While it’s not something you probably think about when you’re at the office or at home, the lighting that surrounds you has a subtle impact on your mood and appreciation. These feelings translate over to professional photography, which already has a strong relationship with lighting. Below, I’m going to talk about how important it is to be aware of the lighting inside and outside of buildings and how changes may need to be made (pre or post-processing) to get the best architectural photography of your business.
Read MoreJust as you would pay special attention to your grooming and attire in the days leading up to a new headshot or important photo, the same care needs to be taken with the architectural photography of your building, inside and out. The difference is one of scale, with a building needing the attention of you, your staff, and the architectural photographer. Learn how to get the perfect photo session.
Read MoreWhile most architectural photography focuses on buildings, the landscaping is just as important. The landscape the surrounds and moves through your buildings is critical to the comfort and wellbeing of your employees, customers, tenants, and guests. Just like your landscape is integrated into your architecture by great architects and architecture firms, landscape photography should be integrated into your architectural photography.
Read MoreFrom the largest to smallest home, a lot of money is riding on the line. A large part of finding the best buyer is getting them in the door with a favorable first impression. This is the critical role that architectural photography fills, getting the best shots of your building’s exterior and interior to make people fall in love with your home. Whether you’re a selling homeowner, real estate agent, construction company, or condo/apartment agency, upgrading your photography can help you find the best buyer.
Read MoreWith plants still in full bloom to that beautiful New England month of changing colors, fall can be a magical time for architectural photography. However, fall is also one of the most difficult times to shoot as lighting conditions worse, windows on autumn foliage close, and the already unpredictable weather gets worse. Consider this a piece on the caution of waiting until the last minute to schedule your fall photography.
Read MoreAny business, from a small office practice to a multinational corporation, doesn’t just have one side to it. From the building your business resides in to the art and technology you’ve stocked within and the working and recreational places you’ve created for staff and visitors alike – all of it shows off aspects of your business. When working with an architectural photographer, it’s important to think about and make active decisions on exploring these sides in your professional photography.
Read MoreI recently finished up a project for a client that was both time-sensitive and interesting. A client had just started construction on a condominium complex and needed photography to start the sales cycle. As the building was just coming out of the ground, they needed alternative images to show the vibrancy of life in the area. Armed with a list of locations and a request to avoid having to pull model releases, I set out.
Read MoreA while back, I wrote an article titled The Bird’s Eye View: Helicopter Aerials for Architectural Photography. In it, I talked about my personal experience doing aerial photography from helicopters, and how it’s a useful tool for businesses looking to capture unique perspectives of their businesses. In it, I touched on how a common alternative to traditional aerial photography is drone photograph. As someone with years of experience in helicopters as a professional photographer, I wanted to compare and contrast the two a bit more here.
Read MoreWhile I’ve worked in this field for many years, I don’t think I’ve written an entire blog just covering the definition of architectural photography and all the questions I get about it from businesses and homeowners unfamiliar with photography specialty. This article is designed to help you understand how this photography is set apart from other kinds, details to understand, and some FAQs on the subject.
Read MoreSo, you have new photography of your property and a few ideas on where you’d like to use it, from portfolios to your website. The next step is to figure out how to get the files ready to use on your website or get them ready for printing collateral. That’s what this blog is all about: common resolutions and formatting you’ll need to know.
Read MoreIf you’re construction firm, whether you’re on the site working on a new property or renovating a current on, commercial fit outs on even the smallest scale represent an investment of time and money on your commercial leases. The same goes for building owners and architects. Make sure to capitalize on these events by having architectural photography taken while the paint is still fresh.
Read MoreDo you have concerns that your building or site has problems that make it difficult or impossible to get those great photos for you if you hire a professional architectural photographer? Between lighting, angles, and unappealing features of your business or home, it might seem impossible: but trust us, it's not. Here are five things to troubleshoot for the best architectural photography.
Read MoreAre you and your business looking forward to spring? Depending on your field, you may be gearing up or winding down for your busiest season: either way, now is the time to get that professional architectural photography in. However, the question is what part of spring will best capture your property? In this blog, we look over the various factors to consider and what to keep in mind when it comes to photography in the springtime.
Read MoreProfessional architectural photography does not occur in a vacuum: a photographer should not just walk onto the site and start snapping photos. For both building exteriors and interiors, there is planning and preparation that goes into every shot, and hotels and resorts are no exception. In fact, businesses like hotels, resorts, and other hospitality locations rely on great photos for their online booking, making getting the right shots all the more important. Learn what to look for in your professional photographer and how to help them.
Read MoreGeorge Eastman, a man who founded the Eastman Kodak Company (yes, that Kodak) in 1892 and spent his life bringing photography into the mainstream, had this to say about light: “Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.” And it’s true – the right lighting can turn a good photo into a great one, and bad lighting (or a lack of lighting) can ruin a shot even beyond the powers of photoshop.
Read MoreWe’ve written about it before, but every time I’m looking at my calendar or explaining to a client why we have to shoot this side of the building at this time, I again think about my blog, What’s the Best Time of Day to Photograph a Building? This blog is a follow up to that one, a part two. Again, we’re going over the question of when you should have your building shot and why it matters. Many of the same points are covered, but with some additional ideas and example photos thrown in.
Read MoreAs most of you know, my mainstay of work, since I went digital in 2000 has been architectural photography. And while all of what I shot during this 10-day period was instigated by architecture requesting clients, the work itself was on the interesting fringes of it. Let me share with you the 4 majors projects that made these last 10 days more than a little interesting.
Read MoreAfter 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.
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