’Tis the season for sharing, and as the year comes to a close, I’d like to share a series of “some amazing things my talented clients have been up to in 2024”
Werbrich’s came to me with a few things they wanted to accomplish...
and overall it’s been important to show their pool and deck lighting. So the task I took upon myself was to find a way to go beyond a poolside photo of the lighting. I brought in time-lapse transitions, in a video clip that shows the pool and deck lighting literally turning on. Now I’ve taken it a step further yet and, while flying the drone down toward the pool, I do this transition from day to dark, which makes for a really cool effect!
New for 2024 they wanted to show a before and after of a couple of builds. This is particularly challenging as the landscaping, new fencing and pool areas can really affect where the camera is placed later. Realizing this early I used the drone, knowing that I easily can place the drone in the same “airspace” for the before and after shots.
Finally, it’s great to be "the one" who can create a set of still shots and fly the drone on the same night in order minimize the impact on their clients. With me they only have to book one night of photography! And I am always trying to bring something new to the table (like audio of the waterfall) that makes you want to BE in their design.
Specifically, let’s start with the best of Werbrich’s Landscaping 2024! These are some of their really neat designs, of which I made these video clips.
Legend Web Works, hosts our website, and also calls on us for special missions.
How about some drone video clips of heavy machinery that exemplify the worker, build a little pride and set the company website ahead of their competition.
The task was to capture the essence of the worker, life on the job, and a day at work with an excavation crew. This sounds amazing to me, as I can go back to my many years as a newspaper photographer, but stepping up to the future, this is to be done with drone and in video not stills on the ground.
Keeping the drone videos steady while flying along at cab level, capturing the dust fly as a ton of dirt gets tossed in a dump truck, pulling away from a closeup of a surveyor to show the whole project. I feel I was really able to capture this for them even making some clips beyond expectation and bringing to the assignment what they wanted for their client.
This is definitely one to let your kids watch!
This one, in the winning column...
...is of Architectural DesignWorks Studio, Kenneth Workman’s submission of A Neighborly New Home. This is a slide show of the Cincinnati home custom designed from the ground up, yet traditional at first glance.
Kenneth’s design was influenced not only by the conventional homes in the surrounding neighborhood, but also by the homeowners’ heritage in the state of Virginia. Instead of renovating the existing house on the list it was decided to raze it and build anew. The exterior and interiors are designed with traditional details and specific provisions were made to accommodate the homeowners’ art, antique furnishings, and collectibles.
We had an amazing 65 degree sunny day in February to make the photos, how lucky can you be! There is a time-lapse of sunrise, and partly because of its elevation, also shown are some drone shots. One shows a view of downtown Cincinnati in proximity to the new home.
Thoughtful design and performance by Bowen+.
I photographed the SARTA expansion office project. First we did the interiors, and a personal goal of mine was to capture sunrise through the translucent 2-story wall facade in the main entryway, which you will see in a time-lapse in the opening part of the video. A few months later, once the grass and landscaping grew in, I photographed the exteriors.
From Bowen: It is a Multi-purpose office space for an increased workload.
“The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) outgrew their existing office spaces at its main bus facility in Canton, OH. This new 14,000 sf addition off the north side of their existing bus garage is centered around community and engagement. A spacious multipurpose room, capable of hosting large events or breaking down into smaller spaces, serves as a gathering place for system-wide and community events.
The new addition houses over 20 private offices, conference rooms, huddle rooms, along with a new kitchen and employee break area. All of these functions center around a new 2,000 SF multi-purpose room that is able to house large events. This room can be divided into 3 smaller rooms by means of operable walls. The new addition is clad in metal panels, a translucent wall system and a brick façade. This new facility began construction in 2022 and was completed in early 2024.”
https://www.rlba.com/project/sarta-office-expansion/
In addition to that project I photographed the Massillon Transit Center project, which won the 2024 AIA Cleveland Honor Award. I wanted to capture the transparency of the exterior walls, which allow a pass-through view of the hub. And the features on the roof canopies that extend past the buildings glass walls give prominence and protection over the entrances and 4 sides for travelers.
From Bowen: “The Center is a model of urban renewal—a place where people can connect, where transportation meets community, and where sustainability meets style.
The transparent nature of the public spaces creates an amazing openness, reinforcing the four-sided nature of the operation of the station. The new center will have passenger restrooms, as well as a secured office and break area for SARTA employees and drivers. The site will allow for 6 buses to be parked around the building at one time, and a small parking lot for employees and passengers.
The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) had a busy transit center operating out of a hotel garage that lacked amenities and presented logistical problems for newer buses. The striking new Massillon Transit Center—a new 5,000 sf transit center on a 1.5-acre site—provides key access to 500-riders a day. The center fosters a sense of openness and accessibility with glass-enclosed public spaces that reinforce the four-sided nature of the station’s operations.”
https://www.rlba.com/project/sarta-massillon-transit-center/