INDEPENDENT CREATIVE STUDIO · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Creative
with intention.

Strategy, creative direction and production built around what the business actually needs.

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USAA community event group
Automotive campaign image
Directed music group portrait

THE STUDIO

We do not start with a camera. We start with the objective.

Almanza Studios can shape the idea, direct the people already on your team, build a production around it, or carry the work through post production. The output changes. The intention stays the same.

SELECTED WORK

Work built for a reason.

01 / COMMUNITY

USAA

Event and community coverage focused on people, presence and the story happening around the organization.

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USAA community members at an event Community event documentary photograph
USAA Adelante community group

02 / COACHING & PERSONAL BRAND

Dittmar Agency

Brand imagery for a coaching business, focused on movement, discipline and a personal presence that feels credible and human.

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Dittmar Agency coaching portrait outdoors Dittmar Agency training session
Dittmar Agency black and white coaching portrait

03 / MUSIC CAMPAIGN

Cicada

Creative direction, photography and mixed media for a band visual world that could live beyond one shoot.

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Cicada mixed media artwork Cicada rooftop portrait
Cicada group portrait on a rooftop

04 / CULTURE

Music and performance

Live moments, studio sessions and artist portraits with enough energy to feel like the room did.

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Live drummer under red light Recording studio session
Live drummer photographed on stage

WHAT WE DO

Direction when you need direction. Production when you need production.

The studio can plug into an existing team or build the right team around the project.

01

Creative Direction

Concept, visual language and campaign direction.

02

Content Strategy

What to make, who it is for and what it should accomplish.

03

Photography and Video

Commercial, editorial, people, environments and brand production.

04

Post Production

Editing, color, design and final delivery.

05

Production Management

Crew, logistics, collaborators and execution around the scope.

06

Creative Partnership

Ongoing direction for businesses that already have people making content.

Almanza Studios photographer working with a camera

START A PROJECT

What are you trying to accomplish?

Start with the goal. We will figure out what needs to be made.

josiahalmanza@almanzastudios.com