Random Musings

Off the Grid

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Every now and then I have the great opportunity to get off the “grid” and spend some time fly fishing in Northern Maine.  This Camp is one of my most favorite places to unwind, fish, and relive a part of history.  These historic Maine Camps where built in the early 1900’s when ‘Sports’ and their family’s would move from Boston to the Maine woods for the summer.  They  would fish, hunt and explore the natural world.  Of course, they had their ‘Maine Guides’ to take care of them and guide them in these great woods.  They would read, carve, play cards and put on skits.  For a month or maybe two they would live the woods life away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Today these camps still survive, although many just barely.  They are rustic but comfortable and hark’en back to a formal yet relaxed outdoor experience.  The hand hewed beams, rustic furniture, kerosene lamps and wood stoves speak to a time I wish I had known.

The Bait Box

Buddy Hall

Duffle Bag

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NYC Wanderings.

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Finally got back to NYC last month to meet with some Architects and Design Firms.  Also took in the Architectural Digest Home Show.  I had a few precious hours to wander.  NYC is such a visual treat.  The Met Life building is so Iconic!

Met Life Bridge NYC

I am always so intrigued in how buildings meet in the city.  The various textures and styles of two buildings butt up against each other with sometimes elegant but usually severe results.  Take a look! NYC – Wanderings

Buildings Meet - NYC

See more of my NYC Wanderings here.

Buildings Meet - NYC

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Marketing Wizards & Arch. Photog. Network Meet

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

This week I was pleased to be on a panel discussion at the BSA (Boston Society of Architects).

The Marketing & PR Wizard’s and the Architectural Photography Network met jointly to talk about how to best achieve a successful photo shoot. Here are some of the topics that were addressed:

  • Do you fully document a project through images, or still carefully select your “wow” shots?
  • If it’s OK to edit out an “Exit” sign, can you remove a building during digital post-production?
  • How many parties can ideally share in the costs and direction of a photo shoot?
  • What are the top five issues that every architectural photographer would like us to know before starting a photo shoot?
  • What are the top five issues that every Marketing Person would like photographers to know before starting a photo shoot?

Here are both groups top 5 photo shoot concerns.

Marketer’s Top 5:

1. What is the story we want the photos to tell about the project?

2. Can the photographer work well with humans in the photo?

3. How amenable is the client to disruption during operating hours?

4. Have all the permissions been secured?

5. What does our $XXXX buy us in terms of deliverable’s and rights?

Photographer’s Top 5:

1. Concept of the project

2. Lighting/orientation of space

3. Communication/organization with the client/on site contact

4. Scheduling/control of the space (room use, parking, people etc.)

5. Styling/cleanliness

It was great to see that the marketer’s and photographer’s lists where very similar! Do you have any to add?

Join the BSA Marketing/PR Wizards Linked In sub group.

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