VividStills

Founder: Thomas Juliano
Focus: Landscape, Automotive, and Fine Art Photography
Status: Active
Website: https://vividstills.com

VividStills is a fine art and commercial photography brand created by Thomas Juliano. Known for its vivid compositions and technically polished style, the brand explores the intersection of natural beauty, industrial design, and artistic expression. With an emphasis on detail, balance, and storytelling, VividStills has carved out a niche in both the art world and the automotive photography space.

The brand draws from Thomas Juliano’s background in visual design, media production, and engineering, combining creative vision with technical discipline.

Core Photography Areas

Landscape Photography:

VividStills captures both natural and urban environments, from quiet coastlines to industrial skylines. Many of these works emphasize dramatic lighting, vast open spaces, and the emotional tone of weather, time, and architecture.

Automotive Photography:

Leveraging Thomas’s hands-on experience with classic cars through Go Go Garage, VividStills often features:

  • High-resolution images of vintage and performance vehicles

  • Detail shots of mechanical craftsmanship

  • Studio and environmental lighting setups for automotive subject matter

This crossover between his restoration and photography work lends authenticity to the automotive visuals.

Fine Art and Conceptual Work:

Beyond commercial subjects, VividStills also explores:

  • Abstract perspectives

  • Textured surfaces and reflections

  • Experimental lighting and color grading. These pieces are often presented in black and white or subtle desaturation, aiming to convey mood and conceptual themes.

Exhibitions and Gallery Showings:

VividStills has been featured in:

  • MODHArts Gallery of Contemporary Realism & Studio (New Rochelle, NY)

Additional work has been displayed online, through limited edition print sales, and in collaborative showcases involving automotive media and local art scenes.

Techniques and Approach

Thomas Juliano’s work under VividStills is known for combining traditional photographic principles with modern digital processing.
His approach includes:

  • Use of DSLR and mirrorless full-frame systems

  • Multi-exposure stacking for dynamic range and clarity

  • Color grading and digital enhancement while preserving realism

  • Manual composition and framing with an emphasis on natural light

  • Custom backdrops, reflectors, and field lighting for automotive shoots

Each piece is treated as a blend of documentation and artistic interpretation — often telling a story without the need for words.

Connection to Other Projects

VividStills is closely tied to Thomas Juliano’s other creative and technical ventures:

  • Go Go Garage: Many of the vehicles restored in the garage are later photographed under VividStills for digital catalogs, promotional materials, and print series.

  • Image’FX Productions Inc. (defunct): Elements of VividStills’ digital imaging techniques originated during Juliano’s tenure running his own media and IT firm.

Artistic Themes and Vision

VividStills often reflects themes of:

  • Preservation — capturing fleeting light, movement, and decay

  • Structure — emphasizing form, geometry, and contrast

  • Mechanics and Motion — highlighting machines as subjects of beauty and complexity

  • Isolation and Mood — using emptiness, silence, or motion blur to convey emotional tone

The name itself — VividStills — reflects the philosophy of capturing intense, still moments of beauty and emotion in time.

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