interiors and memories

i think that this year i should try to show more photos that i take

for a living rather than just photos of my coffees and trainers.

i shoot a lot of interiors. mainly restaurants.

so over the next few weeks i'm going to publish some restaurant interiors

 and accompany them with any memories i have from the shoots.

naturally my memories will mainly consist of recollecting if they

made me a coffee or not, but you never know... i may remember other things.

1

the chef at this place is a genius.

also this is one of the few restaurants where i've actually eaten.

unfortunately i wasn't allowed to do any really wide shots here as the interior

wasn't quite finished but i hope you get a feel for it from this.

2

this place was full of really nice friendly people...

but they didn't make me a coffee.

luckily enough one of the best coffee shops in london is just opposite.

3

south london.

no coffee.

4

i think this place got a bad review.

i photographed it the day after i got back from italy.

all the staff were italian except the manager was spanish.

they didn't offer me a coffee and the area is a coffee black-spot.

5

i like the look of this place,

it's right next door to the first photo in this post by the way.

there's a really great coffee shop about two minutes away.

6

i liked this place.

they fed me burger and chips and gave me a coffee.

the manager was from wales.

the barman was that rarest of men. he was australian but he never 

once said to me how much better everything is in australia.

7

this was in york. i do like  a road trip.

the first thing the manager said to me was

"do you want a coffee our kid ?"

standard.

8

no coffee for me here.

over the years i reckon i've photographed this place 6 times.

9

i travelled by bus to this place ( no.43 )

they gave me a very nice coffee.

i remember it being really hot here too.

10

this was in what i call 'the sticks'

i ate here afterwards. curried scallops for starter.

oh and they gave me a coffee before the shoot.

i went on a little walk afterwards and saw a field full of turkeys

( it was late november )

11

it's daaaarrrk.

i think this was vietnamese but all the staff were eastern european.

they made me a coffee which i accepted even though i'd just met the 

boss for a coffee in soho 30 minutes previously.

oh and it rained on me when i left this place.

12

it's daaaarrrk

they were having teething problems with the lights.

this shoot was a nightmare but the chef here is a top bloke.

13

what do i remember about this shoot ?

it was a nice room.

they didn't offer me a coffee.

the p.r. girl had really nice coloured hair.

more of my riveting memories from restaurant shoots to come soon.