This project was all about capturing transition. A new winemaker coming on board and a veteran coming up on retirement. Capturing the team, the learning process, the struggles of a harvest and the little details that make the difference.
Direction: capture the lives of a cellar worker in a small team, their connection to the finished product and the human connection to the land. Shooting the team members as they soak up as much knowledge from the outgoing winemaker in his last year. the highly technical aspects of the incoming winemaker learning the aspects of intuition a veteran with 20+ years of experience.
Color: orange and red as the main palate to match the soils of Lily Hill vineyard. Blues to feel light and soft if applicable. Composition using shadow over highlights.