Cleveland Photographer Blog

Just finished with a new video of my product photography for all to view.  Check it out.

I just finished working up a few stills and doing my first video on some product shots I did in Madison.  Gas Meters.

Some very old - many very interesting.  Here is the link for the video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yM1MPbr6xU

I don’t remember how many I shot but there were quite a few.

These images were going to be used in a brochure and trade show exhibits.

We’ll recently found out that Stata Productions was selected from as many as 24 photographers to be called upon to be one of three finalists to shoot a chosen product .  The selected photographer will be awarded the opportunity to be the “dedicated” photographer for this Eastlake coin bank manufacturer.   With the help of Jeff Slater’s graphic design company: http://www.fridgeartcreative.com Jeff was able to take several  layers of my  photography  and combine them into a finished piece.  We are currently waiting to hear the results of this shoot off. Here are a few samples.

Here is the finished piece we sent into for approval….

I just came up with all the images to show some of our toy product design and photography.  With the help of fellow artist

http://www.davepotokar.com/ Dave Potokar we came up with some great designs for a local outdoor toy company’s line of kids toys.  From sketch, to design, layout, photography http://www.stataproductions.com helped our client to get to the retail store shelves.

Well it’s been a crazy last couple of months and of course I can’t believe that I haven’t posted since November.
Between the holidays, the photography and sports afield - is that enough excuses? We were actually out shooting
architecture in November and and December. That’s crazy…. but then we’ve had a crazy winter.


The photography business is a collaboration of a lot of different opportunities. Thru the last several months we
shot holiday parties and events, model portfolios, product photography, photographic illustrations, printed and web
work. It’s never the same and always is changing.
One of the things that sets us a part is that we act as virtual photographers for many clients. I’ve often had graphic and
creative designers direct me from the comfort of their offices while I shoot. We’ll shoot a product shot and then resize
and email or ftp the image for approval. Most agencies are so booked with work that they can’t afford to send a creative
off site. Thus the virtual photographer.


We had some fun with one agency in town. They came up with this idea for one of their client to do some photographic
illustrations of common automotive equipment. This group and is always pushing the envelope when it comes to
fun and unusual shots. Love to work for. They sell the idea I do the shots.

We also did some interesting food shots - splashing liquid photography. What a mess but the results were great.


Of course we did some bread and butter of this industry and shots many, many, headshot, fashion, and family photography for clients and friends.