A Sense of Home

Try using people in your photographs to give the space a sense of scale and use. In this interior view my client wanted to show the viewer how this living room would be enjoyed by people in her target demographic. A senior independent living development which was creating a new marketing brochure was my client.

High Noon

Photographing a landscape at high noon on a record setting temperature day is not something to plan for. But when it's your client's schedule knowing what to do in front of and behind the camera so as not make it look like that kind of day takes skill and experience. The reward is when your client says, "I had no idea you could make it look this good".

Lunch Break

Photographing for commercial real estate broker's needs often presents a different challenge. Some or all of the buildings tenants are not necessarily involved in the photography project, yet their spaces need to be documented. Working quietly and efficiently in a tenant's space is a valued skill. This view is of a design firm's gallery area looking toward the open plan kitchen and creative spaces. Getting and in and out quickly and achieving the client's photography needs is always the goal.

Hurray for Harry

An interesting project came my way recently when I was called by a former Habitat contact who had a need for presentation images to be used in a tribute to a Boston building commissioner. The assignment was to photograph several of the key projectors he had been involved with and to show how they impacted the people of Boston. It was a fun project to be involved with and it was always interesting integrating people into the various views. This photograph is of the remodeled entrance to the Museum of Fine Arts.

When in ROM

When traveling I am always on the lookout for interesting architecture. This addition to Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and Bregman + Hamann Architects. The breathtaking centerpiece is the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal structure which is best viewed at dusk to appreciate all of it's reflective facets. This photograph shows how it comes alive at night. Always consider a dusk view if appropriate for your projects.

On the Fly

Sometimes when making arrangements to photograph a clients work you are given significant access constraints by the property management. The person you are making arrangements with may not have any idea the amount of time it takes to do the job correctly and sometimes they don't care. That's when you get what you need to work with and solve the rest later. This is a view from an assignment I had in Toronto in which access was at a severe limit. Take a look at the retouching section of my portfolio to see the "before and after" views.

Link to the retouching section of my web site

Photographing in Snow

Photographing in winter here in the North East presents its own set of unique circumstances. Variable weather, cold days and a short window of daylight are all things to consider. Even with those potential obstacles, success can be achieved with good scouting and preproduction. This image is from a scouting trip I made to a New Hampshire University's location after I had been photographing interiors nearby for another client.