Being a professional photographer, it is easy to get caught up in working so much you can lose a bit of passion for your craft. During December I made a promise to my self I would do some personal projects and shoot things I wanted to shoot. I sat down and thought of the thing I would want to shoot. I came to the conclusion that what I would shoot is architecture/building in my area as there are a few stunning buildings. I also want to shoot more twilight’s this year, so I thought whats better than combining the two and just shoot the building I want at the time I want to. I will admit they aren’t the most exciting buildings to look at architecturally. they are one of the best that my area has to offer. I love photography and its time to take back the love I had when I started it. With that being said it’s great to add to my portfolio when I get that money shot, and hopefully, it will also naturally open doors I never thought would open.
With it being winter sunset was around 16:00 which is great because there are minimal people around to cause distraction but enough to include in the shots if I chose to have them in. the first time I went out to shoot I definitely overshot taking over 50 shots I shot all the way through the blue hour to sunset. I decided to start with a restaurant called Brewers Fayre. I scoped out the surroundings to find some angles that worked there wasn't too many angles that caught my eye to I finished up with 2 images for this shoot.
The next opportunity came up when they had built a travel lodge near my gym it's still less than 6 months old so I thought id shoot that too. I didn't have too long to scout for my position but I kind of knew what I wanted based on what they already had. I needed elevation. There is an overpass very close that gave a great view of the building and surrounding areas which I figured people would want to see what the immediate area around the hotel was like.
You can some of the photos below;
