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A client of the consulting firm I work for called the other day and asked me to do some photos for an upcoming report they do every year. This goes out to citizens as part of their state of the city stuff and is a fairly slick production. Evidently their regular photographer couldn't get there until the end of March. Knowing I'm into photography, they offered to pay me to come do it. I declined out of concern for conflict of interest but agreed to make the photos and have them bill the company. Normally I'd say no to something like this but since it was this particular client I agreed. I did tell them that if they wanted more than a few shots we'd have to work something else out, like pay my company and cut me a check for equipment rental, and I asked for photo credit in the report to which they agreed.
The idea of these photos is to show some of the projects that have taken place in the past year. Kind of a "Here's where your tax money is going." type thing. I took a few photos of some pipe improvement projects, but they wanted to showcase their new administration and control room remodeling.
This is a total departure for me, but it was a lot of fun looking for the correct angle, lighting, etc. It reminded me of real estate photography in that the goal was to portray the space in the best possible manner. I've never attempted these kinds of shots other than in museums and abandoned/historical buildings, but I'm confident those experiences helped out quite a bit. I took a tripod but ended up shooting everything hand-held, no flash.
The new Control Room
DSC00490 by telecast, on Flickr
The new Break Room. The blue cast is intentional and from the custom LED lighting. Operators can choose any color they like. Sounds stupid but there's a sound reason; they stare at computer screens for up to 12 hours a day, the lighting is designed to ease eye strain.
DSC00496 by telecast, on Flickr
Remodeled lobby and reception
DSC00504 by telecast, on Flickr
Remodeled conference room
DSC00506 by telecast, on Flickr
New work space, shot through glass
DSC00478 by telecast, on Flickr
The idea of these photos is to show some of the projects that have taken place in the past year. Kind of a "Here's where your tax money is going." type thing. I took a few photos of some pipe improvement projects, but they wanted to showcase their new administration and control room remodeling.
This is a total departure for me, but it was a lot of fun looking for the correct angle, lighting, etc. It reminded me of real estate photography in that the goal was to portray the space in the best possible manner. I've never attempted these kinds of shots other than in museums and abandoned/historical buildings, but I'm confident those experiences helped out quite a bit. I took a tripod but ended up shooting everything hand-held, no flash.
The new Control Room
DSC00490 by telecast, on Flickr
The new Break Room. The blue cast is intentional and from the custom LED lighting. Operators can choose any color they like. Sounds stupid but there's a sound reason; they stare at computer screens for up to 12 hours a day, the lighting is designed to ease eye strain.
DSC00496 by telecast, on Flickr
Remodeled lobby and reception
DSC00504 by telecast, on Flickr
Remodeled conference room
DSC00506 by telecast, on Flickr
New work space, shot through glass
DSC00478 by telecast, on Flickr