March 23, 2009

Services Defined: Photo Ops

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(In the Photo Ops offered by Junction Home Services the Ops stands for "Of personal space" but the imagery of “Ops” as an operation professionally and meticulously performed is appropriate as well.) - This service provides clients the opportunity to have their homes photographed in a detailed and respectful manner with an eye toward documentation. The Photo Ops I have settled on thus far are as follows:
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Walk Around: A Walk Around is a comprehensive photographic stroll around the outside of a home taking pictures of the structure from each hour on the clock face that space will allow. A Walk Around provide a detailed snapshot of the condition of the home at a particular moment in time. Clients who live at a distance but own a second home in the area might request a Walk Around be performed after a storm for insurance purposes or over the winter to stay abreast of the condition of their home. Some folks might want to have their home photographed after a remodel or at regular intervals as a historical reference.
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Walk Through: A Walk Through is the interior counterpart to the Walk Around. A Walk Through could be as detailed as the client likes but in the standard version I would start at the front door and photograph the home room by room in a logical fashion. For clients with rental properties a Walk Through could serve as proof of the homes condition prior to a renters taking possession. A Walk Through could also be valuable for any number of insurance reasons or again simply as a snapshot of a moment in time.
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Event Documentation: Client’s who are holding an event at their home might want the event photographed with a focus on the structures role in the proceedings. An example might be if a wedding were to be held at a client’s home. I might be enlisted as a secondary photographer to the actual wedding photographer to document the transformation of the home into celebratory space.
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Structural Documentation: When adding on or building a new home we are presented with a golden opportunity to photograph the hidden parts of our structures before they are enclosed. The X-ray vision provided by such documentation has no end to uses. From hanging a picture to tracking down a leaking pipe or deciding where to break through the wall for a new doorway being able to reference the interior of walls gives us much needed information. If I build your addition or home this service will be provided as a part of the package but I can also be contracted to photograph projects undertaken by others.
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Finally, I recognize that the Photo Ops are sensitive in nature. The utmost care, respect and regard for privacy will be taken when handling any photographs taken of a client’s home. I consider the access I am granted to my client’s personal space a high honor and and I will always strive to remain worthy of such a privilege.
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2 comments:

Kubinak said...

I love your description of the walkaround and the walkthrough. It immediately made me think of the Australian Aboriginal walkabout: a rite of passage where Australian Aborigines would undergo a journey during adolescence and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months. In this practice they would trace the paths, or "songlines", that their people's ceremonial ancestors took, and imitate, in a fashion, their heroic deeds.

In a way, your recording of the event life of the home is a tracing of the "songlines" of a person's most private space where the major parts of their lives take place.

Barry said...

Hey Phan,

I love your description of my description.