Tech Talk: What's in Our Kit?
Who doesn’t love a case full of photography gear? Padded compartments full of beautifully crafted glass, metal, and electronics – what a thing of beauty to open and gaze upon. Photographers and[...]
You be the editor: Senior Living
If you had to find an image to represent senior living, what would you search for? A moment alone with sentimental keepsakes? One surrounded by family and laughter? Maybe an image of old friends[...]
Fresh Pics: Barbershop
One of the coolest parts of shooting small businesses is witnessing the unique talents and style of the people involved. Here's a few selects from our recently added barbershop collection - enjoy!
Moving Pictures!
Over the last couple of years, we have been experimenting with adding video to our stills sets. It hasn't been easy, but we have finally found a process that allows us to seamlessly integrate motion[...]
Tech Talk: Transmitters
At Hero, we are a team. It's a collaborative effort, especially on set where we rely on each other as art directors and photographers in every scene. One of the most important tools we use to unify[...]
A Thousand Thousand Frames
Last week our Gear Sheriff/Keeper of the Files came in and frantically told us that we recently hit our millionth frame. Now, we're not usually ones for milestones but this felt pretty big. We all[...]
You Be the Editor: Crafty Ladies
When trying to shoot a particular concept we find that multiple angles help tell the story in different ways. Problem is, this makes for some tough decisions in the editing process. Because we edit[...]
Photographers We Love: Andrew Reilly
Andrew Reilly has an amazingly adaptable style that shows his fingerprints (eyeball-prints?) on everything he does despite the varied subject matter that is thrown at him. He has a wonderful way of[...]
Behind the Image: Cowgirls
To meet our clients' needs, our Art Directors work hard to capture diverse themes anywhere from teens playing video games to flying helicopters over a rocky landscape. Once the shoot is done each Art[...]
Be My Valentine
From scrawled hearts on stone, to handwritten notes, to mass printed cards, our Valentines have evolved into artistic and sometimes humorous gestures of love (I choo-choo-choose you. Classic). Some[...]