Optum Health and AARP

Optum Health needed to create images of a nurse call center for their client AARP. And they needed them fast. An empty wing of Optum headquarters in Eden Prairie proved to be the perfect place to dress and stage the 3 day shoot. Working with Art Director Dave Henderleiter and Creative Producer Kim Toconita of The Carrot Agency, we were able to cast and prop the ficticious call center with over 28 talent in less than a week. Thanks to a terrific crew that really dug in and made it happen without a hitch!

 

 

Photographer: Jim Henderson

Art Director: David Henderleiter

Creative Producer: Kim Toconita

Agency: The Carrot Agency

Photo Producer: Conor Callahan

Photo Assistant: Duane Lage

Agency: The Carrot Agency

Expedition: Peru

When your daughter announces that she is quitting her job in NYC as a fashion designer to move to a remote mountain village in Peru and do volunteer work for 6 months, you do what any parent would do–go check it out and make sure it’s safe. The added advantage of being in stunningly scenic Peru made for an incredible family trip. Our oldest daughter, Krissa, lives in a beautiful little town called Ollantaytombo, only 26 miles from Machu Picchu. It’s hard to describe how incredible the scenery and people are so I won’t try. Instead, just check out some of the images on my site.

 

Photographer: Jim Henderson

Photo Assistants: Krissa and Craig Henderson

AGCO Manufacturing for Broadhead

Jackson is a small, rural town on the river in southwest Minnesota and home to AGCO, makers of tractors and sprayers. Broadhead art director Jon Montgomery and I spent 3 days capturing the essence of this place both in the factory and around the area for images to be used in ads and collateral announcing the opening of the new AGCO tour experience at the plant. We had a great time cruising around the rolling hills in and around Jackson and a GREAT steak dinner (my assistant Duane knows steak and this was PRIMO!) at some tiny little place out in the country that I could never, ever find again.

 

 

Photographer: Jim Henderson

Art Director: Jon Montgomery

Assistant: Duane Lage

Agency: Broadhead

Purina Equine Feeds

Art Buyer Chris Peters and CD Greg Wetzel of Colle + McVoy needed to shoot imagery of english and western horses for Purina Equine Feeds. We captured tons of great shots in one long day at stables near Forest Lake, MN. I knew one day all those horse images in my book would pay off.

 

 

Photographer: Jim Henderson

Art Director: Greg Wetzel

Art Buyer: Chris Peters

Agency: Colle + McVoy

1930’s farm for Broadhead and Mosaic

What better way to spend a couple of hot, humid days in August than shooting with old friend and former M/W colleague Pam Mariutto, now ACD at Broadhead. These period images of the 1930s will be used to accompany tv for Broadhead client Mosaic fertilizer. The casting and propping was terrific and it was a treat to shoot. Felt like old times being with Pam and producer Lisa Thotland, another M/W alum.

 

 

Photographer: Jim Henderson

Art Director: Pam Mariutto

Assistant: Duane Lage

Agency: Broadhead