Noel Barnhurst Online Magazine Vol. 2

Noel Barnhurst summer

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contents IMAGE LIBRARY Summer Splash Summer Grilling Summer Pleasures

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BEHIND THE SCENES Black Angus Steakhouse Dreyer’s

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VIDEO Ocean Spray

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FOOD STYLISTS

EXPLORATIONS

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Kim Kissling http://www.kimcookin.com/

STUDIO CAPABILITIES

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George Dolese http://www.georgedolese.com/

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For me, summer elicits

in San Francisco most

feelings of tradition,

of my life and summer

happiness, connections

means the fog rolls in

to favorite memories

for three months and

and anticipation of

creates the perfect soft

good things to come.

lighting for bringing

I admit I’m obsessed

out the subtleties of

with photography, so

whatever I’m shooting.

my summer mood has

I hope you enjoy our

much to do with the

Summer Edition.

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summer splash Olives on a tiny skewer, a twist of lemon, a paper-thin slice of lime, a wedge of pineapple, a jaunty paper umbrella — and lots and lots of ice. Nothing beats the heat like a frosty summer cocktail.

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SUMMER GRILLING Grab some friends and a pair of tongs. Summer’s the season for a spur-of -the-moment backyard barbecue.

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We are always excited to shoot with a new client and most recently that was Black Angus. Noel and Josh, from the agency Six Degrees in LA, clicked right away, finding that they shared the same aesthetic in props, lighting, and food styling. We can’t wait for our next shoot with them!

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A selection

Josh behind

Grilling

Food stylist

Everyone

Black

of drinking

the scenes

outdoors.

Kim Kissling

focused on

Angus’

glasses

during

Check

taking on

set to get

cowboy cut

and citrus

the shoot

out those

6 different

the cut just

on set.

garnishes

and Cody

flames!

food items

right.

It was huge!

for the

and Noel

in one shot,

drinks.

reviewing

making it

captures on

look easy.

set.

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SUMMER PLEASURES “Summer desserts are one of my favorite things to shoot. I love the interesting shapes and colors of freshly picked fruits, ice cream swirls (just like snowflakes, no two are ever alike), and the long shadows of a summer evening.�

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Our friends at Dreyer’s came to

the day, as a specific flavor was

us recently with an interesting

getting ready to go onto set.

packaging redesign job for

That meant every member

more than 100 SKUs. We’re

of the crew spent time in the

always excited for a job that

walk-in freezer (wearing snazzy

demands more than the usual

snowsuits!), rotating the ice

attention to detail - and ice

cream to keep it tempered.

cream brings its own set of

Everyone pitched in to keep

challenges.

track of temperature readings and ice cream rotations (even

It all started when 2,500 cartons

over weekends) to make sure

of ice cream were delivered to

the ice cream would perform

our front door one hot August

its best in front of the camera.

day. Every member of the crew rushed to move the ice cream

And two weeks later, new

into freezers before it melted.

images for all 100 SKUs were

From then on, all details of

ready for the new

temperature, equipment and

packaging.

shoot speed needed to be monitored and recorded. We took the temperature of each ice cream flavor throughout

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The freezer truck arrived in our parking lot.

The whole crew jumped in to get the large pallets into the walk-in freezer. The clock was ticking!

The crew enjoyed sporting the snowsuits in the walk-in freezers and they kept everyone nice and toasty.

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We amassed a large collection of different

Keeping all of the flavors organized

scoops in order to get the perfect shape

and cataloged for color accuracy was a

for the ice cream.

daily activity. It would have been a mess without all of that organization!

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Sugar cone, waffle cone, cake cup, big or

Noel capturing a photograph of the ice

small - we tried them all!

cream’s texture right out of Kim’s hand.

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EXPLORATIONS

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noel barnhurst studio studio facilities The main shooting bay has windows on three sides, perfect for natural client work, meeting area

light photography.

The new, larger studio

2 commercial kitchens

also includes a second shooting bay.

lounge area

3015 Adeline St Oakland, CA

easy

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94608

we are here adeline street

510 350 8584

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access The studio is minutes away from the best supermarkets, fresh produce, grocery stores and specialty ethnic markets.

Plusses include fenced-in private parking adjacent to the building, nearby hotels and restaurants and easy freeway access.

a dedicated video production studio

PROP COLLECTIONS

ordinary

unique

economical

expensive

CREW Noel Barnhurst photographer

vintage

Cody Rundoll first assistant

modern

Pamela Kohler studio manager

Pete Wilson

second assistant

Dana Chang producer

Victor Cobian digital technician

Sasha Kim

Duke

digital technician

studio dog

noel partners with experienced food stylists, prop stylists and production specialists as required for a particular job.

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studio gallery

The upstairs gallery features artwork by the studio crew. Take a guided tour!

see you!

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Noel

Suzanne

Sasha

Barnhurst

Cushman

Seon-Ho

and Pamela Kohler

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your summer!

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