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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStudio 101 West BidMarch 19, 2025 City of San Luis Obispo On-Call Video Production and Photography Letter of Interest We are respectfully submitting a response to city’s RFQ for on-call video production and/or photography services. We Are: Studio 101 West 9205 Mountain View Dr. Atascadero, CA 93422 805-460-6300 dennis@studio101west.com Studio 101 West has been a Photography and Graphic Design firm in San Luis Obispo county for over 35 years. We are a small reliable studio that has stood the test of time. We specialize in commercial photography, business portraits, and drone photography and video. Availability While we do have busy seasons, with enough notice we have the availability to meet most on- call requests. If selected, we understand that we will be expected to be on contract with the city for on-call services as we have in the past. The contact for this submittal is: Dennis Swanson, Owner/Photographer Studio 101 West Photography 9205 Mountain View Dr. Atascadero, CA 93422 805-460-6300 dennis@studio101west.com Relevant Experience of Key Personnel and the Firm Key Personnel Experience Dennis Swanson is our lead photographer and drone pilot. Besides his 35 years of full-time experience running a photography studio, he holds a BA in commercial photography from Brooks Institute and has been certified by the FAA to be a commercial drone pilot for the last eight years. Relevant Work Experience: Recent work for the City of San Luis Obispo includes photographing and videotaping over 100 pieces of the city owned public art, and videotaping the 2024 SLO City Homelessness Response Forum. In addition to creating headshots for most of the SLO Police Department, we have also created portraits of the mayors of Atascadero and Paso Robles, photographed events and headshots for the city of Atascadero, the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce, and the Templeton Chamber of Commerce. Every year we create a large group portrait of the entire senior class of Templeton High School for their yearbook. We also created a group portrait of over 500 people for the City of Atascadero’s centennial celebration. Every year we create dozens of business, and group portraits of city, business and community leaders. The commercial side of our work has included producing drone photos and videos of dozens of commercial building under construction and hundreds of photos of finished commercial buildings throughout the county. We also recently produced a video of the grand opening ceremony of the Emerald Ridge Apartments that included Mayor Moreno and many county business and civic leaders. Past and current clients include: The City San Luis Obispo, The City of Atascadero, the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce, the Templeton Chamber of Commerce, Cal Poly Foundation, French Hospital, Transitions Mental Health Association, the Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo, Atascadero Main Street Association, J.W. Design & Construction, SDG Architects, Garcia Architecture + Design, 2020 Creative Group, Mitsubishi Electric, Sunset Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Getty Images, and Adobe Stock. Studio 101 West’s staff includes Dennis and Deborah Swanson. We currently have no employees but hire independent contractors when needed. We opened our studio in San Luis Obispo in 1988 and moved it to, Atascadero in 2010. Insurance We carry a 2-million-dollar business liability policy in addition to insurance for our vehicles, and an additional 1-million-dollar general personal liability policy. We have a current business license for the city of San Luis Obispo. Fee Structure Hourly Rate for still photography is $150 per hour with a 2-hour minimum. Image and video editing are $90 per hour. Travel is 75¢ per mile. Aerial/Drone photography and video work is $175 per hour with a 2-hour minimum. Image and video editing are $90 per hour. Acquiring FAA clearance for drone flights inside controlled airspace is $45 per day. Many projects can be shot within our 2-hour minimum with 1-2 hours of editing time. Longer, more involved video projects can range from $500-$900 per minute of finished video. Client References Dole Family Properties, Dirk Dole Owner of Mr. Putters Putt Putt, Mr. Putters Boat House, Andy’s Arcade, Crystal Gold Mine, Crystal Cave, Lemon Cove Campground, Meteor City, and Exeter RV Storage. Services include architecture and lifestyle photos and videos, website design, and print design and production. 2002 to present. Dole Family Properties 805) 440-8475 1465 Ridge Road Templeton CA 93465 JW Design & Construction, Chris Waterbury, CFO 805) 544-3130 3563 Sueldo Unit 1 San Luis Obispo CA 93401 cdw@jwdci.com Services include photographing and video production of building projects throughout San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties. 1990 to present. Templeton High School, Krys Chivens, Teacher 805) 440-0255 Templeton High School 1200 Main St. Templeton CA 93465 kchivens@templetonusd.org Services include submitting of individual high school senior portraits and the class group portrait for the school yearbook. 2010 to present Tom O’Malley, former Mayor of Atascadero and owner of Portola Inn 805-440-7557 Portola Inn 6650 Portola Road Atascadero CA 93422 tomomalley@charter.net Services included photographing various city events, group portraits and headshots from 2008- 2020. Additional Services Graphic design department includes Deborah Swanson who has been a full-time graphic designer in SLO county for over 30 years. She holds a BFA in Communication Design and Illustration from Otis College of Art and Design. She specializes in logo, web, and print design and production. https://studio101westdesign.com