Commercial architectural photographer Brad Feinknopf speaks with Bill and Ed about his career and his work.
Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer (Flickr)
Theme Music:
Sean Campbell and Steve Hill (Firesickle.com)
Special Guest:
Brad Feinknopf, architectural photographer from Columbus, OH.
LightSource Episode 82 (Interview Series) [48:30 minutes]
LightSource E082 [26.4 MB]
In this episode:
Bill and Ed discuss:
- Gathering interview questions using Twitter
- Ed tries the Color Spyder PrintFix Pro
- Ways to store inspirational images and concepts
- imgspark.com
- evernote.com
- Chase Jarvis Consequences of Creativity (ADCD Teaser) video
- iStockPhoto.com book for charity through Blurb.com
- Ed signs as photographer for the Yankees
Special Guest Brad Feinknopf discusses:
- Getting started in architectural photography
- Working as an assistant in NYC
- Family influence
- Understanding the complexity of architectural photography
- Architectural photography as a collaborative artistic effort
- Arriving at a site, choosing angles and composure
- Time of day and natural considerations
- Making a connection with a building
- Good images from bad weather
- Making the best of environmental conditions
- Favorite time of day for sessions
- Being flexible to get your vision across
- Supplemental lighting and filtration
- Handling color variance
- Dangers of replacing elements in post
- Getting good exposure and white balance
- Gear and setup
- Importance of good lenses
- Shift perspective and medium format digital
- Cambo wide and advantages of the 4×5 format
- The use of people in the shot