Shutter Mike Photography

Lighting in photography plays as critical a roll as the subject itself in many cases.  The orange glow and blue hues of this image are a result of combined light sources; the golden hour ambient light of the setting sun and the tungsten lighting of the parking garage.  The white balance on the Sony Alpha 850 was set to auto and there was no flash used.

This is the final post of photographs from the AIA Phoenix 2010 Home Tour.  These last two homes are similar in that they both share very modern designs with clean lines and hard surfaces as the celebrate the materials used.  Concrete, steel, block and glass are not covered up with drywall and stucco but left exposed as significant structural and design elements.  Homes in the previous posts can be found here:  AIA 2010 Phoenix Home tour Part I, AIA 2010 Phoenix Home tour Part II, AIA 2010 Phoenix Home tour Part III.

This is the third of four posts featuring the homes on the 2010 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Home Tour in Phoenix.  Part I features photographs from a home that blended with its desert site almost seamlessly.  Part II had three homes of varying styles.  This post features two homes that were remodels of mid 20th century homes.  The resulting residences are a blending of the original structures and modern needs.  Each used diverse and rich materials to some very beautiful architecture.

This is part II of my architecture photography from the AIA 2010 Home Tour in Phoenix.  Images from part one and more details on the tour can be found here.

The three photographs below are from one of my favorite houses on the tour.  The attention to detail was amazing.  Everything from the materials used to the placement of windows to the entire layout of the home was obviously done with an incredible amount of thought and planning.  The end result was a truly spectacular home.