Sabine Rooftop Bar is located a stone’s throw away from one of London’s prettiest landmarks. That and bomb cocktails explains the bar’s popularity all year long. This season, they transformed the bar into an alpine winter garden, and I got to shoot the winter decorations and some of their drinks.
The winter decorations at Sabine Rooftop Bar
Sabine landed on the London bar scene last summer, and has since gone from strength to strength to become a bar one has to visit while in London. It seems that no one can resist sipping on a cocktail while being up close and personal with St Paul’s Cathedral.
This winter, they boasted a brand new food and drinks menu, while the bar went through a winter makeover. With an alpine chalet, snowy trees and fairy lights, Sabine Rooftop Bar truly looks like a winter oasis in the heart of London.
The photography brief
To best highlight the winter transformation, the client brief included:
- Winter decorations
- Drinks in a winter setting
- The bar’s winter set up
- Drinks with St Paul’s Cathedral in the background
- St Paul’s Cathedral in winter
Winter accents
This season, Sabine ditched the summer get up for a new winter look. This included an alpine chalet that guests can take photos in, snowy trees around the bar, decorative skis, as well as garlands and fairy lights. Talk about a dreamy winterscape!
A winter makeover
Wintery Drinks
The second part of the brief involved shooting some of the drinks in a winter set up. These were some of my favourite shots of the day.
Drinks with a view
Of course, no photoshoot at Sabine would be complete without featuring the stunning view. The client specifically asked to emphasise the winter mood. I therefore included a blanket and the winter sky, to give these photos the right feel.
St Paul’s
Last but not least, I shot St Paul’s – both during daytime and at sunset.
The nitty gritty
This shoot lasted half a day. The images were shot with a Sony A7iii with a 35mm and a 24-70mm lens, using natural light and a Manfrotto tripod. Different members of staff assisted with hand modelling, while Francesco prepared the cocktails. During this shoot, I also shot short videos to create Instagram Reels.
Sabine Rooftop Bar is located on Godliman Street, across the street from St Paul’s Cathedral.
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