I’ve always heard great things about Crabby’s Restaurant in Rogers and I recently had the honor to photograph the main dining room as well as the large meeting room in back and patio. It’s a great restaurant, place to gather after work with friends and I wanted to portray it that way. I wanted to give an excitement and thrill to the eyes that stimulated the brain and took you INTO the image. Let me put it this way, if you love roller coasters how would you feel about a flat rollercoaster with a few bumps here and there? One that got up to speed and then let you just coast into the finish, would you be excited? Would your heart race? Would you want to get on and ride again? Well, speaking from experience, and one who loves the thrill of rollercoasters, I would be very disappointed!
The same applies to commercial images. My goal is to get the viewer EXCITED about the image, visually, to take the eyes on a visual rollercoaster with excitement that makes them want to stay on the ride. A ride full of peaks and valleys tall and low (highlights, shadows with great contrast) that excite the visual senses and the brain. This kind of image sticks in the mind and remembers that ride and where it was, to want to go back again. The highlighted areas draw the eye to many points throughout the image, makes the viewer examine the photo, become involved and ENJOY THE RIDE!
This particular room is very nice, but to the camera needed finesse. As you can see in the video, I walked around the room and made about 40 separate photos with flash on specific areas of the room whether it be the tables, chairs, stone accents to add texture or ceiling feature. I then blended them together for the final image. Enjoy the ride!
See the transformation of this image here:
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