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The Light Touch

Mary Dail — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:35 +0000

Scott Horne is the master of the light touch – his styling is always subtle, simple, and beautiful. The Zen master of understatement (unlike us over here at this blog). Especially when he works with photographer Andrew McCaul, like on this shoot for JWM Magazine. The magazine is released by Marriott so you’ll have something nice to read while camped out in your Hong Kong hotel room eating oysters and drinking Red Bull, checking your Rolex every five minutes and waiting for the authorities to start looking elsewhere. Not that we’ve ever been on the run from the law. Probably.

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!

New Heights of Fabulousness

Mary Dail — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:23:42 +0000

Colleen Picciotti of Dyad Photography shot this story for Instyle magazine, on those fab accessories that hide deep within your closet and only come out in the hour of greatest need. Nothing to wear? A white tuxedeo jacket can transform any outfit. A pleated skirt, a bright handbag? Just don’t put them all together at once, unless those are the only 3 things in your closet, in which case, rock on.

Oasis

Mary Dail — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:50:09 +0000

Scott Horne brings the indoors out in this great little video for One King’s Lane. Scott, along with style director Elana Frankel and co-founder Susan Feldman, brings his creative approach to a space that is normally not so livable. The comforts of indoors out in the fresh air of the backyard wilderness, all with a beautiful touch of style and class. From sketches to planning and then bringing the terrace to life, Scott has always had a knack for intuitive solutions. Now, all you have to do is invite some friends. If you style it, they will come!

Three Ways

Mary Dail — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:07:20 +0000

In this story by Dyad Photography for Instyle, color is used as a tool to frame the mood of a room. Some strategic additions can completely change the whole feel of a space. It’s an interesting challenge for the photographer and stylist because the you can’t just switch things out and expect the photo to work. It really is a total composition that needs to be coherent, well-lit, and communicate a specific idea that the magazine editor concepted out beforehand. Really nice execution here – but to be honest we’re still kind of disappointed that no one went for the ‘rowdy orange lion’s den.’

Pretty Bed

Mary Dail — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:51:00 +0000

What makes a pretty bed? HGTV magazine breaks it down for us in 3 easy steps:

1. call Big Leo. 212-625-3861.

2. Hire Scott Horne.

3. Done!

Photos by the sleepy-head Lucas Allen

How to Light up a Kitchen

Mary Dail — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:05:56 +0000

One thing is for sure: Scott Horne knows how to make a room light up. The most subtle placements and highlights, the little details and the most useful items, all aligned with the overall feel of the room. For this Martha Stewart Living cover shot by Annie Schlechter, he styled each and every little aspect of the shot. While the colors and the composition make up the meat of the photo, it is the little spices of style that bring it all to life. Beautiful and delicious all at the same time.

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!

Target MD

Mary Dail — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:59:50 +0000

It always happens – shopping for some paper towels you ironically slip and fall on some spilled Pine-Sol, and bonk your head. First thing to do is head to the freezer and get some peas carrots and corn to put on the goose egg. Then it is just a few aisles over to the doctor. Target has it all with their new in-store medical clinic. For this shoot, Dr. Scott Horne and super slick photographer Gus Butera managed to avoid any major injuries, but did come away with a new respect for blood pressure. As in, knowing how to keep it low when such a big project is on the line. That reminds me – I think we’re out of paper towels.

King of Style

Mason Adams — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:49:23 +0000

Just recently, Scott Horne brought his sharp eye to One Kings Lane for their new series, ‘5 Rooms in 5 Days.’ In the preview video you can even see some behind the scenes action with Scott hard at work. It’s always a bit curious that they show this kind of thing because it so clearly lifts the veil on the images, so that they are not real rooms any more, but instead just a designed set inside a studio. On the other hand, it really emphasizes the fact that viewers can recreate the same feeling with the right product. And after all – the rooms aren’t meant to be real – they’re meant to be inspiring and aspirational. And that’s why they called in the King.