Bruton Stroube Studios
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About Bruton Stroube Studios
Bruton Stroube Studios is an independent commercial photography, live-action film production and post-production studio based in St. Louis, Missouri. It produces still photography, motion and digital assets for advertising agencies, corporate brands and entertainment networks, bringing production and finishing capabilities together within one studio.
Its photography work spans food, beverages, lifestyle, products, automotive subjects and animals. Productions range from food styling sets and high-speed beverage splashes to location photography and multi-platform brand campaigns. Its motion offering includes commercial directing, cinematography, line producing and management of multi-unit productions, with domestic and international location shoots coordinated from its St. Louis base.
Production through finishing
The studio combines physical production resources with digital image-making. Commercial test kitchens support food and beverage work, while an in-house fabrication workshop builds custom mechanical rigs and practical sets. Prop and wardrobe resources support varied shooting requirements, and multiple production teams can work simultaneously on still and motion setups.
Digital capabilities include photorealistic CGI, 3D rendering, animation, compositing, visual effects and high-end retouching. Together, these services support both moving-image deliverables and finished print imagery. The studio also offers soundstage rental and production support for commercial shoots.
Outpost, its integrated post-production division, provides offline and online editorial, conform, color grading and finishing. Audio services include sound design, foley, voiceover recording, mixing and original music composition. Its work encompasses broadcast commercials, branded digital series and feature-length documentaries, connecting editorial and finishing with the studio’s broader production resources.
Commercial and entertainment work
The company serves food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, automotive, pet care, sports and apparel markets alongside entertainment and broadcast clients. Its portfolio combines national advertising campaigns with documentary and narrative projects. This breadth reflects a business that has developed from a regional still-photography studio into a production house handling photography, live action and post-production for commercial and entertainment work.
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Leadership
- Beau Hillebrandt is Partner, Producer and President.
- Brandon Voges is Partner, Photographer and Director; Tim Wilson is Partner and Director.
- Lucas Harger is Partner and Supervising Editor, heading Outpost.
- Greg Stroube is a co-founder, owner and Photographer Emeritus. Tom Stringer is an owner and former president.
- Jennifer Croghan is Executive Producer with responsibility for press and media.
Production environment
The 55,000-square-foot complex occupies three interconnected historic buildings constructed in 1891–1892 as the Beethoven Conservatory of Music. Its facilities include three soundstages, five client-ready editing suites, five digital retouching suites, an audio sound room and recording booth, and two floors of props and wardrobe. The report also documents an in-house 30-gallon brewing setup.
Historical milestones
The report identifies 1994 as the establishment of the formal commercial photography partnership and 2014 as the formation of the operating LLC. Its accounts of the studio's earlier beginnings differ between the late 1970s and circa the 1980s, so an exact business founding year is not established.
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Where Bruton Stroube Studios is based
- 2301 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63103, United StatesSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
St. Louis Studio & Headquarters
HeadquartersSole operational base and overall headquarters, housing photography, motion production and the integrated Outpost post-production division.
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