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Fabulicious

Mary Dail — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:48:46 +0000

Sheri Giblin photographed Teresa Giudice for her new book: “Fabulicious: Fast & Fit.” Chock full of recipes to keep you looking your best for the tanning salon, this book was a challenge to shoot. Partly because cookbooks by their very nature require an intense focus to fit in all the shots for the week, and partly because the stylist kept running out of hairsprayyyyyyyyyyy. Luckily the team kept their wits about them, and managed not to vote anyone out of the studio. Out of that solidarity came this beautiful book – reality tv has never looked so fabulicious!

Big Leo Artists on Instagram

Mary Dail — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:50:25 +0000

Big Leo artists have adopted Instagram en masse – be sure to follow everyone for quirky, fun, and beautiful updates! Here are a few images from the artists and from our team. And that just scratches the surface – so many of our favorite photographers, art directors, and client friends are on there, too. Check it out!

Refreshing

Mary Dail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:02:49 +0000

2012 is all about hitting the refresh button. In fact, all the hoopla surrounding the Mayan calendar is really just a misunderstanding of how their sense of time really works: this year is an ending, but it is also the beginning of a new loop. A time to start all over again.

Ed Gallagher clears out the old and makes room for the new on the cover of this month’s Better Homes and Gardens. And after a strange winter, with a hopeful spring just around the corner, I think we could all use a little refresh.

Clutter Battle

Mary Dail — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:58:31 +0000

Why yes, we are drowning in paper, and yes, we would like to bring order to the chaos. Ed Gallagher can style both – like this story for Better Homes and Gardens. He made the controlled mess, and then made it right. The funny thing is, when his invoices come in they look a little like this stack. And out of that chaos, beautiful pictures.

Clutter Solutions

Mary Dail — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:16:57 +0000

Ed Gallagher organizes the cover of the January issue of Better Homes and Gardens. Not that it was very cluttered to begin with, with a nice clean design, but a little style goes a long way. Photo by Cameron Sadeghpour.

Rugged Refinement

Mary Dail — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:33:10 +0000

Bjorn Wallander traveled out to Northern California for Country Living to shoot this amazing home. What I love about a place like this is the combination of handmade pieces with a few store-bought elements. The sink support is custom for the space and it just looks amazing. Sebastopol gets those foggy days when you just can’t seem to catch a ray of sunlight through the ocean mist, but all the white paint adds so much light to the rooms. A home like that is meant to be photographed and this epic 10-page story really does it justice. Congrats to Bjorn on such a great editorial and kudos to the talented Rosy Strazzeri-Fridman for the styling. Rugged and refined.

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Mary Dail — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:50:18 +0000

The past year was a whirlwind of new projects, new friends and new faces. Below is a sampling of the images that Big Leo artists helped produce in 2011, and it represents only a small fraction of the projects that we took on. We are so grateful to be able to collaborate with so many creative people and look forward to a whole new season of making the best images come to life. Thank you everyone who was a part of so many successful teams. Happy New Year to all of our friends, clients, families and all! May 2012 bring joy and prosperity to each and every one of us!

Holiday Pairings

Mary Dail — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:19:33 +0000

Red and green. Milk and cookies. Hot chocolate and marshmallows. Amaryllis and poinsettia. Ed Gallagher paired up with the perennially beautiful photographer Kate Mathis for Better Homes and Gardens to bring beautiful holiday bouquets to life. This week is going to be rather hectic getting everything together for the holiday – look to the magazines for nice shortcuts to beautiful decorations. And don’t forget to stock up on hot chocolate!

In the Present

Mary Dail — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:16:12 +0000

The running joke around the office this past summer was that stylist Ed Gallagher was a lost elf, wandering aimlessly around in the wrong season spreading holiday cheer when no one really needed it. Like drinking egg nog on the beach. Except that everyone always needs holiday cheer – especially publishers getting ready for the big season. Christmas in July. And now all the beautiful things he created are finally getting love – like these delightful openers for Better Homes and Gardens, shot by the ‘photographer to remember‘ Dana Gallagher – and the bonus cookies by Carrie Purcell. Santa can’t wait to land at her house.

More Space More Light

Mary Dail — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:47:03 +0000

Bjorn Wallander traveled all the way upstate to Harlem for this Elle Decor story on designer Cristina Azario. I recommend reading the interview about how they actually increased the amount of living space by extending the building, adding floors, and excavating the basement. From 2700 square feet to 5000. Jaw. Floor. Not to mention just how beautiful everything looks – their goal was to let in more light since brownstones are notoriously dark. The photos do a great job of showcasing just how much light fills the rooms. Amazing on so many levels. Check out the slideshow for more images, but only if you can stand to be tortured by dreams of such a beautiful space.