HotShots Imaging Blog

Easy To Remember Script

2008-05-01T07:49:00.004-05:00

DDB/Chicago comes up with the best ad copy using a single word - DUDE!

Group Creative Director: Mark Gross
Creative Director: Chuck Rachford, Chris Roe, Jim Larmon
Copywriter: Kenny Herzog, Clay Weiner
Exercutive Agency Producer: Will St. Clair
Director: Kenny Herzog, Clay Weiner
Director of Photography: Elliot Davis

Greenpeace - New Version Of Dove Ad

2008-04-22T13:18:00.017-05:00

Greenpeace has an Earth Day message for Dove in response to their "Onslaught" ad.-js

Here is the original in case you missed it.

FYI - here is another Dove tribute if you are interested..

Best Car TV Spot EVER!

2008-04-20T07:02:00.004-05:00

This is an interesting TV spot from a local car dealer here in the Chicago area - South Oak Dodge in Matteson, IL.

Here we see the our hero "Super Don" beat the heck out of his Japanese nemesis "Sumo Guy"....-js

The Laughing Bear....

2008-04-17T21:42:00.007-05:00

This bear is having a great time watching his friends on tv actually "working" to catch fish!-js

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Moscow, Russia Creative Director: Stuart Robinson

Photoshop Vengence.......

2008-04-15T17:02:00.003-05:00

Our friend Donny teaches Photoshop and expresses his feelings at the same time........-js

The Camera As Art

2008-04-14T05:01:00.005-05:00

Artist Wayne Martin Belger does amazing things with cameras...js

Who Gets The Photo Credit?

2008-04-05T16:51:00.004-05:00

Very interesting technology that can combine a bunch of individual photographs shot by different people at same the place into a "3D" type of experience..-js

Photosynth

High Speed Advertising..

2008-04-04T12:18:00.004-05:00

Nice Schweppes commercial. Super slow-mo is cooool! -js

Client: Schweppes
Agency: Y&R / Australia.

Photo: Harold Edgerton

Google Adds Paper Airplane Option...!

2008-04-01T19:49:00.006-05:00

Google Docs has always been a great alternative to MS products - This just proves it!-js

TechCrunch.com

Lego Versions of Classic Photos..

2008-04-01T13:03:00.004-05:00

Original photograph by Jeff Widener 1989. Lego version by "Balokov"2008-js

Coffee + Advertising + Technology

2008-03-25T20:32:00.006-05:00

Here is what happens when a tech freak has too much free time.. Adver-coffee!! -js

Animation - Russian Style

2008-03-23T17:03:00.004-05:00

Google's Gmail ad for the Russian market...-js

Client: Google
Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Moscow

GIANT Smoke Ring Maker......

2008-03-22T16:03:00.006-05:00

The perfect gift for the person who has everything.... -js

Client: Ebert & Gerbert
Agency : Colle + McVoy

Name That Movie...

2008-03-21T11:47:00.004-05:00

O.K - It's that time again!..... -js

Classic Twin Lens Mini Digital Camera..

2008-03-19T20:45:00.003-05:00

My Grandfather had one kinda' like this except it shot film and was a lot bigger!-js
Rolleiflex MiniDigi

The "U Brand " Beaver....

2008-03-18T20:54:00.004-05:00

For some reason there seems to be an issue with a beaver being used in this Australian ad.......js

Perfect Circle

2008-03-12T08:29:00.002-05:00

World Freehand Circle Drawing Champion Alexander Overwijk demonstrates the technique that won him the title...-js

Reverse Teddy Bears....

2008-03-10T22:16:00.004-05:00

Kinda creepy..Kinda interesting. Photographer Kent Rogowski exposes us to the
insides of our furry little friends...-js

Bloxes....

2008-03-07T21:25:00.002-06:00

Simple, yet creative use of cardboard...-js

Hospital Bans Scenic Photography...

2008-03-06T04:46:00.005-06:00

This is a story about a local hospital in Chicago. Leave your cameras at home if you have to go here...-js

Fiftytwofifty.com

Traffic Cameras + Model = Photo Shoot

2008-02-27T15:25:00.005-06:00

Who needs a photographer when you have traffic cameras?-js

Stella Studios - France

The First Photoshop Icon (0.6)

2008-02-25T22:16:00.007-06:00

Photoshop has come a long way.. js

The Cocoia Blog

Photo Tip #143

2007-08-27T13:06:00.001-05:00

Photo Tip # 143 " The Overhead Food Shot" - Click here for more amazing videos

Another satisfied customer!!

The Classic - Revisited

2007-08-27T12:59:00.000-05:00

Warning! This video has been shown to cause seizures!!

Cosmic Experiences In Space...

2007-07-20T16:36:00.000-05:00

Did you ever wonder about the meaning of life? Ask an astronaut...js

livescience.com

The NEW Periodic Table.......

2007-07-19T09:39:00.000-05:00

What happens when you combine a computer nerd with a chemist?.... A NEW periodic table of the internet-js

downloadsquad.com

Unfortunate Ad Placement...

2007-07-17T20:46:00.000-05:00

It may be time for an agency review for this client...-js

The ULTIMATE Pizza!

2007-07-17T20:24:00.000-05:00

Just when you thought you had seen it all.....A NEW killer junk food-js

plasticbamboo.com

Big Brother Drives A Chevy.....

2007-07-17T15:39:00.000-05:00

Hide if you see one of these cars! Here is TOP SECRET information about Google's new fleet of "Street View" cars that will be cruising down your street in their attempt to photograph the entire country....-js

Gizmodo

Google Earth Racing!

2007-07-15T19:29:00.000-05:00

Fun with Google Earth........-js

"Interchangeability"

2007-07-14T00:17:00.000-05:00

Musicians and music fans make a statement about the RIAA and their attempt to stop music sharing...-js

Created by: R. Clayton Miller

Friday The 13th!!

2007-07-13T22:05:00.000-05:00

Everything you ever wanted to know about this spooky date.........-js

Human Pixels......

2007-07-07T08:08:00.000-05:00

These Samsung-sponsored dancers take football-stadium card flipping to the next level with this inspired routine. They combine computer-generated choreography, perfect synchronization, custom-designed costumes that can instantly reveal a variety of colors and a level of cooperation that's probably not even possible in America... -js

Source: Neatorama.com

Goodby / Silverstein - H.P

2007-07-06T11:10:00.000-05:00

Nice ad by Goodby / Silverstein for H.P with help from French Director Michel Gondry -js

Goodby/Silverstein

Hollywood Is Getting Even!

2007-07-05T15:29:00.000-05:00

The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) is getting sneaky! They have unleashed a trap called MIIVI.COM. The idea is to lure movie pirates in with free movie downloads, and BUST EM' when they do it! The battle is raging on...js

Marketingvox.com

Commercials 2.0

2007-07-03T08:54:00.000-05:00

YouTube rolls out a clever way to embed commercials in their videos...-js

Source: mashable.com

Painting With Ketchup.....

2007-07-01T16:01:00.000-05:00

A bored artist paints with ketchup and fries..-js

The First Person to Drop Their iPhone...

2007-06-30T14:12:00.000-05:00

Actual footage of poor kid dropping his new iPhone - right out of the box!..j.s

Corporate Entertainment Gone BAD....

2007-06-30T00:06:00.000-05:00

What happens when a couple of MBNA bankers decide to explore their creative side at the
corporate sales meeting-js

Artist With Issues.......

2007-06-29T00:23:00.000-05:00

Artist + Movie Fan = Sketchbook Diaries....-js

Reverse Virtual Ad Agency.....

2007-06-28T23:39:00.001-05:00

The folks at DRAFT FBC/PARIS are spending too much time on Secondlife.......-js

DRAFT FCB/PARIS

The Day The Music Died.....

2007-06-26T20:50:00.000-05:00

I turned on my favorite net radio station today - nothing there... VISIT HERE TO LEARN WHY-js

Microsoft Surface........

2007-06-25T08:15:00.000-05:00

Nice commercial for a new Microsoft product... -js

Microsoft Surface

How To Eat Sushi

2007-06-23T18:20:00.000-05:00

A "must see video". I had no idea sushi was so interesting...-js

Classical Guitar 2.0

2007-06-22T12:35:00.000-05:00

This Kid Rocks!....-js

Composed by: Johann Pachelbel 1680
Performed by: "Mattrach" 2006

Video Camera + Baby = Funny Movie

2007-06-21T09:57:00.000-05:00

I think this parent may have too much time on his hands. Cute Movie! -js

A Movie Frozen In Time...

2007-06-20T06:20:00.000-05:00

Graphic Designer / Programmer Brendan Dawes has developed A specially written piece of software takes a tiny snapshot of the film every second. Each row contains sixty of these frames, representing one minute of film time. This process continues for the whole movie resulting in an image that becomes greater than the sum of its parts, in effect creating a unique visual fingerprint of the film.....-js

Shown here is Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo"

Office Collects Money To Buy Beer.....

2007-06-19T21:36:00.000-05:00

Interesting way to save up money to buy beer......-js

Client : Budweiser
Agency : DDB Chicago

Words Largest Etch-A-Sketch.......

2007-06-18T08:30:00.000-05:00

Just when you thought technology could not get any better - The Giant Etch-A-Sketch!-js

CBS News

Baby Monitor Picks Up NASA Signal...

2007-06-16T10:08:00.000-05:00

This is interesting. According to news reports, a local family has been picking up the space shuttle signal on their baby monitor -js

CBS News

Power Thirst....

2007-06-14T09:14:00.000-05:00

Who needs coffee when you can have the ultimate ENERGY drink!-js

A Tribute To Bob Ross.....

2007-06-13T16:54:00.000-05:00

Did you ever wonder why Bob Ross never painted people?-js

Created by: David & Ron Barba

Print Advertising Is Doomed?

2007-06-12T09:53:00.000-05:00

I am glad we at HotShots Imaging are getting into video. Here is a very intersting article about the possible (probable) future of image capture. I think you will see a TON of digital cameras for sale on Ebay in a couple of years!-js

Source : Jim Pickerell / Black Star

Pale Blue Dot

2007-06-11T08:18:00.000-05:00

Carl Sagan quotes on this famous photograph of the earth from deep space: "We succeeded in taking that picture [from deep space], and, if you look at it, you see a dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you've ever heard of, every human being who ever was lived out their lives. The aggregate of all our joys and sufferings, thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilizations, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every hopeful child, every mother and father, every inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history of our species, lived there - on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam...-js

Here is a video version..

Finally - A Funny Mime....

2007-06-10T13:08:00.000-05:00

A mime does a nice job with Natalie Imbruglia tune....-js

Let's Help These Indy Film Makers...

2007-06-09T07:22:00.000-05:00

Arin Crumley and Susan Buice are a couple of independent film makers who floated their
their movie, Four Eyed Monsters off own their credit cards etc.

It's a nice movie - SEE IT. Sprout.com is donating $1 to their cause if you sign up for an account...

Let's get these guys out of debt!-js

Anti Photographer Spray...

2007-06-08T11:47:00.000-05:00

In case you are ever being followed by the paparazzi. This new product makes you invisible to their sneaky cameras...-js

Source: Gizmodo

Net Neutrality - "Big Ed's Swan Song"

2007-06-07T13:59:00.000-05:00

AT&T's Ed Whitacre has a few final words on net neutrality before leaving office...-js

Chia Pet Biz Cards!

2007-06-06T08:17:00.000-05:00

What do you get when you combine a Chia Pet and a Business card? -js

Source: BoingBoing.net

1.5 Gigapixel Photograph!!

2007-06-05T05:05:00.000-05:00

Scott Howard, a photographer and systems engineer from Sydney, Australia, just got back from a holiday in Peru, where he lugged over 20 pounds of camera equipment on a four-day, 26-mile walk along the Inca Trail just to get this photo (actually 400 stitched together)..-js(More)

Photographer: Scott Howard
Source: Fotolog.com

Exploding Toads In Germany!!

2007-06-04T03:43:00.001-05:00

According to worldwide media reports, numerous toads in the Altona district of Hamburg were observed by nature protection officials to swell up with gases and explode...-js (More)

Source: Wikipedia

Bad Fax + Clip Art = Evacuate Building..

2007-06-03T17:05:00.000-05:00

Note to employees : Please use caution when combining clip art and fax machines...-js

CLICK IMAGE

Photoshop Diet

2007-06-02T08:52:00.000-05:00

It's o.k to have a few extra cookies - Photoshop will fix that...-js

Doll Face

2007-06-01T09:25:00.000-05:00

A machine with a doll face mimics images on television screen in search of a new face. Doll Face presents a visual account of desires misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the future.-js

Created By : Andy Huang

Cloud Photography!

2007-05-31T06:03:00.000-05:00

NO Photoshop involved! These are called "Mammatus clouds". These rather rare clouds were photographed over Hastings Nebraska..-js

Photographer: Jorn Olsen

Street Musicians..

2007-05-30T14:35:00.000-05:00

All you need are a few empty buckets, a little talent - POOF! Street Music..-js

Performer : Larry Wright

David Blaine In Boystown!

2007-05-29T05:06:00.000-05:00

Actual footage of Magician David Blaine shot on location on Halstead street in Chicago recently...-js

Fun With Screen Printing!

2007-05-28T07:02:00.000-05:00

I Remember doing this in High School. Watch these guys have fun creating the classic wolf head shirt!! -js

Source :Makemagazine

Free Photo Assistants!

2007-05-27T02:56:00.000-05:00

Wow! If you buy the Nikon Coolpix S500 camera, you get your very own Photo Assistants!-js

Click Picture...

New Ipod Accessory....

2007-05-27T02:17:00.000-05:00

Once again, the French show us how to have fun with advertising. This time they take the classic Apple commercial and give it a new spin introducing a new iPod accessory...-js

Consumer Divorces Advertising....

2007-05-26T04:24:00.001-05:00

Nice commercial by Microsoft about how consumers have changed and how advertisers need to redefine how they connect with them.-js

Client: Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions

Curt Cobain Sells Shoes In Heaven......

2007-05-25T08:14:00.000-05:00

Saatchi & Saatchi got fired for this ad. Shoe manufacturer Doc Martens just relaesed the following statement -js :

"Dr Martens is very sorry for any offense that has been caused by the publication of images showing dead rock icons wearing Dr Martens boots.

Dr Martens did not commission the work as it runs counter to our current marketing activities based on FREEDM, which is dedicated to nurturing grass roots creativity and supporting emerging talent.

As a consequence, Dr Martens has terminated its relationship with the responsible agency."

David Suddens

Chief Executive

Agency : Saatchi & Saatchi
Client: Doc Martens

Mac UK - The Office Posse

2007-05-24T07:10:00.000-05:00

Nice ad for Mac / Office... Love the colored outfits!-j.s

JWT Celebrates Typography..

2007-05-23T16:35:00.000-05:00

Nice campaign by JWT. No photo or video needed!-js

Agency: J. Walter Thompson
Client: Pause & Play International Film Festival.

Ninjacasting...

2007-05-22T12:29:00.000-05:00

The Ninja explains podcasting - probably the best explanation I have ever heard! -js

Source: askaninja.com

Bill Gates Buys Ad Agency...

2007-05-21T09:22:00.000-05:00

NEW YORK- Microsoft Corp., not wanting to get left behind rivals in an online advertising boom, agreed to pay $6 billion in cash to acquire aQuantive Inc. on Friday, a leading agency for Internet ads which also has powerful technology that serves display and banner ads to other Web sites. (More)-js

Source: AP

Virtual Coke Campaign....

2007-05-20T08:26:00.000-05:00

Looks like Coke is getting in to the "virtual advertising game", with a new campaign called "Virtual Thirst"-js

The new contest prompts consuners to create their own Second Life Coke ad....

virtualthirst.com

Clio Awards 2007

2007-05-19T22:43:00.000-05:00

Nike took home Advertiser of the Year. Saatchi New York was named Agency of the Year and Saatchi Worldwide was named Agency Network of the Year. Leo Burnett Italia took home the Best in Show Grand Clio in the TV/Cinema category for its work with Aqualtis Washing Machine. Leo Burnett Lisbon received a Grand Clio for its IAC Alzheimers PSA.(More)-js

Source: Adrants

Laser Graffiti!

2007-05-18T05:39:00.000-05:00

Who needs spray paint when you have a portable laserbeam system. The latest rage.... Lasertagging!!-js

Produced by: Graffiti Research Lab

Mountain Dew Gets Creative..

2007-05-17T14:24:00.000-05:00

Looks like the folks at Mountain Dew are turning to the creative community to help generate sales.... -js

160z Aluminum Canvas
Green Label Art Promotion

Fun With Outdoor Advertising

2007-05-16T05:57:00.000-05:00

Grolsch Beer introduces a new bottle.... -js

Produced by: JCDecaux Outdoor

Banned Commercial : Pillow Fight...

2007-05-15T15:22:00.000-05:00

O.K - I think the censors are getting a bit carried away. This commercial was banned because viewers thought it was too violent....-js

French PSA

2007-05-14T05:49:00.000-05:00

Say what you wiil about the French, but let's face it they are a LOT more open
about issues that we Americans shy away from. Here is a well done animated PSA for AIDS awareness - You won't see this on U.S TV anytime soon... -js

Source: Shedwa

Happy Mother's Day...

2007-05-13T12:50:00.000-05:00

A digital Mother's Day card....-js

Created By : Barats & Bereta

Star Wars Flash Drives...

2007-05-11T10:51:00.000-05:00

For the geek who has everything.... -js

Ever Want To Shoot An Artist?

2007-05-10T10:28:00.000-05:00

This guy has a great concept : Lock yourself up in an art gallery, point a video camera / paintball gun at yourself and invite viewers to shoot him..... Who ever said art is boring? -js

Artist : Wafaa Bilal
Gallery : Flatfile
Source : Chicago Tribune

A NEW Tootsie Pop Owl!

2007-05-09T20:03:00.000-05:00

I feel kinda' sad..at least they left the audio track alone! -js

Agency : BC Group

Hard Core Advertising Agency...

2007-05-08T13:41:00.000-05:00

I think the folks at this agency are having too much fun!
-js

Created by: Elvis & Boneparte Agency in Portland
for advertising award show..

Fun With Old Computers....

2007-05-07T09:49:00.000-05:00

So, you have a few old computers laying around the office? You might as well have some fun with them...-js

Mary Poppins As A Horror Flick

2007-05-06T06:38:00.000-05:00

Hide your children.....-js

Edited by: Chris Rule

Bald Guy Snags Pool Babe!

2007-05-03T09:03:00.000-05:00

One of the unknown perils of bald guys sitting by the pool....-js

Client : Propecia
Created By : Keta-Keta

Users Revolt At Digg

2007-05-02T12:49:00.000-05:00

The growing power of internet users was underlined on Thursday after one of the internet’s most popular news sites said it would ignore requests to take down stories featuring a code that can be used to crack the copy protection on high-definition video discs.(more)-js

Source: Financial Times

Have You Ever Felt This Way?

2007-05-01T14:56:00.000-05:00

Peter Finch in "Network". If you have not seen this before - WATCH THIS! One of the very few moments in movie history that will live forever...-js

"My Generation"

2007-04-30T08:27:00.000-05:00

The classic Who song - "My Generation" performed by a group who actually make The Who seem young....-js

Produced by: Mike Hedges

Monty Python Invades Star Wars...

2007-04-29T07:43:00.000-05:00

The Dark Knight gets the Star Wars treament....-js

Tiger Woods At 4000 Frames Per Second

2007-04-26T07:58:00.000-05:00

This video was captured April 5, 2006 using a Phantom V5 Digital Camera that captures up to 4000 Digital Still Frames Per Second... Incredible

Produced by: Nike
Source : Angelofgolf71

"The Six Million Dollar Finger"

2007-04-25T08:26:00.000-05:00

A new version of the 1970's series. This time, only the finger is bionic...-js

Created by : Nick Gibbons

Fun With Outdoor Advertising

2007-04-24T08:14:00.000-05:00

Finally a good use for those irritating scrolling displays you usually see at the malls...-js

Source: Adweek

Nike Slams N.Y Radio Host

2007-04-23T08:56:00.000-05:00

Nike is a major sponsor of the Rutgers' men and women's basketball teams. They have just released a print ad thanking N.Y radio host Don Imus for reminding us we've still go a long way to go before ignorance is dead.-js

Source: Adveryising Age

Agency: Wieden + Kennedy

Extreme Train Surfing

2007-04-22T20:47:00.000-05:00

"Preformed by a German known as "the trainrider". Before he died from leukemia, he enjoyed the last year of his life by surfing on trains. Included Germany's fastest Highspeed train ICE with a top speed of 330 km/h(!) No one did that before. Never to be forgotten R.I.P" -js

Source: Xilome