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  • BLACK LIGHT With contemporary environment and lighting, and a retro color palette, "Black Light" brings together the best of what was and what is to come. A virtual studio set was constructed using CGi and integration of the models (stock photos) were done in post.     2012 Digital Art, Retouching, Photography
  • MOTION IN AIR This series of images freezes a moment of time in each dancer's aerial maneuver, and turns their movements into static sculptures that represents their motion and style. Original shots were stock photography and stylized to fit within the scene, sculptures and sets created entirely CGi.     2012 Digital Art, Retouching, Photography
  • "RECHARGE" Working together on a new collaboration, Sam shot this track star at rest with the idea to have him "plugged in". When Mike got ahold of it, just a plug wouldn't do... he proceeded to create an entire charging station cgi and finished it off with final lighting techniques and color grading.     2012 Photography, Retouching, Digital Art
  • CGi PROJECTS #3 Just another round of CGi images I have created for clients, self-promotion, and R&D.     2012 Digital Art, Digital Imaging, Retouching
  • CGi PROJECTS #2 Just some of the recent cg projects that I have completed over the past few months... many more in the works! To see more projects like this, go to: www.seventhstreetstudio.com     2011 Digital Imaging, Digital Art, Photo Manipulation
  • CGi PROJECTS #1 NEW CGi PROJECTS
    Just some random assortment of cgi project done over the summer of 2010.         2010 Digital Art, Advertising, Digital Imaging
  • COMEDIANS This was another collaboration piece I did with photographer Paul Mobley. Paul met up with Frank before his show and spent about 45 minutes capturing as many faces and caricatures as possible... needless to say, 45 minutes wasn't long enough to get them all. Once Paul got all the shots, I retouched the images and created backgrounds using CGi (for TV sets) and multiple stock photos (football) to create unique and memorable images of Frank.     2011 Photography, Photo Manipulation, Digital Imaging
  • MUSICIANS Paul Mobley has been working on a musician project over the past year and I was lucky enough to have collaborated with him on some of his ventures. Paul usually gets a couple minutes of time with performers right before they go on stage, most of them were your typical run and gun scenario and Paul handled it like a champ.     2011 Digital Photography, Photography, Digital Imaging
  • SONOSITE ADS When Sonosite wanted to take their line of products to the Hollywood stage and create Movie poster style ads, they called on the illustrative story telling expertise of advertising photographer Tim Tadder. Clearly the concepts needed amazing digital artistry, Tim immediately contracted the unique talents of Mike Campau to create the backgrounds in CGI and stock photography. With some added special effects and that Big Screen flare Tim and Mike turned their products into the blockbuster hit of the year.

    Agency: TBWA / CHIAT / DAY
    Client: Sonosite
    CD: Steve Pashkoff, Jarid Rubin, Ron Castaldo
    Photography: Tim Tadder
    CGi and Retouching: Mike Campau         2011 Photography, Photo Manipulation, Advertising
  • BIRMINGHAM IN ADS We teamed up with BIG Communications to produce these images advertising the IN Birmingham Guide, a local-composed guide featuring the "inside scoop" on everything the town has to offer, from "well-known favorites to well-kept secrets." Coincidentally, we used some of our well-known favorites and well-kept secrets to create the images, which feature CG type and boxes, other CG elements and photo assets, custom brushwork to tie it together, and a stylized background composite. We're happy to be able to say that our first collaboration with BIG turned out to be a HUGE success.


    PROJECT: IN Birmingham Ads
    CLIENT: Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
    AGENCY: BIG Communications
    CD: Ford Wiles         2011 Advertising, Digital Imaging, Photo Manipulation
  • SONY PSVITA When Deutsch L.A. was called on to promote the release of the new Sony PSVITA at the 2011 E3 conference, they turned to two veterans to pull off the impossible; four days of shooting, four days to turn around four billboard sized complex composites. Tim Tadder and Mike Campau teamed up to create the images of the PSVITA in everyday scenarios. Tim braved the streets of L.A. shooting day and night to get all the parts and pieces needed for the final compositions, while Mike combined all the elements and created the game consoles in CGi, with Tim putting his signature styling on the composed pieces just before the 72nd hour.     2011 Photography, Digital Imaging, Photo Illustration
  • 2011 UU THEORY I present to you my two entries into the 2011 UU theory competition. This years competition was a little different as there were some rules and guidelines to follow that somewhat restricted what you could submit.

    First, the image had to relate to the city in which you live... in my case it is Detroit, the "MotorCity". Home of the once Big Three and a long history of automobile manufacturing. Detroit also had the first mile of road paved with concrete in the world, combine that with our music heritage and diverse community you have my two entries for the UU.

    Second, the 3 finalists' artwork will be put on t-shirts for sale in the UU shop, so the design would have to work on white unless you wanted your final design to be boxed on the t-shirt... which I didn't.

    Third and finally, the UU logo had to be used in some way. You could alter it or modify it, but it had to still be recognizable.

    Thanks for taking the time to look and to find out more about the competition go to:
    http://www.uutheory.fi/design/challenge2011/         2011 Digital Art, Digital Imaging, Photo Illustration
  • GRASS VALLEY ADS Recent project for Nonbox and their client Grass Valley. Series of ads for their full line of products. www.seventhstreetstudio.com     2010 Advertising, Digital Art, Digital Imaging
  • ARCTIC CAT - TEASER ADS Periscope went on the prowl, searching for a studio to help with their pitch for a series of Arctic Cat teaser ads, and we were thrilled they tracked us down. Using supplied stock photos as a starting point, we created the eyeballs CG, exploring several levels of distortion until we found the one that achieved the desired "look." Then we manipulated the photos to match, stretching sockets to fit the protracted peepers, and adding other character to the critters. Everyone on the project agrees; the results are pretty eye-popping.

    Client: Arctic Cat
    Agency: Periscope
    CD: Doug Mickschl         2011 Digital Imaging, Photo Manipulation, Advertising
  • Dimensional Photography | Collaboration Dimensional Photography:
    Collaboration between Nicolle Clemetson & Mike Campau

    http://www.nicolleclemetson.com
    http://www.seventhstreetstudio.com

         2009 Photography, Digital Art, Fashion
  • CG MUSTANG MONSTER MUSTANG MONSTER
    A self promotional poster and desktop wallpaper based on the "growl" of the new 2010 Mustang engine. The car, chains and braces were all created in 3d, while the background, foreground and supporting elements were stripped together in Photoshop or created from scratch.

    You can download the desktop wallpaper at:
    http://www.seventhstreetstudio.com/downloads.php



         2009 Digital Imaging, Digital Art, Computer Animation
  • MORE is MORE MORE
    Sometimes "More is More" and that is exactly the case with this project. Periscope came to us with a new pitch idea, trying to "brand" the idea and word "more" to their client. With no comps or skinny lines as a go-by, we were left to our own devices. Using simpleCG and our innovative process we quickly turned out 3 of the key concepts, More Savings, More Green and More Choice. When it was all said and done, it left us wanting MORE.

    to see more on this project go to: http://www.seventhstreetstudio.com/simplecg.php         2009 Digital Imaging, Photo Manipulation, Digital Art
  • Sports: Building Block to Performance       2009 Photography, Photo Illustration, Digital Imaging
  • ALICE Alice finally caught up with the white rabbit in this series we produced with GFX International's Creative Director Eric Olson. Eric scoured the model scene for just the right Alice, and the sole bunny audition required no call back, but its agent negotiated for a few more carrots. Using the client-supplied photography we began style exploration, working with Eric to establish just the right feel. We created Alice's Wonderland entirely CG, adding ethereal effects that may make you wonder whether your tea's been tainted—and if the bunny in the bag doesn't pull at your heart strings, then off with your head!     2011 Photography, Digital Imaging, Digital Art
  • URBAN JUNGLE / SNOW JUNGLE URBAN & SNOW JUNGLE
    Samples I did using stock photography and my own images.

    Desktop wallpaper available at:
    http://www.seventhstreetstudio.com/downloads         2009 Digital Art, Photo Manipulation, Digital Imaging
  • INSANE CLOWN POSSE - ICP Photographer Paul Mobley asked me to team up with him on a recent shoot, featuring Detroit's own hometown harlequins, the Insane Clown Posse. It was an intense process – and not just because they made us wear face paint and chug Faygo.

    After some early brainstorming and pre-production meetings with Paul, we chose our strongest concepts to execute on set. We were on a tight schedule and wanted to capture as many shots as possible, so we decided to shoot ICP on green screen at their own studio. Then we went on to Greene's Hamburgers in Farmington Hills to shoot the diner image. Next, Paul spent a couple days shooting downtown, precariously positioning himself on the edges of rooftops and coming back down to ground level for shots of dramatic Detroit architecture. And finally, the fun part — putting the pieces together. I created the balloons, Bomb Pops, and color block background entirely CGi, then composited the rest using everything Paul shot in the city. He dropped by the studio to work with me on some finishing touches and overall style decisions, and after a ton of strips, a few sliders, and a little bit of face paint remover we were done clowning around. It was a great experience. Now if we could only figure out why people kept calling me a Juggalo...         2011 Digital Imaging, Photography, Photo Manipulation
  • STAY GREEN. GO RED. A desktop wallpaper and poster image for our 2008 "green" campaign. Also, an alternative wallpaper that is dark to help save energy.     2008 Digital Art, Digital Imaging, Photo Illustration, Illustration, Marketing
  • WASTE NOT, WANT NOT Waste Not. Want Not.
    I produced this piece as a companion to "Stay Green. Go Red." Something that was visually and metaphorically the opposite of that piece... dark, dirty, polluted, etc.

    for more info or to download the high res desktop visit: http://www.seventhstreetstudio.com         2008 Digital Art, Digital Imaging, Photo Manipulation
  • 2010 MUSTANG WALLPAPERS       2009 Digital Imaging, Advertising, Photo Manipulation
  • AMERICAN FARMER - with Paul Mobley When photographer Paul Mobley set out to capture the soul of our country's farm communities, he encountered an enduring rural culture that remains rooted in the principles of tradition, family, integrity and hard work. Traveling across the country from Tennessee to Montana, Mobley and his camera were welcomed time and again into the homes of over two hundred farm families, who graciously shared their personal histories and private thoughts, along with the fruits of their labor. Visit after visit, Mobley came to know the independent farmer's spirit from both behind the lens and across the dinner table. The result is a stunning series of portraits and direct quotes that collectively chronicle the life of the American farmer. Each image offers an unvarnished and intimate look inside the hardships and joys of a quickly disappearing lifestyle--one that once defined our national identity and now struggles just to keep a foothold.     2008 Digital Imaging, Photography, Digital Photography
  • PURE MICHIGAN: IMAGERY PURE MICHIGAN.
    Images created for Pure Michigan; advertising, outdoor and bus wrap campaigns.
    Being a lifelong Michigan resident, I have great pride in this project.

    Agency: McCann Detroit
    Client: State of Michigan Travel
    CD: Susan Stallings
         2009 Advertising, Digital Imaging, Photography
  • TASTER'S CHOICE - ADS TASTER'S CHOICE
    COFFEE GRAIN ADS
    After a long journey with different coffee grounds, lighting, backgrounds, images, and grain sizes we have come to a perfect blend of imagery for Taster's Choice's new ad campaign. WIth the help of my team, we composited stock images to come up with the base photo, we converted it to a true Black and White to use as a guide. With the guide in place we shot hundreds of variations of coffee grains to put together in post. You think with all that coffee day after day for a year, we would get sick of it... no way, I already had two cups this morning.

    AGENCY: MCCANN LA
    AD: DOUG EYRING
    CLIENT: TASTER'S CHOICE


         2009 Advertising, Digital Art, Photo Manipulation
  • Street Mimes with Paul Mobley       2008 Photo Illustration, Photography, Digital Imaging
  • CAN AM - CGi Our moms never let us ride ATV's when we were kids, so we were pretty excited when Cramer-Krasselt gave us a call to do the 2011 ATV lineup for Can-Am.

    www.seventhstreetstudio.com         2010 Digital Imaging, Advertising, Graphic Design
  • UUtheory: Developing the Double U UUtheory Competition Submission

    Developing the Double U         2010 Digital Imaging, Digital Art, Graphic Design
  • iPhone app concepts iPhone concepts

    After our Blackberry series, we figured it was only fair that we give the iPhone a go as well. We modeled it from scratch, using photo reference and the ones sitting on our desks. For this series, we mixed in some paint splashes we scanned, added gray renders of other models, screen grabs of our favorite apps and composited it all together in Photoshop. Custom modeling, traditional media, and good old Photoshop magic. We love the iPhone, but there's no app for that.

    to see more on this project go to: http://http://www.seventhstreetstudio.com/simplecg/395/iphone-and-iphone-apps-concepts
         2010 Advertising, Digital Art, Graphic Design
  • CGi AUTO PROJECTS CGi Auto Projects


    Below are a few new CGi projects that I produced myself or with my team. Some are client driven projects, while others are just some conceptual experimentation. To see more work like this as well as other types of CG and Image Design go to:


    http://www.seventhstreetstudio.com
         2010 Digital Imaging, Photo Manipulation, Advertising
  • CUSTOM TIRE CONCEPTS Proof of concept for Periscope... to see more work like this go to http://www.seventhstreetstudio.com     2010 Digital Imaging, Photo Illustration, Digital Art
  • Lottery Kaleidoscope       2007 Advertising, Digital Art, Digital Imaging
  • BlackBerry CG concepts BlackBerry CG Concepts

    Concepts developed around the Blackberry created entirely using CG (3d). First we produced the standard hero shot lineup on white, which shows just how good these things can look all by themselves. But we also wanted to show the phones with a little flare... everything from dramatic backlight, fractal flames and other Photoshop tricks to give them a splash of color. To see more of this project go to:

    http://www.seventhstreetstudio.com/simplecg.php
         2009 Digital Imaging, Photo Illustration, Digital Art
  • Human Displacement This series of images makes a statement about the human form and the effects of nature, society and surrounding environments. In each case the human form was created in 3d then disfigured by a displacement map (created from natural and man made elements) resulting in something that is grotesque and beautiful at the same time.



         2008 Digital Art, Illustration, Visual Effects
  • Coffee-Mate Seasonal       2008 Digital Imaging, Photo Manipulation, Advertising
  • RED & BLACK RED
    a collaboration with Julia Pogodina

    I came across Julia's photography right here on Behance, and felt a connection with her imagery right away. She was kind enough to let me "play" with her images and this is what I came up with. ENJOY!

         2008 Photography, Graphic Design, Digital Imaging
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