CARA NELSON is a creative leader with 20 years of experience working on commercial interior and lifestyle photo shoots. With an education and early work experience in graphic design, Cara developed her skills for designing appealing visual compositions. She brings a passion for creating images that evoke a fresh, warm and inviting lifestyle to each project.

She meets the varied needs of her clients including creative direction, photo art direction, set design, casting and photo production management. She has been fortunate to work with an incredibly talented list of merchandisers, artists and producers and loves collaborating with a team to deliver inspiring images and content. 

Originally from San Francisco, California, Cara now lives in Portland, Maine and truly feels bi-coastal in spirit. She spends as much time as possible at the beach with her husband and 2 boys.

Clients include Cookhouse, Cost Plus World Market, Garnet Hill, Garnet Hill Kids, Little Passports, Perigold, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, Restoration Hardware.

CREDITS

Photographers

William Abranowicz
Chris Andre
King Au
Liz Daly
Anthony Gamboa
Bill Holt
R. Brad Knipstein
Ryan Liebe
David Matheson
Maura McEvoy
Eric Piasecki
Laura Resen
Kate Sears
Seth Smoot
Michal Venera
Mark Weinberg

Stylists

Brian Andriola
David Benrud
Helen Crowther
Dara Donovan
Maura Garrity
Bryson Gill
John Harrelson
Molly Hurd
Roy Jeter
Christina Lane
Kate Martindale
Jeffrey Moss
Kristine Nelson
Peggy North
Helen Quinn
Hilary Robertson
Kelli Ronci
Carin Scheve
Eduardo Vinueza
Michael Walters