Timothy Bell Photography was founded in 1995 and specializes in architectural photography. Timothy Bell has a BA and MArch from Columbia University and 15+ years experience photographing spaces. He understands designer motivation and aims to express the design intent, use, and experience of spaces through his photography. His process involves scouting locations, understanding the design, staging shots, and extensive post-production to compose final images that represent projects beyond just documentation. He has worked for numerous architecture, interior design, and media clients.

1. timothybellphotography

2. timothybellphotography was founded
in 1995 specializing in architecture, interiors
and urban landscape.
From inception to completion of each
project, Tim focuses on how to best
express a space’s design intent, its use and
how it is experienced by inhabitants and
visitors.
The business’s agenda is to anticipate
client needs, understand their firm’s work
and deliver expressive representations of
their built projects.
Tim has a BA in architecture and soon,
an MArch (2012) both from Columbia
University.
His architectural training and 15+ years
of experience photographing space have
capabilities brochure given Tim an astute appreciation of
designer motivation and conflicts.

3. For Tim, shoots are only a part of the
creation of the final images; just as
important are pre- and post-production
affiliations/info/links
American Institute of Architects: NYC
capabilities. Scouting, gleaning design
intent, staging, site preparation, The Shoot, Architecture League
post-production in Photoshop Architecture for Humanity: New York
(compositing, integration of elements…). ASMP: New York
All coalesce to compose the final image.
Corbis Images
During each phase Tim visualizes the
spaces not as they are seen at the site or Earth Institute, Columbia University
on the tethered laptop but as final GSAPP, Columbia University
delivered images. Storefront for Art and Architecture
UNI Haiti: Global Advisor
Editorial clients include; Interior Design, Elle
Décor, Met Home, House Beautiful, This Old Van Alen Institute
House, NY Spaces, Business Week, Fortune, www.timothybell.com
Fast Company, Forbes, Time, The Wall tim@timothybell.com
Street Journal, The Washington Post and
212-337-9933
The New York Times among others.
Commercial clients include numerous Linkedin: linkedin.com/pub/timothy-bell/8/290/b12
architecture and interior design firms: Knoll; Twitter: @photoarch
Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams; BDi, BA Architecture; Columbia University
Starwood Hotels and others. MArch; Columbia University (2012)

4. Natural, clean light is basic to
our photography. Clearly de-
fined light sources (key light) is
supplemented by flash fill for
color balance and depth.

8. Personal effects
contextualize images.
People live the lives
framed (or captured)
in these spaces.

11. By gravitating to the layered
shot, depth and visual interest
are added to the shot.

15. And sometimes just the
presence of sunlight
creates warmth.

17. Digital tools allow the creation of imag-
ery that comes closer to replicating ac-
tual conditions (ironically). By expand-
ing the limits of image capture, lens
restrictions and the picture plane, each
image has a clearer sense of space.

19. Connecting rooms though shared
elements, procession is achieved
providing viewers a sense of
spacial relationships.