4/10/13- Today, was different then every other day because I
got to go on a photoshoot with Jenny the Photographer and Graphic Designer for
On Point. Our client is the Elephant
Walk which has three locations and all with different décor. First off was going to the Cambridge location where we met with some of
the owners, managers, chiefs, cooks, and waiters of the restaurant. Jenny was taking photos of the façade,
interiors dining rooms, the cookbook, and the food which the chiefs where
preparing as the other shots where being taken.
The food smelled and looked so good, we both wanted to eat all of it, as
the chiefs where preparing the food Jenny also took photos of them in
action. I was assisting Jenny with
writing down the dishes and the order in which she photographed them. Also I helped with switched out the food and
bring the items to different locates to shot.
After the foods had their close ups Jenny then used them in the live
action shots in the dining rooms with models/customers. She also had them drinking
at the bar area to show what it would be like.
As Jenny was taking these shots I was breaking down the equipment used
to take the close up of the food.
Then with everything packed up we went to the next location
in Boston. There we took the same shots of the façade,
interiors, chiefs, and live action shots of cooks. Here we got to taste some of the food, I order
Jus de Boeuf, which was so good and filled me right up.
The interior of this place was brighter and more open then
the first location which was more dark pink, red, and purple wall giving it a
more Indian feel with the elephants.
After finishing in Boston we
travel to the Waltham
location which was very different then the other locations. In that the menu had a few different items
and different interior as well. The
interior was more retro looking then the others. The cool items displayed where the lights made
of metal, an art piece of there own, and the pictures of life in
Cambodian. Jenny took some live action
shots of the cooks, close ups of the dishes, and pictures of the owners and
managers.
The highlights of the trip where seeing all the different
art displayed at the locations and the food.
Also seeing the different statues and ways in which they display
elephant throughout the restaurants. The people we met where so kind to let us into their kitchens.
-Renee Breau
Graphic Designer
reneebreau.com
