Letterpress Business Cards for International Photographers

In 2008, we received more requests than ever to do over-the-top-gorgeous business cards for photographers around the country, and recent requests suggest these cards are on the international circuit, too.

So a great big THANK YOU and a Happy New Year to the photographers who by word-of-mouth and sleight-of-hand are making Studio-Z a household (darkroom?) name. And, if you’re a photographer visiting this blog for the first time, Welcome – we invite you to read the posts below for inspiration.

 

 

The list of photographers we designed and printed for in 2008 is long and stellar. It includes: 

• Pablo Abuliak, of Buenos Aires, Argentina (www.pabloabuliak.com)
• Brandy J. Anderson and Sticky Rammel, BrandyJ Photography, Van Wert, Ohio (www.brandyj.com)
• Kim Ashford — AK Photography, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana (www.akphotostudio.com)
• Leslie Awender of Los Angeles, California (www.leslieawender.com)
• Akil Bennett, of Houston, Texas (www.akilbennett.com)
  Boutwell Studios also in Southern California (www.cheninboutwell.com)
• Ben Chrisman, of San Francisco, California (www.benchrisman.com)
• Erik Clausen of POSER, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (www.beaposer.com)
• Fred Egan of Dallas, Texas (www.fredegan.com)
  Chad Jarae of Tampa, Florida (www.chadjarae.com)
• Mary Kate McKenna (www.mk2weddings.com and www.mkmckenna.com)
• Ricky Restiano of Bronxville, New York (www.rickyrestiano.com)
• Parker Reposa of Corona del Mar, California (www.foundationphotography.com)
• Laura Stone of ArtStar Photography, Atlanta, Georgia (www.artstarphotography.com)
• Victor Sizemore of Orange County, Southern California (www.vcsphoto.com)
• Ross Tanner of Moldova (yes, I had to look it up in my atlas, too) (www.flosites.com and www.youpluswephotography.com).
• Mike Carpenter of Silverton, Oregon (www.mikecphotography.com)

A note on Ross: Ross, a photographer and gifted web site designer who specializes in work for internationally noted wedding photographers, introduced many amazing wedding photographers to our letterpress studio here on the remote coast of Northern California, and our work. Thank you, Ross, I love to work with you.

It was a joy to work with you ALL in 2008. I wish you — and your business cards — many auspicious meetings in 2009!

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Mendocino Film Festival Subject of Editorial in Current Issue of REM

I admit to being a bit of an obsessive about movies, so this issue of Real Estate Magazine, that features a story about the Mendocino Film Festival is very dear to my heart. This year’s lineup looks fantastic, as usual. I can hardly wait to see the shorts and the Cold War movies, starting of course with the Mendocino-made 1966 classic The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (Something sounds familiar in that The Sky Is Falling title, don’t you think?)

Copies are distributed all around the county, in over 300 locations, and you can also read all about it online at our website: http://www.realestatemendocino.com.

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How Lynette’s Grinch Card Stole Christmas

 

Studio Z Mendocino designs custom cards for any occasion, pairing a client with one of our two in-house designers so that you can be involved at every stage, from design to production, and the card can say exactly what you mean.

One of our favorite clients, Lynette, of Newport Beach, California, designed her beautiful Christmas card this year with Studio Z’s Zoe Bachelor. The folder was a dark pine green with an iridescent, paler green foil depicting a vintage Christmas scene, a carriage with a top-hatted driver. Tucked inside was a three-panel folder of a lighter green stock, and printed in dark pine green ink was a quote from Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and a reminder that the holiday is about more than just buttons and bows.

A few days ago, we got this note from her assistant: “Lynette LOVES the Christmas card and it has won the prize amongst her friends for the ‘best card of the season. ” So appropriate for the times!”

Over the years Zoe has designed, and Studio Z Mendocino has printed and produced, many invitations to weddings and special events Lynette has planned, and extraordinary Holiday cards for her family that we are very proud of. We are grateful to have been able to work with her and the matchless sense of style, design and attention to detail she brings to each project.

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