Williams Sonoma / Fall Catalogs

Photography: Anson Smart, Prop Styling by Holly Smith, Art Direction: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Left: Food Styling: Alison Attenborough, Right: Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anna Williams, Food Styling: George Delose, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anna Williams, Food Styling: George Delose, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Food Styling: Nathan Carrabba, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anna Williams, Food Styling: George Delose, Prop Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Prop Styling: Amy Wilson, Art Direction : Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc 

For Fall this year for Williams Sonoma, Marcus both Art Directed for some spreads and styled for others, crossing over from both Williams Sonoma Cooks to Williams Sonoma Home. Having the opportunity with working with regular and very talented Photographers Anders Schonnemann, Anna Williams, Sharyn Cairns and Anson Smart and with amazing Prop Stylist’s Amy Wilson and Holly Smith and ever wonderful Food Stylist's Nathan Carrabba, George Dolese and Alison Attenborough. Always such a pleasure to work with so many talented folks, many of whom we at SMH, Inc have had great working relationships with for many years. 

Fall is the time of year to embrace familiar themes such as Thanksgiving and the impending Holidays and thus these spreads reflect the season that is approaching, We hope you all have an amazing Fall and enjoy this special time of year. 

Williams Sonoma Cooks / Fall Catalog/ 2016

Photography: Erin Kunkel, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc 

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Erin Kunkel, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

We continue the Williams Sonoma Thanksgiving vibe by sharing with you some more of the evocative images that were created for this years Thanksgiving and Fall catalog. Marcus who styled these shots got to work with some amazing Photographers and Food Stylists once again for the iconic brand.

In his usual graphic style Marcus was able to make these sets of carving and steak knives jump off the page by using a series of wooden boards, stone bowls and slate. The rich and inciting world of Thanksgiving continues working with the amazing Food Stylist Alison Attenborough working on a buffet that would make any host proud. 

These images were shot by SF native Erin Kunkel and Australian Sharyn Cairns. 

Williams Sonoma/ Fall Catalog, 2016

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anders Schonnemann, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Anson Smart, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photography: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

For the Williams Sonoma Fall Catalog, 2016, Marcus for SMH, Inc was once again in San Francisco to work on iconic spreads for the season. Thanksgiving is around the corner and this year found us in many different locations around the Bay area to shoot the spreads assigned. We got to shoot with a number of different and wonderful Photographers: Sharyn Cairns, Anders Schonnemann and Anson Smart to name a few. It was a great experience to be with new teams and be a part of creating a visual language for the season for Willams Sonoma.

This Fall we embraced feathers, leather string, crafted copper dipped tags, clever and unexpected table setting ideas and seasonal fauna. Taking a more relaxed casual take mixed with more traditional items of product, We were conscious to give the season a more personal approach, less traditional and uptight. We hope you enjoy the results.

Williams Sonoma/ September Catalog, 2016

Photographer: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Photographer: Sharyn Cairns, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Left: Photographer: Sharyn Cairns, Right: Erin Kunkel, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Left: Photographer: Sharyn Cairns, Right: Romulo Yanes, Styling: Marcus Hay for SMH, Inc

Working on September Catalog's means embracing Fall, acknowledging that little snap of cold in the air, watching the leaves start to crinkle. Fall in America is a very beautiful season and while we shoot most Fall projects in the height of Summer, It's still nice to get your head around a season that is often associated with holidays like Thanksgiving.

SMH, Inc had a number of weeks in San Francisco belting out beautiful images for Williams Sonoma Cooks that can be seen here and will be featured in the following months as we head towards the holidays.

It was so nice to be able to work with some new working relationships, We loved working with Photographers Sharyn Cairns and Erin Kunkel as well as our fave Romulo Yanes.