Architectural Photographer Cape Town & Garden Route

Cape Town & Garden Route Architectural Photographer Colin Stephenson specialises in Interior and Exterior Architectural Photography. His unique approach to photography explores beyond conventional points of view and delves into the artistic portrayal of the essence of architectural form. Dynamic mood, shape, light, and contrast, as well as construction methodology and materials, all serve as inspiration. Architects, interior designers, property developers, estate agents, restauranteurs and hoteliers delight in Colin Stephenson’s unique artistic approach to interior and exterior architectural images.

Exterior architectural photography usually takes advantage of available daylight, or early evening light, using ambient light from adjacent street lights, landscape lights, exterior building lights, moonlight and even twilight present in the sky in all but the darkest situations.

In many cases, the landscaping surrounding a building is important to the overall composition of a photograph, and even necessary to communicate the aesthetic harmony of a building and its environment. An architectural photographer will often include flowers, trees, fountains or statues in the foreground of a composition, taking advantage of their ability to help lead the eye into the composition and to its main subject, the building.

Interior architectural photography can also be performed with ambient light transmitted through windows and skylights, as well as interior lighting fixtures. Frequently though, architectural photographers will use supplemental lighting to improve the illumination within a building. Either electronic flash “strobes” or incandescent “hot lights” can be used.

Colin Stephenson is a Cape Town & Garden Route Photographer, specialising in Interior Photography & Architectural Photography.

Property Photographer Knysna

Colin Stephenson is a photographer based in the Garden Route. Working throughout the Western Cape covering various aspects of photography including property and real estate photography. This shoot for Pezula resort in Knysna included interior and architectural photography. The use of natural light in the property photography adds atmosphere and a sense of warmth. The use of good quality property photography is the best asset for marketing property for accommodation or real estate sales. Contact me for property photography in Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Sedgefield, George or Cape Town.

Cape Town & Garden Route Architectural Photographer Colin Stephenson specialises in Interior and Exterior Architectural Photography. His unique approach to photography explores beyond conventional points of view and delves into the artistic portrayal of the essence of architectural form. Dynamic mood, shape, light, and contrast, as well as construction methodology and materials, all serve as inspiration. Architects, interior designers, property developers, estate agents, restauranteurs and hoteliers delight in Colin Stephenson’s unique artistic approach to interior and exterior architectural images.

property photography george

SA Home Owner commissions Colin Stephenson to photograph homes in the Western Cape.This minimalist home in George allows for very clean interior property photography. The simplicity of the interiors are best photographed in late evening light to showcase the bright white interior. Colin Stephenson worked very closely with the property developer architect to ensure that the real estate photography showcased the properties best features.

“The interior photography looks awesome, I especially like the ones looking from the inside out to the mountains in the early evening – the dark blue dusky colours complement the interior beautifully – and the way you could make every corner come alive to look just fantastic – I am speechless. I only now realise what a beautiful place this is through your lens.
We particularly wanted you to capture interior Photographs of the small private garden as part of the living space, which you totally succeeded in doing – the in- and exterior flowing seamlessly into one, and then also the interesting ceiling design with vaulted and horizontal levels and the bulkhead over the island that just seems to ‘drop’ out of nowhere. Sooo much going on above our heads to make things interesting, but not to disturb the stylish and simplistic interior.” Architect: Una Breedt

Real Estate Photography Fancourt

 

Property photography of this Fancourt home included professionally captured and edited real estate photographs and a full video walk through. Real Estate Photography expert Colin Stephenson photographs property throughout the Western Cape for top real estate agents and property developers from Cape Town to George and Knysna. Top real estate photographs to sell your property at the best price you can achieve.

Lake House Sedgefield

Real Estate Photography by Colin Stephenson becomes a key selling point for your property. Professionally captured and edited real estate photographs to sell your property at the best price you can achieve. Colin Stephenson has photographed property throughout the Western Cape since 2000 for top real estate agents and property developers. Property photography of homes in the Garden Route and the Western Cape.

Lakeside Lodge Garden Route

Lakeside Lodge Garden Route

Lakeside Lodge Photography Garden Route

Lakeside Lodge, on Swartvlei in the Garden Route of South Africa briefed Create Photography to document the newly refurbished Lodge for marketing purposes. The photography included interiors, life style photography with models and food photography.Working closely with interior designers and stylists whenever possible has given our photographers, Colin & Raquel Stephenson an eye for interior design details, textures, fabrics and great compositions to help capture your interior.Create Photography take the time to ensure that the imagery will meet the photographic brief. Essentials are choosing the right time of day to get the best light for each aspect of the interior using ambient light, portable studio lights or a combination of the two to create well-balanced contemporary photographs.

Gondwana Game Reserve, Garden Route

Gondwana Game Reserve, Garden Route

Gondwana Game Reserve, Garden Route, South Africa have worked with Colin Stephenson, professional photographer based in George, in the western cape for many years. The latest Photographic assignment at Gondwana Game Reserve near Mossel Bay included photographing the interiors of the hotel rooms and the villas on location at the Garden route based game reserve. The unique architectural style needed to be captured photographically to show the volumes the flow from interior to exterior and the building materials used. Photographing both during the day and the evening allowed for a variety of lighting conditions to help create photographic mood and to allow some of the interior exterior light play to be captured. The architectural photographs of the villas also required photos of the villa’s and there interplay with the landscape, the way the site on these slight rises surrounded by grassland and then are tucked into the landscape through landscape designed natural gardens.

Hotel & Lodge Photography Eastern Cape create photography

Baylodge Hotel Plettenberg Bay

Colin Stephenson has worked with the Bay lodge hotel owners documenting this hotel over a number of years. The interior and architectural photography of Bay lodge in Plettenberg Bay has been used in publications as well as marketing materials to market the property. Colin Stephenson worked closely with the interior designer and owner to ensure that all angles of the property where photographically documented. The interior images of the lodge make use of the superb vista’s across the Plettenberg Bay as well as architectural and décor details that make the property unique. When photographing the interiors and vistas a combination of natural and flash lighting was utilised to bring out the strongest interior design features in the most flattering manner. The results are a professional interior photography portfolio that portrays the character of this Eastern Cape hotel property.

Emily Moon Lodge, Plettenberg Bay, Create Photography

Emily Moon Lodge, Plettenberg Bay

Colin Stephenson Photography specialise in interior and exterior architectural photography. The Garden Route based photographers took great pleasure in completing a professional photographic portfolio of the Emily moon lodge in Plettenberg Bay. Choosing the right time of day to amplify the best light for each aspect of the interior using ambient light, portable studio lights or a combination of the two to create striking interior and exterior photographs of the lodge. The landscape and vistas that encompass the lodge were key to the photography portfolio as well, the nature photography of the eastern cape river valley setting the feel of the environment. A combination of styled interior photographs and candid images of the hotel staff going about daily tasks bring across the laid back experience. The professional hotel photography was used to market this South African lodge.

Pezula Resort Knysna Garden Route

Pezula Resort Knysna Garden Route

Create Photography have run a professional Photographic studio in George, Garden Route since 2003 and were commissioned to photograph the Pezula Hotel interiors and the Pezula Castle interiors. This portfolio of Interior decor photography has been used in top magazines and in Pezula Hotel marketing materials to advertise the top South African Hotel. Working very closely with the marketing director of the hotel Create Photography documented interiors and architectural details of the properties. Special attention was given to the unique style of décor used with in the castle and the interior photography captures the details of texture and layered luxurious styling of the hotel.