I know I’m going to have fun when I get a call from the marketing team at the SHERATON Waikiki to shoot their lifestyle events. It’s great because the creative briefs are always very open to interpretation - so I ended up getting out of the studio to mingle with the team and their Guests. The images are used in Sheraton’s marketing collateral.
Read MoreI ran into close friend Johnny, the owner of HOTEL Wailea, at a dinner party and he mentioned that he was in need of new images as part of a broader rebranding project. I created these mood boards and flew to Maui to highlight my emotional vision for HOTEL Wailea photography pitch. I thought the images were a little sexy for a resort marketing campaign - but I did get the gig. HOTEL Wailea remains one of my all-time favorite hotels on Maui.
Read MoreA few years ago, I was retained to photograph a polo match for the magazine Hawaii Polo Life. I was interested in using the built-in focus tracking capabilities in the Nikon D3 I was using for these shots. During the morning matches, I set about doing motion tracking shots while also using a shutter drag - all in-camera. While the magazine never used any motion tracking images, a year later I received a call from a company in New York who had a client (HILTON Resorts) that wanted to purchase the image for use in a new resort in the Chicago area.
Read MoreThe owners of REA Event Design in Honolulu, Hawaii are close friends. They asked if I would swing by the ROYAL Hawaiian Hotel to shoot the pipe and draping/lighting design for a corporate event they resort and the event design company were hosting. I had worked with REA in the past and have always been impressed with their work.
Read MoreI love shooting editorials for hotels and wedding publications. I shot this beautiful editorial for THE MODERN Honolulu and Hawaii Wedding Style magazine. The images were used for both Client’s marketing and promotional purposes.
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