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I and my buddy Dean had the opportunity to do the photography and web site design for a luxury home builder that is very accomplished in his work. We were on the grounds in Seebring, FL for L. Steve Service Luxury Home Builder website.

I must say that the photos came out very nice. They were very dramatic and professional. The second home had the most dramatic in-house lighting resulting in some of our photos coming out under-exposed. We did not use flash, since we wanted to maintain the natural lighting of the home as possible. Our camera bodies of choice were a Nikon D90 equipped for VR recordings, and a Fujinon S2pro. Our lenses were a 50mm, 24mm, and a 10.5mm Nikkor. It took nearly a day to shoot, and boy were we tired.

Here is why photography matters. Photography brings that which was hidden to the eyes of many. Things that someone may never have seen before. You might not have even took the time to find the right composition and lighting when taking the photo, but people like it for the content and creativity. What may not seem creative to you is creative to someone else. It all goes back to the function of art. Creative professionals all realize that art is not only a creative expression, it is a functional element that changes peoples lives. The effects that a photo has upon the mind is hard to measure without the help of fMRI technology, and sometimes that does not pick up everything.
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