North Austin Remodel

EliotJ Construction did a remodel that was designed by Hobbs' Ink.  What a beautiful result!  The remodel was done inside of a 20 year old remodel which had low ceilings and was a little broken up.  Check out this great end product...Flickr Group.

Avenue G Remodel

This past week I took photos of an extensive remodel that was done by Pro Care Construction, designed by Hobbs' Ink.  As Austin continues to grow, this type of in town renovation is becoming more and more common. Areas that languished for years as "student housing" are now being viewed as "in town" and are experiencing strong revivals as people move away from the suburbs and push toward the city center.  The Flickr photo set is here.

Parade of Homes - 2010

Hobbs' Ink designed this home for the 2010 Parade of Homes, and it was built by Triton Custom Homes.  What a beautiful home!  Interior design was done by PPDS, and as you can see, it is mid century fabulous.  I got to take these pictures while James Bruce took the official pictures.  I'd have to say that he took some great pictures, as did Merrick Ales.  OK, I have a LOT I can learn from these 2 guys, but here are mine to look at..... Flickr 

Artist Studio at Dawn

We wanted to get this modern home shot for a contest we were entering, so we arranged to show up at dawn to photograph it.  By "we", I mean Janet, myself and Dave McLaughlin of DCM Photography.  Dave agreed to shoot the house, and let me tag along with him - very generous, in my opinion.  I got a lot of good pointers in what to do and not to do, because Dave is a gracious teacher, even while doing his work.  The light was beautiful, and we got some very nice shots, although there was little doubt as to whose shots were the professional's.....  At any rate, here are mine:  Carter's Photostream

Shooting the Eco Ranch

Last year, a couple that my wife designed a house for overlooking the Texas Hill Country outside of Austin let us shoot their house, and here is the set from the shoot. As many of you know, her firm is Hobbs' Ink.

As it was one of my first times to take photographs "in anger", it was a learning experience.  I took something like 300 pictures, which was massive overkill, and I found that following that approach can get some good images, but it makes the vetting process so daunting that it's difficult to finish the project.  More after the jump...

The first post!

The purpose of this blog is to create a community and a forum for people interested in residential photography.  More to come!