ASID CA Peninsula Design Chronicles Fall 2009

I am very pleased and proud to find that the image I created for Joseph Hittinger of Joseph Hittinger Designs is featured on the cover of the fall issue of ASID CA Peninsula Design Chronicles.

ASID CA Peninsula Design Chronicles Fall 2009 Cover - Joseph Hittinger Designs

It really is a wonderful image and I can see why Joe won the Silver for Kitchens with it. And yes, this is an HDRI photograph.

Photography for Interior Designers

I will be giving a seminar on Photography for Interior Designers on Thursday Nov. 12 from 5:30 PM to 8:40 PM Hosted by Hunter Douglas 1870 Milmont Dr., Milpitas CA, 95035.

This seminar is a CEU for ASID Members and provides 0.2 Credit Hours.

I will be discussing subjects such as compositional guideline to make your images better, Photographing Space: Techniques to help you showcase your talent, Staging and Styling for dramatic effect and New Technology: High Dynamic Range Imaging.

Attendance is limited to 85 people and costs $45.00 for members of ASID and $55.00 for non-members but you have to RSVP to the ASID CA Peninsula Chapter office with a check or card payment by Nov. 6

I have worked hard to make this a truly education experience for interior designers with any level of experience. This will not just be a show of pretty pictures. I will be explaining tricks and techniques that I have learned throughout my career and  employ to great effect on every photograph I create.

Here’s a copy of the promo announcement. I hope to see you there.

Dean

This two-hour course will benefit interior designers of all experience
levels. The guidelines and techniques discussed will be beneficial
when applied to either a professional photo shoot or when designers
photograph a project themselves.

Attendees will learn of compositional guidelines allowing them to
better direct and control the outcome of their photo shoots, the
logistics and principles of styling for an interior design photo shoot
will be discussed and designers will be instructed in the evaluation
and application of new photographic techniques helping them make
informed decisions and gain greater control over their photo shoots.

Bay Area photographer Dean Birinyi creates beautiful architectural
photographs that capture the emotional character of his clients’
work and communicates their talents and design concepts.  With
more than twenty years of experience photographing architecture
and interior design, Dean listens to his clients to integrate the solutions
for many different but equally important needs into any image. Dean’s
talent for storytelling consistently helps his clients win design competitions.

Ad for Viscusi Elson Interior Design in Gentry Design Magazine

Viscusi Elson Interior Design, Post Party Analysis

I have been working with Viscusi Elson Interior Design on their advertisements over the past year. It’s a lot of fun and I get the opportunity to combine my talents and skills for photographing architecture and interiors with my talents for photographing people. My story telling abilities are proving to be quite valuable as well.

This ad is titled “Post Party Analysis” and it appeared on the back cover of Gentry Design in October of 2009. The scene was photographed at the home of Noel Cross of Noel Cross Architects. We had to capture this image at just the right instant to communicate the idea of a couple discussing the party after returning home late at night. I think it worked out quite well.

High Dynamic Range Imaging Slide Show

I have been working with High Dynamic Range Imaging for many years, recently some software has become available that makes using the techniques much easier. Throughout the past year I have been using the techniques on all of my clients projects and many of these images have either been published or used in winning design competition entries.

I have finally found the time to assemble a flash based slide show of some of the more interesting High Dynamic Range Imaging photographs I have created for my clients over the years. You can view this new slide show by following this link.

A Miller Design Company Project Published in Bay Area Spaces Magazine

Miller Design Company Private Residence Published in Bay Area Spaces Magazine

Bay Area Spaces Magazine Miller Design Company Article Page

Bay Area Spaces Magazine has published yet another of my clients projects. Miller Design Company comissioned me to photograph the San Francisco townhouse of Bob Miller, owner of Miller Design Company.

It is a great honor to have a client ask you to photograph their own spaces and even more so to photograph their home. These are the projects where the designer had a free hand and could express themselves with a devotion to their artistic vision that simply isn’t possible when working on a paid commission. Projects like this are normally quite special and to be asked to photograph one by the designer shows a great amount of professional regard for the artistic talents and skill of a photographer.

You can view the entire series of images of this project by following this link to my portfolio gallery or by following this link to a gallery of images of the magazine pages themselves.

On The Cover of September Bay Area Spaces Magazine

I am proud to announce that this photograph I created for Marie Chan of Inter-Space Design has been featured on the September cover of Bay Area Spaces Magazine.

Interspace Design

Bay Area Spaces Magazine Sept 2009 cover

Marie was a joy to work with, her energy and optimistic attitude really shows in her designs. We had a great time collaborating to make her work look the best it can be.

I used the High Dynamic Range Imaging process to shoot this and the shots of the kitchen and breakfast nook on this project. You can see the result very effectively captures the essence of the design as Marie intended it to be. Many problems associated shooting in small spaces: scale of lighting, contrast, and viewing angle are resolved using the HDRI technique because I work with the available light and nothing else. It can be a little tricky getting the light fixtures to represent properly but that’s where my talent, skill and experience come into play.

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Marie Chan is the owner of Inter-Space Design in Santa Clara, CA and is the current chapter president of ASID CA Peninsula.