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I’m Back

I’m Back

Like the tribe emerging from the deep, dark jungle of corn, I’ve returned to entertain you all with stories of the past, present, and the future!

people, photographyJohn HoltMarch 20, 2017kids playing in corn, goofy children, corn, smiling faces Comments

Ignorance is Risk

Ignorance is Risk

The minute I heard the campaign concept Anthony Henriques and his team at PARTNERS+simons had conceived for their new client, William Gallagher Associates, I could feel the adrenaline rush.

animals, campaigns, compositing, digital imaging, people, photography, retouchingJohn HoltFebruary 18, 2015shark, underwater, great white shark, dangerous situations, smoking, picnic, trafficComment

Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia

Quite a number of years ago, a company called Northern Light Group hired Mullen Advertising to create a campaign for a very specialized search engine

retouching, photography, people, digital imaging, compositingJohn HoltFebruary 2, 2015Comment

Paradise Rock Club

Paradise Rock Club

Well, I said I liked challenges and this one was a doozy.

retouching, photography, people, digital imaging, compositingJohn HoltDecember 30, 2014Bose speakers, band on stage, very tricky assignment, want to see product through the peopleComment

Go Patriots

Go Patriots

With our New England Patriots once again in the hunt for the Super Bowl,

retouching, photography, people, digital imaging, campaigns, location shootJohn HoltDecember 18, 2014Comment

Memories of a Geisha

Memories of a Geisha

In 2004, just before the New Year, my daughter, Becca, and her husband were spending a couple of days with us.

photography, retouching, people, digital imagingJohn HoltDecember 4, 2014beautiful woman digitally made up like a Geisha girlComment

Piano Dreams

Piano Dreams

This project for Bose 901 Concerto speakers was one of the largest sets we ever built in the studio.

photography, people, room setJohn HoltDecember 3, 2014woman in exotic room set with Grand Piano, Bose speakers, room setsComment

“There really is a Santa Claus"

“There really is a Santa Claus"

With winter upon us, I’m reminded of an idea that kept bouncing around in my head back in 1983.

photography, peopleJohn HoltNovember 20, 2014two children out in the snow at night watching Santa, Christmas, elaborate setComment

Oral B

Oral B

There’s a purity and elegance to white on white shots like this that really appeals to me.

CGI, compositing, digital imaging, people, photography, retouching, 3DJohn HoltNovember 16, 2014pretty girl in silk slip, sleeping on the soft bristles of a toothbrush, Oral B poster Comments

The Art of Emulation

The Art of Emulation

Here’s a week-long project that was a huge challenge, and an absolute joy to create.

room set, photography, people, retouchingJohn HoltNovember 14, 2014woman in museum gazing at a stack of scientific equipment which completely blends in with the background, paintings, abstrac, tricks the eye Comment