Big Island Photographer

Ke‘olu Golf Course Photography | Four Seasons Hualalai | Hawaii / May 13, 2024 by Ethan Tweedie

The Hualalai Resort recently hired me to photograph their newly renovated Private Members Only Ke’olu Golf Course using Drone Aerial Photography. For 5 days in a row we started our day at Sunrise and captured 3 to 4 Holes each morning ending the day by 8am as to capture the best light on each Hole.

The renovation took two years and is the first since the Tom Weiskopf course debuted in 2002. The Golf Course’s major changes were converting the Bermuda grass to Paspalum. “The Paspalum grass is more salt tolerant and has a brilliant emerald green appearance” says Dan Husek Director of Golf Course Maintenance.

It was truly an honor to have the privilege of capturing this magnificent golf course in its best light.

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. If you have a golf course in need to photography please contact me! Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com

Ke'olu Golf Course

Luxury Hotel Photography | Halekulani and Halepuna | Waikiki | Oahu / May 9, 2024 by Ethan Tweedie

Some highlights from our photoshoot at the Halekulani and Halepuna, both hotels went through some renovations and the client needed to update a few of the room images and capture some images of the Lobby at Halepuna.

Halekulani is one of the first and finest hotels in Hawaii and sits right on the beach in the heart of Waikiki. The name Halekulani means “House Befitting Heaven” and it's the quintessential Hawaii experience with amazing personal service with sunsets and dining on the ocean each evening.

Across the street from Halekulani is Halepuna, “it is the finest upscale boutique hotel in Waikiki and was named top hotel in Hawaii by CNN Travel four years in a row."

I hope you enjoy the images as much as we enjoyed shooting for our client and experiencing the hotel's offerings.

Ethan specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com

Halekulani Ocean View Room

Halekulani Refreshment Bar and Desk

Halepuna Mountain View

Halepuna Ocean View

Halepuna Suite Refreshment Bar

Halepuna Guest Room

Halepuna Guest Room Refreshment Bar

Halepuna Lobby and Guest Check In

Halepuna Guest Check In

Halepuna Evening View of Waikiki

Recent Work | Architecture | deReus Architects | Philpotts Interiors / May 12, 2021 by Ethan Tweedie

This was a two day project for deReus Architects and Philpotts Interiors located on the Kona Coast at a place called Kaʻupulehu. Kaʻupulehu is adjacent to three legendary luxury real estate properties, on the Big Island of Hawaii: Kukio Golf and Beach Club, Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, and the Rosewood Kona Village.

Ethan Tweedie Photography specializes in photography for luxury real estate, architects, interior designers, and luxury hotels and resorts. Ethan serves all of the Hawaiian Islands including the Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. You may contact me at 808-938-4665 | ethantweedie@gmail.com

Project overhead with A’a lava as a security barrier

Ocean front with Hualalai rising in the distance

Afternoon light on the pool area and outdoor living spaces

Commanding view of the Pacific Ocean

Colonnade of coral stone entry

Threshold art

Dining to Living Room with Western Red Cedar

Dining to Living with views of Mauna Kea

Indoor outdoor living on the Kohala Coast

Western Red Cedar ceiling detail

Philpotts Interiors Design

Evening in the Living Room

Passthrough to Kitchen

Pai Pai Outdoor living space

Western Red Cedar ceiling in the Pai Pai

Cascading pool

Connection to guest Hale

Powder Room

Master Bed

Master Bed Details

Sunset through the Pai Pai

After sunset colors

Guest Hale’s at Twilight

Main House at Twilight

Hoku'ula | Waimea | Hawaii Virtual Tour / April 6, 2020 by Ethan Tweedie

Today’s COVID-19 virtual tour subject is Pu’u Hoku’ula. The literal meaning of Hoku'ula is Red Star in the Hawaiian language. It is the dominant Pu'u or hill in Waimea. It is sometimes referred to as Buster Brown and Knob Hill. I hope you enjoy your tour of my favorite Pu'u in my little town of Waimea!

Wash your hands, don’t touch your face and stay safe!!

Aloha,

Ethan

Waimea Hawaii Virtual Sunset / April 3, 2020 by Ethan Tweedie

Waimea Virtual Sunset April 3, 2020 for those who can not travel during the COVID-19 travel restrictions!

Enjoy virtual viewers!

Be safe and stay sassy!

Ethan

Hawaii Island Virtual Tour! / April 2, 2020 by Ethan Tweedie

One thing I miss during this unprecedented time is sharing the things I get to see everyday here in Hawaii. With travel restrictions in place because of COVID-19 I decided to just fly my drone and grab a quick video to share! These are the beloved Pu’u of Waimea this morning April 2nd 2020. I hope everyone out there is safe and making the best out of a tough situation! We will come out of this stronger! Be safe everyone.

Aloha! Ethan

For information about how I can help Essential Businesses (Real Estate Photography, Hotel and Resort Photography) during Hawaii’s COVID-19 Shutdown on the Big Island, please contact Ethan Tweedie Photography at (808) 938-4665 or ethantweedie@gmail.com

ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS PHOTOGRAPHY - Business and Photography Techniques for Commercial Photography / December 24, 2019 by Ethan Tweedie

Why You Should Take This Class:

This class is for the photographer that wants to take their real estate/architecture/commercial photography to the next level in a fun and open atmosphere. We will discuss all the techniques you need to create images used by architects, interior designers, luxury hotels and high-end builders.

• Shooting on location as Ethan demonstrates his techniques and student time photographing the same space on their own.
• Digital Darkroom techniques taking your images from bland to beautiful using software programs such as Lightroom and Photoshop,
• The business of commercial photography, pricing, estimating, invoicing, marketing, licensing and finding clients.

Registration for the class at the Texas School of Photography is January 3rd at 11 pm CST. Last year there were 75 plus people that signed up for the class of 25 students so you will want to have your finger on the trigger at exactly the right time. To register and learn more click HERE

To learn more about the Texas School of Photography and my class click HERE

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Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek | Redesigned Suites and Rooms Photography / December 11, 2019 by Ethan Tweedie

The stately Mansion on Turtle Creek, a Four-Star Rosewood Hotel and Resort, over the last year renovated and redesigned all of their hotel rooms and suites. As the rooms came on line I would travel to Dallas to spend several days capturing the new spaces, this process took several trips over the last year to accomplish and I am very pleased to be able to share these exquisite rooms, baths and suites.

The project architect was Three Living Architects | Dallas Texas and the interior designer was Thomas Pheasant | Washington D.C.

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® manages 24 one-of-a-kind luxury properties in 15 countries, with 23 new hotels under development. Each Rosewood hotel embraces the brand’s A Sense of Place® philosophy to reflect the individual location’s history, culture and sensibilities. The Rosewood collection includes some of the world’s most legendary hotels and resorts, including The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas and Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel in Paris, as well as new classics such as Rosewood Beijing.