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02/29/2008 09:16:02 AM · #1 |
I had a co-worker approach me this week and he said that he knows someone that runs a pool business that needs a photographer to photograph some pools for his catalog and billboards. Has anyone ever photographed pools for a business?
If so what is your advice? Also, I have ideas on how to do it, but does anyone know what are the best angles to shoot a pool? I will be using my wide angle lense of course, but I wanted to see if anyone had any input on this.
Also, will I need to get property releases from pool owners or is that something the pool company must do?
Thanks alot
Jaime |
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02/29/2008 09:18:24 AM · #2 |
Bring lots of hot bikini chicks!
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02/29/2008 09:21:54 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Bring lots of hot bikini chicks! |
LoL I only know one hot bikini gal that I like, but it will be impossible to get her here to shoot in time. Besides she has become to busy for me now. :P
Message edited by author 2008-02-29 14:29:20. |
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02/29/2008 09:36:54 AM · #4 |
I would make sure the company is responsible for getting any permissions, otherwise you'll find that 90% of your time is spent gathering permissions, and 10% is related to photography.
I have a client who sends me to various places to shoot, and originally their photographers were responsible for getting permission forms filled out. What a pain! Thankfully they have a new girl who felt that it was the company's responsibility, and that makes it wonderful. Granted, I charged them for time I spent gathering permissions, but I hated every minute of it.
Anyway... wide angel seems logical for most of the stuff since it can give the feeling that a pool is bigger than it is... and I would definitely make use of a circular polarizing filter. |
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02/29/2008 09:52:27 AM · #5 |
My nephew is a respected and well known architectural photog, and he has shown me that water shots like that look great in late afternoon (dusk) light. To get the water to show up nicely, he has someone blink the lights in the pool one time, while the shutter is open to make them show up, but not be blown out.
Sometimes a good step ladder is useful to get high angles, he even sometimes puts one in the pool for a shot of the area around the pool.
I would have the permission papers in hand before going to shoot. I hope that you will be able to get the client to take care of that, as he should already have a working connection with the property owners, having built the pools.
My nephew Doug's website can be found at dougthompson.net (google)
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02/29/2008 10:35:49 AM · #6 |
rent a lift, shoot it from a high angle.
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02/29/2008 10:57:15 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
My nephew is a respected and well known architectural photog, and he has shown me that water shots like that look great in late afternoon (dusk) light. To get the water to show up nicely, he has someone blink the lights in the pool one time, while the shutter is open to make them show up, but not be blown out.
Sometimes a good step ladder is useful to get high angles, he even sometimes puts one in the pool for a shot of the area around the pool.
I would have the permission papers in hand before going to shoot. I hope that you will be able to get the client to take care of that, as he should already have a working connection with the property owners, having built the pools.
My nephew Doug's website can be found at dougthompson.net (google) |
Man your Nephew is talented. I need to learn how to do that. I would love to be an architecture photographer. The lighting was perfect in those shots. :)
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02/29/2008 11:26:24 AM · #8 |
MelonMusketeer has it right. We were architectural photographers in Southern California, so we did a lot of pools. Mostly at twilight, with an assistant blinking the lights. Permissions? That's the client's responsibility. You don't want to go anywhere near that issue, trust me. The client has the relationship with the property owner, not you. Any responsible property owner would call your client to make sure you're who you say you are and are working for him, so just cut out the middleman (yourself) by having the client garner the permissions.
R.
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