About

Kelly Kruschel My career origianally started out as a graphic designer. After moving up through the design industry to creative director I needed something that wasn’t design related to occupy my free time. I decided to combine my love for movies and photography into one and learn everything there was to know about becoming a Movie Stills Photographer.I guess you could say I owe it to Jon Lovitiz for my role in the industry. He had a blog on MySpace and invited people to ask him questions. I asked how to get started, he told me about the union and the basics of the industry.

In a small and often unknown photography niche I have learned from some of the best movie still photographers in North America. Peter ‘Hopper’ Stone being one of them and partially my reason for using Canon.

While I watch anything and everything, I’ve got much love for indie flicks and have been a fan of horror/suspense since Molly Ringwald stopped making teen movies. My favorite movies are Labyrinth, Legend and Mirror Mask being a recent addition to the short list. Tim Burton and Guillermo del Toro top the list of directors on my radar for movies to look out for.

Photographers I follow
I always stay for the credits at the end of a movie and look to see who did stills. I’ve discovered some great photographers this way and always check in every now and then to see what they are up to. It keeps me creative and inspired.