Franck Hamel, Photographer, Paris

Description

A bartender in a vest and shirt pours an amber liquid from a small glass decanter into a short tumbler filled with ice, creating tendrils of smoke that drift across the wooden bar top. Additional barware, including a cocktail shaker, a small glass bottle, and a stirring spoon, sits nearby on the illuminated surface. The background is softly out of focus, showing warm amber highlights and bokeh from bottles lining a bar shelf. The lighting is low-key and directional, casting highlights on the glassware and the rising smoke. The composition is captured in Paris by photographer Franck Hamel.

Style

Horizontal, Commercial, Moody, Warm

Techniques

Low-key / chiaroscuro

Industries

Alcoholic Beverages

Color

Background

Bar

Context

Advertising Campaign, Portrait / Headshot