| In choosing to work with a specific photographer a | | | | communication of complex concepts being directed at |
| designer has decided to not only make an investment | | | | them. |
| of time and money in their photographs but to let that | | | | Communication is the Key - You Can Learn Nothing if |
| photographer have an impact upon the future of their | | | | You Do All the Talking |
| business and their career. | | | | For many photographers it is not difficult to share their |
| Many photographers do not understand the level of | | | | ideas with others, but it is difficult to have others share |
| trust placed in them by their clients and therefor do not | | | | their ideas with them without being “put off” or |
| recognize the importance of their photographs to the | | | | offended in some manner. As interior design |
| designer. The designer will use their photographs in | | | | photographers we must be able to accept criticism not |
| sales presentations, to submit for editorial publication, in | | | | as judgmental or as condemnation of our ides, but |
| mailers, magazine advertisements and on their web | | | | as constructive contributions to achieving the goal of |
| site. The interior designer will be using their photographs | | | | communicating the interior designers ideas and design |
| in more ways, to do more things than any other | | | | concept. To achieve this we have to acknowledge |
| business tool they posses other than their telephone. | | | | that we are part of a team and be willing to accept |
| An interior designers photographs are every bit as | | | | that the other team members ideas are every bit as |
| important to their professional image as their business | | | | valid as our own and we have to hear what they are |
| cards. | | | | saying not just listen to the words, and incorporate their |
| As an architectural photographer San Francisco Bay | | | | ideas in our compositions. |
| Area it is my responsibility to ensure my clients get | | | | Two Heads Are Better Than One |
| high quality images that meet exacting technical | | | | As professional photographers we are expected to |
| standards in regards to exposure, focus and color | | | | create dynamic images that catch the eye and elicit a |
| rendition, but these technical issues are only the | | | | visceral response from the viewers. By openly |
| beginning of the photographers responsibilities. In order | | | | collaborating with our clients we not only create the |
| to craft a visual representation of another artists work | | | | best images we can, we create images that clearly |
| the interior design photographer must also have a | | | | speak with the designers voice. And this is what our |
| strong talent for composition as well as the ability to | | | | clients’ need to make sales, win competitions and |
| communicate complex concepts to the client in terms | | | | get published. |
| the client can understand and to understand the | | | | |