Snow offers another view

At the peak of winter, spring can seem a long time to wait for a compelling exterior opportunity. Embrace the snow and look for unique views of your projects even if out of season. Sometimes the contrast of the clean environment of a winter landscape helps bring out the best lines of a project. Here is a personal view of the Community Rowing building in Boston, MA. Architect: Anmahian Winton Architects-Cambridge, MA. Please visit the "Commercial" portfolio link on my website www.andycaulfield.com to see a larger version of this view.

Best Wishes for 2011

When dropping off a family member I photographed this holiday themed display at the E Terminal of Boston's Logan International Airport. This stylized oversized wreath looked at home against the backlit wood veneer wall interior. The renovated Terminal E was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with lighting design by LAM Partners.

Apartment transformed

I was recently asked to photograph a fun project, "before and after" views of a residential apartment in downtown Boston as a pitch for a new cable TV decorating program. We photographed this room with multiple decor and furniture layouts all in registration so that an animation of the still photographs could be created by the production company showing the space as it transformed with the various styles.

Model Behavior

I was asked by a client to photograph an architectural model in multiple angles featuring the seven proposed variations of their building solution. I photographed the models at their offices in an unused space creating an on-site studio in which we could control the quality of the light. That lighting control combined with a locked down camera platform allowed me to photograph the variations of each scheme in registration for the eventual presentation.

Working with Fluorescent Light

This assignment of mine was to photograph a Fiber Optics manufacturing facility in New Hampshire. I was asked to photograph both interiors and exteriors In addition to the manufacturing process photographs. Having scouted the location I found the dominant interior source light was fluorescent light. I augmented those interior fixtures with professional fluorescent lighting kits which allowed me to match the existing light while providing for movement of workers in the views which created a sense of excitement my client was looking for.

Sustainable design in a healing environment

A recent assignment took me to Burlington, Vermont. I was photographing the just completed Radiation and Oncology facility at Fletcher Allen Health Care. One of the facilities most notable features is this green roof garden and public space. It provides a healing vegetable garden and drought resistant plantings to reduce heat build-up and storm water run-off.

Maintaining the Landscape

Often when photographing a property for commercial real estate purposes the project deadline not the time of year determines the shoot date. Sometimes the landscaping is not at its prime and it is necessary to fill in for missing or damaged shrubbery. Other times you are using the greenery to hide unwanted signage or mechanical systems. That was the case with the lower right side of this view, where I expanded the planting area for a more pleasant effect.