Joseph Schell Photography

The Elusive California Condor

Joe — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:15:34 +0000

Here’s some info about the birds I found online:

Also here’s some more info about this particular bird. ”Crush” #51

Enjoy.

The California Condor is the largest North American land bird. They inhabit northern Arizona and southern Utah, coastal mountains of central and southern California, and northern Baja California.

With a huge 9.8ft wingspan it is the largest of any North American bird, and its weight of up to 26 lb. It is one of the world’s longest-living birds, with a lifespan of up to 60 years.

While the condor’s numbers dramatically declined in the 20th century due to poaching, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction. A conservation plan was put in place by the United States government that led to the capture of all 22 remaining wild condors in 1987.

These surviving birds were bred at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and the Los Angeles Zoo. Numbers rose through captive breeding and, beginning in 1991, condors have been reintroduced into the wild. The California Condor is one of the world’s rarest bird species: as of May 2012, population counts put the number of known condors at 405, including 226 living in the wild and 179 in captivity.

ProtoTank

Joe — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:17:52 +0000

Based in San Francisco’s innovative SOMA district, ProtoTank is a hardware prototyping company, taking your ideas from paper and into something physical. Find out more about them here.

Escape from San Francisco

Joe — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:21:23 +0000

Escape from San Francisco is a ongoing travel piece put together for 7×7 Magazine. The series highlights different locations within 1-3 hours of San Francisco. Recently featured locations include the Big Sur Coast, Montara Lighthouse Hostel, Point Reyes, Anderson Valley and Pinnacle National Park.

Alden Miller Interiors

Joe — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:44:32 +0000

As an interior designer and working mom, Alden Miller always has her handful with her two boys and her clients. Her deep, personal understanding of the way a household functions contributes to her design process, which starts with an examination of the flow of life and family within her client’s homes.

Dykeman Architects

Joe — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:33:47 +0000

Dykeman provides the complete package for companies or organizations looking to generate or enhance their brand. The Washington-based firm has worked with clients ranging from Safeway to Stoddard International.

Foxtail Catering

Joe — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:32:42 +0000

Foxtail, a San Francisco-based catering company, knows all the right moves to class up an event.

Project: Creating web and print ready marketing material.

The HUB: Bay Area

Joe — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:29:33 +0000

Collaboration is key at The Hub workspaces, now located in both San Francisco and Oakland. Hub members benefit from access to a sleek modern workspace plus networking opportunities available among the diverse range of participating individuals, small businesses and non-profit organizations.

Open Homes Photography

Joe — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:27:48 +0000

Any Bay Area real estate agent looking for perfection knows they can depend on Open Homes Photography to deliver the most professional, web and print-ready photos for their marketing materials.

Ongoing Project: Providing professional documentation of properties all over the bay area.

Magno-Grip

Joe — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:23:30 +0000

MagnoGrip describes itself as a company emphasizing craftsmanship, innovation and design in their work tools.

Project: Creating web and print ready marketing material.

Client: Off The Grid

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:03:38 +0000

Project: Visual Marketing collateral

Process: Off the Grid is a company that provides areas around the Bay Area for food trucks to set up on a weekly calendar. I created marketing material by documenting all of their markets in the bay area, all special events.

Result: Web and Print ready visual marketing and branding for a growing small business.