Shooting Hoarding, Building Wraps and Banners

We recently had the pleasure of shooting some of Lavastar's excellent work in Clapham Park. Lavastar produce high end hoarding, building wraps and banners for buildings, all the way from design to installation and everything in between, and asked us to step in and get some shots of their final products.

As this beautiful work shows, hoarding can be a fantastic opportunity for advertising, if you do it right. These awesome and eye-catching designs were created by Better Brand Agency, and they hit just the right note between blending sympathetically with the green environment and standing out with bright colours.

Check out some of our shots from the day...

Best property for a 3D walkthrough so far

The second instalment in what is becoming 'The Borough Mansions' series, saw Pixangle go back to this shiny new build development in the heart of SE1 to capture a 3D walkthrough tour. The development spans 6 floors and comprises a lower ground floor commercial space, three single level apartments and a duplex penthouse apartment - where the views are most striking!

But the beauty is we can dispense with the words and just explore at your leisure.

Check it out! (Or 'THIS', as people say)

Night-time Panoramic Shots!

We recently had the pleasure of shooting an absolutely gorgeous flat in Borough. The stunning wraparound views from the balcony gave us the perfect opportunity to get some night-time panoramic shots, with the views of iconic London landmarks accentuated by the rich after-dark colours. Have a look at these crackers:

The all-glass structure is like heaven's waiting room when contrasted against the deep blue sky and illuminated buildings.

We love the mix of architecture, and the Shard never looks better than when it's lit up!

Pixangle - Winner of Best of Houzz 2018!

We have received some very exciting news: We have won a Best of Houzz 2018 award! We won in the Customer Service category, and are so pleased that our hard work in always striving to do our best for our clients has been recognised.

We were chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, home improvement and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz is awarded annually in three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography. Customer Service honours are based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2017. 

“We’re so pleased to award Best of Houzz 2018 to this incredible group of talented and customer-focused professionals, including Pixangle Property Marketing Ltd,” said Marcus Hartwall, Managing Director of Houzz UK and Ireland. “Each of these businesses was singled out for recognition by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts for helping to turn their home improvement dreams into reality.”

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The Prettiest of Windows

At Pixangle, we are in the fortunate position of being able to nose around in other people's properties, and, as you can imagine, we spend quite a lot of time admiring architectural features. Property photography is at its most fun when the places you're photographing have  resounding elements of beauty.

Step up, windows! Whether it's due to shape, light, views or balance, windows are a lovely focal point for home photography. Without further ado, here are our ten most recent favourites.

1. Let's start strong with a good clean traditional window shape, and a lovely view just outside, developed by The Haywoods Group. Who'd have thought this was incredibly close to Clapham Common Station?

2. And let us not forget the art of stained glass. So pretty.

3. A converted church in Islington has provided some of the loveliest window shots we've ever seen. The simple staining of the glass is so peaceful, and the two arches here are very clean and elegant.

4. See what we mean? From a split level flat in the same building, just look at these magnificently sweeping arches.

5. And while we're on grand scale windows, what do you reckon to the below shot? Photographing this flat in London was a joy not just for the mezzanine and corresponding high ceiling, but the wall of glass with all the gorgeous greenery outside.

6. Right, time to move on to the highly effective use of internal windows. The glass neatly separates areas, while still giving a light, open feel. We love this use of sectioning off the stairwell by Hogarth Architects:

7. Sticking with internal windows, this is a clever feature. This image is of the basement level of a split level flat, with natural light only occuring at the stairwell and a lightwell that opens out from the bedroom on the left. Closing off the study would have been extremely claustrophobic, but the glass partition separates it without leaving you feeling hemmed in. Bravo.

8. Lovely bit of decoration of a circular window here - we feel it gives the room a nice focal point.

9. Double points for this one, for not only taking up a whole wall, but a curving wall at that.

10. This will never cease to be one of our favourite moments of property photography in London. Ginormous windows? Check. Traditional structure? Check. High ceilings? Check. Over water? Check. Utterly staggering cityscape view?? Check, check, check.