VDNH Bakery
Architects: Line design
Total area: 57 m2
Location: Kaliningrad
Photographer: Sergey Melnikov
The interior of the cafe-bakery in Kaliningrad is filled with natural materials, simple shapes and natural objects that refer us to the local craft.
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The main challenge of this interior shooting was that it was a very small space. There was no opportunity to step back to get a shot with the right perspective. I had to shoot the whole shoot with Canon TS-E 24 mm. I'm not a big fan of wide angle, but in this interior shoot there were no other option.
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Interior photography / Small cafe
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Interior photography / Small cafe
Another challenge was the limited time to shoot. We had 2 hours for the whole interior photography of the bakery.
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The center of the hall is occupied by a boulder brought from the Baltic Sea coast. He divides the bakery space into two parts: a bread-laying area where you can place an order, and a landing area.
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