After a wonderfully beautiful sunny summer, mother nature seems to have taken a turn for the contrary. It seemed over the month of September and now into October, we had one sunny day out of every six or seven. I have had to become a weather wizard, continually watching the weather on cloud-based websites (such as the Weather Blog) for a hole in the clouds. Let’s look at trials and tribulations of photographing architecture during this fall and all this cloudy weather.
Read MoreThe biggest enemy of anyone in the professional architectural photography field is the weather. This is for two major reasons: it impacts the light – a vital part of any photography – and it can turn the most picturesque backdrop or skyline into a miserable one, not something clients and customers want to associate with the building. Because of both these factors, before picking any shoot date and leading up to those shoots, architectural photographers have to be weathermen: it’s the difference between great photography and unusable shots.
Read MoreWhen it comes to professional photography, framing is a vital tool of the expert photographer. Framing sets the tone of the shot, from giving a story of the interior or exterior, while the items used to frame the shot can give a viewer a better understanding of the location.
Read MoreEvery home has rooms on which the whole house turns. When it comes interesting buyers and renters, capturing these centerpieces can spell the difference between bringing people through the door and having them move on. One of these centerpieces is the kitchen: a central part of everyday life. A key room and one that is always a source of pride for a homeowner, visually they have a lot of stories to tell. But can your professional photographer capture it? While this is a topic we’ve covered before, let’s take a more nuanced look.
Read MoreIn this day and age, there are many powerful photo manipulation programs and procedures that can produce imagery that runs the gambit from polished to perfect to fake. As a professional photographer, it’s important to create photos that your clients love without letting down the viewer if they compare the shot to the real deal. This is a concept we briefly touched on in our blog, Digital Photography: When and Why to Make Edits, but something I think warrants a deeper exploration here.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreWe’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.
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