creative consulting | photo editing | event planning
About
Drawing Board Productions takes every detail in account and sketches out the perfect production for you. We know how difficult it is to coordinate and organize large and small-scale productions so we make it happen so you don't have to.
Services
Full photo & production services include:
art direction, casting and crew selection, providing estimates, managing budgets, obtaining permits, location scouting, catering, propping, coordinating pre and post production, review and recommending the best image for final product and extensive photography research.
We can do as much or as little as you need.
Clients
Alpha Magazine
Antenna Magazine
Child Magazine
Ebony Magazine
Essence Magazine
FUBU
G-Shock/Casio
Institutional Investors Magazine
Jet Magazine
K-Swiss
King Magazine
McGraw Hill Publishing
Men’s Fitness Magazine
Mizani
Remy Martin
Respect Magazine
Scratch Magazine
Suede Magazine
UFC Magazine
Vain Magazine
Vitae Magazine
Wall Street Journal
Events
Drawing Board Productions specializes in boutique events, which include weddings, gallery openings, magazine and book launch events as well as niche fashion gatherings. We pride ourselves in making exquisite affairs with affordable and reasonable budgets. As the planners we go above and beyond to make your event a day to remember.
Kali Abdullah
Kali Abdullah is a seasoned Photo Editor with a BFA in photography from Pratt Institute. She has over ten years of experience photo editing and producing, primarily in the publishing industry. Starting out as an intern at the Source Magazine, she worked her way up to Production Assistant and was later hired by Essence Magazine where she served as the Photo Editor on the start up magazine Suede.
For over five years Kali served as the Photography Director for several magazines at Harris Publications. She worked simultaneously on publications such as King Magazine, Scratch Magazine and Antenna Magazine, where she was responsible for assigning photographers, setting up production and conceptualizing all visual content. In 2009 she founded Drawing Board Productions, which has allowed her to broaden her palette and consult on the production of several media endeavors, including print, video, film and event planning. With Drawing Board Productions as her creative conduit, she has expanded her infuence to other platforms such as business and news outlets in the US and internationally as well as record labels and several advertising ventures.
Kali Abdullah, strives to make the hardest task achievable. While she takes the job of management and production very seriously, she does it with a grounded and even-tempered style, making any photo shoot a stress-free and enjoyable environment.
Contact
917.548.3495
kaliabdullah@gmail.com