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General Information

In my 20+ years of construction work, I’ve become quite familiar with the issues of coordinating and managing the photography of projects. I’ve molded my architectural workflow to address these issues for my customers.

Client permission/coordination and scheduling:

• I can represent you and coordinate directly with clients for permission, scheduling and access.
• I can directly address any concerns of the client: I’m unobtrusive, use minimal equipment and can work around active sites and spaces, I can also provide samples of similar work so the client has an idea of the finished product.
• I have a flexible schedule to shoot off-hours if necessary.
• I can coordinate directly with your superintendents, project managers, etc. for the best time to capture a space (towards the end of punchlist work, prior to move-in, etc.).

Direction during the shoot:

• I’m very familiar with construction and construction documents.
• I can shoot projects without direction and select the best views of the space or spaces.
• I can take direction at the location, I can meet you prior to the shoot to review what you’d like showcased, you can tell me what you want to showcase by phone, or you can just scribble some arrows on a drawing and email it to me.

Images:

• I provide high-definition, color corrected and retouched digital images.
• I can produce high quality, framed or frame-ready archival prints, metallic or acrylic ready-to-hang art, etc. in any size.

Delivery of final images.

• I can process a shoot and deliver my selection of the best images or I can send proofs for you to select your favorites.
• I deliver images promptly (within days, not weeks).

Pricing:

• I price my work by hour of shooting time.
• An hour yields 5-8 final images depending on the type of space and shoot.
• As a reference, a single space retail shoot should take one to two hours depending on size, details, etc. larger residential or commercial spaces or multi-room office spaces will take up to three  hours typically.

 

My Rates

$ 400.00 per hour of shooting time for Architectural work

$ 300.00 per hour for Real Estate work (color and lighting corrected images, no retouching included).

For locations beyond New York City and adjacent boroughs, I charge a nominal fee for travel time.

 

My copyright information and terms of use

I retain the copyright of all images.

Non-exclusive usage rights are extended, upon receipt of payment, to you and/or your company (collectively the client) only, and as follows:

• Usage rights extend to final delivered images only. Proof images, edit proofs or rejected images are not part of the images for which rights are granted.
• Use of images for publication such as advertising, trade magazines, news or social media, etc. is allowed insofar as the main subject is the client, the work of the client, or the work primarily of the client and others.
• Use of images other than for the client’s own website, brochures, social media, postcards or mailings must credit the images to the photographer.
• Distribution of images to others, including owners, representatives, designers, contractors, etc. is by permission from the photographer only.
• Altering of images beyond cropping or re-sizing for layout purposes is by permission from the photographer only.
• The copyright information and any other metadata embedded in the digital image files is not to be stripped or altered in any way.

Preparing for shoot

Permission from the owner, agent or tenant for us to photograph the location or space.

• I will need to operate lighting controls, window treatments, etc. to obtain the best possible images when photographing interiors.
• I may straighten, move or remove, and afterwards replace, items that might be in the way of the areas being photographed.
• My equipment is not obtrusive, I will use a camera on a tripod and portable, wireless flash lighting if required.
• I usually work alone. If a stylist or assistant is required, I can provide them.
• If people are in the space being photographed, and they will be recognizable, they will have to consent to the use of their image or they will need to be relocated as required for each photo.

 

Some helpful items to consider before a shoot