has an impressive list of editorial & commercial clients.

Follow his blog, or connect with him on Facebook, or Twitter.   Welcome Chris!
 

On Chris' blog this week:  Urban Surfers.....

Jonathan Champman's Short Film "A Martin Patrick 3 Lifestyle"

Below is a short film collaboration between Jonathan Chapman and the Minneapolis based men's clothing and accessories boutique Martin Patrick 3.   "A Martin Patrick 3 Lifestyle," is a poetic narrative...an interlaced venture of film and fashion that debuted April 11th in Minneapolis' warehouse district.  Read more here....
 

Eric Kiel in San Francisco

Eric recently worked with long time friend & creative Taylor at Burdette Ketchum for their client e-Swisher in San Francisco…Stay tuned for some great shots from their campaign coming soon.  Until then....a little behind the scenes look....more at www.kielphoto.com.

Shaun Fenn on Location

Shaun Fenn is managing to partially escape winter once again...this time on location in the Bahamas.    
Poor Shaun :-)

Follow his adventures on his Tumblr blog....

Tibor Nemeth Print & Motion for Massachusetts Tourism

Working right up until the last day of the year, Tibor worked with Connelly Partners to photograph the winter portion of the Massachusetts Tourism campaign.  The shoot consisted of stills & motion (which is still in the editing room), and took the crew to the Berkshires, then on to First Night in Boston for New Years Eve & finally, a little snow skiing at Nashoba.   The best part - no rental needed for special effects snow - Mother Nature came through all on her own.

all images © Tibor Nemeth 2012-2013

 See more of Tibor's work at http://www.tibornemeth.com