A client wanted to surprise her friend from out of town. She did not have a photograph of the home. She was at a loss as to what to do.
I looked at the house on Google Maps and found an excellent shot from the Street View. I printed out the image and worked from that. [...]
Family and Holidays go hand-in-hand. I had a former client who was interested in having a gift for her Grandmother. I illustrated the home. The client had a brilliant idea, to have a smaller version printed for each one of the Grandchildren. In the end, there was the 8″ x 10″ for Grandmother, 9 – [...]
I often have to work from old, unfocused or off-centered photographs. For my friend Julie, I had no photograph to work from!
Julie only had an image from her Brother’s website. He is an Owner and Architect of Chesapeake Architects. He renovated his own home as a project for the firm. Julie is often pressed to [...]
Clients will change their minds, I can sometimes accommodate changes (with limitations). Had a friend who had me illustrate the front porch of her home for Christmas. I even included their traditional Santa statue, that lights-up and talks. I emailed a proof to her and she did like the illustration, but it was not as [...]
I was asked by a client to add a mountain to a mountain-viewed home that was photographed without the mountains. Just the particular angle of the picture did not show them. I studied the area and added mountains.
“I Can Move Mountains!” That was good for my ego.
Brenda Priest
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