About Forest Productions & Photography:
With more than 25 years of experience in photography and more than 15 years experience in video production, the unique partnership created between husband and wife team, Michael and Christina Mandolfo, has consistently produced outstanding visual work.
From conception to execution, the Mandolfo’s believe that a quality product, and a family-oriented approach to service is the key to success. For the Mandolfo’s, each experience is a complete package. Michael’s creative vision is strengthened by Christina’s sensibility for turning vision into reality through strong attention to business details and client relations.
Continuing to produce top-quality work, and treating each client with the same care and respect that they share with their own family, remains Michael and Christina’s mission.
About Michael Mandolfo:
Michael Mandolfo uses his 25 years of experience as a photographer to combine the client’s conceptual focus with the creative sensibility necessary to create truly custom commercial imagery.
The commercial work created by Michael and Forest Productions & Photography produces compelling imagery for any environment. When not shooting on location, Michael creates his photographic artwork in his state of the art 5,000 square foot studio in Buffalo, NY.
Michael takes great pride in establishing longstanding relationships with his clients; one of the longest has been with Fisher Price for the past 15 years.
Michael’s commercial work has achieved global recognition, appearing in Times Square, in destination hotels including the top ranked NYNY hotel in Las Vegas, as well as across Europe and Japan. Michael has received the gold and silver from the 2008 Communicator Awards, as well as a gold Hermes award in 2007.
About Christina Mandolfo:
Christina Mandolfo uses her passion, and over 15 years of experience and skill with production to create visually stunning work for Forest Productions and Photography.
Her background in video has given her a strong appreciation for, and an understanding of the power of images. Her love of storytelling through the power of the picture, combined with strong sense for organization and business know-how, has informed her ability to create pieces that are at times moving, always informative and often award-winning.
For Christina, experience has been the key; her perseverance and innate skill has aided her ascent from assisting some of Buffalo’s best producers and directors on big budget commercial shoots to directing and producing her own products. She has spent a number of years creating corporate video work, and the last 10 years working with her husband Michael producing award-winning commercial photography.
hristina’s awards include 6 Telly Awards, an international award that recognizes outstanding work in the field of video, an Accolade Award and a number of local awards.
