April 2012
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Interview with Architectural Photographer... →
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Interview with Architectural Photographer Pedro... →
A casual read promoting Guerrero’s career retrospective currently being exhibited at the Julius Shulman Institute at Woodbury University.
March 2012
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Help Support Architecture Lens by "Liking" the... →
Back from a brief hiatus! and ready to explore...
January 2012
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A Great Resource for Estimating and Billing for... →
I will add this site to the links page, lots of interesting real life situations to read through, for those of you who are tring to figure out how to estimate a job for a client.
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Great Interview with photographer Brad Feinknopf →
Check out some of his architectural work, and read what he has to say about his background and process… good stuff.
December 2011
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Things not to say in front of an Architect →
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If you’re going to be in a room with one or more architects this holiday season, we recommend brushing up on some things not to say. We’ve rounded up our list of favorite taboo quotes, complete with mind-reading translations of what the architects will be thinking, should you elect to go there.
NPPA: Cost of Doing Business Calculator →
Just came across this great calculator. It gives a basic insight into how to calculate how much a photographer should be charging per day just to earn a living and cover expenses. Your own individual CDB may have other factors in it, but playing around with this calculator should give you a basic ballpark of prices you need to charge just to survive.
November 2011
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Architecture Lens Follower Photo Submission...
Hello to all Architecture Lens Followers,
I received this photo submission from one of you for critique! This is a great example to go over. Lets dive right in.
This is a tough interior to photograph. Sometimes you will be called upon to shoot a room that was designed for function… not form. And you still have to be able to come out of it with a high quality, visually stimulating...
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Photographing Small Spaces; Dealing with Mirrors
In architectural and interiors photography, photographing small and tight spaces can be a tricky task. The smaller the space, often times, the wider the lens that you will need to use. Small bathrooms is typically where I will try out the Canon 17mm Tilt-Shift lens, as it is fairly necessary and can work quite well. But many times I will find that the image is just too warped, or the client...
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Architecture That Just Begs for Winning Photos #6
Check out this gorgeous modern Canadian home. I love the wood, the geometric shapes, the floor to ceiling glass windows, and the interior space. Phenomenal. Leave a comment to let me know what you think!
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Event: ''The Business of Architectural...
ASMP Foundation Grant presents Steve Whittaker. One of the main goals of Steve’s presentation is to give attendees a better understanding of why they need to pay close attention to the details of their contracts, and to give fellow photographers, especially emerging photographers, a better understanding of what the business of photography is all about. Risk management is a big issue in...
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Architectural Term of the Week: Coffer or Caisson
A coffer, also known as a caisson, is a sunken panel in a ceiling, dome or vault. These types of ceilings can add a lot of dimension to a flat ceiling. They can be simple like in the image above, or extravagantly painted and decorated like in many Renaissance designs.
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7 Reasons Why You Should Be Tethering While...
Tethering your camera to a computer offers plenty of benefits. If you are shooting with a medium or large format camera with a digital back I am sure you are already tethering at every single shoot, as the screens on modern digital backs are nowhere near trustworthy enough when it comes to color and exposure/histogram details. But even if you are shooting with a 35mm digital SLR camera, like a...
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Awesome Sustainable Design #2
Holy. Moly. Check this amazing design out featured on InHabitat’s website. It is a vertical forest! Taking green architecture to a whole new level in Milan, currently under construction! Read all about it.
October 2011
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7 Things Every Architectural Photographer Should...
There are several items that truly can make a huge difference in the success of an architectural photography shoot. I only learned this from being on the job and from assisting other professionals on shoots. These items come in handy all of the time. As a photographer your job is not only to produce photographs, but to solve problems. There will always be problems… adverse conditions that...
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Architectural Term of the Week: Campanile
A campanile (KAM pa NEEL ee), from the Italian word “campana”, which means “bell,” is a bell tower. These are typically detached from the main building. This particular view is of a campanile in Venice, Italy.
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Awesome Sustainable Design #1
I am going to do this once per week. I truly believe in sustainable design. I think when modern and sustainable architecture meet, magic happens. We should be designing with the future of our environment in mind. Recycling materials, conserving and recycling energy, utilizing efficient water and waste systems… All of this can reduce a structures impact on out environment, and can make for...
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The Big Debate: Do You Need to Use Lighting to be...
Since the advent of digital photography, the introduction of Photoshop, and the Web 2.0 revolution, photographers have experienced a drastic change in equipment, technique, workflow and marketing. Together, those changes have created a heated debate in the photography industry. Today I find advertisements in classifieds seeking a photographer to photograph interiors for a business, with the...
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Architectural Term of the Week: Adaptive Reuse
Photo by Ivo Kendra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yellowsofa/2224622944/)
Adaptive reuse is the conversion of a building or structure that was intended for one use, to a different use. For example if an old wooden church is saved from demolition, the architectural structures that are the heart of the building are saved and restored, and the building is then used as a concert hall. This is...
July 2011
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anoctopussgarden asked: So I stumbled upon your blog today, and really enjoyed everything you have about Shulman. My grandfather was a Mid-century modern architect by the name of Deever Rockwell, and very good friend of Julius's. So naturally I grew up with much of the same appreciation for Shulman's work as you have. I you haven't already, check out Shulman's book: "Julius Shulman: Chicago...
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WatchHas an architectural photographer ever looked more bad-ass?
This is a teaser video for a show that is up in New York through the end of July. Scott Frances is a well-published photographer in magazines such as Vanity Fair and Architectural Digest, and his work is gorgeous. The show features 68 large prints of some of his best architectural and lifestyle images.
Check out his website...
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June 2011
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les-and-moore asked: Like you, I've always been interested in architectural photography in particular. A lot of people I know feel that pictures of buildings and spaces are so cold and sterile due to the inanimate nature of the subject. But I think that's where the true challenge lies; bringing life and depth into a spiritless object. I look forward to seeing your blog progress!
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A Welcoming Rant
Hello!
My name is Christian Scully and I would like to welcome you to my architectural photography blog. I thought it would make sense if I used this one and only first post to introduce some of the topics that I am going to explore, research, share and learn from during the time that I stay devoted to this blog (crossing fingers). I constantly am perusing the web searching for a blog about...