(Interior design for the header image above, courtesy of Katie Rosenfeld)
Architectural and interiors photography is a challenging field that requires first-class communication skills and intense attention to the smallest of details.
Photographer Michael J. Lee covers both of those areas flawlessly, thanks to 16 years of personal experience as an interior design consultant prior to becoming a professional photographer.
If you’re considering architectural photography, this chat with Michael will give you some great things to think about.
About Our Guest: Michael J. Lee
Photography by Michael J. Lee (Interior design by Terrat Elms)
Michael J. Lee grew up in New Jersey and moved to Boston to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, he worked for 16 years as a Design Associate for two of New England Home’s Hall of Fame Designers – Celeste Cooper and then Richard FitzGerald.
In 2007, Michael J. Lee Photography LLC was launched to infuse Michaels’ Architectural and Design vocabulary with the technical skills needed to produce consistent, polished images.
Michael sees photography as both a solitary art and a collaborative craft in which something is always happening, and his excellent photography was recently featured in the October 2014 issue of Professional Photographer magazine.
Episode Summary
Here are some of the great topics we talked about during our chat in this episode:
- How Michael got started in architectural photography…
- The factors that make clients look for in the photographers they work with…
- The experience of working as a team with interior designers and architects…
- How Michael’s experience as an interior designer helps him as an architectural photographer…
- How architectural and interior design photography helps the clients market their businesses…
- Michael’s top 3 marketing channels…
- The future of interior and architectural photography in magazines…
- The life-cycle of a typical project…
- The golden rule in architectural photography…
