RECENT POSTS
Portfolio Volume 4: Quick Facts
I will be releasing Portfolio Volume 4 in about two weeks. In preparation for this, I have compiled all of the posts that relate to Portfolio Volume 4 and placed them on my dedicated portfolio page. Below are links to the posts that span over two years along with...
The Research Lab
It’s been a busy past several weeks including a quick trip to Vienna for the D2 Conference. However, I was finally able to start my next project which will be a research lab located in a heavily wooded context. I have yet to illustrate a project situated within...
Harbor View Break Down
One of the final images that my upcoming Portfolio Vol. 4 was lacking was a view of the Boston harbor for my Long Wharf redevelopment project. This view was crucial because it showed how one of the most important parts of the design, the tiered seating, framed the...
Composing Your Perspectives
One of the questions I get asked most is how do I compose perspective shots. I have touched on this subject in past posts but have not organized these concepts into one place. The tips discussed below are by no means the law. There are often circumstances that limit...
Train Pavilion Aerial
There are still some areas of Portfolio Vol. 4 that are missing information. One image that I just finished creating is an aerial of the train pavilion project that better shows the relationship of the new architecture to the iconic town water tower. I have several...
Battle of P.O.D. Printers 2016
You can spend a ton of time perfecting your portfolio, but all of that means nothing if you choose a bad printer. That is why I have spent the last several weeks testing out many online print-on-demand services. I wrote a post on Print-on-demand printers several years...TUTORIALS
Fundamentals
Getting Started
Composing an Image
PSD Layer Management
Tips for a Perfect Sky
Adding People
Sold out Crowd
Interior Elevations
Interior (Pool Rendering)
Exterior Elevations
Water Reflections
Adding Grass
Landscape 2
Quick Sections
Site Plan Site Plan 2
Window Light
Cutting out objects
Ambient Occlusion
Repeating Trees
Other Tutorials
Kerkythea Clay Rendering
Kerkythea Kerkythea Shadows
Kerkythea Night Rendering
Kerkythea Post Processing
SU to Photoshop
No-Render Daytime Illustration
No-Render Night Illustration
No-Render Night Illustration 2
Diagram Patterns
Diagram Pedestrian Paths
PORTFOLIO WORKFLOW
Portfolio Vol. 4
My latest portfolio released in 2016, Portfolio Volume 4 discusses new layout and illustrations/diagrammatic styles. Over 35 posts break down each illustration and explores ideas of composing and refining portfolio presentation techniques.
Portfolio Vol. 3
Released in 2014, Portfolio Vol. 3 builds off of Portfolio Vol. 2 by introducing a new workflow that includes Indesign to better manage page and text organization. New image styles such as x-ray illustrations and exploded axons are introduced.
Portfolio Vol. 2
Developed in 2007, this was my second portfolio created after grad school. The layouts are relaxed with the text playing an important role on many of the pages. Except for the thesis spreads, each project uses no more than 2 spreads to describe the project requiring a denser use of text and images in the layout
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Portfolio Vol. 3
A 9.5″x 8″ architecture portfolio available in both a hard and soft cover. The design focuses and visualization strategies consisting of 58 full color pages designed cover to cover by Alex Hogrefe.
Posters
Available in two sizes: 18″x 24″ and 24″x 36″. Museum-quality poster made on thick, durable paper with a matte finish. All posters are printed on archival, acid-free paper.
Framed Posters
Available in two sizes: 18″x 24″ and 24″x 36″. All frames are wood, painted black, and are made in Los Angeles. The front protector is Acrylite, shatter resistant, and optically pure. The frames have a 1″ border and are not matted.
Canvas Prints
Available in sizes 24″x 36″ and 18″x 24″. Canvases are 20.5 mill thick, Fade-resistant, poly-cotton blend. Canvases are hand stretched and glued to solid wood stretcher bars, and finished with a matte coating.