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Behind the Scenes, Commercial, Magazine Work
Dave Davis
Beyond Selling Fast: Alaska Real Estate Agents ...

Of course, you will want to be the one they will say good things about. Your previous listings will be

talked about. How you treated your clients and how effective your campaign was. So if you bring in a

professional photographer to the shoot, they will surely appreciate and remember how good you were

as a real estate agent; one who goes the extra mile and did every bit of effort to make sure that their

marketing campaign is perfect.

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Alaska Home Magazine Featured Home

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Timber Frame Home - Homer, Alaska

The newest edition to Alaska Home Magazine is out and we are excited to be on the cover with an amazing home!

This is one of my favorite homes so far in my career as an Architectural Photographer in Alaska.  My wife and I got to spend a couple days in Homer Alaska while we photographed this home for the builder - Strong Construction.  We had such a great time!  I love when I get opportunities to include my wife in photo shoots.

As a Timber Frame home we had to get really creative in our shooting methods.  My normal method of bouncing flash could not be used in this situation, so we resorted to some creative measures to get the lighting right.

The crowning shot of this gorgeous home was the twilight shot, which we had to come back later to get.  The warm interior lighting really stood out against the mountain background.

The homeowner's dog apparently has a special spot on the couch, so we had to include one of him.  It just wouldn't be the same couch without it.

Thanks to Alaska Home Magazine for using these images!  It is always so fun to see your work in print, especially in this digital heavy world.

My Creative Wife

Homemade Craft Ideas For Christmas

I have an amazing wife!  While I am sound asleep in my warm bed she is up in the middle of the night making gifts for family members.  I woke up this morning around 6 am to find her with all her crafting equipment sprawled all over the house, totally focused on creating the perfect Christmas Tree gift for her brother.

Each ornament is completely homemade from a variety of twine, sticks, popsicles sticks and a ton of hot glue.

I of course had to photograph it for her as I was amazed at the creativity and detail she put into each of these ornaments.  Here are some detail shots of the ornaments she created.

Her work in progress

It's much easier to go shopping for the holidays instead of spending the time to make something homemade.  I am proud of my wife for always looking for ways to create instead of just buy.  Hopefully these images will give you an idea of some easy to do yourself ornament ideas.

Merry Christmas!

Make Shift Bounce - Anchorage Real Estate Photographer

Creating Light w/a Make Shift Bounce

My job as a Real Estate and Architecture Photographer is to bring a space to life by adding and enhancing the light.  Not all homes and spaces are created equal.  Some require a lot more work and some creativity.  

I recently was commissioned to photograph a home for sale in Anchorage that was the perfect example of a home that required some creativity and additional lighting techniques.  The large majority of homes I photograph have white walls or at least a white ceiling that I can use for my lighting technique. This home, however was almost all wood.  Wood does not bounce light.  This poses a problem.

Over the years I have acquired a lot of little tricks to get light where I need it.  Luckily, I had all the tools in the back of my vehicle I needed for this job.

Walk through

I make it a habit to walk through each home I photograph first, so I can start to get an idea of what tools I will need to make it stand out.  As I walk around the house I am looking for areas that I need to add some additional lighting.  I am looking for ways I can hide those lights and still get the look I am shooting for.  When I saw this shot above, I knew immediately that I would need to bring in the whole tool kit to make this one work.  I needed every light. Every stand. Every bounce, tape, etc. that I had on me.

A lot of my peers take the easier road and photograph homes with no additional lights.  They are able to get in and out in a few short minutes and then spend more time on the computer processing the images to get the desired result.  I, however feel that lighting the scene with lights gives a much better image, so I take the time needed to do it.  This home took me about 4 hours to get all the lighting I wanted.

White Boards

I have found having some white boards handy really makes a difference, especially in homes like this.  The following images show how I use white boards or foam core to bounce my lights in areas I need.  I am always trying to find new ways to hang them, prop them up, or whatever I can to get them in the right spot.

The little boards give me just the right amount of light to make the area look how I envisioned it when I walked through the home.

Here are a few more images from this photo shoot.