by Jim Bass | Oct 3, 2018 | On Assignment, Product photography
How do you photograph an essentially square object so that it looks good on a vertical magazine cover? Let’s reflect on that. The challenge came from Amy Brown, director of communications for Birns Inc, a longtime client that manufactures high-tech products for...
by Jim Bass | Jul 6, 2017 | Product photography
Dr. Michael Sparkhul is a veteran surgeon in Ventura County. His experience in the operating room led him to invent a simple device for protecting a patient’s face during surgery. Rather than elaborate about the why’s and wherefore’s of the Saving...
by Jim Bass | Sep 24, 2012 | Personal work, Portraits, Product photography
My friend Chris bought a 1947 Citroen convertible when he lived in South Africa. His wife was aghast at the time, but grew to love the car, known affectionately as “Bon Bon.” When they moved to Thousand Oaks, Bon Bon was included like a member of the...
by Jim Bass | Jun 1, 2012 | Product photography
My granddaughter loves to play in the sandbox. In my experience the three most played with toys are sand, water and cardboard. They’re cheap, require no batteries, make no noise and provide hours of entertainment for kids with imaginations (which is all of...
by Jim Bass | May 17, 2012 | Product photography
How can you photograph industrial products to make them look glamorous? Or at least pretty enough to command a full page advertisement. Amy Brown is Director of Corporate Communications at Birns, Inc, an Oxnard, California manufacturer of lighting and communications...
by Jim Bass | May 9, 2012 | Product photography
George and Carolyn Counnas are a Mom and Pop success story in the world of analog audiophiles. They founded Zesto Audio in Thousand Oaks in 2011 to engineer and manufacture high-end components for very sophisticated music lovers, those who eschew the bits and bytes of...
