Palley Creative

Photography and Creative Consulting

What We Do

We help companies, agencies, and individuals from Fortune 100s to first responders grow audiences through outstanding images and video leading to new clients, business, customers, and community relationships. Our creative consulting guides the nuts-and-bolts of your public facing images, from concept to final display. We also specialize in environmental subjects such as the outdoors industry and wildfires.

Based between sunny Orange County, CA and the Rocky Mountains of Montana, we are able to do on-location shoots from the Mojave Desert, to the beach, to rugged mountain roads. Consulting services are offered globally!

Photography

On-location photography for client-facing events, public relations, social media marketing, internal marketing, image libraries, headshots, product photos, company employee events, and advertising campaigns

Video

Quick-turn video optimized for desktop and mobile use on social media platforms, specializing in high-resolution 4k clips of 60 seconds or less to retain viewer attention

Aerial UAV/drone imaging available

Creative Consulting

We can define your visual aesthetic, provide portfolio feedback, help with setting up an in-house photo studio, train social media managers, or curate a full photo/video asset library, freeing your team to focus on core business. We also offer consulting to beginning photographers and agencies looking to take their public relations visuals to the next level.

Click on the "Services" tab above to learn more or review our case studies below.

Case Studies:

Go Fast Campers

Early to market wedge style campers made in Bozeman, Montana.

Scout, produce, cast, and edit field lifestyle photoshoot and studio-based large scale product photography for website. Help development digital asset management and work with leadership to develop style and tone for marketing.

Baja Designs

Rugged professional racing lights for hard offroad use

Stills from video piece on Baja Designs sponsored setup on F250 with 5x LP series Pro lights, showing light throw, range, and lumen intensity in desert environment. Location scouted for optimum light range demonstration and cast driver with radio communications on site. Also drone images with FAA 107 certified drone pilot.

Dometic CFX Series

12v RV and Outdoor Compressor Refrigerators

Highlighted CFX3 Series in austere outdoor environments during typical use case off-grid

Four Wheel Campers + Battle Born Batteries

Fully featured off road campers from legacy manufacturer and US-assembled premium Lithium Battery systems

Battle Born sponsored a battery build with my owned Hawk camper, featuring exterior and interior on various off grid trips. Highlighting real-world use cases and load outs with architectural lenses for correct interior perspective.

Nissan for TBWA/CHIAT/DAY

On-location social media photo and video shoot

For the new Nissan Titan truck with fast turnaround of content on location

We worked directly with famed agency TBWA/CHIAT/DAY and Nissan on location in the Nevada desert to photograph and shoot short video for the new Nissan Titan truck. Visual collateral used on social media to increase brand awareness amongst audience and increase engagement with potential customers. Initial batch of edited images delivered to client within 24 hours for fast social media turnaround.

United States Forest Service

Worked with federal agency at largest wildfire in modern CA history

Social media + video + stills on same day deadlines to educate public, provide media photo handouts, and document firefighter work

CCO Stuart Palley used his 6 years of wildfire photography experience to work directly with the US Forest Service under contract to photograph, film and disseminate to the public information staff at the Thomas Fire content that went viral, aiding the US Forest Service in educating the public and relevant stakeholders about the fire's progress and containment. Images published in national newspapers online and national morning TV shows. Shot on-location video with same-day turnaround of firefighter interviews saying hello to their families from the fireline.

Waterax Pumps

On-location advertising shoot for niche manufacturer

Produce and photograph visual collateral for wildfire water pump manufacturer

We leveraged our team's unique knowledge of wildfires and the outdoors to scout, produce, photograph, edit, and deliver images to a family-owned wildfire water pump manufacturer based in Toronto, Canada. We handed the location selection, talent, permits, catering, production, photography, and editing for the client. Produced dozens of images used in print+online advertising, marketing, and social media collateral