Monday, June 29, 2015

Lens Variations

The performance of lenses of the same make and model can vary from one copy to another, sometimes considerably, due to manufacturing variations or use. Roger Cicala
at Lensrentals has written a nice, albeit, rather technical, article on the subject: Measuring Lens Variance

Friday, June 12, 2015

Recent Work

Recent real estate marketing photography for Kirk Mahncke/Alain Pinel Real Estate.
Recent residential construction by Urban West, LLC.

I always enjoy photographing Urban West projects. While these are nominally midrange "spec" homes, the quality of the design and the materials and fixtures they typically use puts these houses well above the norm for this general type of home. Also, they typically stage the homes very well.

Photographing new construction can be a challenge sometimes because completion schedules can be a moving target and I sometimes have to start photographing as the construction is just being finished, or even while construction is still going on.

In one case, I actually had to photograph a home (not an Urban West project) while it was still undergoing construction, with a full construction crew on site, before appliances had even been installed and with blue electrical tape everywhere. The home had even been partially staged despite all of this. This kind of situation is not conducive to creating the best photos, but tight real estate marketing schedules sometimes require such compromises.


Front Exterior

Living Room
Kitchen
Stairs

Master Bedroom
Rear Deck