A friend of mine is a land developer, he mentioned maybe paying me to do some shots of the finished buildings, maybe a little of the actual construction ect. I probably won't charge much, if anything considering my lack of experience.
Some questions I have, are;
1. Are ther any must have shots that I don't need to forget. Or a site
I might could check out on this subject.
2. Set up, lighting if any?
3. priceing, for the future, or if he wants to pay to support my habit
4. I assume a wide angle lens (?)
5. anything else I may need to know.
I don't have any experience with paid architecture work, but I would imagine that no amount of lighting you could possibly bring would affect the lighting on a building, so you'll need to use natural lighting. You should use a lens that can fit the whole building into the frame. Keep in mind that being close with a wide angle lens will produce more perspective, where a tighter lens from further away will reduce distortion. If you're really serious about it, professional architecture photographers often use tilt-shift lenses.
Check out my uncle's site: //www.inertia-llc.com/ he's an architect by training, and a photographer by trade.
hi i made some arquitectal work, you can charge considering the equipment you are working with. if you use strobes for inside shots you can charge a little more. aa and use a wide lens
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1. Objects, cars, people, equipment in foreground. Client will want "clean" image. (edit: meaning you want NONE of those items present)
2. Angle. Usually about 40 degrees to side of front
3. Sky. It is is important in a secondary way. As photographers we love clouds. RE developers want clean skies.
4. Wide Angle. Considering equipment, go as wide as needed. Correct distortion in post.
5. Lighting. You will want to get the light as even and clean behind you as possible. So either early morning or late afternoon
6. I have seen prices for a single building photograph of completed building from $500 to $2000. In your case, price reasonable, but respectable. That is always my theory.
7. Make sure the client knows your skills. What are you providing? Service? Print? Framed Print? 5 "winners" and they choose 1?
Make sure you follow site safety procedures.
Ensure you are going to be covered by company insurance. Building sites are notoriously dangerous places to wander about in.
