09/18/2026
Over the past two years, I’ve had the privilege of working with Tempur-Pedic on a growing body of lifestyle, brand narrative and product photography.
This latest project was one of the more complicated studio productions I’ve ever taken on. Twelve days, roughly 30 products, two styled environments, five cameras, stills and motion, talent, set builds and hundreds of final images. There were a lot of moving pieces and a lot of people behind the scenes making it happen.
The imagery lives across Amazon, Costco, Home Depot, Walmart, Wayfair and Macy’s, so there’s a good chance you’ve come across some of our work without realizing it.
One of the first paid photography jobs I ever had was photographing mattresses for Dillard’s. Fifteen years later, I found myself photographing mattresses again, just on a much bigger production. It was one of those funny reminders of how long I’ve been a photographer and how much has changed along the way. What keeps me interested in the work, though, is pretty much the same. I want to photograph people, tell stories and create images that feel real and human.
That’s what I enjoyed most about this one. The product obviously matters, but so does everything around it. The talent. The environment. The light. The little moments that make the image feel believable.
If you want to dig into the full project and see more behind the scenes, I broke it all down on my blog. Check it out: go.claycookphoto.com/tempur-pedic
