Bay Area photographer John Valenti specializes in architectural, hospitality, commercial and food photography. Valenti captures the moment, the essence of the subject and makes you feel as if you are there, invites you to experience what you are seeing on a deeper level, especially through his 360 degree virtual tours. He combines his artistic instincts for creative lighting and balanced composition with his technical knowledge to produce crisp, natural results that meet the exact commercial needs of his clients.

360 VIRTUAL TOUR PHOTOGRAPHY This powerful and dramatic photographic technique truly makes a setting come to life, allowing the viewer to vividly imagine being there. Valenti is one of the early pioneers of this amazing technology and has been using the technique for more than 10 years. He continues to upgrade and improve his technical skills to ensure the results serve his clients marketing or commercial needs. 360 Virtual Tour Photography offers several user-friendly features and benefits, including running on JAVA, found on the majority of today's computers. In addition, no downloading of plugins is necessary. Most 360 virtual examples you see today exhibit flat, 2D images with distorted or curved horizontals such as ceiling moldings. In Valenti's 360 Virtual Tours, horizontal lines remain straight and convey a 3D likeness that literally enfolds the viewer, creating a heightened sense of being there. Corporate and personal references available upon request. ASSIGNMENT LOCATIONS: CALIFORNIA...San Francisco,Tiburon, Atherton, Woodside, Menlo Park, Santa Cruz, Sunnyvale, Fremont, Mt. View, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Los Altos, Los Gatos, San Jose, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Lodi, Modesto, Laguna Beach, Ontario, Clairmont, El Monte, Rancho Santa Margarita, Riverside, Montecito. NEVADA...Las Vegas LOUISIANA...New Orleans PARTIAL CLIENT LIST: The Penske Auto Group - Longo Toyota - Longo Lexus - Fletcher Jones - Toyota Sunnyvale - Lexus of San Jose - Magnussen Lexus - Lexus of Riverside - Jaguar of Fremont - Volvo of Fremont - Land Rover of Fremont - Hewlitt Packard - Dean Markley Strings - Cincone Graphics - Plan Ready - St. George Hotel - Howard Johnson - Creekside Inn - Miramar Hospitality - Cooritalia - Artists Workshop - Peninsula West - LF George Properties -

Valenti began his career as a printer/lithographer, learning quickly the importance of a photograph's quality and attributes in a very demanding industry. That valuable experience led him to begin experimenting with photography on his own and apprenticing with a professional photographer at an early stage in his career. "That is when my passion was born for light, color and space, one that still drives me every day of my life." While moving forward on a path of disciplined self-study, he established Valco Graphics to design and produce a variety of printed materials, many calling for his, now, advanced photographic skills. In addition, he established his own publishing firm and personally created, published and distributed several titles of his own. To this day, the quality of a finished photograph, now used in a wide range of vehicles such as print, websites and mobile devices, remains his focus. A discerning eye for detail and style continues to guide his work. "Lighting and composition are the most important elements in a good photograph. I think of photography as painting with light"