The partners where I work have asked me to start documenting our recent projects. This is the first one that I was able to spend the time to dedicate a day to photograph the building. Architectural photography is still new to me, but since architecture is what I do every day, its about time I learn to shoot it...so, any crits, tips, comments...let me have em, I appreciate them, and can take the comments, good bad or otherwise.
I do a lot of architectural work. The stuff you present here is well done. In the past 18 months, I have taken to staging people in the shots (a kid at the bike rack, a patron and librarian at the reference desk) just to add warmth, a human experience, and scale to the photos.
You're lucky to be able to shoot your work; best wishes!
I do a lot of architectural work. The stuff you present here is well done. In the past 18 months, I have taken to staging people in the shots (a kid at the bike rack, a patron and librarian at the reference desk) just to add warmth, a human experience, and scale to the photos.
You're lucky to be able to shoot your work; best wishes!
Thanks for taking the time Rich, I appreciate it. I agree, it would be nice to add the human factor to these images, but that presents 2 problems for us. The first is that we intend to use these in marketing and on our website, and the library systems require that if we do that, we need to get releases from anyone appearing in the image...which is a bummer. So I have to get access when the facility is closed. The second...the boss doesn't want people in the images...go figure...
I agree with Rich. I have used an architect for renderings who is good at PS.
I email arch plans and he sends back renderings with people, cars, etc.
BTW he's in Brazil, I'm in San Fran.... (what a world...)
Rags
Thanks Rags, I agree, a little too much parking lot. I could crop it, and lose native format, I don't want to lose any of the sky..
I do our renderings for our projects too, this is the rendering for the same project. (the space at the bottom was for text, logos etc.) I am not great at renderings, but no one else in our office does it, and we are too small to pay firms that specialize in them....
