Just for grins, we slapped together some footage shot by our Pinewood Derby car's onboard webcam. Might not be the best-quality footage, but it's a unique point of view nonetheless.
Greg was in the studio making some movin' pictures recently, so we thought you might like to see what he's been up to. As an added bonus, we'll give you a peek at some of the elaborate rigging and setup that goes into his beer shoots. See the stills after the break.
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Brandon recently did an interview for the St. Louis Egotist, which features news and information for area creatives and ad folk. We were pretty busy promoting the new music video we did for The Nadas, so the article has slid down the home page a few slots, but you can still get the full scoop here. It's a pretty cool piece complete with some nerdy tech information and a handful of Brandon's images.
So we got a new dolly today. And what do we do at Bruton Stroube Studios when we get new toys? We do what's necessary to make sure they meet our stringent durability requirements. In other words: trial by fire (fire = Greg).
Oh, and check out our new pal Tim. He was chomping at the bit (or, in this case, the wall) to call dibs on the next ride.
As we brainstormed ideas for the 2009 Holiday Card to blur the line between stills and video. We ended up shooting with two cameras side-by-side (as you can see in our behind the scenes video.) But in order to make the dualiecam system work smoothly, we did a lot of testing along the way. I don't want to ruin the surprise, so let's just go to the video.
The crew at Bruton Stroube Studios would like to wish you the happiest of holidays. So cuddle up in your Slanket with a cup of cocoa, and enjoy this year's installment of our annual holiday "card."
Hit the jump to see stills of the best moments from the video and links to previous years' cards.
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Although we uploaded The Upside Downy Face Original Series photos to our web gallery, we thought we'd throw them up here for even easier access. Included are the 12 images shown at the Tin Can on Friday night, plus the other 8 images that we couldn't fit into the space.
See the other 19 after the break.
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For those of you at the Upside Downy Face Gallery Showing on Dec. 4, you may have noticed that our behind-the-scenes video was on Mute-- we couldn't bear the cacophony of the film's soundtrack battling the DJ skills of Mr. Jim Harper. But now the video is live online, for all to see how many times Brandon botched his intro lines.
And don't worry-- there's lots more to the Upside Downy Face multimedia experience-- lots and lots of pictures from the gallery showing will be up soon.
cheers.
I don't know what buttons you clicked to get to our blog, but if you didn't already pass by our home page, make sure you stop by and have a ganders. We've re-tooled, re-designed and biggered just about everything we've got.
We've got new fonts, new colors, WAY BIGGER images, and an intro to our sick new motion graphics capabilities. All that's left to say is BAM.
Another Bruton Stroube photo spotted in the wild: Brandon's images for Mich Ultra on a billboard in Kirkwood.
We know you were all on pins and needles waiting for this. So without further ado may we present to you the specabulous footage from the Bruton Stroube Studios Pinewood Derby Car...
Also, Coolfire has posted a bunch of photos and whatnots from race night on their Facebook page.
We stumbled upon another set of packaging graced with BSS photography-- this time at the local REI store. Eric shot the food images for PowerBar's Bites-- delicious little nuggets packed with protein, carbs, and all the other good stuff to keep you firing on all cylinders. There are three flavors available: Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Raisin (not pictured). They're about 3 bucks a bag, and are pretty darn tasty.
When Hill's Science Diet needed new images for their pet food packaging, they called on the good folks at Bruton Stroube Studios to fill their needs. As those new packages hit the shelves in Hong Kong, they caught the eye of an acquaintance of Eric Johnson, and she snapped this photo:
The store was still switching over from the older packaging to the new, which is why you see both vintages side by side. In the middle is the new, fancier Science Diet package-- featuring Saba, who happens to be Eric Johnson's Siberian Husky. So not only are Eric's images reaching consumers across the world, but they get to see the smiling face of his furry friend as well.
SIDE NOTE: The shelf prices are in Hong Kong dollars (7.75 HKD = $1.00 US)
Did you know our friend Jim Harper (of 4 Alarm Studio fame) is in a band called Stella Mora? Did you know that we had a trampoline? Did you know that this is the same formula I used on my last blog post, but written with words instead of math?
Well this is what you get: delightful, floaty swimmingness.
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Math Quiz. What is the sum of the following: Athlete + treadmill + Ascor strobes + human mist machine + several gallons of water?
Answer:
We recently got a very interesting Thank You note in the mail. Not to toot our own horn that we would do something Thank-You-worthy (though we do like a little 'toot-toot' from time to time). Anyway, an Italian photographer and some of his homies had seen the Paintball Office video, and decided to take some of the techniques and run with them for their annual Christmas card (shown below).
The newest edition to our line of holiday cards is now live! To see the poster version and the cards from years past, click here.
Over the winter, Greg put together a pretty killer book shot we called "The Exploding Martini." Over the summer, we put together the behind-the-scenes footage so you can get a glimpse of what went into this complex production.
Enjoy.
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To celebrate my 2-month wedding anniversary, I thought I'd share with our loyal blog readers some of the ludicrous nerdery that went down at the reception on 6.7.08.
To start things off, I brought in Bruton Stroube's own Brandon Voges to run a photo booth in one corner of the reception hall. He had me shoot from a similar setup at his wedding reception, and the results were awesome (if I do say so myself). So I asked him to return the favor and shoot at my reception.
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OK, so it's not actually Matt who's pregnant... It's his wife, Angela, who is carrying his spawn. But Matt is doing his part by putting on some sympathy weight. That's been going on for several years now, though, so we're not quite sure if it actually counts as sympathy weight.
Anyway, congrats to the Siemers. May your first child be a masculine child, unless it's a girl. That would make for uncomfortable social gatherings.
One of the images from Brandon's Shaky Face series was selected as one of 25 Best of Show Portrait winners in the International Photography Awards. The Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass district of Brooklyn will be hosting the first-ever New York Photo Festival, which is being held from May 14-18.
Other notables in the Portrait category include Michael Grecco, Lauren Greenfield and Jim Fiscus, among others.
The opening is being held today (May 14) at 7 p.m. at the Farmani Gallery so if you happen to be checking this blog on your iPhone in NYC you should swing by, grab a glass of wine and take a ganders.
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Not too long ago, Jon brought in his beloved poodle, Oberon, for a pet food shoot. Obi was alongside 20-some other dogs photographed as options for the food bags.
Although Obi didn't make the final cut and get his mug in pet owners' homes all over America, he did get a full spa treatment. Too bad he didn't think it was as fun as we did.
enjoy.
After hitting a couple of snags with some music licenses, we're re-releasing the paintball office video with a new soundtrack, courtesy of yours truly.
If you haven't seen it yet, give it an ogle-- this video was picked up by blogs all over the place, netting us over a hundred thousand YouTube hits and making it our most successful video yet. Every time I make a new video, I think about how the paintball video set the bar. It was a semi-enjoyable nightmare to compose a new soundtrack for this video, so let us know what you think.
james@brutonstroube.com
for a full-sized version of the final photo, click here.
Now that you've seen a few videos showcasing Brandon's work, we thought we should show you how Greg's food shoots go down. A half day of shooting, two food stylists, an assistant, a photographer and two bottles of wine later, you get an in-depth look at what what it takes to produce a portfolio-worthy photo by Greg Stroube.
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