Pre-dawn Nevada backroad in fog — Dusty Dog archive

DUSTY DOG STUDIO PRESENTS

STORIES WORTH

REMEMBERING.

For people and places with something worth remembering.

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SEE THE WORK

FORMERLY TIMBERLINE VISUALS

FOLLOW THE ROAD

39.52° N — 119.81° W · RENO, NEV. · FIRST LIGHT

THE STORIES WE TELL —

BRANDS

FAMILIES

MAKERS

PLACES

COMMUNITIES

PASSION PROJECTS

ACT I — THE STUDIO

THE MEDIUM CHANGES. THE MISSION DOESN’T.

A mark, a frame, a film, a site — different tools, same job: make people feel why it matters.

A brand finding its voice, a family marking a season, a place worth documenting before it changes — the studio treats them all like films worth making. One pair of hands, out of Reno. The person you call is the person on the ladder.

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THE WORK

ACT II — CASE FILES, SHOT ON LOCATION

Bonanza Casino storefront at golden hour, Reno, Nevada.

CASE FILE 01

39.53° N — RENO, NEV.

BONANZA CASINO

They had the floor. They needed one voice.

CASE FILE 01

39.53° N — RENO, NEV.

BONANZA CASINO

They had the floor. They needed one voice.

BRAND IDENTITY · CAMPAIGN CREATIVE · CREATIVE DIRECTION

MOUNTAIN BREW HIDEAWAY

MOUNTAIN BREW HIDEAWAY (CONCEPT) — SIERRA NEVADA / CONCEPT

PHOTOGRAPHY · MOTION · DRONE · CREATIVE DIRECTION

TIMBERLINE DRIFT

TIMBERLINE DRIFT — NORTHERN NEVADA / SIERRA

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ACT III — PRODUCTION NOTES

STORY FIRST. ALWAYS.

NOTE 01

FIND THE STORY

Before a camera comes out, we walk the property, ride along, sit at the kitchen table, and listen. The story is already there — the job is finding it.

NOTE 02

SHOOT IT FOR REAL

Photo, film, and aerial work made in real places with real people. Golden hour, dust, and grain welcome. Nothing staged that didn’t happen.

NOTE 03

CARRY IT HOME

Brand, print, and web built from the same story — so what hangs on the wall, or sits on the shelf, matches what it felt like in the moment.

Aurora glow over an empty two-lane Nevada highway at night.

NORTHERN NEVADA — A SKY WE DIDN’T EXPECT

ACT IV — SERVICES

EVERYTHING UNDER ONE ROOF

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BRAND IDENTITY

PHOTOGRAPHY

VIDEO PRODUCTION

CREATIVE DIRECTION

WEBSITE DESIGN

CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS

THE FIELD NOTES

ACT V — FROM THE ROAD JOURNAL

MARCH 3, 2026

STUDIO · 3 MIN

FROM TIMBERLINE VISUALS TO DUSTY DOG STUDIO

Timberline Visuals was a good name for the first chapter. Dusty Dog Studio is the one that fits the work now.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2026

BEHIND THE WORK · 5 MIN

BUILDING A CASINO BRAND FROM THE FLOOR UP

Bonanza is not just a logo on a sign. It is a room people know, a floor people return to, and a local name with history behind it.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2026

LESSONS · 4 MIN

5 AM IS A STRATEGY

Clients ask why the call time is 5:00 instead of 9:00. The honest answer is that the light does not keep business hours.

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ALL NOTES →

The light doesn’t keep business hours. Neither do we.

FIELD NOTE — 5 AM IS A STRATEGY →

The light doesn’t keep business hours. Neither do we.

FIELD NOTE — 5 AM IS A STRATEGY →

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SHOT ON BACKROADS. BUILT BY HAND.