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Services Provided By Southern Images
Southern Images Photography, founded in 1978 by Debra L. Ferguson, offers a wide range of photographic services to agribusiness.

Our business philosophy. Solve the client's problems. Don't create new ones.

Our creative philosophy. A photograph comes alive with the right lighting. Sure, location, subject and composition are all important. But without the best possible light, we don't take a camera out of the bag (unless there's a believable way to shoot with artificial sources). In this organization, we often talk about the need to "follow the light." Sometimes that's a matter of getting up early or waiting until after late afternoon to catch a softer, richer effect. We try to plan ahead and anticipate.

Assignment Photography:

  • Editorial experience. Our work has appeared widely in magazines, books and electronic media. Some of our on-going editorial relationships date back more than 20 years. Our work in the last year has appeared in U.S., European and Australian publications.
  • On the corporate side. Agribusiness corporations and agencies regularly call on us to produce images for advertising, collateral material, PR campaigns, tradeshow displays and electronic media.
  • Scientific documentation. We have extensive experience in documenting research and demonstration plots. Our services include full slide labeling so that treatment dates, rates and product information are available throughout a slide's lifetime.
  • Flexibility. We regularly take assignments in all parts of the U.S.

Stock Images:

  • Extensive selection. The 15,000-plus images in our stock library cover a wide number of agricultural and rural lifestyle subjects.
  • Quick reference. Our stock library is fully computerized. We can quickly tell you if we have an image in stock that might work for your project.
  • Electronic transfer. In-house scanning and electronic delivery are when you are working on tight a deadline.

Corporate Art:

  • Decor and gifts. Most images in our stock library are available as signed prints to hang in offices and public areas or to give as gifts. A variety of sizes, printing materials and frames are available. We work directly with corporate clients or through interior designers.

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