Commercial Interiors | Exteriors
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
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Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
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Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
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Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
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Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
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Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
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Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
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Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
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Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
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Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
The old buildings take you back in time until the illusion is broken with the modern parking meter and the satellite dishes on the roof. Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
I did not plan to stop this particular morning, but as I passed the Fire Station was lit from teh reflections of the nearby Federal Building and was just unresistable. Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Balls Out Burger - Burgers, Patio, Beer, Wine Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Poolside at Heritage Village Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Upper Hand Salon Hyde Park Exterior Houston Architecture Photography Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
West University Baptist Church Exterior Architecture Photography Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Houston Commercial Photographer Dee Zunker
Exteriors Commercial Photography uses mostly ambient light, but additional lighting may be added to emphasize an area, or balance light, to capture what our eye sees. Picking the right time of day and weather are essential, and usually requires some scouting of the location. Typically, the first or last 2 hours of the day are the best time for capturing exteriors, but shadows from surrounding buildings and trees may dictate a better time of day.
Interiors photography is a subset of architectural photography and similarly, requires specialized gear, planning, and skill to translate a space from 3D to a 2D representation. Similar to exteriors photography, ambient light and the right time of day are important to best capture a space. However, interiors photography has additional challenges from color casts and a greater exposure range.
Lighting is used to complement the interior space, and not overwhelm it. Supplemental lighting helps with color, exposure, and adding depth. My use of flash is subtle to help address the interior challenges and to match the design intent of the space.
Colors casts are caused by reflections off of colored surfaces, environmental films on windows, ambient light mixed with various interior lighting which range from magenta to green, and yellows to red. With the broad use of LED and fluorescent lighting, accurate color is difficult for interiors photography without using supplemental lighting. Supplemental lighting is used to add the color range that may be lost due to the artificial lighting. You can see how I handled the colors for this shoot in my Behind the Image post.
The exposure range is usually larger for interior spaces due to darker inside versus the bright outside, so without supplemental lighting windows will have glare around them, and/or the interior will be too dark. The key is to add just enough light to mimic what our eyes see, and maintain the original feel of the space.
The third reason to add light to a space is to add light and shadow to better represent the 3D space in 2D imagery. Shadows and highlights add depth to an image, and sometimes supplemental lighting is needed to achieve the desired effect.