Maureen, thank you. I actually showed up to this shoot midafternoon. When I saw the views I told my client (nicely!) we'd be rescheduling to the evening. I think the dusk shots help mitigate the lack of staging a bit (staging rocks!). ;)

Sharon, you can create a dusk shoot in almost any setting. In fact it's rare I am directly downtown, most of my dusk shots are in a neighborhood setting. See the 'urban" shot below:

The thing that's different about being in a built up area is the amount of light outside (in the view itself). If I was to do a similar dusk shoot out of a more residential area all I would get was really dark or black windows. Of course there are times when it does work in a residential area...if you have a nice sunset (shoot a bit earlier) or if you want to really catch the early part of dusk you can perhaps get some highlights from the view. Each situation has their own unique attributes.

Michelle, Thanks!

Marchel, see my comments above. :)

Maureen, thanks very much as always. Maureen, your dusk shot looks fine...better than my early attempts! ;)  Just keep practicing. The only constructive crit. I'd offer is the color temp might benifit from going a bit warmer (that'll fix that super blue door as well as make the room a bit more cozy).

Teri, thank you. It's fun to able to share this stuff. :) 

Susie, thanks...please do share your pics. I'm always happy to answer questions or coach as well provided I have time.

Michael, thanks very much. Glad you stopped by.

Cheers, -B

Kimo, thanks very much. :)

-B