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Jan

RTE’s Rebellion, some of the buildings it was filmed in

Many of us have tuned in over the last few Sunday nights to watch “Rebellion” RTE’s latest period drama. Based around the 1916 Easter Rising the story is a drama rather than a documentary and sections of it were filmed inside two really interesting period homes that I was asked to photograph last year. The homes were side by side and both in various levels of decay. They were 2 family homes of the Guinness Family, one built around the 1850s and the other build just after the turn of the century. So for those of you who would like to see a little bit more of these spectacular homes, here you go: The North house, built around 1908: The South house, built around 1850: As a commercial photographer who specialises in architecture, interiors, construction and hospitality, I am lucky enough to get to see some really interesting homes and buildings. However this was one of the most interesting homes I have ever been lucky enough to have photographed.

by BrianMacLochlainn in Blog 0 comments tags: Architectural and Interiors Photography, Architectural Photography, drama, Edwardian Architecture, Guinness, Interiors, Period homes, Photography, Rebellion, RTE

Jan

Architectural photography at night or in twilight

I love the look of architectural photography at night time or more specifically during twilight and as it is getting dark. It can create great marketing images, bringing out the “I want” in a person, “I want to live there”, “I want to stay there”, etc. It allows the photographer add light to create the look the client desires or that he / she is looking for. There is a magic time when the light inside and out is just nicely balanced. However only sometimes is it as simple as clicking and the final image is produced. Often in Dublin as with the rest of Ireland the weather does not play ball. Sometimes the building is not completed. On occasion the lights do not work properly or the tree is covering the foreground with leaves. Here is the rear of a very nice home in Dublin: Clearly this is not an image that makes you think “wow, I want” So some light Light has to be added: It is still not just there. The eye is drawn to the scaffolding. The garden look untidy. While the inside does not look perfect. Now has to be fixed up in photoshop: This […]

by BrianMacLochlainn in Blog 0 comments tags: architect, Architectural and Interiors Photography, Architectural Photography, architecture, builder, designer, Dublin, house, Ireland, marketing, night time, property, Residential Property, twilight

May

Architectural and Interiors Photography – Behind the Scenes

Over the coming months I intend to publish a few blog posts showing some of what goes on behind the scenes when creating the final image for the client. Architectural and Interiors Photography allows businesses make a first impression on future clients and tell them a story about their service, product, property or business. a great image can really help make the right impression. Here is a simple before and after showing the importance of post production when creating an image. This is a video showing the exposures used and changes made to an image when creating an interior twilight shot. Sometimes the changes seem subtle but each change helps make a great architectural photograph. Here I take you through the tough process while showing you the lighting that goes into great hotel photography. It is very important to stress, with architectural and interior photography that the above photos were taken with the final image in mind, each exposure had a specific task and was taken to enhance the final image. All the post production is done using mainly Photoshop CC or Photoshop PS6. The videos were created using Premiere Pro CC. Over the next while I will show you […]

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Apr

Additional Services – Floor Plans and 3D Renders

We have started to produce floor plans and 3d renders. In addition to producing stunning architectural photographs and videos that help clients tell their story. BML Media is always looking for services that can be of benefit to our clients. To go along with our photos and videos we think that floor plans can help a client connect with your service or product. If there is ever a service that we do not list that would work with our current services in helping you tell the story of your business let us know and we will see if we can help you out. We team up with other top professionals to help make sure we are able to fulfil all your needs. One service we are able to provide in house is the production of floor plans. Floor plans can now be produced in full colour with options such as 3d renders and furnishing rooms. We think this services would be perfect for hotels and restaurants who want to show possible room lay outs for Weddings, Banquets and Conferences or possibly just to show off the possible lay out of a Suite. It is also very useful for builders to show the […]

by BrianMacLochlainn in Blog 0 comments tags: 3d renders, Additional services, conference room layouts, connecting with clients, Floor plans, full colour floor plans, hotel lay outs, images, room modeling, telling your story

Apr

Interiors Photography – A Recent Kitchen shoot

A few weeks ago I had the chance to photograph a lovely kitchen. The Idea of kitchen photography is to tell a story that in turn gets a client to connect with the story. This story is is all about the tradesman-ship that went into making this quality kitchen. Combined with a beautiful design and a great country location this may have been one of the nicest homes I have been in this year. I thought it would be nice to show all the images that were delivered: If anyone is interested in the BTS stuff these were all shot on either a Canon 5d mk3 or a Canon 6d. I mainly use 2-3 lenses for interiors like this and an 1.4 extender. These lenses are the Canon 24mm TS mk2L, the Canon 135 f2.0L and the Zeiss Otus 55mm f1.4. I do not use regular zoom lenses as I do not like the quality or optical imperfections. The cameras are placed on a manfrotto tripod with a geared head and once set up they do not get touched while shooting, adjustments are made via wifi as the cameras are controlled by iPads. Lighting is controlled […]

by BrianMacLochlainn in Blog 0 comments tags: Architectural and Interiors Photography, Dublin, Editorial photography, Interiors, Ireland, Kildare, Kitchen, Kitchen Photography, Magazine photogrpagy, Residential Property, Wicklow