When arranging a shoot with clients, many seem surprised when we schedule or reschedule around what building facades we’re shooting, what the weather will be like, and even if there’s a pool that needs to be shot. The best time of day for architectural photography really does matter on which way your building points, as well as some situations that can be beyond your control.
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A large part of photography is finding the perfect scene and shooting it from the perfect angle. Perspective is a vital part of professional photography to help convey a point-of-view, scale, or importance of your subject. In architectural photography, the ability to get the right perspective – perspective control – is a key part in conveying the significance and size of the building you’re photographing.
Read MoreWhen it comes to getting photography for your building, from professional photography for selling a residential home to showing off a commercial space, you may need to show off the linoleum, tile, and mirrored space of a bathroom, pool, or locker room. These can be hard spaces to show off in a complete and flattering light, but can be vital for showing off a space many viewers will be interested to see.
Read MoreSpring has sprung, and New England has finally shaken off the last of the snow. As businesses can finally complete construction and landscaping, it’s important to deal with one other thing you’ve been holding off: professional photography. From commercial businesses to apartments, resorts, and even the one-time business of selling a home, the springtime is the perfect time to get your exterior photography done.
Read MoreIn New England, it’s really no surprise that April is acting more like February. However, all of us have deadlines to meet, and that’s especially true for professional photographers. Architectural photography can be difficult in this fickle New England weather, but I’ve got a couple examples today of how to turn lemons into lemonade, so photos are ready for spring marketing campaigns.
Read MoreYou’ve probably heard the question “does that look ‘shopped to you?” at some point in your life. However, the best edits in Photoshop on a photo are the ones you’ll never notice. As a photographer or a client of a photographer, it’s important to know what Photoshop and other image editing software can do, but it’s also important to know what edits you should do.
Read MoreThe answer to this question can be summed up with: yes. However, the more important thing to think about is when does your business need better photography. You will reach milestones, from the growth of your business to unveiling new projects, products, or services, which need new photography to better succeed. Below are some of the major events for which better photography is needed.
Read MoreA picture may be worth a thousand words, but who does that value belong to? Copyright management is something that every professional photographer has to be intimately familiar with unless they want to get burned. And many follow the same strategy when it comes to the rights of their photograph to avoid issues with their portfolios and the rights of their clients.
Read MoreWhen it comes to attracting both clients and employees, photography of your buildings, projects, and work can make the difference between a call and a trip back to Google. As we talked about in our blog, Adding the Human Element to Architectural Photography, having people in your photos helps bring life to them. As such, including yourself and your staff in your photography can help provide a personal and humanizing element in your photography, especially for small companies and their websites.
Read MoreLet’s have a little talk about how photo data makes it from the camera to the client, including data storage, backup, and cloud services.
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We’ve had several Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom tutorials in the past, such as making snow pop, dehazing your photos, and using metadata. Time to add another trick or two to your toolbox, perfect for seasonal and year-round Photoshop work. Also, make sure to check out Last Year’s Card-Making blog for more ideas!
Read MoreWinter can be some of the most challenging time to capture sales-driving images. Snow, melting snow, and slush are not appealing to prospective clients. It hides normally beautiful things.
Read MoreArchitectural photography is just that: photography that focuses on the structure of buildings, from their exterior facades to individual interior rooms. And while the purpose of these shots can differ, from helping sell a home to showcasing facilities, it’s easy to forget about the human element. In this blog, we’re going to view how bringing people into the mix in photography can add unexpected depth to your photos.
Read MoreFor many events, a rainy day can spell disaster. But for architectural photography, this doesn’t always mean having to throw in the towel. On cloudy and even rainy days, there are some great photos to be taken. The following are a few ways I’ve found over my years of experience to turn the negative of overcast and rains into a positive of better architectural photography.
Read MoreCan an architectural photographer come in and shoot on the same day? Of course. Should they? Absolutely not. A photographer who doesn’t want to familiarize himself with the subject first is a sign that they lack experience. But more importantly, without that walkthrough, the quality of your photos will suffer. Here are just a few ways a walkthrough can turn a photo shoot from good to great.
Read MoreWhen it comes to getting shots of a home or commercial building, you can do a lot from the ground to showcase general or specific details. But for showing the scale of your architecture, your landscape, and your relation to the places around you, you need to go higher. Today we go over using helicopter aerials to get those perfect shots, and why to choose them over alternatives.
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The end of summer and beginning of fall is a busy time for landscapers and construction companies. With an office, apartment, or other commercial architecture, you want to wait until everything is perfectly complete before you call up a photographer. However, mother nature may not be so accommodating as recent hurricanes have shown, and cleanup might mean your first photo op is in the dead of winter. If you’ve got an unfinished landscape and construction, that doesn’t mean you can’t have great architectural photos.
Read MoreSo, your architectural photographer just handed off your photos. What now? While you probably had a project in mind for your photo shoot, you could be doing a lot more with your digital photography to increase your online presence and find more clients and investors for your business. Let’s look at the top four places to showcase those new building photos.
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When it comes to architectural photography, not all times are created equal. There will be times of the day and times of the year where your building looks better than others, and there will be times where getting the best shot will take much more work. Shooting in twilight can make for some excellent shots that make your buildings stand out, but it also takes some work as the owner to make sure you get the best shots possible. Here are my tips on how to prepare to get the best twilight photo shoot.
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We have always lived in a world where images hold attention far better than text. When it comes to the highly competitive world of online resort and hotel bookings, the quality of your photos plays a huge role in capturing and keeping attention. The use of comparison sites and online search engines means someone looking for a hotel or resort has a lot of data bombarding them: great photography of your resort of hotel allows them to easily use visual information to pick you from out of the crowd.
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