Kate Upton. Photo by Walter Iooss for Sports Illustrated.

“That’s true,” Walter told me by email. “It was our 2nd shot at a beach named Narrabeen, north of Sydney. She was on a boardwalk, and I was below ground level when we shot her, in a suit that almost doesn’t exist. The first shot we did that day is the opener to the Oz story, with  her sitting on the boardwalk. It was probably the best afternoon of the trip. She is a star.”

The 2012 Swimsuit Issue has already got some big-name fans. Here’s a clip of David Letterman‘s “Top 10 Reasons This Year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Is the Best One Ever” from his show Monday night:

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Click on the screenshot below to view a gallery of Walter’s photos of Kate at SI.com. There are 50 images in all…

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Click above to view gallery.

A still from of a giant billboard of the cover being revealed in New York, as seen on "The Late Show."

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And to watch a behind-the-scenes video of their shoots, click on the image below:

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Image by John Offenbach for Credit Suisse.

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What would Central Park look like if it were a vineyard? There’s no need to use your imagination to visualize this startling hypothetical—a new ad shot by John Offenbach for Credit Suisse brings it to life (above). Working from a helicopter, John photographed aerials of the Frescobaldi vineyards in Tuscany and of Central Park to create the image used in this ad. The clever copy that accompanies it: “The Frescobaldi family’s wines have flourished on Tuscan soil for 700 years. Credit Suisse is helping the company take root in new markets.”

Here’s the image without copy. And below that is a link to a behind-the-scenes video of John’s aerial shoots.

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Image by John Offenbach.

Click to view behind-the-scenes video.

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Full credits

Client: Lean Cuisine

Agency: JWT New York

Director: Liz Von Hoene

Food imagery: Craig Cutler

Production company: Chelsea Pictures

Editorial: The Whitehouse, New York

Post effects: Carbon VFX, New York

Repping agency: Stockland Martel
   

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Title: “One Sander, One Drill”

This week, Craig collaborated with Stephen Meierding on a short film using simple power tools to create motion.

Original concept: Stephen Meierding

Creative direction: Craig Cutler, Stephen Meierding

Original music: Sami Jano

Editing: Stephen Meierding

Special thanks to Shelly Rangsiyakul, Jarren Vink, Tre Cassetta, and Jeff Cate.

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Click to view video of the Sundance Film Festival awards ceremony. Lauren Greenfield is presented with the U.S. Directing Award for Documentary at about the 1:29 mark.

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Congratulations to Lauren Greenfield, who at the Sundance Film Festival last night was presented with the U.S. Directing Award for Documentary for her film The Queen of Versailles. “I want to especially thank Jackie Segal and her family for bravely sticking with the story when it changed in unexpected ways,” Lauren said in her acceptance speech. She also thanked the team at the Sundance Documentary Program, “who saw a social-issue film where others saw a reality show.”

The film’s synopsis:

With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to uncover the innate virtues and flaws of the American dream. We open on the triumphant construction of the biggest house in America, a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles. Since a booming time-share business built on the real-estate bubble is financing it, the economic crisis brings progress to a halt and seals the fate of its owners. We witness the impact of this turn of fortune over the next two years in a riveting film fraught with delusion, denial, and self-effacing humor. (Read more: “Queen of Versailles—Online Film Guide, Sundance Institute.”)

As we noted last week, Magnolia Pictures purchased The Queen of Versailles, and The Hollywood Reporter indicates the film will be released in theaters this summer. “The Queen of Versailles brilliantly encapsulates the salient issues of the American economic downturn, while also being one of the jaw-droppingly entertaining films I’ve seen in a very long time,” Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said in a statement quoted by THR. “Lauren Greenfield is an exceptionally talented filmmaker with a wonderfully humanistic touch, and she has found a truly magnetic, charismatic star in Jackie Siegel.” (Read more: “Sundance 2012: Magnolia Buys ‘Queen Of Versailles’ Documentary.”)

Here are some more stills of Lauren accepting her award, as well as one of Frank Evers—her husband and one of the film’s producers, proudly watching from the audience, his eyes filled with tears…

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Lauren Greenfield making her way to the podium to accept her award.

Lauren's husband, Frank Evers—who is also a producer of "The Queen of Versailles"—watches from the audience.

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Click to access images at Zimbio.com

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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders‘ latest documentary, About Face, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival yesterday. Click on the screenshot above for a look at photos from the event. Below: the trailer for the film, which will be making its broadcast premiere this summer on HBO.

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Rachel Bilson. Photo by Jeff Lipsky for ShoeMint.com.

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Here’s a business success story to head us into the weekend on a high note: When actress Rachel Bilson, Hollywood stylist Nicole Chavez, and shoe maven Steve Madden teamed up with BeachMint to launch online shoe store ShoeMint over the holiday season, the site far surpassed expectations—ShoeMint sold out of everything it had by the end of Cyber Monday, in fact.

“We sold thousands of shoes, and honestly, we underestimated the demand a bit,” BeachMint’s chief executive, Josh Berman, told The Los Angeles Times. “The one mistake we made is we didn’t order enough shoes, and it’ll take about a week to get more shoes made and delivered to us, but it’s a good problem to have.”

All of the photography for the site, apart from the product images, was shot by Jeff Lipsky, who previously photographed Bilson for the October 2011 cover story of Women’s Health. (Scroll to the end for a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot, which took place at the Paramour in Silver Lake.) “Rachel suggested Jeff Lipsky for our ShoeMint launch campaign, and we felt it was a perfect fit,” says Christina O’Rourke, content producer for BeachMint. “Jeff and his crew were such a pleasure to work with on set. We had a blast shooting with them and hope to collaborate again in the future.”

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Nicole Chavez and Rachel Bilson. Photo by Jeff Lipsky for ShoeMint.com.

Rachel Bilson. Photo by Jeff Lipsky for ShoeMint.com.

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ShoeMint is the latest celebrity-endorsed e-commerce site introduced by BeachMint, which also operates JewelMint.com (a partnership between actress Kate Bosworth and her stylist Cher Coulter), StyleMint.com (T-shirts by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen), and BeautyMint.com (skin-care products created by Jessica Simpson and Nerida Joy). ShoeMint is also the fastest-growing of BeachMint’s e-commerce sites. “More than 10,000 people are on waiting lists to buy shoes, and about 80,000 consumers registered to buy goods over a four-day period before the site’s official launch,” according to The Los Angeles Times.

Perhaps Jeff will be back for a second round of photography as the site expands. “At BeachMint we look for people who are authentically passionate about what they do, are incredibly creative, and great to work with,” notes Ara Katz, head of content for BeachMint. “Jeff embodies all these things.”

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Title: “Still Life Deconstructed”

Concept: to break down into components the objects that commonly appeared in still life paintings from the 17th century.

Editing: Stephen Meierding

Camera assistants: Jarren Vink, Jeff Cate

Food stylist: Victoria Granof

Food stylist assistant: Michelle Gatton

Prop stylist: Cindy Sandmann

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Click to view "Capturing a Shark's Feast."

Click to view "How to Film Sharks in 5 Days."

Click to view "Flash Photographing Sharks."

Click to view "Fiji Tribe Blesses Camera Crew."

Click to view "Crew Faces Dangerous Waters."

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Read more: Michael Muller’s “Shark Shoot” debuts this Sunday on the Travel Channel

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