PHOTOGRAPHY WORTH FIGHTING FOR

So here is my self portrait update. Perhaps soon to be a t-shirt. Many thanks to my artist friend, Stephen Parker. Stephen helped to design this piece and wrote the headline. Check out his art at stephenparkerart.blogspot.com.

Tony Caputo

Cinnabon

From a series of images for Cinnabon new packaging concept.

Tony Caputo – Caputo Images – Austin, Texas

Che (self portrait)

Here is my Linkedin profile photo. It’s a self portrait from  my college days. Wow, it’s back in style. Just wish I still had that much hair!

“For the love of music”

This is another ad in a series for Epiphone guitars. The small headline reads “for the love of music”. We tested many sizes and shapes of guitars to achieve and pull off this simple concept in a elegant photograph. Careful selection of a hand model was also a critical component.

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Epiphone Guitars

Speaking of the afore mentioned studio sets, this studio creation was shot for the ad agency FPO, the client is Epiphone, a division of Gibson Guitars.

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HealthTronix

Again, this is a studio set! Much more control in the studio. All accomplished in the camera (no photoshop). The Background is a rental. A couple thousand pounds of sand and the lighting to feel like the great outdoors. Since I started shooting, in Los Angeles (many years ago), I have always had the opportunity to create sets for clients. It’s great to pull a crew together and make realistic images that would be difficult to pull off outdoors.

Caputo Images/Advertising Photography

HealthTronix

 

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This image is a studio set shot for Creative Director, David Walker at HC&B. Dave is a whole lot of fun to shoot with and brings his award winning talent to every shoot.

Tony Caputo

Ian Pollard

This week, I have Ian Pollard, a Waldorf High School student, working with me for his Senior Work Experience. He also is an accomplished track athlete. Here is a portrait I did of Ian, with his track shoes & hoodie. I was teaching him about swings & tilts with large format photography and how you can control the plane of focus to help achieve the above selective focus effect. This was shot with a Hasselblad Flexbody with a digital back attached.

Tony Caputo/Austin, Texas Commercial Advertising Photographer

SXSW

This week in Austin. SXSW! Check out the Armed Forces Entertainment Booth. This image and other’s in the series are part of the booth graphics, designed by Roger Christian of Roger Christian & Co. Roger’s Design firm is truly world class. Producing award winning work is the rule and not the exception. With Roger’s art direction, we produced these wonderful images. Check ‘em out life size at SXSW this week, or on my website.

Tony Caputo/Caputo Images