I love mixing my passions, photography with cigars! I'm fortunate enough to get quite a few cigar companies and stores that need great photo work be it for a new website, or store displays, banners, booths, brochures etc. In this case I did...
So I just wrapped up a product shoot and accidentally discovered something I sure have never read somewhere else. Not saying it's not known, but it was news to me! For those of us with recent Canon bodies (this may apply to Nikon/Sony-sensored bodies as well but I don't have one to test), we have the ability to shoot at multiple RAW resolution levels. There are plenty of times when it's a good idea to use those lower-res settings, such as when shooting for web-only use, or something you know will never be printed big or cropped. It saves a ton of space and time!
I do a lot of regular product work and also do a lot of standard cigar shots for my other business, reviewing cigars. Every day I take the exact same shots of cigars for the website, and they are only used in videos and on the web so I always use small raw
Florez Y Rodriguez is a new brand line from Abe over at Pinar Del Rio Cigars, with a more traditional blend and style. He offers 4 sizes in both Habano and Maduro, and I produced a ton of catalog and website work for the new sales campaigns!
I designed new 10 foot trade show booths, three new 8 foot tall banners and three new brochures for Blanco Cigars, for the upcoming IPCPR tradeshow in August. I can't wait to see everything setup! ...
These are some highlights from a new catalog, website, brochure and magazine ad shoot for Pinar Del Rio Cigars out of Miami, FL. They have always been a favorite brand of mine, and of course I love doing product photography, so cigars is always a...
Pinar Del Rio makes some of my personal favorite cigars (I'm a big cigar lover) and I am fortunate enough to work with them on new releases! These are some brand new lines just releasing, and are highlights of some new advertisement work for them! [gallery...
I've been busy with cigar art, both for personal use and for corporate clients! This is some of it, ranging from images for website usage, to contest promotion to just plain fun! Featured are special selections from CheapHumidors.com, Limited edition cigars from SmokeInn.com and Padron...
I had the pleasure Monday of having a nice little lunch and couple hours discussion with some of the folks from Team La Gloria Cubana including Michael Giannini, Yuri Guillen and The fabulous Victoria McKee! Conversation drifted quickly off cigars and the industry to everything from...
I received three beautiful and aromatic boxes of all the Di Fazio Cigar blends: Connecticut, Picoso and Maduro, in robusto, torpedo and churchill. These have gorgeous wrappers with oily, textured hues and rich creamy scents! [gallery columns="4"] ...
http://cigarobsession.com/products-page/ NOW AVAILABLE - High-resolution cigar art wallpapers optimized for your Phone! Bringing out the stunning beauty of fine cigars, this nearly 300 image pack combines the power of the iPhone's display with the art of Cigar Obsession & BG Pictures Photography! Click the link above to...
This is a new ad shoot for Pinar Del Rio Cigars! [gallery columns="4"] ...
I was commissioned for some art shots for a new line of cigars out of Miami called Pinar Del Rio. Not only are the EXCEPTIONALLY good cigars, they also look fantastic with TOP notch artwork on the bands and boxes! [gallery columns="4"] ...
Pinar Del Rio has commissioned me to take art shots of their new line of cigars, this is the first line, the 1878! [gallery link="file" columns="4"]...
This week I had a great meeting with Abraham and Juan from La Herencia De Cuba Cigars to shoot their line for a new website, brochure and catalog! I'll be designing the brochure over the next week or so and then am looking forward to...