Who hasn’t shot a perfume bottle dropping into water? Unique or not – it was fun to shoot. I’ve shot a number of products in mist, steam, water, etc. but never used a twin head before. The Gump’s bottle was beautiful and the bubbles and the bottle were shot in one frame – I did very little retouching on this one.

With a flurry of motion projects – stop frame and video – coming through the studio, I’ve been shooting tests with new lights, sets, cameras, etc. for the past few weeks. Here’s a quick test clip shot on one of our new sets with a simple HMI light setup and some post techniques typical to my photos. More to come in late July.

While shooting a portrait of graffiti artist/illustrator, Tony Bones, in a Dallas warehouse we found dozens of these pristine, rippled-glass sheets original to the building. They were HEAVY, but beautiful. The owners are renovating the warehouse at 800 Jackson St in Dallas. These and other original pieces – elevator motors, a Coke advertisement painted on the neighboring brick exterior…will be salvaged and used in the new design.

While I’m still waist deep in retouching on this campaign, here are a few outtakes of Pamela Scrima on set last week. You’ll see the final images at gas stations and convenience stores across the US this summer.

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D Home featured an image I shot for the Lotus Shop at the Crow Collection of Asian Art in it’s recent Decade of Dallas Design issue. The vase is Vellum New York’s modern take on an 18th century chinoiserie pattern.

Related Links
D Magazine
Vellum New York
Crow Collection of Asian Art
Chris Korbey

Velo, released last month by Gestalten, features an information graphic I shot and designed for GOOD magazine. Gestalten describes the book as:

Velo introduces a wild bunch of passionate cyclists – frame builders, urban planners, artists, photographers, and those who ride professionally – who are making an impact. They are not only shaping styles, but promoting cycling as a primary form of transport. The book also explores the aesthetic of today’s cycling culture and presents custom-made frames and art bikes as well as a selection of contemporary illustration and design influenced by the cycling movement. Geared toward anyone who has a personal or professional interest in cycling, Velo is the fast lane into a current topic that is both entertaining and socially relevant.

Great book – check it out…

Related Links
Gestalten
Velo, Bicycle Culture and Design
Chris Korbey
GOOD Magazine

I shot these earlier this year for a story on the demise of the traditional publishing industry in American Way Magazine. I was describing the image at an agency showing this week – from my iPad. In keeping with the article, I recently tossed all of my printed portfolios in favor of an iPad. It’s cheaper than a printed book, it’s easier to mail and a lot more fun for an art director/art buyer to play with for a week.

Here’s a sneak peek of two Abraham & Thakore dresses I shot for the Lotus Shop catalog this season. These images and the rest of the catalog are going to the printer tomorrow… Keep an eye out for a full story and a few spreads in early July.

Also – a quick plug for Typogram (the printer). They prined last year’s catalog as well as all of my promotional materials. They have an office in NYC but print larger jobs in Canada – favorable exchange rate and no tax. Great color work… Try them out.

Related Links
abrahamandthakore.com
chriskorbey.com
Typogram

This year’s Lotus Shop catalog from the Crow Collection of Asian Art is about half complete. Here’s an unretouched sneak peek of Richard Tsao’s new line. The rest of the day was spent shooting on a 24-foot temporary runway constructed in the studio. Really beautiful imagery. Keep an eye out for the rest of the images and the final catalog in May.

More at chriskorbey.com

More about Richard Tsao:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/03/071203fa_fact_marx

http://www.artnet.com/artist/24675/richard-tsao.html

http://asiastoreblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/asian-american-designer-spotlight.html