ACME Photography

This image was created at a private party in Paradise Valley Arizona. I was hired to provide photography for this backyard house party. The special occasion was a 25th wedding anniversary and the client asked George Abrams, their meeting planner to find a photographer, I was the guy George found to take care of the photo needs.

The event was fun and planned very well.

*strobist lighting and technical info*
TWO sunpak 622 Strobes…
1) On the Right… 2/3’s down the length of the tables.
2) Camera left and maybe 20 ft “deep” into the photo

EXPOSURE(s) This image is actually a few exposures sandwiched together.
This is how the skyline is visible. The mountain is Camelback MT, in Phoenix.

Exposure range from 1/15th of a second to 20 seconds.

© Adam Nollmeyer - AcmePhotography.net
Party & Event Photography - Phoenix Arizona

These Gurkha cigars are pre-embargo Cuban cigars. I forget the exact price on each of these cigars, but it was something like $175 - $200ish per cigar.

This product photography was for a local Phoenix client. This photograph ran in the New York Times travel section, as well as being used for advertising and commercial use. I arrived on location with a bunch of expensive studio lighting equipment in the car and went in to scout the photo shoot. I ended up using all natural window light and some reflectors to bounce light back into the set….all the strobes stayed in the car!

PS: All natural window light/ Existing Light with bounce reflectors… I left all the expensive lighting packed in the cases for this shoot!

Adam Also received a Kodak Gallery Award in EI (Electronic Imaging) for this image at a Arizona State PPA print competition.

Here is the unprocessed, un-leveled, and un-edited photo.

So a lot can be done in post production using Photoshop and good digital editing skills, however, “Trash in = Trash out” Good lighting and composition is important and was used. The edit helped make the shot even better. Is this cheating? Not really. If photographed using film, I could have used Fuji Velvia, a super saturated E6 (color slide film) to show rich colors. I could have also used a vignette during capture to darken down the corners to draw your eye to the center of the image.

This is an example of a Deluxe ACME Edit.
Attention to detail in post production creates a more powerful image which is important in advertising campaigns and marketing pieces.

Adam Nollmeyer
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Commercial Advertising Photography

I found this bridal portrait in the “archives” as I had to pull some files from one Hard drive to another.

I re-edit this headshot and did a different effect and really like the nice soft sepia look. This image was created in the spring of 2005 in Phoenix, AZ.

High Key fashion look. - This photography was for Julie’s Modeling portfolio.

Window lit Available light portrait….. Believe it or not but with the right lighting tools, reflectors and lighting skills a photographer can create studio lit shots nearly anywhere.

The window is the camera right…
Reflector(s) for Bounce fill lighting to the camera left and below the model’s ’s face.

Post processing in Photoshop was used to give this photograph a high key look.

Lauren Editorial Photography in Phoenix

Editorial photography for a magazine.
More Lauren photos from this shoot here

On location I like to use strong lines in architecture and create something visually appealing by giving the viewer’s eye some strong lines to make the photograph interesting. It’s also important to place the person in the photo in a place that will be visually appealing as well.

This is another example of shooting a little wider than a traditional headshot as the photo also illustrates what the person does, their environment, and this helps to define their role in what the article is about.

Lauren is a Realtor servicing the north Scottsdale and Phoenix area and showing part of a home is a great way to tell her story. I placed a light from behind to create the shadows on the ground from the gate. More lighting information is below.

*strobist*
1 622 Sunpak strobe (slightly) right of camera, up high.
2nd 622 Sunpak about 45 deg behind Lauren as an edge-light
(see the shadows from the vertical bars?)