Architectural Photography
Architectural photography for businesses, architects, contractors, interior designers and all other commercial uses. A photographer shooting buildings, interior or exterior architecture, often requires specialized wide angle lenses and the ability to correct perspective distortion. Architectural photography usually requires professional lighting. Buildings typically have a number of light sources that vary in color and brightness. Balancing these colors and levels is an important part of our architectural photography services. Interior and exterior architectural photography done in digital or film. Perspective control with large format film or digital correction. Location lighting and color correction. Studio located in Simi Valley (northwest Los Angeles). Available for architectural location photography throughout southern California. You can contact us at 805-577-6914 or use our .
Architectural interior image with supplemental lighting for corporate training materials. Photoshop corrections used for perspective and to darken outside view through windows.
Technical Information:
Camera: Fuji DSLR
Lens: 15-30 zoom
Illumination: ambient plus portable flash fillCopyright © 2006 by Red Robin
Interior architectural image for an electrical contractor's web site. Main light from high powered professional strobes. A long shutter speed was chosen by the photographer to allow the bright blue ceiling lights to record.
Details:
Body: Pentax 67 medium format
Film: Kodak 160 NC color negative
Optic: 55mm
Illumination: AC Powered StrobesCopyrighted © 2002 by Sage
Architectural image for a contractor's web site and display prints. Photographer used the theater's existing lights as the main exposure. Filtered strobes were use to add lighting to the front of the mixing console and to balance the color.
Technical Information:
Camera: Pentax 67 medium format
Film: Kodak 160NC color negative
Lens: 55mm
Lighting: Existing plus filtered professional strobesCopyright © 2002 by Northwest
Twilight architectual image made for client web site. Photographer used a slow shutter to balance the interior light with the evening sky, and to give the flag some motion.
Details:
Body: Pentax 67 medium format
Film: Kodak 160NC color negative
Optic: 55mm
Illumination: AvailableCopyrighted © 2003 by Nordstrom
Bathrooms are some of the hardest architectural spaces to shoot. They are typically small, without anyplace to "back up", and contain lots of reflective surfaces. The photographer's choices for position, optics and light placement are critical.
Technical Info:
Camera: Toyo 4x5 monorail
Film: Kodak E100SW transparency
Lens: 75mm
Lights: AC powered strobesCopyright © 2001 by MK Design
Entry hallway of a custom home. The photographer's goal was to balance the indoor lighting, the driveway and fountain accent lights plus show a bit of the twilight sky. Image made for architect's print ads and web site.
Details:
Body: Toyo 4x5 monorail
Film: Kodak E100SW transparency
Optic: 75mm
Illumination: Professional strobesCopyrighted © 2001 by MK Design
Architectural photographs for a contractor's print ads and web site. Hillside jacuzzi and swimming pool in existing light. Photographer used Photoshop to partially correct perspective distortion.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji DSLR
Lens: 28mm
Lights: AvailableCopyright © 2004 by Burley
Photography of remodeling project for a contractor. Made for print ads and website. Shutter speed and powerful lights balanced to show effect of skylights and ceiling Tiffany fixtures. Perspective corrected in photoshop to maintain straight vertical lines in room.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 digital
Optic: 20mm
Illumination: AC powered strobesCopyrighted © 2004 by Elite
Photography of a therapy gym. Treatment room and equipment. An architectural space this small requires a very wide angle zoom to give it a feeling of space. Photography used in client's web site.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Zoom: 15-30mm zoom
Lights: AC powered flashCopyright © 2008 by Sterling
Community park indoor swimming building with unique entrance architecture. Photography for display prints in the architect's office.
Details:
Body: Pentax 67 medium format
Film: Kodak 160NC
Optic: 55mm
Illumination: AvailableCopyrighted © 2003 by Rosewood
Architectural image of presidential library. Shot for the pub seating manufacturer's website and print ads. Photographer used strobe light mixed with ambient sunlight from large windows.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Zoom: 15-30mm zoom
Lighting: Available with fill flashCopyright © 2007 by Darafeev
Advertising image for an apartment management company. Shot for client's print brochures. Photographer used multiple images and stitched, combined, them together in Photoshop to create the panoramic image shape.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 digital
Perspective correction and stitching: Photoshop
Optic: 20mm
Illumination: Studio flashCopyrighted © 2003 by Wood Ranch
Photography for pool contractor's print ads and website. Photographer used a wide angle zoom emphasizes length and size of jacuzzi and pool.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Lens: 15-30mm zoom
Lights: Existing with studio strobes as fillCopyright © 2004 by Burley
Photography for contractor's print ads and website. Kitchen with custom built wine rack. Photographer's goal was to light the interior with strobes to balance the very bright backyard exterior seen through the windows.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 digital
Optic: 20mm
Illumination: Studio strobes and existing lightCopyrighted © 2004 by Elite
Gazebo style patio shot for a custom home contractor. Photographer employed powerful strobes to reduce harsh mid day shadows.
Technical Info:
Camera: Toyo 4x5 monorail
Film: Kodak E100SW
Lens: 90mm
Lighting: Existing with studio strobes as FillCopyright © 2002 by MK Design
Dining room image for website. Keeping detail in the very bright overhead light required a careful balance of flash and ambient light.
Details:
Body: Pentax 67 medium format
Film: Kodak 160NC
Optic: 55mm
Illumination: Studio Strobes and ambientCopyrighted © 2003 by Radisson
A government building shot for the contractor's website. An existing light capture.
Technical Info:
Camera: Pentax 67 medium format
Film: Kodak 160NC
Lens: 55mm
Light: Existing
Perspective Correction and Web Prep: PhotoshopCopyright © 2002 by Sage
An interior image for the architect's web site. A large amount of strobe lighting was added to balance the dark interior with the sunlit patio.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 digital
Optic: 15-30 zoom
Illumination: Studio flash plus existing
Perspective Correction and Web Prep: PhotoshopCopyrighted © 2007 by Haven
Exterior architecture images for commercial real estate print ads. Photographer shot from the fire escape of a building across the street.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Perspective Correction: Photoshop
Lens: 20mm
Light: ExistingCopyright © 2005 by GVA
Architectural images for a medical gym website. Exercise room and equipment. Perspective distortion from wide angle lens corrected in Photoshop to maintain straight vertical lines.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 digital
Optic: 15-30mm zoom
Illumination: Studio FlashCopyrighted © 2009 by Sterling
Architectural image of a custom driveway. Used in the contractor's website and print ads. A wide angle lens and low perspective were used to emphasis driveway bricks.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Lens: 20mm
Lights: Existing with off camera fill flashCopyright © 2003 by Elite
Lobby of printing company. Shot for the flooring installer's website and print ads.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 digital
Optic: 15-30mm zoom
Illumination: ambient plus Studio Flash
Perspective correction: PhotoshopCopyrighted © 2007 by Tech
Exterior architecture images for commercial real estate print ads.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Perspective Correction: Photoshop
Lens: 35mm
Light: ExistingCopyright © 2006 by GVA
