Architectural exterior photograph taken of a residential kitchen extension at dusk in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire for Reading-based Tait Architects. Click to enlarge.
Sometimes it’s the smallest projects which require the most care and attention when photographing them for your portfolio. Such was the case with this small kitchen extension that we photographed for Reading-based architects practice Tait Architects.
The brief was to capture the extension from a variety of angles, from inside and out, both during daytime and at dusk to show off the internal and external lighting. This involved visiting the site twice on two separate days as the daytime shots had to be taken in the morning to get sun on the main rear facade of the house and extension, and the dusk shots … obviously at dusk!
Click on the exterior daytime and dusk photos below to enlarge them.
Architectural exterior photographs taken of a residential kitchen extension in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire for Reading-based Tait Architects. Click to enlarge.
To take the interior photographs we worked with the homeowner to tidy the kitchen and arrange some vases of flowers to add a little extra sparkle to the photographs. When taking interior property photographs, it’s essential to reduce the clutter on work surfaces as much as possible. However, there’s a fine line between having nothing on the work surfaces (which then makes it look like no-one lives in the house!) and having too much personal stuff lying around which then draws the viewers’ attention away from looking at the room itself.
Click on the interior daytime and dusk photos below to enlarge them.
Architectural interior photographs taken of a residential kitchen extension in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire for Reading-based Tait Architects. Click to enlarge.
Whilst we were on the site we took the opportunity to create another Matterport virtual tour — a tiny one at that, but one that shows off the enormous potential of capturing 3D walk-around marketing imagery as well traditional photographs.
To explore the 3D Virtual Tour below, follow these simple instructions:
- Click the Play button below to load the tour
- Rotate the 3D model by clicking and dragging using the left mouse button
- Click and drag using the right mouse button to shift the model horizontally and vertically
- Zoom in and out of the model using your mouse’s scrollwheel
- Click once in any part of the model to jump into that room to jump down to the ground-level walk-around tour
- Click and drag using the left mouse button to look around and left-click anywhere in your field of view to move in that direction (the forward / back / left / right arrow keys can also be used)
Matterport video of a residential kitchen extension in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire for Reading-based Tait Architects. Click the play button to explore the tour, and don’t forget to click the full-screen icon at the bottom right.
What Do Our Clients Say?
Our client, Tait Architects, were delighted with the services we provided and kindly sent us the following testimonial:
“Working with David was a pleasure at each and every stage. He took and understood the brief, prepared a clear quotation describing exactly his service. He liaised with our client to arrange the photo shoot. His demeanour and professionalism portrayed the same values and attention to detail that echoed our own. The images were turned around efficiently and conveyed through an excellent web based selection tool. Once reviewed the preferred images were professionally modified to produce the most refined product. These were then made available via the web portal for high resolution download. An excellent, swift easy to use service from start to finish. We will definitely be using Horizon Imaging again.”
“David provided an easy-to-use, professional service providing us with both static images and an edited video of our completed project. David kept us informed throughout and sorted out all the necessary permissions and access to the site and adjacent plots (to fly over). We’d highly recommend both his work and his services and we look forward to our next project with Horizon Imaging.”
Do you work for an architects practice and are looking to liven-up / rejuvenate / refresh the photographs you use to promote your work? Perhaps you’ve been working with another photographer for years, but want a new ‘set of eyes’ to capture your projects from a fresh new perspective? We can help!
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