STYLISTS, HAIR & MAKE UP ARTISTS AND CASTING Jul 2015

Adrián Geralnik is a food stylist and photographer, born in Paraná-Argentina and currently living in Barcelona. He studied Gastronomy at Escola Superior d´hostaleria de Barcelona ESHOB (Barcelona Culinari School) before continuing his studies in Photography at GrisArt - Escola Internacional de Fotografía (International Photography School).

In 2007 Adrián opened his own establishment, the restaurant Diez, an important step to consolidating and enriching his career. Since 2010, he has been dedicating his time to combining his two passions - food and photography - and through his travelling experiences and regular cultural immersion he finds inspiration to create plates so appealing that viewers will want to eat them right off the page!

Adrián brings together a remarkable portfolio with extensive and varied experience in editorial and advertising projects - always collaborating with recognised professionals. Research, experimentation and detail are his main qualities.

After gaining her degree in the History of Art from Milan, Ago Benda followed her true passion and embarked on a career as a make-up artist. Having previously lived and worked in Milan, New York, L.A., London and Sydney, Ago is now based in Barcelona.

A freelance make-up artist since 2000, over recent years Ago has enjoyed collaborations with photographers including Caterina Barjan, Gustavo Lopez Mañas, Alessia Laudoni , Cesar Sagarra, Rosa Codina, Iga Drobisz, Didac Alcoba and more.

With a non-stop attitude she has worked across editorial, catalogue, advertising, TV commercials, fashion films, video clips and short films. Ago counts on strong collaborations with Bershka, Stradivarius, El Pais Semanal, B Guided, Freixenet, Mercedes-Benz, Seat, Hyundai, Canals & Nubiola, C&A and TV3.

Angela García is a food stylist, home-economist and editor - the one in charge of giving photos and videos their special atmosphere! With an impeccable presentation of dishes and beautiful staging, looking at her images becomes a real enjoyment for all senses.

Angela works for food photographers and videographers who want excellent quality images full of creativity. She has a thorough knowledge of the origins of ingredients, their conservation, processing and presentation, and has more than 100 cookbooks published. Her stock photos can be found with the most prestigious food stock agencies.

Angela is currently working on groundbreaking food video projects, in cooperation with internationally renowned, award-winning photographers.

For over 15 years, bigshrimp has supported the advertising industry with a great variety of authentic people models of almost any age and ethnic background. Knowing most of them personally, bigshrimp is able to offer the right talent for the right job.

With strong bases in Hamburg and Berlin, the company has supported clients such as Citroen, Peugeot, Deutsche Post, Telekom, O2, Pall Mall, Lufthansa, Malaysian Airlines, Tchibo and Roche, to name a few.

With over 20 years' experience in the culinary field and over a decade of professional food styling experience, Charlotte Omnès brings a valuable knowledge of the food world to each set along with an understanding of clients’ food-specific needs.

Charlotte’s strengths lie not only in her food-related expertise but also in her strong team and client-oriented communication skills, her bright spunky attitude, and her endless creativity which can also be seen throughout her personal work.

Clients include Starbucks, Kraft, Chipotle, Target, Häagen Dazs, FAGE and Panara.

With east coast roots, southern charm and a west coast entrepreneurial spirit, Colleen Hartman is a stylist who lends creativity, tenacity, and resourcefulness to every project.

With a strong background in film, travel and vintage clothing, Colleen has a distinctive skill set and an intuitive sense of style that helps bring her clients' visions to life. A collaborative approach, attention to detail, and down-to-earth attitude define Colleen, and are the cornerstones of her work philosophy.

With her team of creative like-minded professionals, Colleen is prepared to tackle any size of opportunity. She works as a local out of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York City, bringing the same high level of experience and expertise to every enterprise.

Dawn Sutti is a visionary hair and make-up artist who has created works of stunning originality in collaboration with leading names in fashion, advertising, film and celebrity. With a perfectionist's approach and exceptional skills, she brings a wide range of talent and enthusiasm to every project and team.

Clients include Grand Marnier, Visa, Target, FORD, Lipton Tea, Madden, NFL, Coca-Cola, Nike Superbowl, Hyundai, Safeway and Levi’s.

Magazines include Marie Claire, TIME, Sports Illustrated, Fast Company, Forbes, Vogue, Men’s Health, Fortune and The LA Times.

Her awards include RIAA Platinum, Graphis, SIFF Best Feature Audience Award’12 and Remi Gold Award ’11.

While earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas, Elisa Flowers began working as a make-up artist, a hobby that quickly turned into a career. Photography and lighting can change the face in such a way that shrouds natural assets, but Elisa’s application of make-up allows those assets to come through and underscore the natural beauty of her subjects.
 
Her ever-expanding client list includes ELLE, Nylon, Nanette Lepore, ChapStick, ELLE Mexico, Pantone, Betsey Johnson, Bloomingdale’s, Elizabeth and James, The Lake and Stars, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Nylon Magazine, Refinery29, and T Magazine representing styles that range from traditional to experimental.

Elisa is constantly broadening her skills, expanding and exploring her craft. Engaging techniques from traditional painting, she continues to collaborate creatively on projects with artists, designers and magazines while painting and participating in art shows. She has also shared her talents with the American Cancer Society’s 'Look Good… Feel Better' campaign.

Elisa is currently based out of New York City.

Elisabeth Bye Martinsen is a freelance stylist based in Copenhagen from where she has worked with fashion for several years.

She has a passion for the industry and the creative universe, and her work involves styling editorials, campaigns and commercials, together with artists and actresses.

Elisabeth's expertise is mainly rooted in men's styling and a love for the Scandinavian style. Her expression is clean albeit playful, with a sense for details.

Born in 1977, Fabio Mercurio graduated from the Academy of Fashion and Costume and is based in Bologna. From his native Sicily he developed a strong attraction to the most colourful, joyful and exuberant visuals.

Since 2003 he has been working as an accessory designer for a well-known fashion brand, moving on to a freelance styling career in 2008. His passionate curiosity has brought him to work on a wide array of projects, including look-books, print advertising and editorials as well as TV commercials and video clips.

A broad visual culture and a love for the finer things in life together with a sharp pragmatism have earned him prestigious collaborations. His work has been published in international magazines such as Satellite Magazine and Visionarios in Los Angeles, F_Art Magazine in Holland, V - Rag in Canada, Slave Magazine, Bambi Magazine, PaperCut, Pause Magazine, Remark Canada, Eclectic, Fashionisto, Kneon Magazine, Razor-Red and Sicky.

Fabio has worked with major advertising agencies such as Life&Longari Loman and PubliOne, luxury fashion brands and leading photographers in Italy, Germany, Spain, Denmark and also for CBS TV Production. He is available as a freelance stylist for European and international projects.

With nearly 20 years in fashion, international editor and stylist Georgia Alexia Benjou began her career as a national buyer and merchandiser in New York City, Milan and Paris for luxury and designer houses including Hermes, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Dior and Chanel.

In search of more creative work, she left The Big Apple in 2002 for the West Coast and decided to take the unconventional leap from merchandiser to editor and stylist. She currently serves as contributing fashion editor of 5280 Magazine, one of the top five city publications in the United States.

Other editorial and advertising clients include Numéro Russia, Inspirato, Beauty Underground, The Brown Palace Hotel, and American Crew. She is available for print and video styling, product laydown, advertising campaigns and creative direction, as well as brand consulting. Georgia is able to travel for projects and can work locally in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

HERS Agency represents experienced and creative home economists, food stylists, general props stylists, production buyers and interior stylists working on TV commercials, feature films, Web video, TV drama and cookery shows. Its food stylists work on top food advertising and marketing campaigns in London, throughout the UK and worldwide.

HERS Agency food stylists, home economists and props stylists also work in stills photography. Clients include advertising agencies, design companies, PR, publishers and food photographers working in all areas of the food industry: advertising, PR, direct marketing, food packaging, cookery books and magazines.

Other services include food consultancy, product development, cookery demonstrations, recipe development, recipe testing, food writing, propping, styling on set, and art direction.

HERS clients include McDonald's, Birds Eye, KFC, Knorr, Lurpak, Danone, Uncle Ben’s, Burger King, Aunt Bessie’s, Sainsbury’s, AEG, Electrolux, Pedigree, Hellmann’s, Tesco, Heinz, Unilever, Colman’s and many more.

Isabella Sarti is a freelance make-up artist based in Bologna, Italy. Her curiosity and professionalism and the will to operate at the highest standards has led her to constantly update her knowledge by successfully working and studying around the world in major fashion capitals such as New York, London, Paris and Milan.

She collaborates with many photographers and directors, skillfully managing to earn respect and trust among the crews. Always up for a challenge, she has worked in different fields ranging from advertising to editorial, from look-books to videoclips and film-making. She is also no stranger to the catwalk scene, locally and internationally - London Fashion Week, amongst others.

Among the latest international acknowledgments for her work, Vogue America’s invited Isabella to celebrate Gina Sanders' involvement in Condé Nast. Moreover, she has worked with world-renowned Italian actress Isabella Ferrari and has been published in a number of international magazines, including Satellite Magazine, Cosmopolitan Armenia, Huf-Magazine, Fault, and Kaltblut.

Jaume Polo has great experience managing make-up teams for fashion shows in Valencia and as part of the Bobbi Brown make-up team at Valencia Fashion Week.

He also enjoys working with photographers, especially in fashion and advertising. Brands including Volkswagen, Desigual, Maurice Lacroix, Decathlon, Lois and McLaren-Mercedes are just a small selection of his experience in advertorial projects.

Jaume has been working in Spanish TV for Televisión Española, Antena 3, Cuatro, Canal Sur and other local channels.
 He has also worked on a number of short films including 'Anita', 'Mi Amigo Jaime', and 'La Primera Golondrina'. His latest exciting cinema project has seen him take on a key role in a make-up crew for Disney’s latest blockbuster, 'Tommorrowland'.

Kelly Upson is one of Bostonʼs top freelance food stylists and has over 18 years of experience in preparing food and beverages for photography and film.

While working as a photographer in Miami and Boston, Kelly had the opportunity to work with a variety of food stylists and learn many tricks of the trade.

A career as a food stylist combines her visual skills with her passion for food. Based in Boston and Florida, Kelly also travels to wherever the next project will take her, where her patience, attention to detail and easy-going nature help to provide a successful shoot.

Lisa is an experienced stylist and art director who works within the fashion and advertising industries. Involved in projects for print as well as film and video, she has also designed and manufactured her own fashion clothing collections. Also a props and set designer, Lisa has built advertising sets for Kodak and Pfizer, amongst others.

Bringing her interior design knowledge and fashion design experience to the table, she has a cohesive approach to each project. With an eye for detail, Lisa enjoys sourcing unique vintage pieces as well as trawling designer boutiques, high street outlets and antique fairs to create an eclectic look that personifies her individual style.

Lisa holds a Degree in Graphic Design and a Post Graduate in Interior Design from Kensington and Chelsea College.

Clients include Kodak, Kiwi, Pfizer, Amgen, Ink Publishing, Scorched Spoon Productions and Electric Elephant Productions.

Maria Greco Naccarato has worked for many years as a food consultant and food stylist, designing recipes and writing articles for Food Magazines and collaborating with major culinary events.

In 2011 she founded the blog Kitchen in the City, which immediately became highly popular for its original "urban-chic" style. In early 2012 she made her debut with Zero Table Top for video direction. Addicted to detail and with an acute understanding of the need to create appetising visuals, Maria is able to visually convey the pleasure of 'taste' and 'scent' in every shot. Her beautiful kitchen is equipped in such a way that even the best restaurants would be green with envy.

Maria is a photographer, director, food stylist, food writer, cooking show host, food consultant, recipe developer and personal chef, based between Paris and Milan. She speaks five languages.

Natasha Freeman is a fashion and advertising stylist based in London and working internationally.

With almost a decade’s experience, Natasha styles wardrobe for women, men, youth and kids along with props and set dressing for advertising and commercial clients as well as editorial publications.

Beginning her career as an art director in advertising, Natasha has a concise yet honest eye with bags of experience and enthusiasm.

Recent clients include Fendi, Tresemme, Dove, McDonald's, House of Fraser, Morrisons, IKEA, Grazia and Betty Magazine.

Visit her website for more information.

Born and raised in Milan, Nina Santorsola immediately cultivated a great passion for make-up that led her to attend the BSI Academy of Diego Dalla Palma and specialise in beauty, fashion and show make-up.

Nina's strong ambition and determination allowed her to create working connections across fashion photo shoots, video commercials, show make-up, brides and events.

She frequently collaborates with film productions, photographers and make-up artists.

Sébastien Mouraud has both the photographer's eye and the touch of a head confectioner. With enormous experience in confectionary, he experimented in the business for eight years in Brittany and Paris as Head Confectioner at Pierre Hermé.

Meticulously and with a sense of great creativity, with passion Sebastien started food styling in 2008. Following his rigour, he sublimates the ingredients and dishes composed with aesthetic to the delight of the photographer’s eye.

Behind a man filled with humour and unobtrusive character hides a talented entrepreneur. With several years of experience, Sébastien offers customers his PERFECT recipe: “500g of good mood, 1kg of rigour, a dash of 1.5L of responsiveness, followed by 300g of thoroughness.”

Visit his website for more details.

Susana Sánchez has been working in the fashion industry as a freelance make-up artist and hair stylist for more than 18 years. She has collaborated with leading companies such as Shiseido, Lâncome, Stilla, Sebastian Professional, Redken and L'Oréal, and is now sponsored by Dior and Moroccanoil. During all these years Susana has combined her work in publicity and fashion, finally becoming an expert in beauty.

"I started as an assistant and was incredibly lucky to learn from the best hairdressers and make-up artists. I’ve been involved in both national and international fashion productions and I feel proud that brands and the best professionals trusted me when I started - and still do! I love my job, and I still have the feeling I can learn many things. I deal with every new project with passion."

Susana is based in Barcelona but take pleasure in travelling and working all over the world.

Valeria Orlando has been working for 20 years, collaborating with leading photographers including Mario Testino, Steven Klein, Johan Rench, Eolo Perfido, Andrea Massari, Nikolay Biryukov, Stefania Paparelli, Benedikt Renc and Andeer Brogard.

She has lived in Rome, Rio and London while maintaining Milan as her home, and her work has been published in a range of notable fashion magazines. Valeria's work ranges from make-up and hair for fashion shows, editorials, advertising, beauty and catwalk events to make-up styling for celebrities including Donatella Versace and Catherine Zeta Jones.

Valeria is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and approaches her work with honesty and passion. She is continually updating and learning new techniques to further her knowledge in the industry. Valeria is internationally represented by Beleza (Rio) and Current Studioin the USA. In Italy (Milan) she is represented by HM Battaglia.

Valeria launched her own make-up line V)Or, available from her website.