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Materials & facade photography in London
For the manufacturers behind the finish: cladding, brick, aluminium, glazing, and metalwork.
Overview
The material, seen on the building
For the manufacturers and specialist contractors behind a building, the material is the product. Materials photography shows cladding, brick, aluminium, glazing, and metalwork in real context, at the scale and in the light that reveals the finish, the fixings, and the craft.
I photograph completed facades and details across London and the UK for cladding companies, glaziers, and materials manufacturers, producing images that work for product marketing, case studies, tender submissions, and design awards. Each frame is corrected and finished so the material reads exactly as it does on the building.
I work closely with cladding companies, glaziers, and manufacturers to photograph their products on completed buildings across London and the UK. The images are corrected and finished so the material reads true, ready for the next brochure, tender, or awards entry.
What I photograph
Materials photography, in detail
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Why it matters
What good materials photography does for you
Sell the product
Your material shown in context on a real building, the way specifiers and clients want to see it.
Ready for anywhere
Files that work for product marketing, tenders, awards, brochures, and large format print.
True to the finish
Colour and texture matched carefully, so the material reads exactly as it does on site.
How it works
A simple, planned process
Brief and recce
We start with a short brief and, where it helps, a site recce: the building, the shot list, the deadline, and where the images will be used.
The shoot
I attend on site with full lighting and access equipment, shooting around the light to capture a considered set of exteriors, interiors, and detail.
Selection and edit
You review a contact sheet of every frame and choose your selects. Each is finished by hand: verticals corrected, colour matched, and distractions removed.
Delivery and licensing
Final files arrive in high resolution for print and web-sized for digital, licensed for your use, usually within five working days.
What you get
Delivered and ready to use
- A contact sheet of every frame, so you choose your own selects
- High resolution files for large format print, plus web-sized versions
- Hand-finished retouching: verticals, colour, and clean-ups
- Images licensed for your use, with extended licences for project partners
- A first gallery of selects within about five working days
- Full resolution originals on request for hoardings and exhibition graphics
Who it is for
Who I work with
- Cladding companies
- Glaziers
- Materials manufacturers
- Facade contractors
Two clear rates: £700 for up to 20 final images, £1200 for up to 40. See rates and licensing for what each includes.
Featured project
OCL facades
London
Facade and cladding photography for OCL across a series of London residential schemes, showing the material in full context on completed buildings.
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The full materials gallery
Questions
Materials photography, answered
Do you photograph for materials manufacturers?
Yes. A large part of my work is for cladding companies, glaziers, and manufacturers who need their product shown in context on completed buildings.
Can you capture close detail as well as the whole facade?
Yes. Commissions typically cover the full facade, the way the material meets the sky and the ground, and close details of junctions, fixings, and finish.
Are the images suitable for large format print?
Yes. Files are delivered at high resolution suitable for large format print, exhibition graphics, and hoardings, with originals available on request.
Do you shoot for product marketing and brochures?
Yes. Materials images are made for product marketing, brochures, the web, tenders, and design awards, showing the finish in real context.
Can you cover several projects across the UK?
Yes. Facade and materials commissions can be shot across multiple sites nationwide and delivered to a consistent standard.
How is materials photography licensed?
Images are licensed for the manufacturer's own marketing, with extended licences available for the main contractor and the wider project team.
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