Quirk Law Firm, LLP

Photon Concepts was, if you've read or seen our work before, based on the premise of building and branding businesses through pictures and designs. It started because I love advertising, and I love making pictures. But more importantly, I love putting words and phrases to pictures and designs. Thus the name is truly, Photon Concepts - Photography & Ad Design. We like the idea of acting like a boutique style advertising agency. After all we're in a smaller community, but we're growing pretty well and we really love to share what it is we do. We were commissioned by one of the brothers of Quirk Law Firm, LLP in Ventura, California, Logan Quirk, to revamp their image for an upcoming business expo they have at the Ventura Fairgrounds. We were much obliged. We were told Green is a must (they're Irish go figure) and the "Q" is something they really want to stick in the minds of potential clients.
New Business Cards with round corners, matte finish, 16pt thick card stock... front & back.




4x9" flyer front - these are handouts while they will be tending to their booth...


4x9" flyer back


Below is the 6'x3' Banner for top of the booth at the Business Expo. You want to make a statement when people first browse your booth, like a billboard. "Quirk will make it work" has been their motto... but in advertising as you know, its all about the customer. Adding "for you" at the end really makes the reader feel a bit of personalization in our opinion.



Beautiful design comes in odd numbers in our opinion as well... These two vertical banners below, for a total of three, really bring the whole presentation together. They tell a bit more info of how Quirk will make it work for you. They're clean and not to busy, sweet and to the point. Two vertical banners Left & Right side 79x31" both with collapsing stands, these look real nice and have a great professional presentation for any business doing a booth at an expo. They're also really incredibly priced.

You've Got Mail.

When we send out E-Promos like the ones from our "Come Create With Us" campaign (listed a few posts below) through Agency Access, we can track who opened our emails, as well as the individuals or Art Buyers that have clicked and gone to our site. On top of sending them a friendly, personal follow-up email, these babies will be sent to the "clickers" personally. A good friend of mine didn't quite like the "bleed" of the company name into the image, but I obviously did, so I kept it.

Originally I had the three image thumbs down on the lower left of the green half, so I could write a little personal note to the receiver in the green, but I opted to have them larger (to show off the work) and in the middle. Putting a line in the middle of the right hand side means the address label and stamp go in the top, and I can write a little note on the bottom square just below the line and just above our company name.


The front of the card will be UV coated, which I'm particularly against, but in this case it makes the 16pt thick paper feel thicker. Which hopefully screams quality. The back will not be UV coated though, so we can write in a pen or felt tip for a more personal feel. We also opted for round corners and printing on a 6x6" square to really make them stand out. Apparently Art Buyers get a bazillion of these a day and about 99% of them go to the round file cabinet. Its a simple design, not to busy, and usually "simple" stands out. Lets hope they do in this case. This is the first in a series of 3 that will be formatted this way. I will post the rest as we make them.

Interview with a Photographer.

Hey! What's up, holy moly. I was interviewed recently by and Artist website called Jitzul.com. The girl that interviewed me was Alicia, she extremely well spoken and definitely asked all the right questions I thought. Actually I thought I talked a little too much but hey I'm a quarter Italian what can I say. Apparently she found us on photographers.com where for the most part we're always on the first page. Its a bit of a long interview about 30 minutes, so just work away and let it play in the background if your going to listen.

Yesterday I was chatting up my uncle, William F. Duffy. He's a world renowned sculptor in his class and he's carved everything from bronze, granite to white Italian marble. His works can be found literally from here to China. I've been to his studio in Baltimore, Maryland and he's just an incredible inspiration to me. I'm really stoked he called me yesterday to talk about art, politics and a possible new client for me largeart.com. They're located in LA and need their large statues archived so hopefully we'll be able to hook them up.

Also if you have the time have a look at this guy for Automotive Photography, yes his name is Michael Moore. Not the one you're thinking of though. We're photographing a sweet Volkswagon R32 this weekend, will post!

A Tale of Two Photographers. (take two)

Part of posting these chats is, that you think, "Oh man, what is this going to do for my career." And my thought on that is, it will do incredible things! C'mon, not everyone is perfect or writes perfectly, or THINKS of everything in great taste... However its FUNNY at the time. I mean seriously, do you think that Dane Cook (as an artist) thinks twice about the jargon he's running on stage? Of course he doesn't, the better he makes it the more YOU laugh and the more success he has in his career. I'm sure he's a funny guy outside of his stand-up and movies, but I'm sure he's not running around chasing girls with his willy and talking about masterbation either. When you have two good friends with great chemistry and the atmosphere is full of laughs, shouldn't you SHARE that with someone? Otherwise it ends up in email box somewhere in cyberland. I say screw that. I want to show you I'm REAL. I think you can see from my work, I take it seriously and where I wouldn't post this stuff to my website, I think the BLOG is the website 2.0. made to let you understand that we as people can maybe be artists in every sense of the word.

I've changed my friend's company and name to keep it real for him. Just know he's a badass, just published a book and works for a major journalism publication.

11:36 AM Bob: "energy flows where attention goes" thats why I jerk off

me: lolol

11:37 AM no video chat with you??

11:38 AM Bob: haha, no... we just moved to a new building (its so fuckin dope by the way, posh, very posh... Greenwhich Village area) but I am closer to my boss and co workers so I can't be bustin a vid chat! haha

11:39 AM me: Ahhh

They upgrade the building

but can't pay the Bob huh?

Vanity Fare! spits

pa tooey

Bob: ? I get paid?

me: I meant keeping you

lol

11:41 AM Bob: oh, well hopefully they will... my tombstone isn't engraved just yet there's still the fleeting chance. Plus, they set aside money for this building like 3 years ago but yeah WTF come on... hire a Bob today and you won't regret a single day... well unless you come drinkin with me!

11:42 AM me: right!

11:43 AM Just put 750 labels on postcards

eeeeee

Shoulda paid a monkey to do it

11:45 AM Bob: like Chabot? he climbs things and slings feces

me: I heard he got a tree in the tooth once

11:46 AM Picture this

You're over there at Vanity Fare editing away with headphones on, impervious to your boss standing behind you

Meanwhile we're having a video chat and a game of charades

11:47 AM Bob: holy shit... I just turned around to make sure

me: and I'm dancing around like a spider monkey

That would be right out of a comedy

Bob: and I am laughing and clapping

me: lolololol

Bob: hahaaa

clapping LOL!

me: Making seal noises

aru!

ARU!

AURU!

Clapping

clapping

11:48 AM The funny thing

is I'm laughing and clapping right now

from that

Shit.

Bob: hahaa

me: That's funny

Bob: right

me: ooooo

Bob: until it really happens

me: right again!

Bob: and I wouldn't put it past us

11:49 AM me: yeah me niether

"There was a time son,"

11:50 AM when you father worked for Vanity Fare in NYC

Bob: and he got fired

cuz ....

me: But your Uncle Peter Came on a video chat

Bob: hahahaa

me: "What's a video chat?"

It was before holograms son

Bob: hahaha!

me: "Oh"

11:51 AM Bob: hey, what did you type on Brando's facebook page

?

?

me: Why?

Was he pissed?

I wrote

Bob: no, he told me to check out his page.. but I couldn't right away and then when I got the chance nothin was there

11:52 AM me: That I was coming down to see him this Friday

or Saturday

and that he should just order the Coke

NOT the hookers

Because the recession was killing me

lololol

Bob: Peter.... hahahaa :(

are you still goin down

11:53 AM me: I think he's out

but I am as soon as he's back for sure

Bob: out where?

me: I wanna shoot his Audi

Bob: Catalina?

me: Oh who knows probable

y

They're D-Bags to him sometimes

11:54 AM We talked about it last time he was here

11:55 AM Bob: yeah, its hard when you have so many ideas and the big companies move like Gian Sloth's

11:56 AM me: Ok buddy

I'm going to shoot a new

Cadillac CTS up in Santa Barbara

Life's tough

lol

Bob: right

haha

me: I move like

a mongoose

No sloths here

Bob: or a bunny rabbit that just had an enima

but thats good

lol

11:57 AM me: Gonna have a sweet portfoloi peice

HEY!

Check this

Bob: hahaha

me: This guys is going to mentor me

Bob: God?

me: www.khulsey.com

He does illustrations

for all the big car cos

11:58 AM but he's going to show me how to get some great effects from my images in Photoshop

Bob: shweet

me: Oh he's nasty

Check him out

I have to pay him

Bob: yeah, that industry is so much photoshop reliant

these days

me: but he's the shiz

Bob: cool

maybe if you sleep with him he will show you a few more tricks or two. LOL

11:59 AM LOL!!!!

me: Like trick pony

Bob: just joshin yuh

yeah

sure

ok dude

been slackin at work to long now

gotta jetta 2. slow outta here

me: ok

bye

Bob: adios

A Tale of Two Photographers.

I just thought that the chats that you get into while working sometimes are hilarious. This thought came to me last night and I copied and pasted to share in the funniestness. Maybe you'll find it funny, maybe you won't. I know we're having fun. He's currently an editor at a major publication on the moon.

10:34 AM Bob: you are somethin else Duffy

me: why?

10:35 AM Bob: hahaa, just jokin

me: oh

I was like

WHATDIDIDO?

Bob: hahaa, guilty kid

me: I nose

See the new port piece?

Bob: I sent you an email just about a minute

ago

10:36 AM me: #1 on the website

check it.

Bob: port piece? oh ok I am checkin it now

me: http://www.photonconcepts.com/index-slides.html?gallery=transport

10:37 AM Bob: yeah, very nice

me: mmmm

Bob: car looks clean

but I got an idea

me: Its brand new

uh?

idears?

Bob: that branch in the frame

me: go for it

yes?

10:38 AM Bob: it would be cool if branches were all around the car and it felt like you were catching a glimpse of rare unseen car like a forrest fairy... HAHAHAA!!! but seriously.,, hahaa you know what I am saying?

me: I do

10:39 AM Bob: like this majestic car/unicorn

me: but yeah no

Bob: hnhahaaa

me: lol

I wonder if this woman for the
3 day wedding event

has more money than brains

lol

Bob: but for real it could be kinda cool... "Introducing the new 4 wheel drive __ the only one like it in its class

10:40 AM yeah

me: Drivin by fairies

yes I get it

Talked to Brandon for awhile yesterday

Bob: hahahaa or San Franciscans or Cyboks... wait he has a bike... fairy

me: hahahahahahha

Bob: whats Brando up to

me: She could just hire a photobooth

10:41 AM or HIRE me to be there with a custom photobooth

Bob: yeah

right

I mean it sounds like there is some cash there

serious cash

me: Should I call her?

or email

10:42 AMBob: eh, think it through and then if you want to do it I would call

10:43 AM cuz when there's this much money there's usually bitches and fussy people so they may ask a lot of you but if the cash is right I would think about it. Maybe get a second shooter... a decent second shooter and both of you run the show

me: I can build a photobooth

no problem

small and nice

10:44 AM covered with whatever color

she has for the wedding

whatdya think

Bob: C stands or light stands w/ curtains pop a 50mm at 2.2 and you got a photobooth... oh straight on flash

me: right

Bob: right?

right

me: right

Bob: right

hahahaa

10:45 AM me: tight!

Bob: hahaaa

10:46 AM whats Brando up to?

me: redcheese.com

photobooth

10:48 AM Bob: word, where are they located

me: dunno

la maybe

Bob: col

cool

me: I love the word "dunno"

Bob: right

me: its funny and effective

Bob: I dig

hahaha

so whats brandon's deal dude

me: Like, "Duh... dunno"

Bob: hahahaa

10:49 AM me: He's good

Bob: lol

me: just working

Dylan: you goin down or he comin up..., lol

me: I was going to visit hime this weekend

Bob: wait

me: but he's Chief No-Cash

Got his car towed

$350

Bob: wha?

wow

me: Yeha

right

Shite'

6 minutes

10:55 AM me: NOT GOOD FOR BLOG10:56 AM http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/100-portraits-of-iconic-people-of-all-time/

10:59 AM Gonna buy a bike soon

Road bike

11:00 AM Bicycle if you will

28 minutes

11:28 AM me: Hey you there

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/bik/1213963542.html

what do you think of this?