Within 24 hrs my second Instagram Adventure Game Contest has been won! Details coming soon but for now, one lucky player has won a free interiors photo shoot of their business, real estate listing or a portrait for themselves! Well done.

Game #1 is still open! See my previous blog post below.

The contest photo was taken at Coffeebar Intelligenstia, Watertown MA. 

https://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/watertown-coffeebar

IG @intelligentsiacoffee

Welcome to my first Hi Boston! Where Am I? Adventure Game Series!

Through my Instagram account and open to everyone in the greater Boston area, be the first to identify where in Boston this photo was taken and win either an interiors photo shoot of your business space, real estate listing, restaurant, office etc (I specialize in interiors) or win a portrait photo session for one at your business or outdoors. Please support your local businesses!

Simply write your answer on the Instagram post and the first to get it right wins. I offer no clues, only that the image was taken either in Boston or in a bordering / nearby suburb. The contest is open to anyone in the greater Boston area so if you’re not a local business you can still play to win and get portrait photos of yourself. 

There’s a new contest posted every week on Monday. Each contest will remain open until someone wins, then I will close that contest by editing the post with “Location Found! This is on/near/the 123 Any Street Building, City, Zip Code” and then post a larger image for context of the area on my blog here.

The winner will be congratulated and tagged after winning or be anonymously identified with something like “Congratulations to Jane from Weymouth, Bill from XYZ Real Estate or Pat from ABC Restaurant, etc.” or as they prefer. Being tagged as a business or professional might just promote your business as the contest picks up traction on Instagram, a win-win for us all. 

Thanks for playing, good luck and have fun!

When shooting architecture and interiors I always use Canon’s TS or tilt-shift lenses because the build quality is exceptional and they’re razor sharp. These all-manual metal and glass lenses are heavy, expensive and require extra time to focus. The shift function is perfect for small to medium rooms which is especially useful for real estate work.

At 24 and 17mm there’s a bit and quite a bit of perspective distortion resulting in exaggerated ceilings and floors, so we shift down a few mm, revealing more of the room and less of the ceiling. The difference is enormous. There’s zero barrel distortion, a big problem on cheaper kit lenses which can be corrected in post.. at the cost of a few mm meaning you lose part of the room.

What’s really cool is my tiny old 80’s 35mm Nikkor PC lens.. on a Canon body. Oh yes. Every image from this special shift only lens is really something. Best for long rooms. Works perfectly and results are always impressive.

Looking for professional photography for your Boston listing, ID, restaurant or architectural project? 

I might just be the best real estate photographer you’ve never heard of. After 12 years and nearly 3000 homes shot in Sacramento, I’ve now set up my agency here in Boston, where I’m from. 

I look forward to shooting your New England real estate listings, architectural or interior design project, restaurant, art gallery, theater, bar, club, music performance hall, church, school, artist workspace space and pretty much any venue including hotels and resorts. 

Call me direct here in Boston on 617-209-9972 to discuss your listing or project.