The Madison Beach Hotel

Part of the growing Distinctive Hospitality Group, the Madison Inn is a brand new high-end boutique hotel on the water in Madison Connecticut.  With the charm of an Inn, but the accommodations of a five star property, this top to bottom shoot was captured in multiple phases.  With the experience to arrive on property and capture the entire facility from stylized interiors to food and lifestyle, this project had it all.   The top to bottom approach is always best ( if possible ) to maintain creative continuity. 

Every room had a spectacular view 

Interior room photography combined with exterior views can be challenging but the results 

are always spectacular.

Working closely with the Chef and his team.

Some food shots have a short life span!

The exterior deck is stunning and thus the studio had many scheduled shots from

 simple exterior photography to food and lifestyle.

Our model had little trouble finding motivation.

The word "Inn" doesn't really define the property especially with a five star spa such as this.

Moonlight, romance and The Madison Inn.

It was also a privilege to work directly with the owners, Ric and Dawn Duques.  Ric Duques was the former CEO of First Data, a spin off from American Express.  His level of business savvy and understanding the high-end lifestyle shaped this beautiful waterfront property to the success it is.  It's rare to work directly with such an icon of the business world, but the experience was fantastic.

Daimer Industries

Over the years, the studio has developed a reputation for being able to deliver tabletop photography, or small product photography for a myriad of companies with a wide range of products.  When Daimer Industries called this was the first time the studio was going to photograph an entire line 

of professional cleaning tools, some the size of a small cars.  

To show scale we decided on the day of the shoot to add a technician next to the units.  Although he wasn't prepared to be a model the results were perfect.

This unit is so powerful it can dig right into concrete.

Some of the smaller units have an outer casing made of highly reflective stainless steel.  

To control the light and reflection we had to make a giant white light box in the factory 
specific for those units.

Daimer wanted to show detail imagery as if the unit was a Ferrari.  

Considering the Italian design, it was fun to capture.

With so many tools and connections we had hours of setup and combinations to capture.

At the end of the fourth day of photography we pulled a unit outside the facility 

to show a technician in "action" it was then I realized how powerful these units are.

Each level of machine had to be grouped, it was a challenge negotiating the right balance

and spacing between units but the results look great.

Verve

The Verve is part of the the Distinctive Hospitality Group.  With a multi-million dollar renovation the property created a unique, one of kind flare to it's design.  This top to bottom shoot was captured in multiple phases.  Each phase capturing various departments within the hotel. The Verve was under construction as each phase of photography took place, so the studio had to work around the construction, and at times "create" an area that was not finished.  DHG and it's partners have a great 

product and the studio looks forward to expanding with such a fantastic team.

 Exterior

Lobby with it's multi seating areas and various hight options.

Pantry Restaurant.

A cool, comfortable interior design with lots of detail that photographed really well.

Food

The best hospitality food photography will always show a bit of the actual location.

The bar with all it's colors.

Signature drink and appetizers.

Function room sets, corporate and social.

Room photography sometimes requires the addition of artwork that wasn't there to begin with.

The Verve has a distinct look and the art had not yet arrived but they had the images in digital form 

so we created the piece.