We are very proud and congratulate award-winning photographer and director Jared Leeds on winning 3rd place in the Corporate category of the 2023 APA Photo Awards. Jared won honors for his portraiture of workers he shot for UniFirst Corporation late last year. “I’m thrilled to be included among a bunch talented folks and great images.” We ditto that. See more of Jared’s work at his site and follow him @jleedsphoto for his latest updates.
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2023 APA Photo Award winner in the Corporate category.
When it comes to roofing, Owens Corning is a trusted name in the industry. So it makes perfect sense for them to put their trust in award-winning photographer and director Jared Leeds to present the latest roofing options for the perfect look to last. You are the envy of the neighborhood—or as we like to say you may be the cause of roof gawking when you choose Owens Corning.
Jared directed a spot and shot three print ads with two more to drop in the months to come. And talk about a quick turnaround, he shot in Atlanta this past May and the ads are already running in the current issue of HGTV Magazine. The spot is currently running on streaming services Hulu, Disney+ and HGTV and will appear during the Las Vegas Bowl.
Jared loves what he does and is grateful to be able to work with client Owens Corning and the hardworking people at Interrupt Marketing. Special thanks to Executive Creative Director Anita Holman, Creative Director Chris Graver, Producer Lisa Wagenbach, DP Heather McGrath and to Jared’s talented production team who all helped to make this a dream job. See even more work and stories at Jared’s site and follow him @jleedsphoto for his latest updates.
Owens Corning Roof Gawking Streaming Spot
The look you want. Print ad campaign for Owens Corning Roof Gawking
It’s the lovely month of May, and we want to celebrate our photographers and all photographers who continue to create stunning imagery, make an impact and touch the intangible. Thank you to all for your remarkable work.
Award-winning commercial and advertising photography studio Tom Hussey Photography recently completed a new multifaceted campaign with Frost Bank. Shot on location, Tom features Frost Bank employees and their commitment to the bank’s customer service and community involvement. Tom and his team spent several days on location in the offices, capturing candid moments of the bank employees working and supporting clients and one another. The resulting images capture the heart and soul of Frost Bank, its employees and how they care for customers. "We wanted to create a campaign that really showcased the personal touch that Frost Bank brings to its customers," says Tom. "By photographing real employees in real-life situations, we were able to capture the authentic moments that make Frost Bank special."
The campaign is out now in print, digital materials, billboards, online ads and social media content. Each image is accompanied by a tagline that reinforces Frost Bank's core values of integrity, people first, talent, grit and gumption. See more of Tom’s latest work @tomhusseyphotography and at his site.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. We are so proud to present this latest project from Claudio Napolitano. “Misused Objects” shows the children’s P.O.V. on common objects that should be just that, and at the same time how scary they are when used for violence. One out of three child-abuse cases reported in the U.S. involves a common object. We can help stop that. The campaign is a commitment to the prevention of child abuse and neglect by valuing children, strengthening families and educating communities. Thanks to @amigosforkids to @republicahavas for trusting Claudio with this powerful, bilingual campaign in English and Spanish. It is now being promoted on Ads of the World, Roastbrief US, AdLatina, Ads of Brands and Little Black Book USA.
See more of Claudio’s fascinating work @claudionapolitano .
Jared Leeds did an inspiring interview with @KellyMcMurray, founder of 2communiqué, about his addition of directing into the creative workflow. Now with the rapid onset of AI, we all must grapple with new challenges and think about how to move forward, explore and build on the power of imagination without fear.
Read the article here. See more new work @jleedspjhoto.
Scott Montgomery shot a super fun project for CHG Healthcare, a national medical-staffing agency. Scott’s campaign focused on high-end specialists as surgeons and hospital doctors. Shot in Minneapolis, he directed the motion spot and covered key scenes with stills. It was a fun and fast-paced two-day production lead by Producer Tanya Silver. Other creatives on the campaign included: Kenton McRae, Jeremy Oviatt and Nate Anderson. See the images and watch how Scott makes health and wellness funny and the best medicine of all here. See more work at his site and follow Scott for new updates @scott_mont.
Click on the images below to see CHG Healthcare in action.
We are proud to share Rhea Anna's latest project "9 On the Move" for client New Era Cap to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 and Women’s History Month. Founded and headquartered in Buffalo, NY, New Era Cap is a global brand of sport, style, culture and self-expression for headgear and apparel. Rhea teamed up with their creative team to produce a video celebrating the achievements of 9 powerhouse women with roots in Buffalo who empower every imaginable role with reality, worth and dignity. originally from Buffalo, Rhea is one of the 9 who answers the call to action by recruiting an all-female crew to shoot and edit the stories of these extraordinary women.
The project is in two parts and includes a :60 teaser and a full-length piece that runs just under seven minutes. See more work at Rhea’s site and follow Rhea @rheaannapictures.
New Era Cap - “9 On the Move” Video.
The world is about to get better, especially in this Super Bowl season where great guacamole flavor comes out on top. Tom Hussey scores big with his latest promotion for Avocados from Mexico (AFM) for the Ultimate Big Game. Tom shot a multi-faceted campaign of print, video spots, digital and in store promotion with football legend Deion Sanders and his fiancée, award-winning TV and film producer Tracey Edmonds.
Welcome to the Goodness Hotel is an integrated approach combining the AFM brand with data, innovative technology and vibrant visuals in a digital hotel space to celebrate the Big Game. The power couple share their favorite “Always Good” guacamole recipes in the colorful lobby spaces and fans can interact to win big prizes. Enter a Goodies Shop with an exclusive big game swag, a Genius Music Lab to create your own jam, an Elevator to explore rooms and activities, and a “Say Avocado” station where you can snap a selfie to share with friends. Get ready and get your guac and football here. Follow @tomhusseyphotography for more new work. Follow us for news and updates @dougtruppe.
Deion Sanders and Tracey Edmonds Press Release for Avocados from Mexico.
Walter Smith has been photographing his mother and father in their later years. It is a story of changes, challenges and selfless love, even if coming a bit late in their lives. He shares his experiences below in thoughtful words and imagery everyone can relate to today.
I've stumbled into documenting my parents over the years. A simple portrait here and there has started adding up to something more like a story. I like having the images...seeing them change...seeing how I've changed. I've never been sure when a series is complete....maybe it never ends and just transitions to something else.
This is my mother. She has been the woman at the sink hand washing every dish because a dishwasher will not get them clean. She spent 80% of her day at that counter...at that window. She started to develop an issue with her heart, and I watched as my father anxiously and tenderly took care of her in the hospital. Their relationship changed after that. As my mother became a bit less like my mother, my father became someone kinder and more patient than the person I grew up with. It has been beautiful to watch.
My mother's mobility started to wane as did her thought process. They had to leave their larger home and downsize to something more manageable. She angrily walked around in a housecoat and swept every inch of their old home just before they left for a new place. She has not forgiven my father for "making them move." She has not forgiven the family that neglected to pay her 80 years ago when she babysat for them. She has large gaps in her memory, and as they grow so does my father's patience. It’s Alzheimer's or dementia. She shuffles now...she talks of bitterness regarding her loss of independence. She asks Rhea to fix the dropped stitches in the potholders she tries to knit. My father continues to find compassion and patience and loves her for who she was and who she now is. That's their marriage. See more of the story here.
Be sure to check out more of Walter’s work at his new site Follow him @waltersmithphoto. Find more news and updates for us @dougtruppe.
Mom washing dishes at the sink.
Mom in the hospital with a heart condition, and my father watching over her.
Mom sweeping her old home before moving into the new place.
Many photographers go through a website update every year or two. Add in a few...remove a few...add images from jobs...fight the good fight of client images vs personal images. For Walter, the line between his personal work and client work is often blurred. His curiosity and documentary style of creating work has allowed him to work with clients from the pharma world to industrial clients. His response when clients ask him to describe his process is always the same... it's about the conversation in the room...the relationship with the talent...the trust of clients. Have a look at the new site and see how he puts this into practice. For more new work follow @waltersmithphoto. Follow us for more updates @dougtruppe.
See Walter’s past year in review below.
“Lurking,”Claudio Napolitano’s black-and-white portrait of a Cuban boxer has been nominated in the 17th Annual Spider Awards in the sports category. Claudio loves to push the envelope, striving to create images that tell unforeseen stories. His motto, “If there is no work, then you have to create it for yourself,” propels him to seek out opportunities in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America and the results are always visionary and award-winning. See more at his site claudionapolitano.com Follow us @DougTruppe for more new work and news.
“Lurking,” nominated in the Sports Category of the 17th annual Spider Awards.
We are proud to present Scott Montgomery’s personal project The Reader, recently featured in the Workbook Weekly, the place to see great work. It is beautifully crafted storytelling using motion and imagery,
Tired of scrolling and binging watching during the first Covid wave that gripped New York City during the winter of 2020, photographer/director Scott began reading to his wife one evening in bed. The sense of intimacy it created transformed them, and for Scott it was the inspiration for the story that he wanted to tell.
He began with a simple story line about a young woman living in Brooklyn. She and her boyfriend love books and read to each other as a way to decompress after work. She wants to share this experience with others and decides she can build a side hustle: a personal reading service. People respond.
Scott began casting in the spring of 2021 but complications due to Covid brought shooting to a halt. But in the Spring of 2022 he met Jenna, an ICU nurse who had worked throughout the pandemic in NYC. She embodied all the traits of the character he called The Reader. And coincidentally, in real life, her boyfriend would read to her to calm her down after a particularly difficult shift. Scott now had the full narrative.
Scott shot both stills and motion and the blending of the two plays to his strength as a storyteller. As he told us, “…For a long time I’ve lit still scenes with a gaffer using motion continuous light. It’s rounder and softer than strobe and I prefer the look. Only gear change is camera. Second, I’m my own DP for main camera. Seamless continuity from stills to motion. Third, narrative story is my natural voice. My stills have always resembled a moment pulled from a movie…. now they link together to make mini-movies.”
“Researching the subject, I expected to find a focus on kids or the elderly. I was wrong. Reader clubs exist! Better yet, as we’ve started to show the piece, person after person has messaged and shared a story. We struck a nerve – The gift of reading out loud,” says Scott. See the Workbook promotion here. Find more updates and follow Scott @scott_mont
Click on the Images below to view The Reader and accompanying images.
The Reader motion and stills.
The Reader motion and stills.
Equal opportunity with equal access. Photographer and director Tom Hussey adapts the theme of access and greater awareness to a series of :30 TV spots and accompanying print campaign he created with Occam Marketing for client Comerica Bank. Both client and agency wanted Tom because of his own strong feelings about ethical standards in the workplace. “We at TOM HUSSEY Photography feel strongly about people being treated fairly and as equals which made bringing this project to life even more rewarding,” he says.
A big theme with a lot to cover, Tom shot and coordinated 14 different talent in 14 different locations to create a seamless campaign in just three days. Each face is a story of pride, goals achieved and empowerment.
The Comerica Bank TV spots and print ads can be seen in the Dallas area and then head to national markets. See new work and follow Tom @tomhusseyphotography. Follow us for daily updates @dougtruppe.
Click on Comerica Bank TV Spot Below.
Comerica Bank TV spot. Click on the image above.
Comerica Bank print campaign.
Comerica Bank print campaign.
Comerica Bank print campaign.
Everyone thinks they have the best dog and none of them are wrong. Tom was driving back to the studio after purchasing a new camera. He passed a large convention center in Dallas and noticed the marquee said “Dog Show.” Being adventurous, he decided to give his new camera some exercise and see what was going on.
It was like walking onto the set of “Best in Show” but with the smells you don’t get watching a movie. Huge mounds of dog hair, some as much as three to four feet high filled the venue. He created a promo booklet from the images made that day. The book is on the site as it was printed with wonderfully designed quotes on the images befitting the grandeur of man’s best friend.
See more images from the Dog Show here and follow @tomhusseyphotography to see new work. Follow @dougtruppe for more news and stories.
Trained and ready for the moment.
It’s the moment. to shine.
Tom was on assignment for AAA. The job—travel by car within a defined territory to find “America” photographically. The images were to be used in decorating a new AAA headquarters.
On the first day, after getting his bags and rental vehicle, he headed north from Minneapolis and stumbled on an oval dirt racetrack going full speed. It was a Friday night. “You could picture this track back in the ‘20s and ‘30s. Drivers with home-built cars and guys handy with screwdrivers and wrenches would show up at a dirt oval to see who was fastest,” he says. No big sponsors, no glass suites, just skill, passion, friends, family and the hope of a checkered flag. The final checkered flag falls over the finish line. Trophies and cold beer get shared as trailers are loaded. Lights go out and the hopes and plans for next Friday night’s chase start revving up. See more of the Racetrack images here and follow @tomhusseyphotography for more updates . Follow @dougtruppe for latest news and stories.
We are very proud and congratulate Scott Montgomery on winning the Lifestyle category, 3rd place, in the 2022 APA Awards. In his latest personal projects, Scott creates and authors characters, their stories and then produces using the elements of narrative motion and stills to fit. “The work has to hold relationship. Our lives are deeper because of the people and places in them,” he says.
With the help of producer Janet Henderson, @zincproductions, Scott found some outstanding locations along coastal Maine, creating more ideas for his script. Next was searching for talent. Scott found his perfect fit in Taylor. She became his active mid-career novelist living on an island in a house over 100 years old without power. “I wanted to bring her mind’s words to life by dropping in as she’s writing,” says Scott.” Crew, gear, wardrobe—everything was skiffed to the location, adding an authentic feel to the character and surroundings.
“I guide real people and pro talent to share a story (some real, some not). When it’s emotionally true, you feel it. We connect, that’s the good stuff.” We couldn’t agree more. Follow and see more work @scott_mont. See more updates and news @dougtruppe.
APA winning image for Lifestyle Category, 3rd place.
Tom was on a shoot for Epipen in Miami. Ever the curious, he noticed a major event was being set up across the street from his hotel. It turned out to be a National Triathlon.
He decided to get up early on the morning of the tech scout to see if there was a story to tell. He walked into the event with three professional Nikons around his neck and people figured he was supposed to be there. “I talked with competitors and made images of the entire triathlon. The light was absolutely perfect, and I was able to create a fun new body of work,” says Tom. As he walked back into the hotel lobby, his client (CD) was getting a cup of coffee and asked what he had been doing. Tom showed her some of the images on the back of his cameras. There was enough for a promo and he asked her if she might be willing to design it for him. She agreed, and he mailed out around 3,000 of them. Tom entered the promo into the Addy awards and was thrilled to call his CD letting her know he had won a Silver Addy. See more of Tom’s Triathlon images here . Follow @tomhusseyphotography to see more work. Follow us for more news and stories here.
National Triathlon Part 1: Swimming.
National Triathlon Part 1: Swimming.
National Triathlon Part 2: Cycling.
National Triathlon Part 2: Cycling.
National Triathlon Part 3: Running
National Triathlon Part 3: Running.
Doug Truppe is on the road again and presents a unique approach to outstanding production that brings your storytelling to life. “I live, work and make choices by these values with photographers, creatives, clients and everyone I meet.” Doug’s values of Curiosity, Passion, Kindness, Truth and Integrity are part of an ongoing series of presentations from our photographers and directors to the creative community. We present the value of Passion— an energy, a compelling desire for someone, something, some place, some idea. Our passion is our purpose. We show it in every image we make with: @KevinArnoldPhoto, @ClaudioNapolitano and @Scott_Mont here.
New collaborations and new relationships with values are the building blocks to great storytelling.
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Jim Hughes photographed Gold Medalist Olympic champion Simone Biles for a United Airlines campaign as part of an ongoing partnership they have shared with the U.S. Olympic Athletes Team for the past 35 years. Jim captured superstar Biles taking selfies with the actual United employees.The images have been displayed on social media platforms in all United terminals, United magazines and digital billboards. Biles is also one of the latest civilian heroes to be the recipient of the Medal of Freedom. See more updates from jim @jimhughesphoto. Follow us for more news and stories @dougtruppe.
Gold Medalist Olympic Champion Simone Biles and United employees.
Simone Biles “Flies the Friendly Skies.”
Superstar Simon Biles and her United friends.