"Tough Shot, No Sweat."
- Sergei

Sergei Starosielski, owner of Studio Sergei Advertising Photography, is a leading commercial photographer and expert Photoshop artist known for his attention to detail and problem solving abilities. He has honed his craft since 1981 by creating visual solutions for hundreds of businesses in Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut.

Sergei has the experience and creative ability to manage and direct a wide range of photographic assignments. His projects have included product photography, from candy to cars, intricate sets with multiple elements, catalogs spanning weeks and large scale location assignments. Sergei has directed dozens of models, art directors and assistants on a "lifestyle" shoot, built sets for "in-use" shots of tools and coordinated props, styling and lighting to create an appetizing food image. In the studio or on location, his clients count on him to be innovative and get their job done right.

Sergei's images have been featured in the advertising and packaging of diverse clients such as Hasbro, ConAgra Foods, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Smith & Wesson, Merriam Webster, Lenox Tools and the US Postal Service. His body of work has ranged from developing a brand lighting for Kmart exercise equipment to photographing artifacts for the award winning book "Columbia Before Columbus" authored by Armand J. Labbe and published by Rizzoli.

When Sergei is not creating images in his studio he is active in promoting FIRST Robotics programs at local high schools. An expedition with Jean Michel Cousteau led Sergei to a passion with scuba diving, a sport he still enjoys.

Model: Sergei (no one else would let a live tarantula climb up their back).
No live animals were harmed in the production of this image.