Images - Thoughts - Words
Quite possibly the toughest assignment we’ve had in years!
This tunnel photograph at Ripley’s Aquarium, located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was created to replace current marketing materials, and is the culmination of many hours of tedious work. We are all thrilled with the results, and as is always the case, I could never deliver such great work to my clients without the help of the incredibly talented team I have working with me every day.
Stay tuned….MUCH more to come!
Peace.
When I first walked through this recent renovation project of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce I admit I had my concerns. How was I going to make some of these relatively simple, lower budget spaces look dynamic? Keeping in mind your client has put in countless hours, how do you make a room that lacks mind blowing architectural features look incredible?. Here are a few things to consider:
You have to begin to see everything as a potential design element. And I mean everything: Shadows, highlights, ceiling tiles, ceiling lines, floor patterns, light fixtures, door handles, tables, chairs, vents, artwork, computers, signs, carpet, rugs….you get the idea. I am also a huge fan of having people in spaces when the scale of a space could be confusing. And finally, pay attention to where things overlap and interact with one another, taking the time to make sure everything flows together.
Many people believe that a smaller, simpler space is easier to photograph. In most cases it is the complete opposite.
Peace.
This wild structure located in Raleigh, North Carolina is the new home of the North Carolina Museum Of Art. I won’t bore you by telling you it’s the largest museum art park in the country, or that it was designed with state-of-the-art green principles, making it the first completely sustainable museum ever constructed. What I will say is that it was a blast to shoot having been given unprecedented access, there’s just something very cool about being alone in a museum at night with all your buds….Renoir, Degas, Monet, Pablo et al.
If you find yourself in Raleigh with some time on your hands, I highly recommend checking this place out….
Peace
I’ve always been a huge fan of the mixed use urban lifestyle, so much so that I actually live and operate my office out of one right here in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. So when I first pulled up to “Citrine”, a contemporary salon located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, I knew immediately I was going to enjoy photographing the space for co-owners Eileen LeFever and Gordon Nixon. Working with architect Philip Szostak, Eileen and Gordon were able to realize their vision for Citrine, a vision that was born from a simple, “less is more” approach to design.
Not only was I very impressed with the detail and thought put into every inch of this space, Eileen and Gordon are two of the most genuine, creative, and welcoming people I have ever met. So if you ever find yourself in Chapel Hill, stop by and say hello, you’ll leave feeling like you’ve known them forever!
Say hello to the newest member of MUSC’s growing family of medical centers. These photographs represent about a third of the shots taken within a two day span at the new MUSC College of Dental Medicine, located in Charleston, South Carolina. So new in fact, students and faculty were in the initial stages of moving in, and of course they waited until our scheduled days to do the bulk of it. Needless to say, working around over one hundred people and three times that number of boxes made for a stressful atmosphere, but did give us a large pool of potential models to choose from to add much needed scale to our images. No, these are not actual root canals being performed folks!
The concept of this facility is pretty interesting. Clients come in, either by appointment or off the street to have work done, all performed by students under the supervision of Doctors who are also members of the faculty. And it appears they won’t be lacking patients. One poor guy came in clutching his jaw while we were lighting the lobby, begging us to extract a tooth for him. I’m not sure it registered when we told him we were a photography crew, but when I turned to look for a piece of string, he disappeared out the door.
Hired by the Architectural firm, our goal was to highlight the clean lines, subtle colors, and broad lighting that is desirable for these types of sterile environments. As usual, dealing with the extensive use of fluorescent lighting was the biggest challenge, in particular when mixed with daylight from the many large windows. All in all an interesting experience, and the client was very pleased.
This contemporary interior of the Lantana, Florida public library, is the work of Boca Raton based commercial interior design firm “InDesign Studio”. Combining function with state-of-the-art detailing, it was important for us to not only capture the impressive flow of this public space, but to highlight the intricate workings of glass, wood and fabrics that were incorporated to make this library unique in every way.
Technically, the biggest challenge was having to combine up to three very different color temperatures, and still create images that appear to be naturally lit.
