Laurie Frankel, Photographer, San Francisco

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This commercial image captures a close-up perspective of dark coffee beans tumbling across the perforated metal surface of a large industrial roasting drum. A mechanical mixing arm spans across the upper portion of the round drum while the beans circulate along a curved path. The lighting is cool and directional, highlighting the metallic texture of the machinery and the glossy surface of the roasted beans. In the upper right corner, a white logo reads KONA coffee purveyors. The composition utilizes a shallow depth of field, keeping the moving beans in sharp focus while the foreground bar is softly blurred.