Editorial & Assignment Work
This blog is published to share different examples of my commercial work. Throughout my career I have supported my Kentucky work by executing non-related assignment and commercial work. In my teaching career I have taught my students applied photographic lighting so that they might be more prepared finding employment in this very competitive field. A partial client list is below.
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Arrowhead
Herman Melville's Home
Commissioned poster for Herman Melville's Arrowhead
Pittsfield, MA. Summer 2017
Photo of WindRose [model] for poster above.
Commissioned poster for Herman Melville's Arrowhead
Pittsfield, MA. Summer 2017
Photo of WindRose [model] for poster above.
Tom Crow, Arrowhead
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Time Inc. Assignment
Assignment for Time Inc. Published April 16, 2012
Double page layout - Charles Murray, Author "Coming Apart."
Photo made in authors home - Burkittsville, Maryland
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Musician Assignment
Angaleena Presley, Ten/Ten Productions
Nashville, Tenn. 2008
Photo made Lost Creek, Kentucky
Angaleena Presley, October 2008
at home in Beauty, Kentucky
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Sheaffer
Still life for Sheaffer Writing Instruments, Pittsfield, MA, 1980's
Sheaffer Mass Market Pens
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Sheaffer
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International Center of Photo Workshop
Megan, Model, NYC, International Center of Photography, '08SLA Photo Workshop
Photo by Karen Davis - Made during Shelby's ICP Workshop,
Central Park, NYC 2008
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Gibson Greeting Card Calendar
Calendar Work, 1978, Gibson Greeting Card Co. Cinti. OH
Tender Thoughts - Theme
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Gibson Greeting Card Calendar
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N.Y. Times
The New York Times, Week in Review, Cover story above."Vanessa," '07, Published April 27,'08
Below:New York Times Magazine Cover
NY Times Cover Pittsburgh, 1999______________________________________________________________________
Fortune Magazine
Fortune Magazine, 1995
Fortune Magazine, 1995
Tom and Kate Chappell, founders of Tom's of Maine, Kennebunkport, Maine
on location for Fortune Magazine, 1995
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General Electric
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Gibson Greeting Card Antique Car Calendar
Classic Car Calendar, 1980, Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Museum, Auburn, IN
Client: Gibson Greeting Cards, Cinti. OH
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Amnesty International
Amnesty International___________________________________________________________________________
Deacon Plastics Machine
Industrial Photography
Page Add as ran by Deacon Plastics, North Adams, MA, 1985
[SLA did 3 machine photos separately]
3 machines photographed by SLA, length being over 80 ft. each machine
Client: Deacon Plastics Machine
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Discovery
Discovery Magazine Gordon Grice, 2002___________________________________________________________________________
Texas Monthly
Texas Monthly Jasper, TX, 1995
Texas Monthly___________________________________________________________________________
Working Woman
Working Woman, Tori MurdenFirst American to cross the Atlantic solo in a rowboat.
Louisville, KY, 2000
Working Woman magazineCecelia Rosenberg Daniels, Lawyer
Ms Magazine
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Eaton
Eaton Puzzles, 1985 brochure, Account for 10 years, Pittsfield, MA
Subjects: Ice Cream, buttons, hot dogs, stamps, fudge, nuts, berries, donuts, chocolates, banana split, paper weights, stuffed spuds, prime steak, tomatoes, among others. Nationally Distributed.
Cheese Cake, cropped version, Eaton Puzzle Design
Fans, Eaton Puzzle design
Melons, Eaton Puzzle Designs
Chocolates, Eaton Puzzle Designs
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Olympic's 96
Olympic's - Content Magazine, Georgia, 1996Robert Sheet, Gold Medal, Laser Class, Brazil
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GQ Magazine
GQ Rick Bragg, Author, New Orleans, LA, 2002______________________________________________________________________
Paper Magic, Boston, MA.
4x5 insert photo, Paper Magic, Boston
Paper Magic Client, Published in Newsweek
Paper Magic Client, for Betty Crocker, sell sheet
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N. Y. Magazine
Sheri Valera, NY Magazine, Florida, 2004
NY Magazine, Florida, 2004___________________________________________________________________
Texas Monthly
Texas Monthly, Folk Artist, 1995_________________________________________________________________
Content Magazine
Olympic's, Atlanta, 1996____________________________________________________________________________
ESPN
ESPN Layout, 2009
ESPN - Thunder Bay Hockey Family_________________________________________________________________
Fast Co.
Fast Co. - Stephen Ambrose_________________________________________________________________
NY Magazine
NY Magazine - Moose Dutey - Mayor Ironton ,West Virginia, 2004
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Kid's Wear
Kid's Wear
Kid's Wear - Gloucester Location
Kid's Wear
Kid's Wear______________________________________________________________________
Contents
Content's magazine Olympic's 1996Savanna, Georgia
Ron Van Teylingen, The Netherlands
Studying Polaroid.
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Sunday Best
New York Times - Magazine
New York Times-Introduction-"Sunday Best" -April 1999
Gladys and Arnold holding magazine- Summer 1999
NY Times, Shade viewing Polaroids
NY Times-Layout page
NY Times-Mother & Baby
NY Times, making Polaroids in church.
NY Times-Rose
NY Times-Shade“Sunday Best,” The New York Times Magazine, Easter Sunday 1999
This assignment was executed with the enthusiastic participation of its subjects, the Appalachian mountain people of Eastern Kentucky. Technically, this was a location fashion shoot working with designed clothing inspired by the photographer Disfarmer of Herber Springs, Arkansas who lived and photographed in the 1940’s – 60’s within his native rural environment.
The media has historically portrayed the mountain peoples of both areas as needy, poverty stricken and disadvantaged since the depression. As the photographer I saw this assignment as a way to portray my people in a new light. A non political venue that the subjects were interested. The clothing was an ideal representation of what mountain folks wear to church on Sunday’s still today. The people felt enjoyment, recognized and validated by this project as their was no association to poverty.
These photographs and copies of the magazine itself today still grace the walls in the homes of many of the participants. One specifically, Shade Fugate now deceased had his photograph from this assignment placed in his coffin with other family photos when buried, an old Appalachian custom. This represents the highest honor for this photographer.
Shelby Lee Adams
October 2009
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Selected Client list:
Gibson Greeting Card CO. staff photographer Cinti. OH, Greeting Cards
All Seasons, Calendars, Retail Displays, Table Top Displays, Brochures and
Catalogue Layouts; General Electric Co. Pittsfield, MA, Plastics Division, New Products,
Industrial, Location Displays, Portraits and Public Relations; Shaffer-Eaton,
Pittsfield, MA, Free-lance Photography, Puzzles, Writing Instruments, Slide
Presentations, Catalogues, Stationary and Product Display; Textron, Providence,
RI, Gorham Silver, Glass Ware; Deacon Plastics Machine, North Adams, MA, Production
and Processing Equipment; Paper Magic Group, Boston, MA and Scranton, PA, Paper
Products, Greeting Cards and Brochures.
All photographs and text copyrighted - © 1978 - 2019 Shelby Lee Adams, legal action will be taken to represent the photographer, the work taken out of context, subjects and integrity of all photographic and written works, including additional photographers published and authors quoted. Permissions - send e mail request with project descriptions.
