New work: Jim Fiscus for Cottonelle

As part of its “Respect the Roll” campaign promoting its Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper, Kimberly-Clark commissioned designer Jonathan Adler to produce limited-edition toilet-paper roll covers. “Consumers shop on autopilot and shop quite a bit on deal,” Kurt Simon, brand director for Cottonelle, told The Washington Post in a recent article on Adler’s, well, role [...]

Star power: 14 great celebrity portraits

. Bill, Maureen, and the rest of the team at Stockland Martel hosted our annual Hollywood East Cocktail Party a couple of weeks ago, as a way to personally thank our clients in the entertainment industry here on the East Coast. The event, which was attended by photo editors, art buyers, and creatives, was held [...]

SMart Book 2011, our latest photo annual, is now online!

Earlier this year, we threw a big party to celebrate the release of SMart Book 2011, our latest limited-edition collectible photo annual, which we printed with three different covers—by Lauren Greenfield, Roxanne Lowit, and Liz Von Hoene. And now, we’re happy to announce, the book is available to view online at issuu.com. . . The [...]

Spotlight: Jim Fiscus

Jim Fiscus is a visual storyteller who builds his narratives using conceptual photography, computer-generated wizardry, and his unusually vivid imagination. “Fiscus’s photographs are cinematic in nature and quality,” Communication Arts noted in a 2009 feature on Jim. His portfolio is wildly diverse, ranging from a Renaissance Hotels campaign that re-creates The Birth of Venus to [...]

Presenting… 22 new editorial and advertising highlights

I’ll be taking next week off, but to tide you over, here’s a look at 22 of our photographers’ latest editorial and advertising shoots, as featured in our spring e-newsletter. See you on Monday, April 4… .   . .

New work: Jim Fiscus shoots chef Heston Blumenthal “Mission Impossible” style

. Jim Fiscus recently photographed British chef Heston Blumenthal, producing portraits that capture the mystery and intrigue of this acclaimed molecular gastronomist. Blumenthal first rose to fame as the founder of the Fat Duck, a restaurant that boasts three Michelin stars and whose imaginative, ever-changing offerings have included the “BFG,” described as Kirsch ice cream [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Stockland Martel

. Happy Valentine’s Day! . We’d give you all a box of sweets if only it were possible. Alas… In lieu of chocolate, please enjoy this look at love through the lens of some of our photographers. .

Jim Fiscus’ “Louie” poster nominated by IMP Awards

.   Jim Fiscus‘ poster for the FX comedy series Louie, starring Louis C.K., was nominated for Best TV Poster at the IMP Awards. I love this image for its grainy black-and-white look, which you don’t see much, especially in key art for network comedies. Here’s how FX describes the show: “Each episode puts a [...]

Jim Fiscus/Chris Bilheimer exhibition opens in Athens on Friday

Award-winning photographer Jim Fiscus, creator of the digital novella “The Unfortunate Moment of Misunderstanding,” has collaborated with Grammy-nominated graphic designer Chris Bilheimer on an unusual series that combines large-scale photography with other media. The project, titled “A Year on the Hill,” will premiere this Friday at the University of Georgia’s Lamar School of Art, in [...]

Gallery: People’s Choice Awards winners

The Coen Brothers’ True Grit may be generating serious Oscar buzz, but if you ask moviegoers, it’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse that reigns supreme. At last night’s People’s Choice Awards, the vampire flick won the Favorite Movie statue, and its star Kristen Stewart was named Favorite Movie Actress. The fans have spoken. And apparently they’re [...]

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