On Vacation in Maine

The Jeff Singer Intervention

I first met Jeff on a shoot in Santa Cruz over looking the Pacific ocean. He was at a photo school up in Canada and was in California on vacation. We chatted while I waited for the right light and enjoyed talking to him. A couple years later he moved to the Bay Area and hung out his shingle as a photographer. I would see him over the years at various APA functions and he seemed to have an easy going manner which I chose not to hold this against him . He had been an engineer at Cisco and was just as methodical and focused in his new career. He quickly started getting assignements.

A couple years ago I ran into him at an APA show.

JS WTF?
TB Wha?
JS What are you doing ? Who would want these images? You are a still life shooter? I thought you shot people ?
TB They are conceptual. Not still life
JS I guess I don't get it.
TB I want to bring the same sensibilty I brought to people as I do to these images shot in my studio (office ) . Don't you see I am dealing with light and space the same way no matter what I point the camera at ?
JS Not really.

Of course he was right. I had spent 10 years establishing myself as a portrait/location photographer and people were confused by the new work. So for the last year I have been focusing on what I have been shooting since I was 16. People. I really enjoyed the two years I spent looking at objects through an 8x10 camera. But I am excited about shooting people again whether it is shooting films or still.

Doritos Spec spot

Cleaning out my closet

I came across all these old promos. From when I started as a magazine photographer 14 years ago until now.

BTS

New Spec Spot

I cast, scouted , shot and edited this 30 second commercial myself. The script came from a CD in New York. I have really enjoyed shooting films and am learning a ton. Will post another commercial I shot next week.

New Dog image

Before

After

Mark Zuckerberg

I just saw the social network and was struck how spot on Jesse Eisenberg's performance was. I have photographed Zuckerberg a couple times and found him to be incredibly shy and withdrawn. The first time I shot him I think they had three employees. Here is a shot from a couple years ago.

Mr. Anderson banner Ad on the jackanory

Paula Gren: MY NEW REP !

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Mr. Anderson's Birthday

Mr. Anderson's Birthday from Thomas Broening on Vimeo.

Mr. Anderson goes to the beach

Mr. Anderson goes to the beach from Thomas Broening on Vimeo.

Second Short

I shot a second short this week . A bit more complicated with some car to car jib shots and a little crane move. In the middle of the edit now.

Mr. Anderson: The Short

Mr. Anderson from Thomas Broening on Vimeo.

Editing

Slogging through Final Cut Pro and have run through four different rounds of editing. I feel like I am getting close.

First Short

I shot my first short last week and really enjoyed the process. I have spent the last month casting, story boarding and location scouting.

The process was not as difficult as I expected but certainly a challenge. I found myself dealing with the same issues I have dealt with since I fist picked up a camera. Waiting for light. Putting the subject within a frame. But with motion I had to think about how all the shots would fit together and also had to think about the camera moving.

Mike Sugrue has been super helpful throughout and has always been willing to answer any questions I had no matter how simple minded they were. Archibald was there on day of the shoot and stuck it out on a very long day.

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Rhino

New Project: Endangered

New project

I just started a new ice project. I tried to make them myself but was not happy with the result so I had San Francisco Ice work on them. Stay tuned for the results.

Communication Arts Photo Annual

New Section on Website

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Still Life for Discover Magazine

Archive Ad

Cover

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Start of new project

New Promo cards