Rory Daniel lived and worked in Singapore for twenty years, making memorable images of iconic buildings for their designers. He was the principal photographer for the 2012 World Architecture Festival’s building of the year - Gardens by the Bay. There he continuously collaborated with architects, construction companies, developers and interior designer to create memorable images of their buildings and structures.
Rory’s now back in his hometown of Melbourne, shooting the built environment for Australian firms as a freelance photographer.
He has a particular affinity with architects - he listens, speaks their visual language, and creates images that match their vision.
And he’d love to collaborate with you to show the beauty of your building, hotel, store or interior.
From hotels in Beijing and skyscrapers in Singapore to primary schools in Pascoe Vale and retail stores in Chadstone, Rory has photographed some extraordinary architecture in his photographic career.
Below are examples of the buildings he has recently photographed. Or jump directly to the architectural category relevant to you by clicking below:
FAQs
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Since 2003.
My passion for achitecture led me to being invited to shoot for Singapore's SPACE Magazine in 2003. This attracted the attention of some of the top Architecture firms in Singapore who engaged me to shoot their buildings.
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I love the precision, dimensions, and positioning of La Défense in Paris. When I first visited in 1994, I was fascinated by its perfect, yet off-set cube and how it was part of the historical axis of Paris. It is also very photogenic!
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I shoot with a Canon 5D MkIV, and will keep doing so until Canon release new tilt-shift lenses that can fit their mirrorless bodies.
I shoot architecture with the 17mm, 28mm, 45mm, and 90mm tilt-shift lenses. This ensures that your images will have no unwanted converging lines.
I get the ultra-wide architectural images by merging multiple shots crated by the tilt-shift lenses together into one image.
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Yes. Post-processing is a fundamental part of creating architectectural images. This post-processing is done by me personally. Your images will be shot using HDR techniques to maximise the image quality. Careful colour corrections will be made, and visible imperfections like unwanted objects or sprinklers will be manually removed before the images reach you.
Your precise and pristine images will reach you in a print-ready state.
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Every job is different, with their own unique circumstances. So my photographer fee is based on a personalised quotation, which you can request by contacting me here.
But I am happy to share my general base rates here, to set up expectations.
My rates are what I consider mid-range (this doesn't mean my quality, effort, or customer service is anything less that first class). They aren't budget rates (I work way too hard on your images, and have too much care and skill to charge budgets rates, and they aren't bloated and advantageous rates that take clients for a ride - they are the Goldilocks rates. A fair price for a fair job.
My baseline architectural photography rates are:
Half-day (4 hours max): $1,200
Full-day (8 hours max): $1,950
Additional hours are charged at $230 per hour.
These rates are calculated on the shooting time, but include post-provessing for 15 images for half-a-day, and 30 images for a full-day.
Additional processing of images is charged at $50 per image.
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I hold a Masters Degree in Photography from RMIT University.
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I generally aim to get the images to my clients within 5 working days from the last day of the shoot.
Sometimes I am earlier, and sometimes I miss my self-imposed deadline due to scheduling, but my deeply felt intent is to get them to my clients in a timely manner.
The delay is due to the post-processing effort that often takes twice as long as the actual shoot due to the complexity of the HDR process and making your images as perfect as they can be.
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