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Boulder Lifestyle magazine publishes StudioQphoto.com work for March 2018 Issue
Happy to have another of my photography projects published in the March issue of Boulder Lifestyle Magazine!
#StudioQPhotography image gets chosen for two magazine covers!
Another magazine chooses a StudioQphoto.com design photography project for the cover and feature story. Take a look!
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Residential Architectural Exterior Photography
What do you do when photographing a home exterior and mother nature only provides dark gray cloudy skies?
A design-build client of mine wanted a good exterior cover image of a recently completed remodel project to go along with all the fabulous interior portfolio photos. Thereby completing the visual story of the project for their company's website and social media marketing. The project was a mountain home remotely located and we only had one day for photo production with rain in the forecast, uh-oh!
Arriving early in the morning to photograph the east facing exterior, I setup the perfect camera angle so show the best look for the rustic barn styled log home. The client wanted the remodel project's updates featured in the cover image, such as the new large picture and the unique blackout of the roof soffit along with the fresh exterior finish color. Just one problem, the skies were overcast and dark- not the best look for a residential exterior.
The best solution was to capture the image with the dark gray sky and replace it with a nice blue sky in post production. A major client benefit to in-house image processing at StudioQphoto.com is the ability to make corrections like these.
Hand-crafted image retouching of a architectural photos like this begins with careful selection of the sky using digital tools such as Photoshop® and then replacing the selection with beautiful skies from images in StudioQphoto.com's library of source files. Below is the final image delivered to a happy client!
Rustic Mountain Home Remodel Exterior. Photography by Mark Quentin/StudioQphoto.com
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Find more information about professional photography solutions for architecture and interior design here. Mark Quentin specializes in architectural assignments in the Boulder/Denver Colorado area. See more here!
#ArchitecturalPhotography, #DesignBuildPhotography, #ExteriorPhotos, #ResidentialRemodelPhotography, #PromotionalPhotography, #WebsitePhotography, #SocialMediaContent, #MeltonDesignBuild
Commercial Architectural Dusk Photography: Mile High United Way Headquarters
Challenging assignments like this one help you grow as a professional photographer.
A commercial building contractor client of mine wanted a beautiful twilight architectural exterior image of a recently completed project for their company's website and marketing. The project was Denver's brand new Mile High United Way building and I was excited to do the project!
Pre-production began upon arrival to the site to scout the location, I immediately realized this was not going to be your run-of-the-mill assignment. This awesome new building spanned the face of an entire city block on a very busy city street, and being surrounded by both buildings and visual obstacles, I knew this was going to be a tough shoot. After documenting the various possible angles with scouting photography, I now had to figure out how I was going to create a stunning image from all this visual chaos.
After testing a few angle options to determine the best visual story, I settled on the most desirable view showing the whole structure - but that was diagonally across a busy intersection...
Photo production date was set and arrangements were made for the building's interior lighting to be illuminated after hours. Arriving a couple of hours before sunset, I set up the camera with live-capture image proofing in just the right location surrounded by safety cones and was ready. Then patience and careful shutter timing became paramount to getting shots clear of traffic and pedestrians as the sun set and the magic of the fading ambient light played out. After capturing & recording all the phases of light during the twilight transition, I had enough pixel data to craft a stunning architectural dusk image in post-production.
Hand-crafted digital image artistry of a architectural dusk photography begins by processing many selected frames for correct color, exposure and proper architectural lines. Then gradually masking & layering the best element of each frame into a vivid composite image produces a brilliant voluminous lighting effect and really illustrates that special look of magical twilight.
After the composite image was constructed, the skilled retouch begins. Requiring meticulous detail work at the pixel level, I was able to remove both traffic light signals, street lights, and pedestrians. The final touch was to add back some automobile light trails to the final image to provide a sense of the urban environment where the subject building is located. Below is the final image delivered to a happy client!
Mile High United Way Headquarters, Denver. Photography by Mark Quentin/StudioQphoto.com
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Find more information about professional photography solutions for architecture and interior design here. Mark Quentin specializes in architectural assignments in the Boulder/Denver Colorado area. See more here!
#ArchitecturalPhotography, #DesignBuildPhotography, #CommercialArchitecturalPhotography, #CommercialBuildingPhotography, #DuskPhotography, #CityscapePhotography, #TwilightExteriorPhotos
Design-Build Collaboration featuring cost share Photography →
Share the portfolio images and share the costs ...what a great idea!
I pondered the best way for my business to truly be apart of the Colorado #DesignBuild industry featuring both residential and commercial architecture, interior design, construction craftsmanship and landscape design. The concept is to create more imagery than most individual budgets allow and then license the images to several of the project partners who share the costs for the additional production fees. By offering up to three party* usage rights to clients who commission Design Portfolio image production, everyone gets more high quality images for less cost. Introducing the Multi-Party Assignment Cost Share Program now available! Get more info here.
The purpose of #DesignPortfolio Photography is to showcase your project in its best possible way. With the advent of Digital Photography and Photoshop, photos can match what our eyes see. The real concepts of comfort, luxury, and class can be accurately expressed in the images of your project work. Details can be captured to give your perspective clients an idea of your skills, experience, and quality. Mark Quentin at Studio Q Photography is determined to create top quality visual content for Architects, Interior Designers, Design-Build firms and contractors as well as for Editorial Publications, Design and Construction Award Submissions, and your Brand Advertising & Marketing Communications. Clients will be able to see your work as if they were really there, with all of the detail you intended.
Connect now to build an image library that showcases your brand quality, design skills and build excellence! #MarketingPhotography #Architecture-InteriorDesignPhotographer
* Need to include additional project partners beyond the three principles? No problem, just upgrade your image license with additional party usage rights for a percentage of production fees.
Magazine Cover and Featured Story with Photography by Mark Quentin at StudioQphoto.com
BoulderLifestylePubs.com selects a #DesignPortfolioPhotography project produced by Mark Quentin to highlight in this month's edition! This residential dusk exterior image was chosen for the cover of their 2017 Design Issue along with a 6-page featured story including 7 large images all produced by Studio Q Photography for client #MeltonDesignBuild of Boulder, CO.
https://issuu.com/lifestylepubs/docs/boulder_2017_3_print?e=10131829%2F44854336
Âll photography ©2015-16 by Mark Quentin/StudioQphoto.com
#EditorialPhotography, #CoverPhoto, #ArchitecturalPhotography, #InteriorDesignPhotography, #DuskExteriorPhotography, #DesignPortfolioPhotography
Commercial Architectural Dusk Photography
As I learned about the complexities of lighting for architectural photography, I began to appreciate the magical results of dusk imagery. Shooting after the sun has set, when you can utilize the fading ambient light to create eye-catching portfolio photos, it takes images to another level.
Photographing commercial buildings at twilight presents many challenges from coordinating the subject's interior lighting and staging to adding supplemental flashes in just the right places- all while getting the precise timing for the perfect exposure. Yes, it's a juggling act which requires skill and experience, but you gotta have the "Wow"!
Add high quality dusk photos to your marketing portfolio today!
