Ann Street Parking Deck, Ann Arbor, Michigan

I photographed the Ann Street Parking Deck in Ann Arbor, Michigan in early November for Walker Parking Consultants and the SLAM Collaborative. This parking deck sits on the north side of Ann Street with the entrance/exits on the south side of the building. Across from the parking deck on the south side of Ann Street is the A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building.

My clients needed the photographs as soon as possible and could not wait until summer. In November there is never a time when the entire south face of the parking deck illuminated by the sun; there is always some shadow from the Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building.

This made the twilight photographs even more important than usual.

Had there not been a rush for the photography I would have scheduled the shoot for a sunny day in June or July. Arriving 45 minutes before sunrise to do the morning twilight photographs, I would then shoot throughout the day as the sun moved across the sky. My 18-hour day would end with the evening twilight photographs.

Architectural photographers are often called on to produce photographs under less than ideal conditions. Being able to do this is what separates a professional architectural photographer from the amateurs.

Ann Street Parking Deck at twilight

Detail of the Ann Street Parking Deck.

November afternoon sun with shadows on the east end of the building.