I shot these recently for Brunner, an ad agency in Atlanta. Wonderful people to work with. The photography was relatively straight forward for me, the challenge was getting the surfaces that resembled a bench top of a golf club fitting environment. The wood surface above was a piece of new butcher block a few days prior to the shoot. Tip: use steel wool that has been steeped in vinegar as a base layer for distressing wood. You can also add some tea into the brew for more of reddish color.
The above piece is the real deal, it's a used grip repair station. Heavy duty piece of steel with attachments you can't see in the picture. I end up with the props after a lot of shoots, and it's not uncommon to have some indecision about what to do with the debris... I was finally a victim of market forces a few years ago and lost my huge studio with a great location. Still have a great Boston location, but not enough space to store weird things like this. Tossing the stuff seems like such a waste, selling it is time consuming and I don't have a place keep things just because I have them, it can be a problem... Not this time though, this found a home after we moved it around the studio for a few weeks...
