Ed Carreon Photography

Corporate portraits and storytelling photography in Los Angeles

Ed Carreon Photography is the studio of a Los Angeles-based photographer who has spent over a quarter century on the craft. Its work centers on corporate and editorial portraiture and on storytelling photography for clients who need pictures that carry a message.

Most commissions come from corporate communications and design teams. The studio makes still photographs for editorial pieces, corporate branding projects, sustainability reports, web content and corporate image libraries. The studio says it has worked for a broad range of clients, including science and healthcare organizations, media companies, banks and consumer brands, and it names a number of well-known companies and publications among them.

Projects that need more than one skill

The studio says it offers more than a single photographer would usually provide. Its jobs can include drone photography, video production and post-production, and it draws on a network of other specialists when a project needs them. The photographer describes the work as production as well as photography, and says that planning ahead and solving problems on the day are part of the service.

Shoots that change on the day

The studio gives two examples. In the first, a commercial shoot at an airport could not go ahead as planned, because the cargo schedule ruled out the aircraft image that was wanted. The photographer shot the aircraft and the buildings on different days and combined the images in post-production. In the second, a food company's one-day brief grew into three days of work covering a branding campaign, recruitment material, industrial images and corporate lifestyle pictures, all kept in a consistent look.

Expectations and budgets

The studio says it sets expectations before a project begins, explaining what is possible within the resources a project has. It asks clients to share their budget early, so that the scope can be adjusted to fit. Clients who need a high degree of certainty are told that few photographers in Los Angeles combine photographic, social, technical and production skills in the same way.

Where the studio works

The studio is based near downtown Los Angeles. It also covers San Diego and Santa Barbara, and works across Ventura County, Orange County, Long Beach and Pasadena. Architecture, healthcare and narrative work sit alongside corporate lifestyle shoots in the studio's portfolio.