Lighting in cinema, or how painters taught the set

Lighting in cinema, or how painters taught the set

Before the camera, painters decided where the light came from. A window on the left, a candle on the table, a sun too high: every choice told something. On a set, a cinematographer does exactly the same, with lamps instead of brushes. Here are seven ways to light a...
Luxury hotels and fine dining: images that drive bookings

Luxury hotels and fine dining: images that drive bookings

Nobody books a room because the listing says “quiet and comfortable”. People book because they have pictured themselves, for a few seconds, on that terrace at sunset, drink in hand. In luxury hospitality and fine dining, images do the work of desire, long before the...