Architectural Professional Photographics is a newly Canberra Based Business that specializes in Architectural photography.
Established in 2008 by Scott Pottinger, we aim to provide high quality work at an affordable price. We offer early morning, daytime and evening shooting hours and our work can vary from more modern to classical Architecture
Our trade mark is our series of night time Urban Architectural landscapes that we offer to clients to set us apart from the competition.
Apart from doing commercial Architecture we also do Real Estate as well and provide the same service to this field as we do with the commercial industry.
Scott is an industry qualifed photographer and a dedicated manager, striving to provide the best quality service to all clients.
On behalf of Architectural Professional Photographics, we would like to welcome you to our Blog site.
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Monday, December 1, 2008
Here is the latest images for this semesters folio.
This is the only time you'll get to see these images before the opening night of POW (Pictures On Walls). This exhibition show cases this years Canberra Institute of Technologies Photography students work and is part of CIT's 'PASSIONS 8' festival.
Hope you enjoy it.
The exhibtion kicks off at 6:30pm on Wednesday the 3rd of December at the High Court Of Australia in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
For more information vist the CIT website: http://www.cit.act.edu.au/about/centres/creative_industries/passion8/.
Please feel free to leave any comments on my blog
as i'm happy to read and answer questions.
as i'm happy to read and answer questions.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Failed Check Point #2
I recently had check point #2, it became apparent that the technique i was using to get my Panoramic images was not adequit and producing less then professional results. I found that i was having problems with finding the Nodel point and that the results showed this evidently.
After speaking with Penny i found that a different approach should be taken. The hours i was shooting at where working and it was agreed that evening shots would be the primary attribute in each of the images. I also, under Penny's guidance begain focusing on Architectural magazines that focused on similar, if not identical photographic composition ideas.
I now am shooting with a wide angle lense (10-22mm) and the Tilt Shift lense. I am also using now a 15-55mm,which i seem to find alot easier to work with.
The question now remains, will the images be good enought for check point #3.
If anyone has any suggestions on how i can improve i would apprieciate it.
After speaking with Penny i found that a different approach should be taken. The hours i was shooting at where working and it was agreed that evening shots would be the primary attribute in each of the images. I also, under Penny's guidance begain focusing on Architectural magazines that focused on similar, if not identical photographic composition ideas.
I now am shooting with a wide angle lense (10-22mm) and the Tilt Shift lense. I am also using now a 15-55mm,which i seem to find alot easier to work with.
The question now remains, will the images be good enought for check point #3.
If anyone has any suggestions on how i can improve i would apprieciate it.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Common Trend's in Architectural photography 18/9/2008
Common Trend’s: Architecture:
Within the industries there are many common trends that are used over and over again by the best of the best in their respective industry professions. Many architectural photographers with websites and magazines tend to have a night or evening shot of the outside of the building as the first page.
It’s not uncommon for most of the shots to be taken using a specially designed lense called a tilt shift. They produce a relatively low angle shot to keep the vertical lines of the building straight.
Another common trend for industry architectural photographers to use is the wonderful wide angle lense. These lenses are great; they have a specially designed lense curve which allows for a great degree of capture. Theoretically it makes the room or house look bigger then it really is. It’s not uncommon to see architectural images taken using the wide angle lense.
Most shots use the lighting systems from the actual house to provide extra light in conjunction with evening or late afternoon light. Sometime’s the use of flash is required in order to bring out details in areas where their isn’t sufficient light. A lot of architectural images are usually lit with some sort of flash at some point during a shoot.
Within the industries there are many common trends that are used over and over again by the best of the best in their respective industry professions. Many architectural photographers with websites and magazines tend to have a night or evening shot of the outside of the building as the first page.
It’s not uncommon for most of the shots to be taken using a specially designed lense called a tilt shift. They produce a relatively low angle shot to keep the vertical lines of the building straight.
Another common trend for industry architectural photographers to use is the wonderful wide angle lense. These lenses are great; they have a specially designed lense curve which allows for a great degree of capture. Theoretically it makes the room or house look bigger then it really is. It’s not uncommon to see architectural images taken using the wide angle lense.
Most shots use the lighting systems from the actual house to provide extra light in conjunction with evening or late afternoon light. Sometime’s the use of flash is required in order to bring out details in areas where their isn’t sufficient light. A lot of architectural images are usually lit with some sort of flash at some point during a shoot.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Panoramic Prac 15/9/2008
Here is the lastest on my recent test shoot for my Panoramic Architectural Folio for this year.
Problems i seem to be incountering are exposure and the nodel point.
The building shots where coming out flat and the sky was pretty boring. After speaking with Lindy and Melita it has been recommended that i shoot just after sun down to get a better a affect.
In regards to the nodel point i'm still struggling with getting the camera into the right postion but i am making progress, with check point due tomorrow i have already produced my first test image with the full layout organised.
In comparison to my very first shoot, this one has progressed considerably. I have began practising with different layer options and are very close to the beginning of shooting my first of the three final images that will be used in my folio.
Problems i seem to be incountering are exposure and the nodel point.
The building shots where coming out flat and the sky was pretty boring. After speaking with Lindy and Melita it has been recommended that i shoot just after sun down to get a better a affect.
In regards to the nodel point i'm still struggling with getting the camera into the right postion but i am making progress, with check point due tomorrow i have already produced my first test image with the full layout organised.
In comparison to my very first shoot, this one has progressed considerably. I have began practising with different layer options and are very close to the beginning of shooting my first of the three final images that will be used in my folio.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
3.3.2 Exhibition Trip 29/8/2008
Location: Showcase Gallery
Date:26/8/2008
Time: 15:18pm
Gallery Assessment:
Overview:
This exhibition is a presentation by the Canberra Branch of the Society of Australian Commercial and Media Photographers or ACMP. Established in 1991, it is the industry body for professional advertising. corporate and media photographers and representatives from the Australian Photographic industry.
Entry: was easy to find, not difficult to navigate, however, more signs with directions to the location couldn't hurt.
Lighting: Nicely setup, but not set for each work like the CMAG layout. Came across as a lower end of the industry lighting setup.
Works: Nicely displayed, all have the same setup for the exhibition with a range of black and white and colour images evenly spaced around the exhibition. All works where consistent in print size and quality.
Navigation: It is open and easy to move around in, however the start and finish of the exhibition isn't easy to work out. No clear sense of direction. Works where oddly placed around the exhibition, you would have to walk back around to double check if you have missed any works in the exhibition.
Date:26/8/2008
Time: 15:18pm
Gallery Assessment:
Overview:
This exhibition is a presentation by the Canberra Branch of the Society of Australian Commercial and Media Photographers or ACMP. Established in 1991, it is the industry body for professional advertising. corporate and media photographers and representatives from the Australian Photographic industry.
Entry: was easy to find, not difficult to navigate, however, more signs with directions to the location couldn't hurt.
Lighting: Nicely setup, but not set for each work like the CMAG layout. Came across as a lower end of the industry lighting setup.
Works: Nicely displayed, all have the same setup for the exhibition with a range of black and white and colour images evenly spaced around the exhibition. All works where consistent in print size and quality.
Navigation: It is open and easy to move around in, however the start and finish of the exhibition isn't easy to work out. No clear sense of direction. Works where oddly placed around the exhibition, you would have to walk back around to double check if you have missed any works in the exhibition.
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