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Assignment: Shooting a new Restaurant in the Hours Before Opening

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Southern Arizona operates a Vegas scale casino and is continually upgrading the facility. They are an established client and when the newly constructed very chic Asian restaurant was nearing completion, I was called in to make a set of photographs for use in the marketing: architectural interiors, portraits of the owner, hostess, sushi chef, kitchen chef and bartender, together with some food photography. I estimated about two days with a timetable that had me begin hours after the furniture was placed and complete hours before the first dinner event.

The Challenge: Work amongst construction tradesmen, restaurant workers, cleaning service people and a constant stream of people while working against a deadline. The restaurant sits within a busy casino and has rooms and dining sections that became pockets of space that were difficult to light.

The Solution: I made a Shoot Itinerary that we worked hard to adhere to. With all of our lighting gear, computer cart, lamp and power cables stretched across the floors, we managed to be good humored and cooperative with the people that swarmed all around us. I had done a pre-production scout and selected angles, so I had a good idea of where we would need to set camera and lights. The lighting trick was to find the perfect balance of ambient light and strobe light. We completed the shoot on time and the casino had a library of photography material to kick off the advertising campaign for the new restaurant.

December 23rd, 2010 | Category: Photography

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