…To say that we had fun with the Boston Bruins Ice Girls while they were in the studio is an understatement – we had an absolute blast! These girls brought so much energy to the set and we loved capturing that through both photography and video.
Click to see the Ice Girls in Action!
Lauren, Mariana, and Ashley and their 1000 watt smiles
Jade, Danielle, and Deanna getting pumped up
Nikki, Michelle, and Michaela show us their team spirit
It’s been an endless winter here in Boston, so we’re dreaming of an endless summer! Our recent shoot with Aqua Leisure got us into a warmer mindset as we shot colorful water accessories for kids and adults alike to explore an underwater world. We’re ready to dive right in!
Goggles and snorkels– essential for pool playtime!
Colorful floaties to keep the young ones safe while swimming
Go fish!
Sometimes we need to think outside of the box to create and capture that perfect shot. Rugged, durable, and authentic were the hot words of this shoot, while keeping the heritage of the Timberland brand top of mind. We loved the challenge of finding specific textures and backgrounds to help carry out this concept. Our favorite setup of the day included the bed of a vintage Ford pick up truck and a ten-foot ladder in order to snap the perfect bird’s eye view shot!
The final shot in Timberland’s Fall ’14 catalogue
Steaming cup of coffee adds to the great outdoors feel of the shoot
Mouth watering tastes and eye-catching colors filled the studio when UNREAL came on set to shoot their bold new packaging. We love what UNREAL is about- great tasting candy made with all natural ingredients, or in other words, candy that is “unjunked”. That made us feel a little less guilty as we snacked on candy coated chocolates and peanut butter cups throughout the day!
Mmm, the final product!
Vans wrapped in UNREAL wrappers
Sampling the product while on set
The UNREAL logo precisely carved into a peanut butter cup
“I want people to know that I always listen to everyone — friends, strangers, or opponents alike — and can make the tough decisions,” said Boston’s new Mayor, Marty Walsh, in his recent interview with Scene Magazine, and we couldn’t agree more! We got a first hand look into the Mayor’s passion for his new position and approachable personality during a shoot for the cover of Scene Magazine’s January issue.
We knew we had to come up with just the right background and lighting to make the Mayor’s cover photo reflect his strong presence.
Welcome, Mayor Walsh, to your new position, and we wish you the best of luck!
The Mayor graces the cover of Scene Magazine
What a success! Even with a packed day of meetings and media, the Mayor and his team could not have been nicer or more understanding of the shoot process at our studio.
Michael surveys a sea of plants
It’s the middle of Winter and if Nature had its way, nothing would bloom. Well today we are seeing something that we usually don’t see this time of year – flowers and plants in full bloom. Michael took the team to Cavicchio Greenhouses in Sudbury to conjure up some Springtime magic, even if it’s below freezing outdoors. That’s no problem, as the temperature in these high-tech greenhouses is a comfortable 75 degrees all year round. Surrounded by glimpses of the Spring to come, seeds of a beautiful shoot are sown with the terrific team from BJs .
Piece by piece everything comes together
Everyone doing their part in the creation of a beautiful cover shot
Stylist Courtney Kilmartin gives the flowers her creative attention
Here are some more of our favorite behind-the-scenes photo opps from 2012. We hope you enjoy, and we look forward to capturing even more fun moments on set in 2013. Happy new year, everyone!
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Velcro shoot: the school children — ahem, crew — sit quietly at their desks as they wait to take directions from the teacher during Saturday detention.
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Long shoot days make for a sleepy Lulu!
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Our 2012 interns learned a lot (while having some fun!) in the studio this year. Thanks Elise, Anthony, and Allie for all your help!
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The creatives from Hill Holliday don’t mind taking risks on set as they encourage our model to leap over them.
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Caleb shows up at work even against Doctor’s orders.
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Joel and Michael do a great job telling jokes to get our child actors smiling during a shoot.
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Lauren and Jen get crafty in the kitchen during a shoot – cake decorating takes some serious teamwork!
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Resident studio pooch, Sophia, takes her place on set as her dad (Michael) sets up.
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Food stylist and Instagram-enthusiast, Catrine Kelty, takes a moment on set to post a snapshot for her avid followers.
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Michael and Digital Tech, Jen, review images outside on a chilly day shooting on location, their iced coffees never far away.
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The special effects costume designer puts some final details on the alien hand for a Men in Black III promotion.
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With this year’s Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, we wanted to share a special treat that was brought to our studio by our wonderfully creative client, Baskin-Robbins. We thought we’d pose the question: what do you get when you cross a seasonal bird and a cake made of ice cream?
Why, a Baskin-Robbins Thanksgiving Turkey Ice Cream Cake, of course!
Not your ordinary cake, you might be thinking, but this ice cream cake is sure to be the hit of many Thanksgiving dessert tables come this Thursday. We had a rare opportunity to photograph this one-of-a-kind cake for Baskin-Robbins’ holiday promotion. This bird’s looks caused us to get a little silly in the studio… and we weren’t the only ones who got a kick out of it.
Digital Tech, Jen, pretends to “bake” the turkey cake. Thank goodness no one turned the oven on for this one, or else we would have had a melting bird on our hands!
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Jen, a.k.a. Martha Stewart, fixes pancakes from scratch for our clients while the shots are displayed on the big screen in our client area.
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Michael’s final shot of the Thanksgiving Turkey Cake. Be careful you don’t mistake this one for the real thing come Thursday!
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And for the more sensible portion-seeker this holiday season, there’s always the single drumstick. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!
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Michael was in lighting heaven when he found out he would be shooting the new Vibram Ultra-Light Seeya LS footwear earlier this year. When the concepts came in, all the creatives involved knew that Michael’s lighting expertise would make him the perfect fit for the shoot.
The final photos were displayed in advertisements in SHAPE Magazine (below) as well as on the Vibram website.
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Scroll down to view some behind-the-scenes from this fun shoot!
Vibrant colors spice up our shoe racks on the day of the shoot. Who wouldn’t enjoy photographing such beautiful product?
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Michael makes sure the shoe is rigged at just the right angle, perfecting his lighting between each shot.
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Stylist, Brooke Kanal, works on the intricate details of the shoe as Michael sets up the shot behind the camera.
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The final ad in SHAPE Magazine. The client raved over Michael’s dramatic lighting techniques and thought the product was showcased beautifully. Hats (and shoes, of course) off to all creatives involved for all the hard work put in to make this shoot so successful!
Like any good business knows, you need to keep things fresh — or run the risk of losing your audience’s attention. Well, we like to keep our clients (and all you potential clients out there!) in the know about what we’ve been up to here at the studio via our blog, and you told us you were still thirsty for more.
So this summer we decided to lighten things up a bit, starting with what we had in our cups. We centered our summer promo campaign around refreshing drinks that would quench your thirst for more beautiful photography. Michael kicked off the campaign by producing a slew of thirst-quenching drink photographs, then we thought, “What good is a drink without a proper receptacle?” So, to keep our clients well-hydrated, we ordered customized drink tumblers and then even more ideas started flowing. So grab your tumbler, and take a few minutes to check out our photos below to see how the rest of the campaign played out… bottom’s up!
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Our bold, refreshing drinks made their debut in an email blast (below):
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After our email stirred up a buzz in the creative community, we decided to take the images offline and created a print mailer showcasing some of our favorites. Creative with a Twist: that’s us!
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We wanted a little something special to tie the campaign together, so we thought drink tumblers would be the perfect fit for all of our thirsty clients. Just as the mailers were being sent out, Michael was hard at work creating even more refreshing imagery to line the inside of the tumblers. We think the finished products turned out beautifully.
Which is your beverage of choice: cucumber-watermelon spritzer, strawberry lemonade, iced coffee, or peach-thyme iced tea?
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Each of four different liners were individually inserted into the drink tumblers by hand. Tedious work, but someone’s gotta do it!
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Below, enjoy some behind-the-scenes photos from our “Refreshing” summer campaign. We had lots of fun shooting these drinks and bringing the campaign to life.
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Anthony delicately wraps each tumbler in tissue paper, getting them all ready to ship.
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Tumblers galore!
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Tumblers all boxed up and ready to go.
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Risk-taker Anthony takes matters into his own hands; while Lauren and Jen ship off the tumblers at the Post Office.
Haven’t received yours yet? Please let us know and we’ll drop one in the mail today!
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Michael Indresano Photography 