We fly aerial photography missions over Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, and all of Texas. FAA flight restrictions have been lifted at the time of writing, and so we are preparing for several aerial photography missions. We highly recommend medium format (6x7 cm) for aerials as the image quality is excellent, yet the cameras handle well in the air. Also, if you need the unique quality of 4x5 aerials, let us know! This is a great time of the year to photograph aerials. And yes, we do fly with the chopper door off! 
(Note: Paul Chaplo was raised in a U.S.A.F.- fighter pilot family and grew up in & around aircraft!)

Click Here To Visit Our NEW Aerial Photography Page!

CHAPLO ADDS POOL AND PATIO PAGE

Looking for residential architectural photography? We have just completed scans to show more of our pool and patio work, especially installations of lattices, pool enclosures, patio covers, sunrooms, conservatories, and other metal and steel shade structures. These products are visually interesting, and we had productive sessions thank to a great client and some great desert light. The primary format was 4x5 color transparency. The natural sunlight created interesting zebra like shadows alternating with stripes of bright sunlight. How did we handle this interesting lighting situation? 

See these steel and metal structures in photographs on our new page:
POOLS & PATIOS


CHAPLO IS AIA AFFILIATED, AND SEEKING BOOK PROJECTS
It's great to be accepted by, and affiliated with the AIA, TSA, and DAIA. We support these prominent professional organizations at the national, state, and local chapter level. 

In addition to our ongoing work for AIA Architect-Members, we are now seeking architectural book illustration assignments, especially those focusing on practice and history in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. We are looking for authors and publishers who need original architectural and aerial photography to illustrate books. Please contact us 
if you have a publication planned. We would love to be on your team.

Also, we are continuing our design competition photography, which is always exciting.
We have a definite vicarious "win" experience when your projects win an award, supported by our photography. We encourage you to plan ahead for photography! 

In addition, if you have a project or publication that you are doing for the AIA, TSA. or DAIA, please let us know how we can help. We would love to contribute to your project if it will will serve the membership and the architect profession. 

I just finished writing a white paper titled "How to Select an Architectural Photographer," as a service to D.A.I.A and T.S.A. Architect-Members. It can be accessed here.
Stock photography inquiries, please visit: IMAGEstock.us

CHAPLO CHOSEN FOR ALL-STAR TEAM BY CROCKETT & CO:
Paul Chaplo recently completed Will Cockett's legendary "4-Day Real Life Commercial Photography" in Raleigh, N.C. as part of the East Coast School Photographic Workshop sponsored by Professional Photographers of N.C. and PPA. After 4 days of intensive instruction and grueling assignments under worse than real life time constraints, Paul was chosen as one of the 5 all-stars from the class of 35 participants. The workshop covered advanced color correction, location portraiture lighting techniques, product photography, and professional digital photography.

Paul Chaplo now provides complete corporate photographic services, including
corporate style portraiture with on-location strobe lighting. We can set-up our portable studio quickly at your location, photograph your key people, and be gone before you next important meeting.

We photograph portraits using color-corrected strobe lighting that results in publication-quality images suitable for magazines, annual reports, and other publications. 

One of our strengths is the ability to shoot color transparency film under fluorescent lights that are common in many offices. Paul Chaplo uses a sophisticated color meter and filtration system to achieve wonderful skin tones -- even under those fixtures that make people look green in other photographer's images!

Publication: Alumni J-TAC

Subject:
The Texas A&M /Tarleton University Science Center
(cost: ~$30M)

Photo: Paul Chaplo

We routinely climb 20ft.+ wooden construction ladders with our Bogen tripod and Nikon pro-line camera gear to get shots like this!

Original: 35mm chrome
Camera: Nikon N-90s
Meter: Minolta ambient

CHAPLO CHOSEN FOR ALL-STAR TEAM BY CROCKETT & CO:
Paul Chaplo recently completed Will Cockett's legendary "4-Day Real Life Commercial Photography" in Raleigh, N.C. as part of the East Coast School Photographic Workshop sponsored by Professional Photographers of N.C. and PPA. After 4 days of intensive instruction and grueling assignments under worse than real life time constraints, Paul was chosen as one of the 5 all-stars from the class of 35 participants. The workshop covered advanced color correction, location portraiture lighting techniques, product photography, and professional digital photography. 

OREGON ASSIGNMENT: A Case Study in Commitment.
We were selected to photography massive steel dairy projects in Oregon.
When we arrived, stormy wx moved in, but we were determined to get the shot.
Before sunrise, we were on site, and selected a view and angle that stood out.
We set up our Bogen 3036 tripod in the rain when everybody thought we were crazy.
We loaded our 4x5 in the rental car. And waited, drinking our coffee. The sky was dark with storm clouds. Then, the sun broke through, and lit up 2000 ft. of galvanized steel building. A rainbow appeared behind the project, in the frame! We had 5 minutes of sun, and managed to shoot three 4x5's sheets of film in that short time!

In evaluating the Gossen Starlight, we have found it to be superior in terms of accuracy. During a pro photography workshop (see above), the gentleman who is in charge of film testing for Fuji USA, calibrated our other  meters. In comparing the Starlight to our calibrated Minolta, we have found that the Starlight to be precise. In fact, it was EXACT WITHOUT HAVING TO USE ANY COMPENSATION. We are picky about exposure accuracy and our current preference is currently to use the Gossen for that factor alone. The Sekonic does have more bells and whistles -- our decision is a matter of choosing accuracy first, which is paramount in our work! We also use the Gossen Pro 3F Color Meter for its facility to accept alternative neutral rendering points (tested color temperatures that look neutral for skin tones shot on individual films; credit: Will Crockett for NRP's -- thanks for sharing your results, Will!)

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Please email to: paulchaplo@gmail.com for an estimate 
on your next architectural photography project.




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