Art, Creativity

Dare to Flair!

We’re in the process of creating a photo enhancement tool — the tool of all our dreams! Easy, intuitive user experience, creativity in less than 5 minutes, and art that speaks to the weird and wonderful. Who could resist it? We’re in the process of funding its development — for as creatives we rock! As [...]

Cat & Mouse (and dog)

Someday My Prince Will Come…

What happens when the perfect photo meets its artistic match? A fairytale come true! That’s what happened when we crafted a photo shoot (starring the ever adorable fashion blogger, Nubby Twiglet), and matched it with a snow white-inspired photo book layout. Forget Disney sweetness. This is dark, somewhat gothic, and it tells a story with [...]

Fairest of Them All

whew anew!

Exciting news here at Foto Crush HQ! In addition to our latest card collection, we’ve also been working on a new photo import tool and shop for blogs, iPads and smartphones. It’s going to revolutionize the industry with its gesture-based interface (fun, easy, intuitive), and custom card collections for passionate photo communities, like fashion, music, [...]

Harajuku Fashion Girl

Night at the Museum (Being Inspired, part deux)

Whenever I have a chance to see the kind of creativity that combines all the of truth, emotion, and beauty, I’m almost overwhelmed. Luckily, we had that chance. Right before we headed home to PDX, we had the privilege of visiting The Art Institute of Chicago. It’s like going to The Met in NY… too [...]

Eustache Le Sueur, 1650 "Meekness" ("Douceur")

The Palmer House, Walgreens, Chicago & Being Inspired (part 1)

It just so happens that three of us, me, Chey (friend and the talented person who runs my other company, Scout) and Melissa (Foto Crush Artist in Residence), flew to Chicago to visit Walgreens. They’re one of our retailers whom we create photo cards, etc. for, and they help us pay our bills (and realize our [...]

Chey in Chi-Town

Photo Shoot!

We decided it was high time we did another product photo shoot, which we’ll be submitting to The Stationery Trend Magazine  for a shot at the cover (a publication that speaks to the greeting cards industry, with a big show in NY in May that we’ll be attending). Wish us luck! I thought it would be [...]

Lauren at Work