Loblolly Productions was started in 1995 in San Francisco. Behind Loblolly Productions are Walter Bowie and Lotte Bowie, both of whom bring a wide range of skills to the business. Now situated 15 minutes north of historic Chestertown, Maryland, and an hour south of Wilmington, Delaware, Loblolly is well located to provide multi-media production services to clients up and down the Delmarva Peninsula.

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Walter Bowie has 14 years of professional experience in the production realm, including several years teaching computer graphics and video at Virginia Commonwealth University, 2 years working at a pioneering computer graphics firm, PC Graphics, in Richmond,VA and 7 years managing a video production company in San Francisco. A primary part of his experience in San Francisco, was setting up production systems for his employer and concepting and editing projects for key clients. Such clients included The Gap, Sony Signatures, Delta Dental and Farrallon. He also is a computer software designer and has created animation software as well as geographic information systems for outputting custom maps.

Lotte Bowie comes from an advertising, package design and marketing sales background. Her previous employers were Young & Rubicam, New York (7 years) and Conde Nast Publishing, Inc. (13 years). Since starting her own company, she has produced promotional videos for a range of national clients including, Mode magazine, Wired magazine, Sunset magazine, Benefit Cosmetics, New Planet Radio, Essentiel Elements (Aromatherapy), and for non-profit organizations such as The Child & Family Institute.

So why are we called Loblolly? The Loblolly is a pine tree that can handle a variety of soils and climates. Its wood is famous in shipbuilding for its durability, flexability and versatilty. It surfaces in old English sailing vessel journals as a term for a "jack of all trades" on a ship; one who can take on any role, sailor, cook, rigger, even doctor if needed, essentially one who is fresh, eager and willing to take on the task.