Lemon Magazine

U.S. based Lemon magazine commissioned seven photographers from around the world to shoot stories about Michael Jackson impersonators in their respective countries. Nick Meek asked Ferret to find locations and produce an editorial about a Crown Green Bowling King of Pop from Newcastle.
Now available in all good newsagents. www.worldoflemon.com

Photography : Nick Meek

Production : Ferret.

Scouting for Beach Huts

Earlier this month I was scouting beaches, sand dunes and beach huts looking for locations for a fashion shoot for a knitwear brand based in the North of England. It's not very often I get asked to produce fashion shoots mostly working on advertising campaigns and the occasional editorial, but despite thunderstorms and stinging, horizontal rain it was great fun.

EDF Energy

We produced three ads for Nick Meek, AMV BBDO and EDF earlier this year and because the London 2012 opening ceremony is finally here I thought it would be a good time to post them on the blog.
The stadium hadn't been finish at the time of shooting so those clever people at Solid London had to finish it in CGI. 

Photography : Nick Meek

Agency : AMV BBDO

Production : Ferret.

Ferret on Instagram

Ferret loves Instagram. I'm always posting pictures from shoots, scouts or of things I find, so if you like Instagram follow Ferret... I'll probably follow you back! Just search weferret on your device or follow the link to Ferret's Instagram page on the web. www.instagram.com/weferret 

Puragen

Last year Ferret found the locations for photographer Richard Moran and renewable energy company Puragen. Shooting in the Yorkshire Dales and North Yorkshire Moors we had to battle against some typically northern weather, but Richard and ad agency Cogent Elliot produced the campaign images they were after.

Photography : Richard Moran
Agency : Cogent Elliot

Locations : Ferret.

Ferret on Facebook

Ferret has a facebook page. If you like Ferret, please like Ferret on Facebook.
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Scouting in Yorkshire

Ferret has been back to it's roots in the Yorkshire countryside, scouting locations for a campaign for photographer Richard Moran and renewable energy company Puragen.
Lot's of great new northern locations for the library and new posts to come.

Clio - Film

Here's one more ad and the film we produced for Nick Meek and Langland as part of the very funny campaign to announce the call for entries for this years Clio Healthcare Awards.
See all the ads together here.

Photography : Nick Meek
Agency : Langland
Casting : Sue Odell
Production, Locations and Styling : Ferret.

Floating Monk

As well as advertising and editorial shoots, Ferret love to work on photographers non commercial projects. If you have a great idea for your book and need help with the production we would love to get involved.
Here's a personal project by Nick Meek and produced by Ferret.

Photography : Nick Meek

Post Production : Layer 1 Retouching

Production and Casting : Ferret.

Clio Awards

Here's some production stills and two of the finished Clio press ads.. more to come.

Photography : Nick Meek
Agency : Langland

Production, Locations and Styling : Ferret.

Clio Healthcare Awards

Ferret has been asked by Nick Meek and advertising agency Langland to produce two great new press ads, a short film and three on-line ads to announce the call for entries for this years Clio Healthcare Awards.

Location Finding in the Surrey Hills

I have been location finding this bank holiday in the beautiful Surrey Hills. I came across the landscape below and was immediately reminded of Simon Roberts' brilliant We English project.
To celebrate St George's Day the BBC have launched an audio slideshow of Simon's photographs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13055695

Casting Skaters

I've been street casting skaters in a Camden skatepark for a Simon Winnall shoot.

Unlike the monks I found for Nick Meek these dudes are too cool to smile.

Casting Monks

I've had a great afternoon casting Hare Krishna monks at their temple in Soho for a Nick Meek shoot.

Their temple is beautiful, and just off busy Oxford Street it's an oasis of calm and tranquillity. It's no surprise they're smiling, trying to get the monks not to smile could be an issue.

One for the data base

I'm looking for an interesting office block. I love the graphic shapes and monochromatic textures of this building in London.
I don't think it's right for the job I'm scouting but it's great for the locations data base.

Santander

Ferret and Sue Odell have just finished producing 3 new ads for Santander and WCRS.

15 models, 1 dog, a removal van full of props and only 4 production days = very little sleep.

Scouting in the Chilterns

I've been spending a lot if time in the Chilterns, looking for new locations within easy reach of London.
Whatever the weather or season it's always beautiful.

Ferret extranet site

What's the Ferret extranet site?

We can now offer dedicated password protected websites to photographers, agencies and clients to view their locations, castings and props.

Butlins - Recce

I've just got back from a recce at the Bognar Regis Butlins... and didn't see one red coat! 

Casting

Ferret is producing the new campaign for ad agency Mother and with the help of Sue Odell we've just finished three days of casting kids.