New client work: Napa Valley Vintner Portraits

I recently completed several portraits of Napa Valley's winery owners, winemakers, and who's-who of the wine world. The kind folks at CADE Winery on Howell Mountain were so gracious to lend their amazing space for us to shoot. Breath-taking views of St. Helena and the Napa Valley floor below, along with the elegant interiors provided the perfect backdrop for our portrait sessions.



Take a look at my favorites from the shoots:
http://www.tinacciphoto.com/images/portfolio/anv_portraits/index.asp

About the shoot:
In a marathon two short days of shooting, I managed to photograph about 35 individuals representing 27 wine brands from all over Napa Valley. All the wineries have generously donated not only wine, extravagant gifts, trips, and celebrity chef meals, but much time and dedication to the one-of-a-kind Auction Napa Valley. These photos are going to grace the pages of the Auction Napa Valley catalog and other collateral for the 30th anniversary of the Auction.

Over the last three years, I've been extremely fortunate to be the official photographer of Auction Napa Valley, and I look forward to it once again this year!

About the client:
The Napa Valley Vintners is the non-profit trade association responsible for promoting and protecting the Napa Valley appellation as the premier winegrowing region. From seven founding members in 1944, today the association represents nearly 400 Napa Valley wineries and collectively is a leader in the world-wide wine industry.

30 Years of Giving
Since 1981, members of the Napa Valley Vintners and the Napa Valley community have rallied together to offer, each June, an experience unlike any other. What started as a small event has grown into one of the world's most renowned wine auctions—with more than 350 wineries and 550 community volunteers now taking par—yet remains true to its goal of raising funds for healthcare, housing and youth services non-profits: Auction Napa Valley has given $90 million in proceeds to date.

Learn more about Auction Napa Valley and the Napa Valley Vintners at http://www.napavintners.com/.

Enjoy the photos!

Client work: Auction Napa Valley 2009 Vintner Portraits

Happy New Year!
Phew…What an end to the year that was…

Hiya. Long time no speak, eh? My bad (obviously). But have I got a recap for you…

Thankfully, the last two months of the year were quite busy with exciting client projects, new stock photography and some fun personal photos too! No, I won’t inundate you in one long blog. Instead, I’ll string it out over the coming weeks, and without babbling too much I’ll give you the updates in chronological order.

As always, I’d love to hear any feedback you have regarding the photos or anything else.

Enjoy,

Jason

Client Work: Auction Napa Valley 2009, Napa Valley Vintners, Winemakers and Wine Industry Notables

About the client: Auction Napa Valley is the Legendary American Charity Wine Auction held on the first weekend each June. Since its inception in 1981, the auction has contributed over $80 million to Napa County charities and organizations that support health, children and family services and educational programs. Many underserved members of the Napa County community are able to receive vital services thanks to the generosity of the members of the Napa Valley Vintners for donating wine and lavish gifts, the attendees of the auction who fork over a bunch of cash bidding on these auction lots, and the tireless effort of nearly 1000 volunteers.

About the Shoot: Each year, a renowned artist is tapped to design the Auction Napa Valley lot catalog, invitation, and other collateral for marketing and promoting the Auction throughout the year. For the past few years, Michael Vanderbyl of Vanderbyl Design Studio in San Francisco has been charged with creating the concepts for Auction Napa Valley. This year’s Auction Napa Valley focus or theme is the people behind the legendary Napa Valley wines.

Enter the photos… Our goal was to create portraits expressing the personalities and camaraderie that makes the Napa Valley special. Set against the simplicity of a white background, the introduction of viewer to vintner and vintner to viewer takes place. Following are a few of my favorites…

Margrit Mondavi photographing me

Wanna see more? View the additional galleries:

http://www.tinacciphoto.com/images/anv2009catalog/index.htm

http://www.tinacciphoto.com/images/anv2009catalog/dec/index.htm

http://www.tinacciphoto.com/images/anv2009catalog/dec2/index.htm