Color proofing at the printer

July 25th, 2010 06:52PM

Check out this short video, filmed, edited, and uploaded on-site with the iPhone 4. While waiting for the print runs to be set up, and while the client and I proofed color tones, I couldn’t help myself, but document the process with iPhone HD video clips and photos. On this video you have an idea of the color proofiing that we did just before the large print runs, and you can see the massive Heidelberg Speedmaster that was used to print the catalog in its glorious action.

Taking Stop Motion to a New Level

June 30th, 2010 07:11AM

Olympus takes Stop Motion to new heights, literally. In order to advertise the new Olympus PEN camera, Peter Goltenboth (Director) and Taijin Taktuchi (Stop Motion Director), together with a crew of 50 people, shot 3000 frames to compose the Stop Motion Ad. By using 355 billboards to build the main plot, plus 70 oversized posters for the final scene, they created a large scale timeless yet emotional story in the streets of Bucharest. The storytelling and oversized stop motion technique transcends the standard Ad creativity, taking the viewer into a “this is cool” mode, and linking all together by reveling that the entire Ad was shot with their very own Olympus PEN. Again, cleverness, creativity and content show how much can be achieved with a simple great idea.

NEW Portfolio Book

May 27th, 2010 06:43PM

I am thrilled to share my brand-new, freshly arrived, portfolio book. After weeks of image selection, portfolio reviews, editing, research for the right printer, the right book binding, and several proofs later it’s finally here. It feels like an odyssey, and indeed it was, but definitely worth it. Vision Art did an incredible job printing and binding the book. Their prints are truly fine art museum quality and the lay flat binding makes the spreads look like a large fine art print. Michael and Becky Turner from Vision Art were instrumental in getting all those details right. Below you can have a glimpse of what’s inside the book. Enjoy!

The Story BEYOND THE STILL – 4th Chapter Submission

May 3rd, 2010 11:34AM

The short film above, “Without Her“, is our submission to the 4th chapter of The Story BEYOND THE STILL film contest by Canon and Vimeo. I had the opportunity to participate as the Director of Photography and Film Editor. It was an incredible journey that lasted 5 weeks with countless hours of filming and editing. This film was a collaborative effort of Miami based still photographers. It was our first project involving filmmaking, the use of HDDSLR cameras and film editing software. The whole idea behind the project was for the group involved to learn this new technology as well as new ways of creating visuals. It’s hard to even begin to describe how steep the filmmaking learning curve is. Coming from the still photography world we have the lighting, composition and story telling concepts engraved in our brains, which of course help a lot, but when things start to move the challenge of creating good imagery and more important, a great story goes up exponentially. I became so involved in this project and worked so intensely researching techniques, learning new equipment, finessing film shots, trimming the film edit, and actually executing the project, that I feel like I have been involved in this for a full year. The most rewarding part comes now after the final product is done. I can’t wait to start shooting the next film. Thanks to the entire crew that worked on this project and specially to Beto Pacheco for putting this group together, and Splashlight Miami’s support.

AUDI MAGAZINE BRAZIL – Audi R8 V10

April 27th, 2010 01:11AM

Images by Claudio Beier

Above you can see the images published on the 2010/04 issue of Audi Magazine Brazil. The concept for the shoot was to portray the new Audi R8 V10 year 2010 in the modern, yet tropical scenery of Miami. The shoot happened during the first week of December of last year, coinciding with Miami’s Art Basel. With many journalists from around the world waiting to Test-Drive the new R8 V10 version, we felt privileged to be able to shoot the car for almost half a day. Between Miami Beach, the Brickell area and Key Biscayne we managed to get some incredible action shots and blend the car with the city’s atmosphere. For more shots from that day Click Here.

SKY SWIMMER – First Short Film by Claudio Beier is coming!

April 9th, 2010 08:09PM

Hey everybody! Soon you will be able to watch my first short film titled the “Sky Swimmer”. All shot with the Canon 5D Mark II HDSLR at 24p. Underwater footage included! The idea came after a test shoot, which one of the frames you can see below. Stay put. I’ll be releasing it in the next few days. Hope you enjoy it.

Hawaii Book by Claudio Beier & Guido Beier (Son&Father)

April 1st, 2010 05:38AM

Hey, here’s a visit to a recent past. My father and I went to Hawaii for two weeks at the end of 2006. The result, besides great fun, incredible memories, awesome father and son bonding was a very large amount of photographs. We both like to photograph, but my father is extremely trigger happy. Those who know him are laughing now… He fires while walking, while riding his bike, while driving a scooter…the Dude is insane…Nothing wrong with that if you have enough room on your HDs, and lots of time to edit. Better safe than sorry. “Shoot away…” The editing took me a while, and the book ended up being my father’s Christmas present. At this point he might be in need of another copy. His is worn out of so much showing around. Here you go Dad, check out the online version before you get your new hard copy.

The Frustrated Photographer – Video Pitch to liveBooks

March 31st, 2010 02:43PM

Here is a hilarious video that I just came across. It was pitched as an ad for liveBooks by Hamilton Partners. Although the series was never made, this video is worth watching and will certainly get some laughs out of photographers and art directors out there. Enjoy!

For credits and an in depth story behind the film go to: Vimeo

New Mailing Stamps for CLAUDIO BEIER photography

March 19th, 2010 11:00PM

JUST ARRIVED! My new custom mailing stamps for CLAUDIO BEIER photography are here. Check them out below! It’s all part of a campaign. More details to come.

How long will it last…

Stamps in detail

STILL IMAGES COME TO LIFE – NEW PUBLISHING ERA

March 19th, 2010 12:34PM

Check out what Alexx Henry and Viv Mag just did for the magazine’s recent cover and featured spread. The work that this collaboration put together is simply stunning. The entire production was certainly something that no average magazine is going to be able to produce, especially on a regular basis, but it certainly shows new possibilities and opens another amazing door for creativity. With the iPad coming out in a couple of weeks now and naturally its followers, we definitely are entering a new era of publishing, and reader interaction.

FEATURED SPREAD

VIV Mag Interactive Feature Spread – iPad Demo from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

THE MAKING OF

VIV Mag Featurette: A Digital Magazine Motion Cover and Feature for the iPad from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

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