Hawaii Architectural Photographer

Architects Hawaii Limited | West Hawai'i Prosecuting Attorney's Office Building Project /  by Ethan Tweedie

Architects Hawaii Limited (AHL) hired me to photograph the West Hawai'i Prosecuting Attorney's Office Building in Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii. We photographed interiors, exteriors and did a few aerials to capture the building from sun up to sun down.

Contractor - Isemoto Contracting

Landscape - B K Design Group

Before and After Friday!!!  /  by Ethan Tweedie

Before and After Friday!!!  I just love the clean lines and monochromatic tones of this Master Ensuite!   As you can see there is a sizable amount of green/yellow color cast in the raw un-retouched image.  In order to correct this I came up with a new photoshop technique.  First, I desaturated all the color channels in the image and then painted back color into the counter plants and added back some of the warmth in the overall image. What do you think?

Orchid House by Elizabeth Drake Interiors.  Holualoa | Big Island | Hawaii  

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

Before and After Slider Saturdays - Howard Hughes ‘A’ali’i Residential Tower at Ward Center /  by Ethan Tweedie

Before and After Slider Saturdays - Howard Hughes ‘A’ali’i Residential Tower at Ward Center

This project for designer Rottet Studio and Howard Hughes posed some very interesting challenges. The location of the model Home Condominiums are located in the old IBM Building designed by Vladimir Ossipoff. On the exterior of the building is a concrete cladding (photo) and the views out the windows will not be the actual future views from the ‘A’ali’i Residential Tower at Ward Center located adjacent to the IBM Building. I had to do a few things to complete the image, first my normal editing and retouching process for the interior, then I had to secure view shots from Howard Hughes they had already captured to show future buyers what the actual views would look like. The views out the window will now show what a potential buyer will actually see.

Rottet Studio is an international architecture and design firm with an extensive portfolio of corporate and hospitality projects for the world’s leading companies and brands. In the last decade, Founder Lauren Rottet, FAIA, FIIDA has developed Rottet Studio into one of the finest interior design practices in the United States

Howard Hughes owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the U.S. Our award-winning assets include the country’s preeminent portfolio of master planned communities, as well as operating properties and development opportunities including: the Seaport District in New York; Columbia, Maryland; The Woodlands, The Woodlands Hills, and Bridgeland in the Greater Houston, Texas area; Summerlin, Las Vegas; and Ward Village in Honolulu

Ethan Tweedie Photography specializes in photography for 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

ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS PHOTOGRAPHY - Business and Photography Techniques for Commercial Photography /  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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Recent Interiors Photoshoot | Drake Interiors | Big Island | Kailua-Kona /  by Ethan Tweedie

Elizabeth Drake of Drake Interiors had me shoot this super clean and elegant Master Bath at the Orchid House | Holualoa | Big Island | Hawaii The view from the Bath Tub was so inviting and very private.

ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS PHOTOGRAPHY - Business and Photography Techniques for Commercial Photography Workshop COMPLETED /  by Ethan Tweedie

What an amazing 6 days we had, 24 students signed up for my workshop and we covered the following topics: 

  • Gear talk - Lenses, Lights, Modifiers, Camera Tripods/Heads, Tethering, Tilt-Shift lenses

  • Using off camera flash with Profoto Lighting using the following – B1x, A1 and B10s

  • Compositions/How to use shadow and light to create compelling imagery

  • Window Pulls – getting the view out the window

  • Learn “The System” for shooting any space

  • Post Processing using Lightroom and Photoshop

  • Estimating and pricing (including cost sharing and licensing)

  • Working with commercial clients (Interior Designers, Builders, Contractors, etc)

  • Twilight Demo

  • Mark your calendars for next year!!  The unofficial dates for Texas School of Photography will be April 26ththrough May 1st 2020!

Here are some shots we took during the week and some behind the scenes shots!!  See you next year!