Almas in the Orchard for Westin

We have the pleasure of working with photographer Erik Almas often. He is always capturing our locations in the most unique ways, creating stunning images like no other photographer. For this shoot he teamed up with Stuart Hart of The New Cruelty on a still photo project for Starwood Westin. Westin was looking to show some activities their guests can enjoy in the communities that surround their hotels.What made this project challenging was the request for a lush and full fruiting orchard in the middle of the winter. At that time of year, most fruit bearing trees are void of both leaves and fruit. After a little research (and experience with fruit trees) we focused our search on citrus. The wonderful thing about Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, is that almost everything can be grown here. So, we didn't need to go too far from our backyard to find the perfect location.Here are our scouting images along side Erik's final images. And beneath that, is the behind the scenes video of the production. We did not go to Hawaii for this one... maybe next time!

SCOUTING IMAGE

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SCOUTING IMAGE

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=D8M54_7qKbQ