Documenting a project from breaking ground to the final product.
The finished building is only part of the story. The first cut into the site, the steel going up, and the crews who kept the job moving are where the craft shows. I follow a project through every phase, so you have a record of how it was built as well as how it turned out.
It's important to not only show the final product but what it took to get there. I document a project from start to finish so the story builds up to the final result. That way, you get to see the abundance of details that went into the project.
The full sequence is what shows how good your team is. A record of every phase shows the planning, the skill on site, and a crew that kept the job moving from one stage to the next.
Featured on the right: Statesboro - Built by Cooper Construction
Early site work on Project Hermitage in Nashville, where rock blasting and groundwork cleared the way for everything that followed. Aerial passes show the site changing week to week, so the record starts before the first wall goes up.
I capture construction projects with a mixture of still photography, drone shots, and videography, but most importantly by paying attention to context and process. Every project deserves to be documented with a thoughtful eye and diverse skillset. If you have a project breaking ground soon, the best time to start the record is from the very start. Reach out below to share more.
As early as possible, ideally before ground breaks. Site work, blasting, and foundations only happen once, and they often show the most about a team's planning. Starting early means the record is complete, rather than picking up halfway through the build.
We set the schedule together around the milestones that matter to your project, such as site work, foundations, steel, dry-in, and completion. Faster builds may call for more frequent visits, while longer projects can be covered at key stages.
A mix of still photography, drone aerials, and video, depending on what the phase calls for. Each visit adds to one continuous record of the project, so the images work together as a sequence and not only as individual shots.
Progress updates for owners and stakeholders, proposals for future work, award submissions, social media, and recruiting. A full record also becomes a reference your team can return to long after the job closes out.
I'm based in Birmingham, Alabama and work across the Southeast, with recent construction projects in Tennessee and Georgia. If your project is outside the region, reach out and we can talk through travel.
