A New School in LA

March 26, 2019 by Alex Nye in Architecture, Blog, BTS, Photoshoot 1 Comment

In late 2018 I was commissioned by Harper Construction and DLR Group Architects to photograph the completion of a brand new school in Los Angeles. Harbor Teacher Prep Academy (HTPA) is a high school located on a college campus (Harbor College). We shot for two full days from dawn until dusk and highlighted a variety of features from the classrooms, media lab, gymnasium, soccer fields, and basketball courts. Since the project was finished so recently, the sports areas had never been officially opened or used before we got there. With help from Brenda from DLR Group, we brought our own basketballs and had the kids play in the new facilities. It was awesome to see them so excited to use the fresh new courts for the first time. The kids were an absolute joy to work with and happy to be the subjects in our photos. In some of the photos below, you’ll see I even had some aspiring photographers who wanted to chat with us. As usual, my post-production process was pretty extensive to balance light and color as well as clean up blemishes. Use the sliders below to compare photos straight from camera to the final edited pieces! Big thanks to Werner for being a great assistant and getting all the behind the scenes coverage. Thank you to Principal Murata, Kiwante and all the staff and kids from HTPA for being so welcoming. Thanks to Harper and DLR group for trusting me to capture this awesome project, and thanks to Brenda for being on site to help out with the shot list!