The Team
Art Directors: Laura Copenhaver, Trig Hardie
Designer: Trig Hardie
Producer: Melissa Dixon
Stylist: Ana Monfort
Lifestyle Photographer: Josh LaCunha
Still-life Photographer: Robert Couto
Still-life Retoucher: Robert Couto
Client: WearLinq
Website: https://indiegogo.wearlinq.com
Agency: Direct
Art Director: Unkown
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2020 Robert Couto
“Glass Enterprise Edition 2 is a wearable device that helps businesses improve the quality of their output, and help their employees work smarter, faster and safer. It provides hands-on workers and professionals with glanceable, voice-activated assistance that is designed to be worn all day with its comfortable, lightweight profile.”, Google.
Live site:
https://www.google.com/glass/start/
Reviews:
CREDITS
Client: Google
Agency: Direct
Art Director: Robert Couto
Producer: Teresa Lee
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto & Blinklab
© 2019 Robert Couto
CREDITS
Client: Google
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Mike Simonian
Producer: Denise Knickerbocker
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Gigantic Squid
© 2014 Autofuss
The KD9 is Kevin Durant's ninth signature sneaker with Nike. Aside from ruling the courts, Mr. Durant enjoys photography as a significant hobby of his. So, Nike decided to release a special edition shoe box in which the lid serves as a frame-ready limited edition piece of artwork.
CREDITS
Agency: AKQA
Art Director: Joshua Kopeika
Producer: Denise Knickerbocker
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: unkown
© 2016 Robert Couto
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
Art Directors: Laura Copenhaver, Erin Robinson
Designer: Erin Robinson
Producer: Melissa Dixon
Stylist: Hanna Hepfahl
Lifestyle Photographer: Josh LaCunha
Still-life Photographer: Robert Couto
Still-life Retoucher: Robert Couto
CREDITS
Client: Google
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Mike Simonian
Producer: Denise Knickerbocker
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Gigantic Squid
© 2015 Autofuss
CREDITS
Art Director: Ashley Chilson
Designer: Emily Steves
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2018 Robert Couto
Nvidia has generated a shift in the gaming world. With the release of the Nvidia shield, gamers need not to purchase individual games nor download the ones they do. For a service fee, gamers have access to all the games held on Nvidia servers. That's kind of cool, but it's been done before. What is truly unique about this system is that games are rendered on the servers and the visuals are stream straight into the display. As Nvidia updates its servers, you get a faster device without having to replace your console.
For more information, please visit Nvidia Shield
The following images were photographed for Nvidia's library.
CREDITS
Client: Nvidia
Agency: Little Moving Pictures
Producer: Jeremy Summer
Photography: Robert Couto
Retouching: Robert Couto
© 2016 Robert Couto
Project Bloks is a research project that aims to create an open hardware platform to help developers, designers, and researchers build the next generation of tangible programming experiences for kids.
To learn more about this fun and dynamic project, visit https://projectbloks.withgoogle.com
CREDITS
Creative agency: Google Creative Lab London
Design and art direction: Hana Tanimura
Producers: Alex de Castro, Lou Trethewey, Natalie Goburdhun
Photography: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2016 Robert Couto
For more information, please visit Nvidia Shield
The following images were photographed to complement a television commercial via banner ads and for Nvidia's comprehensive image library.
Client: Nvidia
Agency: Little Moving Pictures
Producer: Jeremy Summer
Photography: Robert Couto
Retouching: Robert Couto, Paula Poortinga
© 2015 Robert Couto
I started my craft as a portrait photographer in a little studio in San Diego at the age of 18. After receiving my BS from Brooks, I decided to zig over to product photography and I never zagged back. Don't misunderstand, I enjoy portraiture, it's just that I enjoy the fussiness of product a bit more. One salient thing that the two have common is that you get interview clients in a unique way. In great depth.
After my initial site review over at Twist, I remember leaving both slightly dizzy and very giddy. I'm not the giddy type. The cause for the disruption from normal was that I felt like I had just returned from the future. The team over at Twist Bioscience had created a microtiter tray that went from the ordinary 96 samples to across the universe to 960,000 samples. That's an impressive jump. Each tiny well has 121 sub-wells. I wasn't allowed to see the device that moves around all those invisible droplets of stuff. Maybe next time.
If you would like to learn more about the now-future, then please head over to http://www.twistbioscience.com
Also, here's a Wired article on the subject. https://www.wired.com/2015/11/making-dna/
Client: Twist Bioscience
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2016 Robert Couto
A sample of Hypebeast's Issue can be viewed here, #13 Innovation Issue.
Client: Hypebeast
Photographer: Robert Couto, Stanley Cheng
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2016 Robert Couto
Sunflare introduces Capture4 solar technology, the first high quality, mass production of flexible, light, thin, affordable solar cells.
Please visit http://sunflaresolar.com for more information.
Credits
Client: Sunflare
Producer: Elizabeth Sanderson
Photography: Robert Couto
Retouching: Robert Couto
© 2016 Robert Couto
Shelly's portfolio can be found at shellyiwamasa.com.
CREDITS
Stylist: Shelly Iwamasa
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2016 Robert Couto
With Project Jacquard, Goole has developed an open platform API to connect clothing to devices. This was done by developing non-fatiguing copper wires and then adding it to traditional threads. Everyday objects such as clothes and furniture can be transformed into interactive surfaces. At first, it kind sounds silly, but I'm sure it will become common before we have a chance to finish laughing.
The following images were taken for Project Jacquard's launch and Google Creative Lab's image library.
For more information about the product or to view these images in action, please visit the Project Jacquard site.
CREDITS
Client: Google
Creative Agency: Google Creative Lab London
Art Director: Hana Tanimura
Producer: Alex de Castro
Photography: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2015 Robert Couto
CREDITS
Client: Bot & Dolly
Art Director: Jeff Linnell
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2015 Bot & Dolly
"Adobe recently commissioned us to design the visual component for their CS6 production suite on the theme of "the cinematic experience." We were initially drawn to the mechanical origins of cinema, and especially the zoetrope. It's such a beautiful and profound mechanism, at once both limited and infinite. We wanted to portray the woman character as controlling everything by light from a hybrid of a zoetrope mechanism and traditional film projection." Autofuss
The original Adobe landing page can be found here.
The video can also be found here on robertcouto.com
CREDITS
ProdutionHouse: Autofuss
Creative Directors: Randall Stowell, Jeff Linnell
Executive Producer: Julia Gottlieb
Producers: Emily Nelson, Matthew Fassberg, Libby Luna
Designers: Lisa Mishima, Ryan Chen, Jade Jariya, Cale Ajioka
Cinematography: Joe Picard, Robert Couto
Camera Array Photographer: Robert Couto
Production: Brian Holliday, Casey O'Reilly, Aron Pruiett, Samantha Bennett, Ian Colon
Make-Up: Amy Lee
Talent: Tyler Abbott, Tegan Schwab
Post: Pedro Figueira, Chris McCard, Dennis Wilkins, Jason Kerr, Colin Trenter, Hung-Ning Liao, Jon Corriveau, Collin Miller
Editorial: Ashley Rodholm, Samantha Bennett
Color/Finishing: Pedro Figueria, Colin Trenter
Original Score : Harald Boyeson
© 2014 Autofuss
First image of the Google Nexus Q to hit the press.
CREDITS
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Mike Simonian
Producer: Denise Knickerbocker
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2014 Autofuss
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Mike Simonian
Producer: Analisa Payne
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2014 Autofuss
An ad designed to help promote the Nexus 7 as a gaming platform.
Client: Google
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Jeff Linnell
Producer: Julia Scahill
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2014 Autofuss
Chromecast is a line of digital media players developed by Google. The devices, designed as small dongles, enable users with a mobile device or personal computer to play Internet-streamed audio-visual content on a high-definition television or home audio system through mobile and web apps that support the Google Cast technology.
For more information about the product or to view these images in action, please visit the Chromecast site.
Credits
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Mike Simonian
Producer: Denise Knickerbocker
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Blinklab
© 2014 Autofuss
CREDITS
Client: Google
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Jeff Linnell, Zi Wang
Producer: Analisa Payne
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2014 Autofuss
Exploded view of the Nexus Q. The Q team was rightfully proud of the domestically designed and fabricated origins of the Q. The craftsmanship was beautiful, but it was ahead of it time and pulled from the market.
Link to Wired article, https://www.wired.com/2012/06/nexus-q-teardown/
CREDITS
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Mike Simonian
Producer: Analisa Payne
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Unkown
© 2014 Autofuss
Live images can be found at www.chevron.com
Client: Chevron
Agency: Young & Rubicam
Producer: Little Moving Pictures, Jeremy Summer
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher:
© 2016 Robert Couto
Jawbone Jambox Wild Poster - "The Dock is Dead"
A wild poster photographed to accompany the "The Dock is Dead" video promo which highlighted the Jambox's wireless connection. The production was a fun filled time using motion control robots, explosions, and high-speed.
Here's a link to the video, watch here.
CREDITS
Client: Jawbone
Agency: West Studios
Art Director: Dylan Fracareta
Production: Autofuss
Producer: Chris Hall
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2015 Autofuss
I was originally assigned this assignment, but then a pro tanto obligation arose and the task was given to photographer, Rob Prideaux. His task wasn't an easy one, but neither was that of John Henry's. You see, Rob was contemporaneously creating this image, while two CG artists independent of one another were creating their very own versions of the art directors sketch. In this case, the practical photography with all it physical accouterments yielded the most pleasing results.
The image depicts the Google Nexus 5, 7 & 10 and was used for print ads, billboards & window clings.
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CREDITS
Client: Google
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Randy Stowell, Jeff Linnell
Producer: Julia Gottlieb
Photographer: Rob Prideaux
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2014 Autofuss
Instructor: Nick Dong
Students: Wonhee Lee, Soohye Park
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2017 Robert Couto
The Motorola Razor was my very first cell phone and I believe I remember the distinct sound it made when it flipped closed. So, the Galaxy may not be the first cellphone I used, but it was the first of many that I toiled away with in the studio. The execution is dated, but I'll leave on the site as a reminder.
Credits
Agency: Autofuss
Art Director: Jeff Linnell
Producer: Julia Gotlieb
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2013 Autofuss
Here's quick-n-cute stop frame animation created for Gap's 2015 holiday season. It found it's way into the inboxes of those on the mailing list.
Client: Gap
Art Director: Stephanie Piech
Stylist: Ana Monfort
Photographer: Robert Couto
Credits
Art Director: Brooke Farrington
Stylist: Pauline Montupet
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
© 2015 Robert Couto
Images taken for 2016 Kendo Brands lookbook.
CREDITS
Client: Kendo Brands
Art Director: Tamara Didenko
Producer: Lauryn Gerstle, Sandbox Studio
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Unkown,
© 2015 Robert Couto
@ 2012 Piperlime
Art Director: Brook Farrington
Stylist: Ana Monfort.
Photographer: Robert Couto
Retoucher: Robert Couto
