Hey Guys!

here is the update…  I am finishing up this project with an evening shoot this Thursday, so I will post one of those once complete but here are a couple of this beautiful home!

The first photograph was taken from the study which is connected with the billiard room.  In this shot I only had to use two strobes because there was just a flood of light that poured in from the bank of windows at my back.  So the study was lit naturally but the distant billiard room needed help.   The first strobe was placed directly at camera right, helping to light the foreground and the second was placed around the corner against the book case and made to look like a window existed in that area.   This strobe was set at a little stronger power so that I could lead the viewers eye into the frame.

The second shot was taken in the master bedroom, looking out in this amazing sitting area they had.  This shot I wanted to be slightly more intimate so I didn’t dial up the strobe in the distant space as I normally would have.  This was actually lit with three strobes, one camera left lighting the master bedroom and two softly placed strobes on either side of the door in the sitting area to provide detail in the distant space.

This was a beautiful estate that I photographed on Monday.  The home seemed to have it all.   Here are a few of my favorite compositions from this beautiful Frisco home!

I loved this entrance!  I lit it with three strobes;  one to camera left, over my shoulder, one in the formal dining room and the third up the stairs allowing all that beautiful light to flow down stairs.  The strobe placed at the top of the stairs was set a little more powerful (as you can see) than the other  two strobes to  invite the viewers eye to move through the image up the stairs.

Check out these living areas; which I just love the flow of!  These rooms were slightly more complicated to light however it helped that there was just a massive wall of windows at my back over looking their beautiful swimming pool.  So in this scene I used four strobes; one behind camera right, one inside the study on the other side of the see-through fire place, one in the breakfast area, out of the scene, made to look like sunlight streaming into the room and the final strobe in the kitchen. The composition allows the eye to move freely and wander around the image.

Ok so I really did like the clean lines of this master bath!  This is a zero point composition where I used three strobes.  I wished I had used four strobes in this scene because the tub could use a little light in it but it still works.  So the three strobes, one over camera right one around the corner in the power area and the final strobe in the shower.  I wanted the glass of the shower to pop! 

It is amazing how fast a month can get by…  which is almost how long it has been since my last post!   So just to clear things up, I will just be posting updates rather any training post until things slow down a bit.   But, I love to share new shoots that are up and coming on my blog so check back often.

I can promise you, you will not want to miss this one!!  I will post a few of them tomorrow!

**UPDATE**   This was a BEAUTIFUL property and home to a sport celebrity… To say I enjoyed photographing this estate would be an understatement!   As promised, here are a few from the photoshoot!  BTW – Check out the size of that bathtub, you could get six people in that thing!!

After a review of my portfolio and a few checks of my references, I have been accepted into the Association of  Independent Architectural Photographers!  This not only is a great acceptance but also speaks to the quality of images that I deliver on a daily basis!

As part of my ongoing effort to offer more and improve upon what has already been done,  I am excited to announce that my new slide shows are up and running!!  These custom slide shows have been in development for a couple of weeks not but after much toil and torment, we finally have all the bugs worked out!   These fully custom slide shows will be delivered as part of my standard architectural photography package on 100% of the shoots I take. This elegant show can be easily added to your website or MLS as part of your marketing package!

Below I have attached an example from a shoot I recently completed in McKinney. Enjoy!

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Hey All -

I just finished up a beautiful evening shoot on an absolutely PERFECT evening in Fairview!  The home looked great and it showed.  Just wanted to share a few of them with you tonight…  enjoy!