{"id":24390,"date":"2022-03-23T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/?p=24390"},"modified":"2022-02-05T10:54:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T15:54:57","slug":"april-26-2022-members-forum-the-art-of-building-with-jim-sinsheimer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/april-26-2022-members-forum-the-art-of-building-with-jim-sinsheimer\/","title":{"rendered":"April 26, 2022: Member\u2019s Forum \u2013 The Art of Building with Jim Sinsheimer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Construction photography is a subject that not many photographers get at chance to explore.\u00a0 For me, however, it came as an integral part of my career in architecture and construction project management. My interest in photography paralleled my architectural education during which I documented most of my college projects. As my career developed, so did my interest and fascination with photographing not only the finished projects, but the process of creating them as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I started to record the process in a documentary form, but soon saw the potential to go beyond to capture the incredible images of light, color, form, texture, and composition that the construction process can produce. The images can be of materials, machinery, and equipment; and of course, the trades people themselves.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Capturing images on a construction site is a challenge on two levels \u2013 technical and interpersonal. The technical challenge is being at the right place, at the right time, with the right light. Understanding the construction sequence is of course very helpful. The pace can be fast and often sporadic, so there\u2019s no time for lighting setups, umbrellas, or other assisted illumination.\u00a0 You must use what is there. Equipment needs to be simple and flexible. In the early film years, this was a challenge without quality zoom lenses. So, I carried two cameras with different lenses \u2013 one normal and one telephoto. As digital photography developed, I was able to simplify this to one camera and two lenses.<\/p>\n

Developing a level of familiarity and trust with the construction team is as important as the technical aspects. The craftsmen are at first suspicious of a photographer in their midst\u2013 they are concerned that the pictures will be used to show them doing something wrong. So, I start by being as inconspicuous as possible until my presence is accepted.\u00a0 It helps to give trades people a print of their picture \u2013 they love to show their families how they look at work.<\/p>\n

Of course, I\u2019ve shared these images with the architects and builders I\u2019ve worked with. Some of these images were published in the October 2011 edition of Lenswork. I hope you will enjoy them too.<\/p>\n\n\n

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