So I know I have been neglecting my blog as of late but I wanted to get this one in there – This home is going to be amazing!  It sits right on the shores of lake Lewisville and promises to wow!

You know you can catch a glimpse here first.  I’ll post a few in a bit.

As promised!!

So I spent several hours photographing a spectacular home for a designer the other afternoon…  I mean this place was just a cut above.  Check out just a few of my favorites.

So this, as many of the past few weeks have been, was an extraordinarily busy week by Feb standards…   What I love about weeks like this is that l get to see some amazing homes, exercise my creative fortitude and best of all, share with the world.

Here are a few of this weeks top shots!

So I just left this shoot and needed to share it…  This place looked amazing; see for yourself.

I love shots that make you think out side of the box..  In this shot there were four strobes used to light the scene..  I can’t emphasize enough the need for lighting your interiors to create that warm inviting feel as demonstrated below! 

1. Strobe 1 – Over camera left to blend in with the light streaming in from the windows in the foreground scene.
2. Strobe 2 – In media room bounced directly into the white screen creating the illusion that there is a movie on.  It says come on in and grab a seat.
3. Strobe 3 – Bounced directly off the wall behind the chair with the red blanket draped over it to make the color “POP”.
4. Strobe 4 -  in the far game room to emphasize the look and feel of that warm soft light streaming in from the wall of windows in that room…  Kinda makes you want to pull up a seat doesn’t it!

Here is the room with the banks of windows to my left – This shot I used one strobe to support the natural lighting and a second strobe in the far room to help draw the eye through the scene.  Works doesn’t it?!!    Lights are amazing!

Master Bedroom – Not that interesting by master bedroom standards but I liked it so I included it! 

You can’t fake lighting your interiors – if your architectural photographer doesn’t use them, demand it!

I cannot wait to show them to you….  Stay tuned!

So a few years ago I was hired by a builder and remodeler to photograph “before” images of a home that was about to undergo some serious renovations – What I remember about this beautiful home is that the “before” images were just amazing!!  In fact, I remember using a few of them for portfolio material.

The builder and I have worked on many projects together since and we talk about the exotic granite and other jaw dropping features of this home..  I can’t wait to post a few of them here.   Photography starts this week!

Kitchen with a view!

View in to Master Bedroom from reading area!

So on a rare occasion all the elements come together make for a fantastic real estate photoshoot!  This was that day, this was that house…  This home had banks of windows with the most glorious blue skies outside (thanks to the cold front that blew through the night before) – again this home offers some serious challenges but this shoot was awesome!!   Here are a couple from that shoot that I just loved!!

Living room!  - This one took several strobes – on camera right, the mezzanine above, and one at far camera left to make sure the furniture was lit properly.

Family room!  Again, lots of views and check out those plantation shutters!

Master suite!  I squeezed this one in because I want you to see that by elevating the master bathroom light I can direct your eye into that space.  When the eye moves freely through a photograph, it tends to linger a bit longer than usual – that is how homes get sold.  Having a buyer give pause at each image.   These type of images do not happen by accident and cannot be done without strobes.

So this home posed several challenges from a photography standpoint that without my strobes, I have know idea how a photographer would have achieved balanced lighting.  As most of you know I always try and point out the benefits of lighting your interiors and a home like this highlights the reasons why.  Large banks of windows allowing tons of very hot, natural light in and a very bright interior color scheme.    The large windows are a key selling feature of this home and the view must be captured!

This shot had three strobes placed in it – on camera left, in the entry way to fill that space with light and in the distant formal dining room.  Notice how I made the distant formal dining room brighter than the surrounding spaces, that is where I want your eye to move.  It works, doesn’t it?!  Tricks of the trade!  ;)   It draws your eyes through this space easily.   Again, lights are key!

Views are key – two strobes almost at full power to achieve the lighting required to capture these views…

2013 is off to a outstanding start this year – I am putting the final touches on this beautiful estate in Shoal Creek in Plano, texas.   Here are a few shots from this photoshoot!

This living room shot was lit using three strobes, can you guess where they were placed?  Hint: Notice how well lit the back of that red chair in the foreground is.  :)

Inorder to achieve a level of intimacy in this master suite I lit this room with one light!  Look at how beautifully the light washes over the furnishings.