Paz On Earth, Part II

Hello hello. I blogged a few months ago about Giuliano's underwater shoot with the beautiful Paz Vega. Here are two of our favorite shots from that day:

Simply breathtaking....especially considering Ms. Vega was taking no breaths while we were shooting.
Ha!

Special thanks to makeup artist Anthony Merante, stylist Anita Patrickson and assistant Jesse Selchow for creating such beautiful looks!

Natural Born Athlete

This past spring Giuliano came up with the concept of 'natural born athletes'--Herculean creatures hatched from the wombs of Nike and Adidas with innate abilities to pitch no-hitters and dunk basketballs. 

First shot in a dried out lake bed, Giuliano and our crew later recreated the cracked mud surface in our studio. It was a very fun, very cool shoot.

Happy Holidays Part II

Because we are just so festive here at the studio, here's another holiday shout out.

We wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a happy happy New Year!

Happy Holidays!

Merry ChristmaHannuKwanzaakah to all of you!

We celebrated yesterday with a heavenly coffee-infused chocolate Buche de Noël from Susina Bakery, which is conveniently (and dangerously) located just below our studio. The smell of fresh croissants wafts up through the building's vents every morning, and every afternoon we catch whiffs of molten chocolate cakes.

Now that the holiday season has arrived, there's no excuse not to indulge. I, for one, am breaking out my elastic waistbanded pants. Not exactly the most fashion forward look, but we must be practical in this economy, no?

Anyways, happy holidays to all of you. And eat some buche.

Jessica Alba Cover and Editorial Officially Posted!

Check out the full editorial of Giuliano's work with Harper's Bazaar Australia!

Apparently there's an article about some actress too.

Just kidding, Jessica. You're amazing!

How Bazaar

Somehow the big bad blogosphere got a hold of the Jessica Alba cover Giuliano shot for the January issue of Harper's Bazaar Australia. It's all over the internet!

Though it's still winter for us up here in the northern hemisphere, the Aussies are washing away their midsummer post-holiday blues in the swimming pool. If you want in on the action, make sure to buy the issue and check out the rest of G's editorial!

Special thanks to Harper's and the lovely Jessica Alba, who's hot enough to melt away anyone's winter blues.

Zumanity, Cirque du Soleil

Last week, our crew had the pleasure of traveling to Vegas to shoot a new ad campaign for Cirque du Soleil's sexiest show, Zumanity. Featuring a cast of acrobats, contortionists, aerialists, and dancers scantily clad in original Thierry Mugler designs, Zumanity is part circus, part cabaret, and a whole lot of naughty fun.

Though I can't publish the images Giuliano took until the campaign has been released, you can sneak a peak at photos from the show's website.

In addition to inviting us to view and shoot Zumanity, Cirque du Soleil's amazing creative team treated us to viewings of Ka, O, and Viva Elvis (which I hope to be posting about from the inside in the near future...) They were all unbelievable--giant shadow puppets, 60-foot high dives into the stage, trampoline flying--how does Cirque come up with these ideas?

But back to my point.
Keep your eyes peeled for the new advertisements (I assure you, they will be hard to miss), and if you find yourself in Vegas and are over the age of 18, buy some tickets for Zumanity.

Just make sure you wear protection.

Paz On Earth

This past Saturday, Giuliano staged an underwater photo shoot with the exquisite Paz Vega. It was a damp, cold day, but Ms. Vega was a phenomenal model and a great sport, and G captured some truly fantastic images. We cannot wait to share them with all of you.

While we are editing the photos from this past weekend, I thought I'd tide you over with some images Giuliano shot of Paz for FHM last spring. Enjoy, and check back soon for updates.

Exclusive: Milo suits up...

The exclusive, behind-the-scenes video of Giuliano's shoot for Prestige Hong Kong is now finished and I couldn't resist sharing. Milo is a very dapper, photogenic guy; I hope you enjoy watching it.

Viva Italia

Some of my crew took behind the scenes photos of yesterday's incredible Martini Rossi shoot, and I thought I'd share some with you. It threatened to rain all day, but luckily we "weathered the storm" and had a very easy, very fun day on the Universal lot. We shot on European St., and worked hard to create an authentic Italian flower shop, bread shop and cafe. 

We had Vespa's, Italian officers and pigeons roaming the streets. We even built a beautiful interior room at the foot of a great Roman facade in Spartacus Square, where our models sipped bubbly as though at a holiday party. Such is the beauty of creating, but to do it in the heart of such an unreal place is indescribable.

It's all in the details. 

                                                     

Kurt, a member of the camera crew,
looked every bit the part of an Italian baker
when he stepped up to the plate
and served as an extra.

An exterior interior,
built and dressed by Eddie Inda and his crew.