Frank Ockenfels 3

Frank Ockenfels 3 is a Los Angeles based photographer who for over 30 years has enjoyed collaborating and creating with actors, artists, musicians, politicians, athletes and everyday people. As a portrait photographer frank's work has crossed over into every category. Frank has photographed countless TV advertising campaigns for all the major networks and cable channels including; AMC, FX, Starz, Showtime, Netflix, Fox, CW, E!, NBC, CBS and Fox. He has shot for shows such as; Mad Men, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, American Horror Story, Sons of Anarchy, Wilfred, Louie, X-Files, The Following, Masters of Sex, Homeland, Sense 8, House of Cards, Justified, The Americans, Outlander, Black Sails and Vampire Diaries just to name a few. Frank's work for major movie posters include many of the most popular films of our time, most notably; Harry Potter, Thor, Lucy, Men in Black 3, 50 Shades of Grey, Magic Mike XXL, Expendables, Fault in Our Stars, eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wanted, Bruno, Coraline and Wolfman to highlight a few. His work has also appeared as Theatrical advertising with shows such as Book of Mormon and Once. His editorial work has appeared in almost every major magazine and encompasses faces from George Clooney to Barack Obama. Some of the many magazines are; Rolling Stone, Esquire, Wired, Hollywood Reporter, Spin, Billboard, EW, Forbes and ESPN. Frank has photographed over 200 album covers and press shoots for both major and independent record labels with various musicians like; David Bowie, Neil Diamond, Broken Bells, Willie Nelson, No Doubt, The Strokes, Wilco, Nas, Norah Jones, Beck, Die Antwoord, Nirvana, Sonny Rollins, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Lorde, Father John Misty and Sting. Directing is another medium in which Frank has been able to express himself in. He has directed videos for bands such as; Alice in Chains, Blues Travelers, Johnny Lang, The Deftones, Better than Ezra, and Everclear. He has shot commercials for many notable clients such as Nike, Converse, K-Swiss, Champion and Medic Alert. Frank's ability to adapt to any situation as well as staying away from the obvious seem to be qualities that set him apart from other photographers. Frank thrives on pushing the boundaries of digital photography and believes in collaborating. In many ways Frank is unconventional. He believes that photography can still have moments of purity without being overly conceptualized or retouched.