GoatBox Co – The OP Hunt

Creative Director John Idle reached out to me late last year for a last-minute campaign featuring a new product made by GoatBox Co out of Texas. We were looking for a hunting scenario, and immediately my mind began to tick. Being a small production with minimal budget, I called up a couple of friends, told them the what, when and where, and started scouring Google Maps for a close location.

Within less than two weeks we were dialed in on a beautiful day, out shooting on the Olympic Peninsula with a badass truck, a cooler fitting for the occasion, and all the props necessary to pull off an early morning deer hunting scene.

Besides the hunting scene, the client also was seeking a fishing scenario and a general lifestyle, product shots. Being the middle of winter and resources limited, John, my two talent models (who look way better on camera), and myself pulled off the impossible to make winter look like a late afternoon fishing outing during “warmer months”.

For more, visit www.CameronKarsten.com. Represented by The Gren Group

STORMR Deer Camp: Into the Hoh Rainforest (Pt. II)

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It rained and then it poured. With STORMR gear, the woodsmen were kept warm as a low ceiling of clouds passed, and dry as the hiking became arduous with sweat and fatigued. Heavy ferns draped in our path while carpets of green moss stretched before us. Animal trails were easy to find, their beaten paths the only thing breaking the wildness of the Hoh Rainforest. These led us to the wide open swaths of America’s logging industry.

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Cameron Karsten Photography

Post-Apocalyptic Youth Survival Group

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Here’s a look at the newest project, creating a youth group surviving in a post-apocalyptic world.  Living as a nomadic family, these characters have bonded and divided up the tasks in order to hunt, cook, carry, prepare and maintain within a hostile world.  They’re in constant threat, picking their way through a tattered landscape, foraging for their everyday amenities.  Thank you to the Field’s family for participating and going along with my vision.

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YouthPortraits-35Portrait of the Water-Bearer

YouthPortraits-40Portrait of the Fire-Carrier

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YouthPortraits-178Portrait of The Hunter

YouthPortraits-217The Pool of the Un-Drinkable

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YouthPortraits-213Fishing the Uninhabitable

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Portrait of the Warrior

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Portrait of the Warrior II

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Cameron Karsten PhotographyFor more visit http://www.CameronKarsten.com