Check out the new Crate & Barrel cover by Jim Bastardo! The floor, the wall texture, the gift wrap colors – such a beautiful shot!
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Got Beef?
Hector Sanchez is on a roll – here is the new cover he shot for the holiday issue of Fine Cooking. Covers are always dicey since you can’t just shoot a nice picture – it has to fit into all the specifications for logos and copy, in addition to being striking enough to sell lots of magazines. And wow, that is one fine looking piece of meat (and we’re not just talking about the photographer).
Welded Steel
For the August issue of the Design Within Reach catalog, Jim Bastardo had the good fortune to travel with a team to a restored mind-century home designed by the architect Arthur Witthoefft. The home was painstakingly restored by Todd Goddard and Andrew Mandolene before being added to the National and New York State Registers of Historic Places.
Jim had this to say about shooting in the structure: “Everyone works so hard on a shoot and it shows in our work. It is such a team effort – the rest of the crew all make me look good – not to mention the house, which was just stunning in all the little details. It is rare that all of those things come together, and it really shows in the way the catalog came out.”
This video goes inside the house for the shoot, and explores some of the other scenes from the August issue:
DWR Behind the Scenes – August Catalog from Design Within Reach on Vimeo.
You can read more about the shoot on the Design Within Reach blog as well as the story behind the restoration in Dwell Magazine.
Black Squid Risotto
This Halloween, look in the darkest corners of the supermarket to find inspiration for some ghoulish dishes. Hector Sanchez went deep into the darkest caverns of the Motha Stewart studios to shoot this sumptuous and slightly evil story on ghost story dishes. Coming from the supernatural southeast, I love the visual of a haunted Waffle House where you can order the hash browns Drenched, Blistered, Drizzled, Spattered and Shriveled. Now that is downright scary.
Dippity Do Da!
For the fall issue of Sweet Paul Magazine, satisfactual photographer Hector Sanchez dunked his camera in a bucket of paint. Other things that may or may not have been dunked: assistants, c-stands, back issues of Donna Hay, and the delivery guy from ‘Wichcraft. But we’re just kidding about the camera. That would be crazy.
Within Reach
In mailboxes everywhere – Jim Bastardo shoots the cover of this season’s Design Within Reach catalog. It is so rare to have such a great mind meld between photographer and client – you can just tell right away that they just get it, and work together to visually define a brand. In a time of so many mercenary-like changes in the industry, the quality and thought behind DWR’s catalog and its photography really shines.
Qream with an “H”
{and an “M” and an “E”}! Photographer Hector Sanchez shot the deliciously dessert-like QREAM {with Q} liqueur this past spring and until it launched a couple of months later, mum was the word. Now that music producer and entrepreneur Pharrell’s strawberry and peach flavored beverages have officially taken the market by storm, the word is YUM.
Scrumptiously food styled by Mariana Velasquez and elegantly propped by Ed Gallagher, this veteran Big Leo trio created a look and feel of decadence in keeping with Pharrell’s desire to celebrate the independent and sophisticated modern day woman.
You don’t have to go further than Qream’s online recipe diary to unlock the potential of this delicately creamy drink. Enjoy finding out which flavor is your favorite!!
A major shout out goes to Yvette Ho, owner of Manhattan’s Panade, who developed the delicious dessert recipes and to creative director Mimi Valdes for a shoot full of unprecedented fun!
Miss Cave goes to Washington (to see Michelle Obama!!!)
We can think of no better way to launch our weekend than to give major props {pun intended} to Sarah Cave for the incredible talents she exemplified in her latest creation for the August 2011 issue of Better Homes and Gardens featuring our First Lady, Michelle Obama.
Now, Sarah has always brought her amazing set of eyes to the {prop} table, but not enough people know about her insane design skills. I mean crazy. MAD even. Below, you can see her inspiration board for the invitation that she created for Michelle Obama’s “Lunch on the Lawn” event, inspired by the White House vegetable garden, as well as the beautiful veggie illustrations used to label bottles of fresh squeezed juices and to decorate crisp white linen napkins. Personally, I am waiting for my series of tote bags donning Sarah Cave designs, but…one thing at a time. For now, I pledge allegiance to Sarah Cave…
Cherry Sanchez
Fresh out of the oven, Sweet Paul’s Summer issue has all the hot eats and cool treats. Except this isn’t Dairy Queen. This is homemade ice cream sandwiches. Hand-rolled donuts. Giant milkshakes. Everything you could possibly want to throw that overhyped bikini diet under the bus. According to photographer Hector Sanchez, they tasted as good as they look (which is pretty damn good).
