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David Duncan Livingston: Behind the Scenes Magazine of Interior and Architectural Photography
Posts Tagged ‘interior design’
Photo Styling: Sub-Zero
Photographing a home to feel inviting and natural in a fresh style is truly an art form. Recently I shot a project for Sub-Zero, who wanted an editorial look for their magazine. Here from Sub-Zero are styling guidelines that are right on the money and a great help in prepping for a photo shoot. Photography [...]
Hotel Renew Honolulu
The hotel photography of this Waikiki boutique property wanted a clean departure from the traditional Hawaiian mindset. Situated a block off the beach, Hotel Renew is providing a modern oasis in the land of tiki torches. Less than a year after it was re branded as Hotel Renew the property ran at the top of [...]
Book: California Country Style
Design and style writer Diane Dorrans Saeks asked me to be the photographer for this beautiful ode to country living. What a treat to go to great homes, meet wonderful hosts and come away with fresh photos. Michael Vanderbyl’s study in white was one of my favorite homes.
Book: Hawaii A Sense of Place
The book, Hawaii a Sense of Place by Mary Philpotts McGarth received the top book award for 2006 from the Hawaii Book Publishers Association. Awarded top photographer of the year by the Association was a mild mannered guy from the mainland. Mary’s unending energy and her devotion to the spirit of Hawaii is always an [...]
Book: San Francisco Style
A classic and a who’s who of the SF design community. As the photographer it was a pure delight to be welcomed into these homes and take away great stories from some very talented folks.
Samantha Lyman Video
Samantha Lyman is an interior designer in Ross, CA and this case study is of a home in Pacific Heights (San Francisco). Samantha designed the living spaces, the kitchen and the bath. Taking the limited still photographs from the day of shooting I created extra vignettes from within the photos and later interviewed her in [...]
Marc Melvin Modern
The recession ends many business models and the publishing industry is one of them undergoing great transformation. Most publishing is maintained by a strong cash flow from advertising. With Ad sales down, production costs up (paper, printing, postage) and subscriptions down, publications are squeezed from many sides. To its greatest degree ever we are finding [...]
Jiun Ho in Western Interiors April ’09
Interior and furniture designer Jiun Ho hired me to photograph this San Francisco Victorian that he had given a major modern makeover. Jiun submitted my photos to Western Interiors & Design magazine which became featured in a ten page spread in the April/May 2009 issue.
Hi-Def Low-Def: Two Ways of Shooting
In my videos I combine Hi-Def and Low-Def photos that become the montage of still photos. By mixing the two types of photos I am able to use more unique photos that have been taken in a day of shooting and add interest to the clip. A Hi-Def photo takes upward of an hour to [...]