About Venture Visuals
Visual Media That Builds Brands
Venture Visuals is a collection of digital media experts that create award winning commercial film and photography. Deeper still, we are storytellers who believe in the power of visual media to turn your brand into a legacy, and your products into a way of life. We also believe that no two clients are the same, therefore, each and every project we deliver is artfully crafted to extend your unique vision and distinct identity.
At the helm of our cameras are artists, explorers, and strategists with a knack for capturing your customer’s imagination. By fixing our finger on the pulse of contemporary culture, our work bears an authenticity and relevancy that resonates deeply with its audience. Ask us why we love what we do, and we’ll proudly show you a montage of images that elicit wonder and beauty – and grow businesses in the process.
Still
Through effective imagery, ideas are embraced, adopted, and followed faster and with greater impact. Whether we’re providing strategic direction, or enabling your existing creative concept, our photography will breath life into your campaign and linger in your customer’s mind long after their contact with you.
Motion
Film sharpens a viewer’s focus, places your message in context, and builds a platform for you to connect with your audience on a thoughtful and compelling level. Venture Visuals work shoulder-to-shoulder with its clients to plan, produce, and issue novel content for the Web, broadcast, or internal usage.
The Team
Thomas Kranzle
Founder / Director of Photography
As director of photography, Tom manages the technical aspects of all project creation ranging from shooting and lighting to retouching and editing. An award-winning cinematographer and graphic artist, Tom’s refined eye and diverse technical expertise make him an invaluable asset to every project.
After graduating with honors from Brooks Institute of Photography, Tom worked in Hollywood on music videos and commercials. In 2006, Tom founded Venture Visuals to provide industry-leading media matched with unparalelled client service.
Seth Cox
Executive Producer / Creative Director
In 2008, Seth joined Venture Visuals as Executive Producer and Creative Director, where he leads the conceptual strategy and implementation of all projects. Armed with deep experience in integrated marketing, Seth is responsible for collaborating with each client to understand their needs, pitch project strategies, and ensure the delivery of effective media content.
Prior to Venture Visuals, Seth worked as Manager of Brand Marketing for MetLife in Newport Beach, CA. He has an MBA in Brand Strategy and holds awards in campaign messaging and graphic design.
Clients
Sears
With more than 2,300 stores in the United States and Canada Sears, Sears is a behemoth retailer of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products. The massive retailer operates proprietary brands including Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands’ End — among the most trusted and preferred brands in the U.S.
Specialized
At Specialized, building bikes isn’t a job. It’s a full-bore, hardcore religion. A religion that’s helped evolve the company and as riders over the last 20 years. Even the founder has been known to cancel meetings just so he could spend more time on the trail. Specialized was started for two major reasons: Number one: They love the sport. Number two: They want to build products that help people like you enjoy the sport as much as they do.
Joby
The Gorillapod is a tripod with state-of-the-art legs that can support all manner of cameras. It’s been designed to provide stability in situations where flat surfaces just don’t exist, making the Gorillapod an essential accessory for any budding photographer.
Stock Portfolios
Aurora Photos
From photojournalism to real and released creative imagery, Aurora has several areas to serve your stock imagery needs. Their collections center around travel, outdoor adventure and lifestyle, ‘green’ imagery, and general editorial, including cultures, geography, and photojournalism.
National Geographic
The National Geographic Image Collection owns one of the most comprehensive and unique collections of photographs and original artwork in the world. The collection contains more than 10 million transparencies, black-and-white prints, glass plates, and pieces of original art. They have a unique ability to make people gasp, frown, smile, weep. They make people think. Above all, they make people react.
DV Archive
DV Archive is the web’s premiere site dedicated exclusively to downloadable royalty free stock video. They have footage of almost everything, and at a price and resolution to suit your budget. Their clips are hand-selected for quality and offered in the downloadable format of your choice. Their royalty free agreement takes the stress out of stock footage licensing.
