Here's a few clips from behind the scenes on a shoot for a new advertising campaign that will be released very soon and can be seen on billboards in Central Virginia. More details in the weeks to come! Stay tuned!
Farewell to a Respected Richmond Rocker.
We were sad to hear that lead guitarist of Gwar, “Cory Smoot (Flattus Maximus)” passed away yesterday while on tour with the band. Our company has worked with Gwar several times over the last few years on various music projects and in each of those occasions it has been a true gift to be a part of their creative process and life passion. They are a fantastic group of guys that we admire for doing their own thing and living out their dream. Though our experiences with Cory have been limited to the handful of times we've worked with the band, we are still saddened that the music industry has lost a talented artist and that Richmond, Virginia has lost one of its most respected rockers. Our thoughts and condolences go out to the band, friends, family and fans of Gwar during this difficult time. We will have very fond memories of Cory and of the wonderful energy he brought to our photo shoots.
Happy Scary Day !
In this new holiday photo we have an"Exclusive Sneak Peak" into a therapy session for troubled and otherwise misunderstood icons of horror,terror and fear." Truth is folks, things are just never quite the way we're made to believe they are... Like so many others, these guys are working through their own problems and need a shoulder to cry on from time to time. This Halloween, lets say a little prayer for all the ghouls in need...
Happy Halloween from Winton-Stahle Photography !
New Cover for Boomer Magazine
What a Trip...
1,684 miles traveled by car, 7 states, 1 hurricane, a little flooding, a little rescheduling, 42 beautiful dancers, a bit of hot fashion, a near miss with Elton John, a delightfully unexpected family reunion, beautiful scenery through the Appalachian Mountains, one amazing wedding, a smorgasbord of incredible friends & family, several epic conversations regarding the universal law of attraction and a few delightfully satisfied clients. One overwhelming conclusion that LIFE IS GOOD... Yes my friends, the last two weeks have been quite an amazing trip! Thank you to all that have been involved! You know who you are. Love all you guys!
Heading off to New York soon.
Looking forward to leaving for a week in Saratoga Springs, NY to hang with and photograph all the lovely dancers! I must say, I really do enjoy working with them! There's just something about the energy, the honesty and the raw emotion of experiencing a performance this closely. When I'm connected to a dancer behind the camera I feel their energy, I follow their movement and I dance along with them. It almost becomes a spiritual experience for me and each shoot becomes a special moment shared between myself and that dancer. Here's a new image that will be featured in my dance collection coming soon. Excited to be doing more of this!
- Christopher Winton-Stahle
New Music Mailer Shipping out this September
Winton-Stahle Photography has a NEW music / entertainment mailer shipping out to record labels this September and we're very excited to announce that soon we will be updating our website and launching a brand new portfolio for "Music"
On the front of this new 5x7" mailer we're featuring a new image from a marketing series we're working on for Boston based hip hop artist, Jihad Scudder of K.R.A.S.H. Entertainment. On the back are three previously commissioned images. The first is of Chad Hugo of the "Neptunes" and "N.E.R.D." that was made for an article featured in Revolver Magazine. The second is marketing image made for rockband "GWAR", and the third is Randy Blythe, lead vocalist for "Lamb of God".
We will also be launching a new portfolio for "dance and movement". These two new subjects will become new specialized fields of focus that we'll be pursuing and we're very excited to be finding our calling, our people in the industry and our pursuit of this specialized work.
Look for more to come soon!
(Here's a glimpse of our NEW home page coming in September 2011.)
Fall Fashion Feature in Boomer Magazine
Boomer Magazine just released an 8 page Fall Fashion Feature in their latest issue created by Winton-Stahle Photography with Antoinette Essa, Kat Simons, Lisa Schaffner and more. Check it out online or, better yet, go pick up the magazine! It's a beautiful feature. Our team had a fantastic time working with Boomer Magazine and all of the wonderful talent involved in this project. Thank you all for being awesome!
You may read this article online here.
Revealed! Behind the scenes of post-production.
It's sometimes a mystery what happens between the time of shooting images for a photo-composite and the final product that is created. See a little bit here of what happens between the time after I make a set of images for a project and deliver a final image...
Here's the final image as it was delivered.
Boomer Magazine's 2011 Summer Guide
New Spring Promotional Campaign
This spring we're launching a new Promotional Campaign that is exhibiting some of the latest style of work we've been creating. It started going out today! The new "Smoke & Mirrors" series is concepted and designed by the Derek Machado at Five19 Creative in Richmond, Virginia and new photography has been designed for the campaign by us. Very exciting.
Check out more of our work at www.winton-stahle.com
Winner of an AIGA GRADE 6 Award
April 2011 has become the month of winning awards!!! We just found out that we've won an AIGA GRADE 6 Award with Morgan Porter Design for a branding campaign we worked on for a Charles City County Library Campaign which involved booklets, brochures and website. Check out the winning website by clicking here . Very Exciting!
Special Thanks To :
Creative Director / Designer - Morgan Porter Design
Copywriter - Terri Jones / Word Play
Winner of a Gold Remi Award @ WorldFest Houston Film Festival
I was notified this past Monday that I'll be sharing a 2011 Gold Remi Award in the 44th Annual WorldFest - Houston International Film/Video Festival (http://www.worldfest.org) with my friend & colleague, producer/director, Bruce Berryhill. This award is being received for our new self-promotional video we collaboratively produced last year and released this January. Also involved in helping to make this video possible are producer Jordan Rodericks, Cinematographer Alexander Germanotta, Heidi Winton-Stahle and the our fabulous team that have all helped us along the way. Thank you all!
You may view this video on the homepage of my website HERE .
It's also available on YouTube HERE .
Special Thanks To !
Executive Producer - Heidi Winton-Stahle
Co-Designer / Editor - Bruce Berryhill
Producer - Jordan Rodericks
Video Provided by - Alex Germanotta
Hair / Make Up - Phillip Krane Bernier
Talent Provided by - Liquid Talent Group
Clothing Designed by - Lili Forrest
Locations - Karen Molzhon
1st Assistant - Jenny McQueen
2nd Assistant - Hassan Pitts
Talent - Katrina Laluna
Talent - Ami Burke
Talent - Josephe Mann
Talent - Dane Jordan
"If You Build It, Will They Come?"
I recently had the opportunity to shoot the photography for a feature article that appears in the April issue of The Boomer Magazine. The article is all about the new, highly anticipated, $100 million dollar SportsQuest facility that is being built in Chesterfield, Virginia near our state's capital.
[Dr. Stephen Burton, SportsQuest Chairman and company CEO is overcoming many obstacles and fulfilling his dreams by building this new state-of-the-art facility. After 30 years, he has returned to his original career plan, though along the way it has become much bigger than likely even he could have dreamed, let alone everyone else. “When I started college at William & Mary, I wanted to be an urban planner,” he said. “Didn’t happen right away, so with SportsQuest I have come full circle. I’m an urban planner.”]
Read the rest of this article at www.theboomermagazine.com
The Importance of Staying Creative.
Someone asked me recently whether or not I still do a lot of personal work to stay creative and just have fun with photography and art. My answer was, “Well of course, with a great big "YES" and an enthusiastic smile! I love visual art! Whether it’s painting, sculpture, performance art, film or photography, I am greatly inspired by it all. I am so very fortunate to be doing something that I love to do! Whether it's shooting simple products on a white background for a catalog or making images of political figures for a magazine, I'm living my dream of being a professional artist!
Being an artist means that you are constantly exercising your mind, evolving your style, and exploring new techniques and ideas. This is just part of the job! However, one of the biggest hurdles I’ve experienced as a commercial artist, “I think” is that I have been known to be "too creative” at times. I've learned over time how important understanding the difference between a "fine art" image and a beautifully executed image that effectively "sells a product" is in my world of business. I am also learning how to effectively balance these two worlds and make them work well for me.
The truth that I've found is that most art buyers love to see beautifully executed "art" images with GREAT concepts but the question always arises, "How can I sell what this person is doing?". An artist's creative mind is the unique trait that sets them apart from everyone else in the business. As an artist, I have an overwhelming need to "create" but not always to "sell". It's been tricky to figure this out. But overall, I think I've learned to just focus on making great imagery in my personal time, continue to grow as an artist, and to keep in mind the importance of creating thought evoking imagery that challenges the mind and keeps the viewer thinking. A very wise person once told me to, “Shoot what you love and then focus on finding the market for it!”. I’m sticking with that approached! Of course it never hurts to keep it simple, clean and design friendly so that other creative minds working in print publications might find themselves saying, "hey, I can see myself running copy around that!"
Featured above is one such image that is derived from a personal body of work I’ve been playing around with on coastal landscapes. Of course my personal landscapes are often influenced by my twisted imagination. Hope you enjoy!
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