Should I Go To College For Photography?
No.
Today, I jump into a large 3-part question that I have strong thoughts on.
Katherine Lu Photographs a Zinc Clad House on the Tomaga River
It’s been more than 5 seconds since we’ve gushed over another stellar piece of Australian architecture, so Dragon Skin House by Dunn & Hillam in New South Wales is a timely treat for Project of the Week! Our featured photographer this week is the amazing Sydney based Katherine Lu.
Learn How to Hone Your Photographic Story-Telling from Simon Devitt at His Auckland Workshop
New Zealand and Australian friends, listen up! APA’s Kiwi crush Simon Devitt is hosting one of his renowned workshops at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki on April 19th, 2020. This is a great opportunity to hear Simon speak on his photographic processes, learn to make evocative images, and convey the feelings of a space.Simon
A Simple Fix That Will Help You Switch From Lightroom to Capture One
For the first few years of my career as an architectural photographer, I swore by Adobe Lightroom. In my experience, Lightroom has been incredibly useful for going through a large batch of images, but it doesn’t quite keep up with Capture One’s refined controls, so I started looking at Capture One as an alternative.
Quiet Scandinavian Interiors Photographed by Marcus Stork
I came across Marcus Stork on Instagram and was immediately drawn in by the quality of light and depth of his compositions. Marcus’ photographs have a delicate and quiet air about them and include that effortless Scandinavian styling that is just so beautiful to look at.
BAAM Podcast Fires Up Again With Doublespace Photography
BAAM Podcast has broken its radio silence with a beautiful episode featuring one (er…two) of my favorite architectural photographers, Doublespace Photography. After a brief hiatus for technical and personal reasons, the podcast is back in full force and chock full of free knowledge.The
Emerging Photographer Martin Siegner Opens Up About His Breakout Career
One of the best things about living in Australia is the plethora of opportunities available to truly pursue what you want and Martin Siegner is no exception. Martin came to Australia a few years ago as an architectural visualization artist and felt unfulfilled.
Bidding and Estimating: How I Landed A Dream Assignment in Europe
Since the beginning of my photography career, I’ve had a list of projects that I dreamed of shooting. While most of the projects were out of my reach at the time, as my career has grown, buildings on my “dream assignment” list have become more accessible — while my goal list has grown!
Megan Lorenz Shapes Gorgeous Light In A St. Louis Apartment
On this fine episode of Project of the Week, we’re headed to St. Louis with the lovely architectural photographer Megan Lorenz. Megan’s entire body of work has a clean yet tactile feeling about it, and every image is sublimely lit. This particular project — Park East for interior designer Jacob Laws — is no exception!Jumping
A Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Creation of $100,000+ Architectural Models
With over 800 staff working in five offices spanning the globe, RJ Models may be the undisputed leader in architectural model making. Countless major architects from Foster + Partners to Zaha Hadid to Arquitectonica and more have commissioned RJ to create models of their planned architectural projects.
Why I Don’t Scout Without A Deposit (And You Shouldn’t, Either)
A scout is an integral part of the architectural photography process, but one mistake I see a lot of photographers making is that they agree to a scout before they are in contract to complete the shoot. It’s gone pear-shaped on me enough that I implemented a policy requiring a deposit before any scouting takes place; here’s why.Scouting
Photographing a Home on the Shore of Lac St-François With Adrien Williams
This week’s featured project takes us to the shores of Lac St-François in Adstock, Canada, where we’ll find L’Accostée House by Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects. L’Accostée House is a large, beautiful home with strong contemporary shapes that are softened by warm and organic wooden building materials.
Lightroom Just Received a Huge Workflow Update: Are You Switching Back?
Adobe has recently updated Lightroom and some of the new features are pretty useful. As architectural photographers, I’m sure most of us are pretty familiar with having huge numbers of layers in Photoshop. Light painting and compositing can cost a lot of storage and many of us have become accustomed to using PSB files, especially with the advent of higher-megapixel cameras where only a few layers will put you over the size limit.
Peter Molick’s Meticulous Work Leads To Success At Home in Houston and Abroad in Venice
Instagram seems like an endless pool of finding exceptional photographers and when by chance I came across Peter Molick’s profile, I was immediately enamoured by his very clean and crisp interiors photography and by his architectural art photography which has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale.
Photography Doesn’t Actually Pay Your Bills—Sales Does
Although we’re required to wear many hats as photographers, we tend to think of ourselves as artists first, treating other roles as secondary, with sales often regarded as only an afterthought. The truth is that we are, first and foremost, salespeople.
Stepping Under South Korea’s Golden Curtain With Ossip van Duivenbode
Steeped in golden paint and graphic textures, behold, one of my favorite architectural projects ever!MVRDV’s The Imprint is a pair of buildings in the Paradise City entertainment complex of Incheon, South Korea. Crafted with the purpose of art-entertainment in mind, MVRDV was able to incorporate fresh and eccentric features in this project, deeming The Imprint a work of art itself.Speaking
Christopher Payne’s Remarkable Work Celebrates the Beauty of Manufacturing and Design
Throughout our careers we find photographers and artists who inspire us at a deep level, and I am so happy to be able to bring you an interview with one such photographer today. Christopher Payne, who was educated as and practiced as an architect, has long been one of my favorites not only for his prowess as an architectural photographer but as an embodiment of the personal project and its ability to bring incredible opportunity for pursuing one’s interests, exploring incredible places, and shaping your career into something entirely your own.I
Norwegian Photographer Marte Garmann Photographs A Foggy Mountainside Cabin
This week’s featured project takes us all the way to Imingfjell Norway, where we’ll be drooling over Arkitektværelset’s Hooded Cabin as photographed by Marte Garmann. Marte is based in Oslo, and photographs all of her projects — whether architecture, food, or lifestyle images — with the same drama, darkness, and gorgeous pockets of light that you’ll find here at The Hooded Cabin.Marte