Rick Kessinger Studio

12/12/2025

Big day tomorrow I It’s official. Signed at 8:10am. It was even on TV. Mine really turned blue. Don't forget that tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule (aka... new name, META) where they can use your photos. Don't forget the deadline is today!!!
Hold your finger anywhere in this message and “copy” will appear. Click “copy”. Then go to your page, create a new post and place your finger anywhere in the empty field. “Paste” will appear and click Paste.
This will bypass the system….
He who does nothing consents
According to the show 60 Minutes:
Just in case you missed it: a lawyer advised us to post this. The violation of privacy can be punished by law NOTE: Facebook Meta is now a public entity. Every member must post a note like this. If you do not publish a statement at least once, it will be technically understood that you are allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in your profile status updates.
I HEREBY DECLARE THAT I DO NOT GIVE MY PERMISSION FOR FACEBOOK OR META TO USE ANY OF MY PERSONAL DATA. I do not give consent!

04/05/2023

Came across this bottle given to me several years ago. So I thought I'd do a test image lighting the contents with real fire and the rest with studio strobes and the Hosemaster Lightpainting tool. Three exposures all on one frame.The only real retouching was removing the bottom label from the reflection.

04/17/2019

Want to thank Mauro Porcini, Sean Huls and his team for the opportunity to play a small roll in the latest PepsiCo Design & Innovation Book. Our photography is displayed on pages 241-242. Check out those water droplets!

Here's the link to read the book online:
https://lnkd.in/dTW-FPe

03/20/2019

We are pleased to announce that for the second year in a row, we have won Gold in the Graphis Photography Annual; this year with two separate entries! Check out the links to each winning photo.

http://www.graphis.com/entry/fa26c48c-877f-4e93-b0e6-34bc4f5ce3c8/

http://www.graphis.com/entry/55831e6a-8044-4d4a-a356-771526b03d1b/

The client fell in love with this image, as did we, here at the studio. Almost has an airbrushed quality to it, even though it was all done with light.

03/13/2019

Recently, we re-discovered a group photo taken about 20 years ago of clients, crew, and talent that had just rapped a photo shoot with Richard Karn. For several years in a row, we photographed Richard for our client Ross Advertising (whose client was Wahl Clipper). Pictured in the image is me, to the far right, along with Jim Jones, Brian Brush, Skip Dampier, Brad Barth, and others. We truly had some great times with these people!

02/12/2019

2018 SEMA Bronco continued: A 5.0 Coyote engine breathes life into this beast of a build by Maxlider Brothers Customs. Here are a few photos showcasing the engine and engine bay. We took great care in light-painting every detail to make this imagery possible.

02/05/2019

2018 SEMA Bronco continued:
Here are a few interior images created for this monster of a build by Maxlider Brothers Customs.
All of that fine leatherwork was handcrafted by Lonnie and Kent over at Twin City Upholstery.

02/01/2019

Recently we had the honor of photographing the latest, SEMA Bronco from MaxliderBrothersCustoms. Erik, Kris, and the Maxlider team were able to build this masterpiece in less than three months! Once again we were challenged with the task of capturing the dark, blue color of the vehicle. By employing our multi-exposure method, we were able to truly chronicle its depth in our images.

01/24/2019

I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, messages or posts, both past and future. With this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute).

01/16/2019

Last spring we were challenged with the task of highlighting the intricate details of a new line of luxury sunglasses from our friends over at . This task was made difficult due to the fact that we had to control the light to bring out the highly reflective metallic accents, while maintaing the exposure of the dark colored frame. Check out a few examples of the end result of this ambitious, photo-shoot.