Topic: Re: Recent Professional Works 2 (Read 1207806 times)

Craig Lamson · « **Reply #1640 on:** February 25, 2015, 02:12:15 pm »

Quote from: ACH DIGITAL on February 25, 2015, 12:34:43 pm

To keep feeding this forum, I'm posting a refresh shoot from the Rio Vista House, now totally furnished.

Had some hassles combing the carpets. Maybe you guys can shoot some ideas.

ACH

Chris Barrett turned me on to this....best thing since sliced bread!

Perky!
http://www.amazon.com/Groom-Industries-Perky-Groomer-Carpet/dp/B009A35AQ2

ACH DIGITAL · « **Reply #1641 on:** February 25, 2015, 02:47:08 pm »

Phil, so sorry the owners already moved in, plus Slobodan is right, lots of work in that house. I think the have a butler though..
Craig thanks for the link!

haefnerphoto · « **Reply #1642 on:** February 25, 2015, 03:37:08 pm »

Antonio, Nice job(s). Thanks for the link to the carpet brush, I just ordered one. We've used foam core and dragged it across the carpet as well, it works ok. What camera did you end of going with on the BK shoot? Jim

ACH DIGITAL · « **Reply #1643 on:** February 25, 2015, 05:56:40 pm »

Quote from: haefnerphoto on February 25, 2015, 03:37:08 pm

Antonio, Nice job(s). Thanks for the link to the carpet brush, I just ordered one. We've used foam core and dragged it across the carpet as well, it works ok. What camera did you end of going with on the BK shoot? Jim

Hi Jim, thank you for the comment. The link was provided by Chris and Craig share with us again.
It was the D800 I usually use, I love this camera and soon I'll get the D810. I'm also after a a Sony A7R to complete the set. I rented a bunch of Profoto lighting though, to be able to fill the whole space.
ACH

JoeKitchen · « **Reply #1644 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:44:42 pm »

Here's an image from a recent interesting hotel shoot. They wanted bright and inviting lighting while still maintaining some of the edgy character of the hotel. For this image, I was able to get on the fire escape (to the left) and place a magnum reflector shooting into the room. I also used a 2x3 soft box with a gird and 4 (I think) tungsten fresnels for key lights.

The room was about 8 x 10 feet, so it got pretty damn crowded.

Slobodan Blagojevic · « **Reply #1645 on:** March 02, 2015, 11:09:10 pm »

What's the name of the hotel? "Nightmare Courtyard"?

Phil Indeblanc · « **Reply #1646 on:** March 02, 2015, 11:52:33 pm »

With the carpet brush I'll be fine! Just leave the key under the mat at the door :-)

That is my style of house. Well done!

JoeK, Those dark woods suck up a lot of light, yet surprised with that many heads all that dark wood still dominated.
Regardless, its totally not my style of room. I'm staying at the high upkeep house. ACH, are you making breakfast, or is it my turn?
That space and the light, just begs to be enjoyed early AM.(is that mainly natural light with fills, or did you drama the place?)
:-)

ACH DIGITAL · « **Reply #1647 on:** March 03, 2015, 08:58:31 am »

Hi Phil, I'm not a very good chef, for to be cooking in that house deserve a good chef, just imagine Sunday morning breakfast and your yacht waiting for you to ride.
Yeah the sun come from the right side of that living room. I filled with 5 flashes most of then through the glasses.
The very tinted glasses made me work a lot, they gave me Cyan colors all over. For thew ones I use inside I had to filter them to compensate. Still I did't have the appropriate gels to match the exact coloration so I end up doing Photoshop work.
This one I would have like to have the Yacht removed out of frame but the timing went wrong, they did not have captain for that day. I think that the architect never thought they would have it there the shooting day.
Oops there you go, things go wrong.
Any ways I don't look so bad..

For this one I think I didn't perform my best. There were so many options, the yacht was park the opposite direction, I could have played more with lights...opinions please..

Phil Indeblanc · « **Reply #1648 on:** March 03, 2015, 11:32:10 am »

OK, its breakfast on the yacht then!

I think they are nice. The one showing grass and front of house, maybe a touch lighter at the house entrance, and even out the sprinkler water with the rest of sidewalk.
The one with the yacht from kitchen, maybe lower the highlights at the window or bring up the kitchen/stove area(lower part of frame) a touch.

These are things I would do, and not something I see a problem. All nicely done. I know those windows/glass are a problem, I have them for my home, and they have a uv tint, so they will shift color.

Chris Livsey · « **Reply #1649 on:** March 03, 2015, 04:18:44 pm »

I'm no pro and couldn't begin to approach this level of work but may I comment on the front of house shot? (You did ask)
I agree the wet path area is distracting but I find my eye drawn across the shot by that path to the ?driveway gates not to the entrance of the house and that gate is not a great feature, and what's that dark triangle on the grass, bottom RHS?.
Best option was: flatten the fence

(looks like a electrified prison fence, YMMV)
Maybe a wide angle from the gates with them open, and not in shot, across the front? The shadows are really nice but agree to "lift" the entrance.

In the boat shot I find the glass refections from the boat, LHS wall, too busy and distracting from the clean lines as well, and the ladder reflection on the tv while you're at it

Wish I was as good at shooting as being an armchair critic !!

Edit: Just noticed that dark grey wall that looks like it would not allow the shot from the gates!! Maybe a higher viewpoint from that spot as taken to lessen that fence impact?

ACH DIGITAL · « **Reply #1650 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:27:56 pm »

Great. Definitely the sprinkle sidewalk has to be photoshop, same as the shine on the glass.
The fence shot actually has to be like that because is "the fence shot". It is for the record of the fence design, like it or not.
In the kitchen, I have to try what works better for the left side, always is good to have the foreground darker.
Thanks.

alatreille · « **Reply #1651 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:39:42 pm »

Hi Antonio,

Nice package.

A thought for the front fence.
A single point perspective lined up directly with the grey wall (I'm assuming it's rendered concrete or concrete block). This would minimise it's impact on the composition.
Camera slightly higher than the shot you have made.
I'm thinking a pano crop, like 2:1 with a dof that would place the house slightly out of focus. A thin line of grass on the bottom of the frame. You'd have a series of horizontal lines in the composition; grass, wet pavement, plants, fence.
The tree in the foreground cutting the fence would provide a feeling of depth, and if you had both gates open slightly (as you have done with the person gate) this would again help the depth.

I'm just trying to think of a way to really make the 'fence the subject. What do you think.

The side lighting for this is nice.

That is a 'big blue door'!

AL

ACH DIGITAL · « **Reply #1652 on:** March 03, 2015, 07:55:50 pm »

Yeah we made different shots.

sam@ · « **Reply #1653 on:** March 03, 2015, 08:13:33 pm »

Hi Antonio

Re The fence image - nice light!
These things are always subjective -
I might have created a one point perspective perhaps to avoid keystoning and allowed the rhs of the house to have some free space from the fence post also by just moving a bit left or closer. A revisit may not be possible.

With your existing image I would crop out foreground to a 2:1 horizontal (I hope you don't mind I indicated on your image my thoughts) and darken the edges a little especially foreground / possibly darken the driveway fence a little / photoshop the paving to match / remove the flare between the letterbox and the tree.
Loosing the foreground and making a little darker would draw the eye to the house fence more.

Sorry a little pressed for time at the moment, I had some comments on the others but thought I'd add my 2c on that image at least.

Thanks

Sam

Chris Barrett · « **Reply #1654 on:** March 03, 2015, 09:25:45 pm »

Cool project we just shot in DC... all on the A7r on the view camera

CB

Chris Livsey · « **Reply #1655 on:** March 04, 2015, 02:44:07 am »

Quote from: ACH DIGITAL on March 03, 2015, 07:27:56 pm

The fence shot actually has to be like that because is "the fence shot". It is for the record of the fence design, like it or not.

Keep the fence then.

Chris Barrett · « **Reply #1656 on:** March 04, 2015, 10:04:19 pm »

New website is up. Word to your mommy.

http://christopherbarrett.net/

CB

BobDavid · « **Reply #1657 on:** March 04, 2015, 10:14:11 pm »

Quote from: Chris Barrett on March 04, 2015, 10:04:19 pm

New website is up. Word to your mommy.

http://christopherbarrett.net/

CB

Excellent site, Chris. It loads up quickly. The design is sleek. And of course, your work looks great.

ACH DIGITAL · « **Reply #1658 on:** March 05, 2015, 10:29:58 am »

Quote from: Chris Barrett on March 04, 2015, 10:04:19 pm

New website is up. Word to your mommy.

http://christopherbarrett.net/

CB

Chris, beautiful site, congrats!

ctz · « **Reply #1659 on:** March 05, 2015, 12:44:37 pm »

Quote from: Chris Barrett on March 04, 2015, 10:04:19 pm

New website is up. Word to your mommy.

http://christopherbarrett.net/

CB

Chris, I deeply admire your work, which I follow for a lot of years and find it outstanding.
But if you ask about the site, I have some observations, if you don't mind:
For a 2015 site, the pictures are too small on an iMac (and I don't watch them on a retina display). Also on a phone or on an iPad I would prefer bigger size pictures.
A good example of a well designed site is this: http://julianabrams.co.uk Very good programming and very responsive, on whatever kind of device. Responsiveness, navigation and so on.
I'm not talking about Julian Abrams' work, which is also top class, but FWIW, I like your work even more.

Just my two cents.

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