The Princess and the Frog and yahoo

Nice set we built for Yahoo!

Anika Noni Rose who is the princess who becomes a frog.

Ohh yeah the last couple of weeks...

We have been super busy actually shooting stuff so here is a couple of pieces I forgot to post.

Malin Ackerman and Vanessa Williams

Two sweet pretty ladies in our studio.

Abby Cadabby for Canadian Breakfast TV

More and more Canadian work coming down the line.

Colombian Market 1

Finally posting the Colombian Video I shot.

Colombian Market 1 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Colombian Market 2 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Colombian Market 3 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Colombian Market 4 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Colombian Market 5 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Colombian Market 6 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

David Boreanaz

David Boreanaz or Bones

Nelly Furtado

I promise to post more I swear..

Project Runway Challenge

We just shot the winner of Project Runway All-Star Challenge. We tried to do a loose mock up of the standard PR interview shot.

Still around and Just back from Colombia

I will have a slew of goods to show in about a week from my shoot in Colombia. Here is some stuff I shot before I left.

High Line 3

So we have been shooting a lot in the studio but nothing really that awesome so here is any other look at the High Line in NYC.

High Line 2 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

High Line 2

A couple more looks at the High Line.

High Line 3 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

High Line 5 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

The High Line

A little bit of New York shooting before a lot of Studio shooting tomorrow and the day after.

High Line 1 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

High Line 4 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Benjamin Bratt

Today we shot Benjamin Bratt for some "The Cleaner" promotional work.

The Narrows

Today we shot something for the release of "The Narrows" starring Vincent Donofrio(Thor in Adventures of Babysitting and the alien in Men in Black) Kevin Zegers (Transamerica and All 3 Air Buds) and Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill).

Renovation Nation

Today we built a workshop set and shot a piece for the Planet Green show "Renovation Nation".

Anne Frank

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film Anne Frank and Anne's 80th birthday the film is being released in Blu-ray. We shot some press for the release with George Stevens Jr(son of the director) and Millie Perkins(who played Anne).

uhh oo here comes the Hammer

Early this morning we shot MC Hammer.... he said and I quote "your lighting is better than theirs(the Today Show)"....Take THAT NBC/30 Rock.

Gramercy Park 1

A little look at Gramercy Park.

Gramercy Park 2 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

kyra sedgwick and the closer

This morning we shot something with Kyra Sedgwick for The Closer.

HGTV $250,000

We shot a couple of pieces for this upcoming HGTV shows "$250,000 Challenge". Set designer and everything. Seriously well lit flowers.

Bryant Park Day 2

2 more shots from Bryant Park.

Bryant Park 3 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Bryant Park 1 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Expedition Africa and Bryant Park

Shooting for the Mark Burnett show Expedition Africa. We had 3 explorers in the studio here are two of them.

For the remainder of the week I am going to be shooting in Bryant Park. Here is the first in the set.

Bryant Park 2 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Bike Lane Day 5

Final day of Bicycle Bike Lane week in Bicycle month.

Bike lane 8 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Bike Lane Day 4

Bicycles in Union Square. This totally exemplifies how hard it is to control the D90.

Bike Lane 9 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Southern Belles

Just finished shooting these ladies along with 3 of their friends for Soapnets "Southern Belles: Louisville". Even after hearing them say Louisville over and over I still cant say that cities name.

Bike Day 3

A couple more bicycle lane shots to finish out the week.

Bike lane 6 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Bike lane 7 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Bit of Glee

After Jewel canceled on us I decided to bail on NYC for a couple of days and head to the "burg". But I am back here today so this is what we shot yesterday....

Jane and Matthew were super funny and the show looks great. But the promos look even better.

Bike Day 2

Bicycle on Broadway towards Union Square.

Bike Lane 1 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

New York Bicycle Month Day 1 and Seymour Stein

May is Bike month in NYC. So this week I am shooting various bike paths throughout the city.

Bikelane 2 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Also this weekend I did a little shoot with 7 Sydney for Sunrise(It's the Australian Today Show). Seymour Stein is a record producer who signed The Ramones, Madonna, The Pretenders...etc. Although he appears completely joyless in this still he was a really fascinating old guy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Stein

Day 3 on Day 5..

So the rain cleared up until yesterday. Plus shooting in the rain is hard.

Rain - Guy carrying boxes from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Day 2 of Rain

I love how miserable people look in the rain. Seriously this guy hates his life.

Rain - Guy from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

A week of NYC in the Rain

Yesterday I spent 6 hours biking 54 miles through all 5 Boroughs in the 5 Boro Bike Ride all in the RAIN. It was horrible. While it was raining I thought...rain looks cool but its making me miserable. So since its supposed to rain all week. Here is NYC in the Rain Day 1.

Rain Flatiron from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Rain - Guy in Coat from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Rain 6th Ave from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Taraji P. Henson

So this morning I shot Taraji P Henson for the Benjamin Button DVD release. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties this is the best still I got.

Day 4...posted on Day 5

Kinda late sorry. Grand Central Lexington Entrance at night.

Grand Central Entrance from Lexington from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Grand Central Day 3

Here are 2 more shots from Grand Central. First one is a focus rack. In all honesty it took me a while to get this right because of the difficulty of pulling focus on these lenses.

Grand Central 42nd St Entrance from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

The second shot is from the inside. Cool light layering.

Grand Central Information Desk from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Grand Central Day 2

Today I got kicked out of Grand Central because I didn't have a permit. At least I got something out of it. Actually something awesome.

Grand Central Clock from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Grand Central Week and Emily Deschanel

Today we shot Emily Deschanel for Bones. She was super stoked about the Baby Cakes catering we got.

This week I am shooting Grand Central all week. Starting off in the front of the Grand Central.

Grand Central from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Final Day of Central Parkin Spring

So I shot Central Park all week here are the final shots.

Central Park - Couple on Bench from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.


Central Park Bikes from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Central Park at Night and More Zoo

Night shooting in the Park is a little tricky. In all honesty this didn't come out that great but maybe next time? For one thing I shot with my smaller zoom lens. I have really gotten use to shooting with the telephoto lens because it allows me to not be too obtrusive.

Central Park - Night Couple from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Central Park - Hand Holding from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Central Park and the Econopocalypse

So this morning at 5AM I started shooting a book tour. This morning’s book was “The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide” by Dr. Martin Weiss. It’s a book about getting through the Econopocalypse.

Today’s shot a day from Central Park is

Central Park - Guy on Bench from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

I will save your life and Central Park

So this morning I am shooting for a WE TV show called I will save your life with Charles Stuart Platkin. Basically he looks into the psychology of why people eat what they eat.


And to continue with shot a day week in Central Park I have a Handsome Cap Driver in a Top Hot. Correction super sweet Top Hat.

Central Park - Horses and Top Hats from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Nick is back in Central Park for a Week

Were back from our horrible illness adventure in Portland. This week I am shooting Central Park everyday. I was supposed to have a SWEEET shot of Jennifer Beals for the FOX show Lie To Me but that job died...so here is the first Central Park shot of the week!!!!

Central Park - Zoo from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

NY Life Fraud

So this women was picketing at the New York Life Insurance building. She had spent all day there handing out pamphlets. After we come back from Portland I am doing a series on Wall Street and people effected by it.

NY Life Fraud from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

NYC at Night Shot 2 and Sara Snow

Today we shot with green living expert and Author of Fresh Living Sara Snow.

Park Avenue at about 7pm came out really nice.

New York at Night from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

New York at Night

Day 1 Shot 1 of NYC at Night

New Stand Guy from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Chinatown Day 5 and clip closet

So last night I shot in Chinatown again. This time things really seemed to gel together. A good tripod goes pretty far.

Chinatown Night 1 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.


Chinatown Night 2 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.


Chinatown Night 3 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Joan Lunden and Chinatown 4

This morning we shot GMA's Joan Lunden. She has a new show on DirecTV about American Heroes.

Chinatown 7 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.


Chinatown 8 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Chinatown Day 3

Images from my Chinatown shoot this weekend.

Chinatown 5 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.





Chinatown 6 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.

Chinatown Day 2 and Vogue

This morning we had a super fun shoot with PTA, Anne Vincent, and the Vogue staff. They were promoting their shape issue. Shot came out pretty nice.

Continued posting of the Chinatown footage.



Chinatown 3 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.



Chinatown 4 from Nick Castaneda on Vimeo.