Redlights and Redeyes

homer. harry. spidey. barney.

May 22, 2012 by chip

Spent a couple days working with a few characters up at Universal Studios for a marketing shoot a few months back. Truly one of the most enjoyable gigs when the client hands you a keys to their park and says “have fun.” We (I and my super-stud assistant Brian Blanco) spent the days running from roller coaster to roller coaster with essentially an Alien Bee on a painter’s pole meeting guests and making pictures much as I would have at [...]

Categories: chip litherland, Florida< amusement park, photography, photos, pr, public relations photographer, theme park, travel, Universal Orlando • Tags: captain america, colo, hard rock cafe, Harry Potter, homer simpson, margaritaville, minions, Orlando, pr photographer florida theme park photographer, Roller Coaster, shrek, simpson, spider-man, Theme Park, Tourism, Travel, Universal, Universal Orlando, wolverine

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I-4 or bust

February 1, 2012 by chip

I-4 is an interesting road. Connecting Daytona, Orlando and Tampa, it slices the nub of South Florida right off the map, it provides a vast array of landmarks – strange kitschy theme parks, vasectomy billboards, and rest stop oasis after oasis. It is also fertile ground for voters and an area candidates target every election cycle. The New York Times sent me with a reporter and videographer to tackle I-4 man-on-the street style to try to find folks opinionated about [...]

Categories: in print, photography, photos, politics, promo, The New York Times, theme park • Tags: Chip Litherland, color, daytona beach, economy, Florida, foreclosure, I-4, I-4 corridor, kissimmee, lake buena vista, lakeland, Orlando, plant city, politics, Tampa, Travel

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murder in celebration

December 3, 2010 by chip

Gawrsh, something happened in Mickey’s town. A m-u-r-d-e-r. It was the first one in 14 years since the master-planned community was developed by Disney. People always equate suburbia and cookie cutter homes to “Pleasantville” and the like, but Celebration is about as close as you are going to get to the epitome of landscaped perfection. Everything is immaculate, people are overly-friendly, and nothing ever happens…can’t believe I’m writing like a morning news show… …until the other day when a man [...]

Categories: sprawlscapes, The New York Times, travel • Tags: Celebration, chip, community, crime, Disney, goofy, litherland, master-planned, mickey, Orlando, pleasantville, The New York Times, Travel

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potter in print

June 18, 2010 by chip

I got a few requests to see the layout of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter pictures for The New York Times Travel piece the other day…so here you go. Nice little 7 column photo inside over a truk, plus a 6 column on the front. So nice to see papers commit themselves to good photo play when most are stuck in what seems like a forever-shrinking newshole. Original post: here. More on Photoshelter: here. Tweet

Categories: in print, photos, The New York Times • Tags: Brand, Florida, Harry, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Movies, Orlando, Roller Coaster, Theme Park, Theme Parks, Tourism, Travel, Universal, Universal Orlando, Wizard, Wizarding World of Harry Potter

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potter puff

June 11, 2010 by chip

I don’t even know what a Hippogriff is, let alone a Hogwart. All I know is I don’t want to wake up with either on my skin. I do know that Harry Potter is HUGE with my daughter. Convincing her that a 2-day Travel assignment for The New York Times (article here) to a sneak peek the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter amusement park at Universal Orlando was work – tough. I spent two mornings with a select group of [...]

Categories: photos, The New York Times • Tags: Brand, Florida, Harry, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Movies, Orlando, Potter, Roller Coaster, Theme Park, Theme Parks, Tourism, Travel, Universal, Universal Orlando, Wizard, Wizarding World of Harry Potter

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