Tag: Travel Photography

The Summer of Projects

September 17, 2013
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This summer has been filled with many projects for a variety of clients. The folks at AbbVie have been great to work with and I shot people in the studio for them for two different campaigns. I also did architectural and lifestyle images for The Whitman in Savannah along with tourism images of the area. There were projects for retailers and a few musicians for their upcoming CDs. And of course work on my next book project Twenty/Ninety-Five about all five of the Great Lakes.

In Georgia I was part of the team to shoot architectural and lifestyle images for The Whitman, a historic mansion across from Forsythe Park which has been meticulously renovated and is now a beautiful event space for corporate events, weddings, family gatherings and anything you can imagine. We had over 40 people on set the days for those shoots as art directors, and talent for the production. You can view some of those images on the Whitman website.

While in the Savannah area I also shot many images for use in tourism marketing and fine art prints. As this project was in conjunction with Jill Buckner we both explored the city. It is always interesting to shoot a city or area you don’t know because you must do some research into what is around and how to portray it in the best way. It is also a joy to explore a place for the first time and record your impressions of the place so others may want to enjoy it as well. We shot the old historic part by the river front to the new bridge across the river and a few shots of the shipping and harbor area. In addition we went to the ocean beaches and the Atlantic Coastal areas and of course went to the famous Wormsloe State Park and Bonaventure Cemetery.

To see more of the tourism images from the area you can use this link. https://www.mackphoto.com/BlogImages/Savannah/

There were a lot more projects we don’t have space to talk about now but will in the future.

But I have to say the highlight of the summer was my son’s wedding! He and Kelly married on the shores of Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park on a beautiful summer’s day in July.

Enjoy,

Richard Mack

 

 

Images from Tuscany

June 17, 2012
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We have returned from our trip to Italy and Morocco and did not have time to post images online. We have finally picked out a few images from Tuscany to upload. As most of you know the first week we were working for Gourmet Destinations which does spectacular trips lead by Jens Bauerle into the Tuscany region. They specialize in farm to plate trips looking at farms, wineries and cheese and meat producers as well as gourmet restaurants. This one had a special guest Chris Marchino from Spiaggia Restaurant who was great to hang with. As we walked in fields he would point out spices growing wild.

Some of these images were done on the tour and some done in the two days we spent in Tuscany after the tour. We would often split off in our own car before meeting the rest of the group for dinner and shoot in the late afternoon light as we made our way back. We found many of the small hilltop medieval towns full of great images at every turn. Outside of them you could find lovely landscapes of Tuscany. The poppies were in full bloom, yet the wheat fields which turn the landscape that golden color where still green.

You always want your images to be heart stopping. Every shot cannot be that. I think your goal can be for one spectacular image per day and weather is a big factor as well. If you find you have more, it is a plus. We had a lot of cloudy days so on the days we had great evening light we worked fast and furiously. Now that we are back we hope to be able to upload more images from Morocco and our second week in Florence and Venice. Stay tuned…

In future posts we will also talk about some of the thought processes we went through as we worked with a scene, how it was for two photographers to create images in concert with each other and more.

We hope to start bringing folks over to Tuscany for photo workshops and tours for 4-6 days starting next spring. More on this later, or signup for our newsletters and updates at Quiet Light Workshops. We also have a fall tour to Great Smoky Mountains National Park if you want to stay closer to home.

 

To see more of the work from Tuscany: Images From Tuscany

Enjoy!

Jill Buckner & Richard Mack

www.bucknermackphotography.com

 

The Trip You Want on Your List of Experiences

May 26, 2012
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Today we are leaving on one of those trips that are on your life list probably, at least for us it is. Really more like two trips in one. We fly to Florence, Italy and shoot for a week in Tuscany. The client is a tour company so we need scenes of the area along with people shots and we get to join the tour and shoot what they are doing as well. Then we spend two days on our own in Tuscany, yes probably shooting some more for ourselves plus relaxing in a Villa near San Gimignano. Then on Monday we fly to Casablanca, Morocco and will also visit Marrakech. This is for a possible book we are working on with a working title of Treasures of Morocco: A Sensual Feast of Color. This book looks at Morocco from the aspect of its bright colors, sensual food, and the combination they bring to the country.

The book is intended to bring people together from both countries as awe work on the book and the accompanying video and music for the eBook side. Jill has been to Morocco, albeit in College, so it will be interesting to see how much has changed since she has been there. I have not been to Italy or Morocco so I am especially looking forward to the experiences of both places.

We then return to Florence and spend three days exploring there before taking a train up to Venice and spending time photographing that famous city. We hope to have images to add to all of your homes after a gallery show sometime this fall!

We are both so excited about this trip and what it will bring to us – it is a trip of a lifetime. Keep watching this space for updates from overseas! We’ll upload a few images along the way as well.

Ciao,

Jill Buckner & Richard Mack