What do you do when you have to shoot a 1225 foot L shaped kitchen with three ovens, two sinks, and a six burner stove? Talk about huge, I could sublet this kitchen to a pair of kids fresh out of college and they would put up dividers and sublet some more. And your not even seeing the addional 250sqft around the corner of the L! The first challenge with this kitchen is its size. Traditionally when photographing a normal size kitchen I would focus on...
This large Park Avenue Bedroom presented several challenges. The first and easiest was a large chair, surrounded by suitcases and stereo equipment in the middle of the room. Once these were moved the photography could begin. A more difficult challenges was what to do with the view. The room has beautiful views down Park Avenue, however when shown these views only added a sense of clutter to the final image. This sense of clutter from the brick...
Rooms like this are the reason to use full lighting outfits. To the naked eye it is a sun drenched living room – the kind to make a broker wax poetic. To a photographer with just a camera and a tripod the only images captured would appear intensely lit to washed out near the windows and in deep in shadow everywhere else. The difference in brightness between the windows and the rest of the room is just to much to be handled any other way. ...
This beautiful den was a mess when I first saw it. Everything in the current image was present plus piles of papers on and around the desk. There was also a large stack of brightly colored books on their side in front of the bookshelf. Once these were moved and the camera set up I realized that I was either going to have to shoot from higher than I wanted too or more closer and use an ultrawide lens. I chose the higher angle instead of the...
This large dining room was pretty standard for a 400sqft+ room. It needed a few lights to even out the sunlight from the street facing windows. At the same time the brick wall close to be balanced to show some light. Unfortunately the only way to balance the left window would have been to hang a light out of it or fix it in post processing. Three lights and some post post processing later and I had an image that looked true to the room and showed...
Almost all New York bathrooms are narrow. It is almost impossible to shoot these without a super wide lens. Further the mirrors make camera position critical and extra lighting almost impossible. This bathroom was no exception to the size constraints and I had to use a super wide lens. I used the best lens made for this and kept it in the middle of the range to try to keep the distortion under control. I took care of the sharply converging lines...
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quality real estate, event, and portrait photographyMy name is Christopher Kelly. I have lived in New York City for more than 15 years. I graduated from Columbia University with both undergraduate and graduate degrees. After working in the financial services industry for ten years I am now persuing a career in photography.
I have been taking pictures seriously for over 10 years. I started out shooting events for several charities and corporate portraits. As my experience grew with more formal portrait and charity photography I began incorporating more lighting and post processing.
I now shoot and eclectic mix of high dynamic range [HDR], panoramas, natural light, multiple lighting setups, and many other techniques to create my image. Although I specialize in interior real estate, events, and portraits, I also shoot sports, nature, urban landscape, and products. You will find me both with, and without a tripod, carrying a single lens, or bags of lighting equipment.
Learn MoreMy goal is showing interior spaces at their best. I use specialized lenses, lighting equipment, and a thorough understanding of how to use this equipment to create superior images. My hallmarks are images that showcase brightly lit, airy rooms with crisp true colors and sharp details.
Using superior photographic technique, state of the art lighting, and post processing expertise I can minimize subpar aspects of a room such as bad views, or deep shadows. Each room is shot multiple times with and without artificial lights. These images are then blended together to achieve a true to life photograph that invites the prospective client to step right into the frame.
Both Basic and Premium photographic engagements includes an on site appointment to photograph the property and the completed digital images provided in web optimized 72dpi sRGB and print optimized 300dpi AdobeRGB images. Premium photographic engagements include a photographic session complete with lights and multiple images of each view blended and retouched to perfection.
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