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Commercial Photography &
Direction for Evolving Brands.

Visual campaigns and asset libraries for brands and agencies,
built on advertising & design thinking.
Rooted in San Diego, available everywhere.

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Design Thinking First,
Photography Second,
Human Always

15 years of working in graphic design, brand strategy and commercial photography changes how you look at a set.

I just don’t see light and pixels. I see a larger cohesive strategy that begins with an image on a page, leads to a feeling, then to trust, then to a result.

Every image is made with an understanding of where the typography lives, how the crop functions on a mobile device, and how the asset will help drive sales for a global campaign, digital catalog, or corporate rollout.

There is more to great photography than composition and creativity, I understand that and I’ll bring that understanding to your project.

Meet Patrick

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Lifestyle & Campaign

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Form & Studio Detail

Portraits & Editorial

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Featured Case Study: Xperi

Xperi asked for lifestyle photography that showed real families using DTS in-car entertainment technology, not a product spec sheet.

Shot across two vehicle interiors, Jeep and Mercedes, in a single production day at CinePacks Studios in Los Angeles.

Delivered 25 final images, fully prepped for Xperi's internal design team.

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Patrick Fore, Commercial Photographer &
Author of Lessons From A Terrible Photographer.

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