Architectural Photography can make or break a project when it comes to telling a story. It's not just about taking pretty pictures, it's about telling a story about a place and the people who will live in this place.

Last week I spent a frigid couple of days in the far northern part of Wisconsin with Poul Ober, an architectural photographer, so that we could get professional images captured of the modern cabin I wrapped up in this area earlier this year. Ultimately I think we will end up taking two trips … not because it’s fun, but because this cabin has two personalities – one where the cabin is covered in a blanket of snow, and one where it is not.Everyone we talked with during our 4-days in Wisconsin was quick to point out that we had come at a terrific time since it wasn’t cold … and they said this with a straight face despite the temperatures dropping into the low-single digits every day.Being from Texas, I don’t have a closet full of winter clothing (it was 72° here in Dallas as I am writing this) so my game plan was layers and a heavy-duty base layer underneath all the other layers. I don’t think I would get too many arguments from people telling me that 15° with a 20+ mph wind chill feels good, but when you are standing around in knee-deep snow drifts, I think just about anyone would agree that this was not particularly pleasant weather.I also learned that cellphone batteries die exponentially quicker in cold weatherThis ...