When construction started in Ottawa at the Ingenium in 2017, I knew it was going to be something special. At this point in my career I was shooting real estate full time, but my interest for architecture & design photography was beginning to develop. Time had passed, and I only admired the building from afar in all seasons and weather conditions. I thought to myself every time I would drive past “I’m going to shoot that one day” but never felt confident to capture a building this size!
Scouting
Fast forward to April 2023, after about a year into capturing interior design & architecture photography in Ottawa full time, I visited the lngenium to scout and take some handheld shots to determine what angles I’d like to get for a second visit. I was loving the harsh angular shadows cutting across the aluminum exterior mid day, but also really liked the idea of morning golden light hitting the grounds & exterior. Scouting a large structure beforehand is important, since the light changes quickly at dusk & dawn. Since this also was a large property I knew that nailing down a rough shortlist would be benficial. At this point in the season, the snow had just melted & the grounds were still very brown and blah. I wanted to wait a few weeks until we got some colour in the trees & grass.
Capturing the Ingenium at dawn
My alarm goes off at 5:01 AM and I’m ready to tackle this beast! I actually thought I would capture both the museum & Ingenium that morning, however I found the museum a little flat at dawn. I did get some cool shots of the sun blasting the north side of the museum which I will share soon, but I would love to go back again at dusk. I switched gears to only focus on the Ingenium. I captured the building from about 6:00am - to 7:15. Even though I was getting mauled by mosquitos (which surprised me it is early for them!), I still had a blast capturing this building. I love the way the light dapples the grounds & hits the exterior of the building later on in the session. Below are the shots captured. Looking forward to exploring more of Ottawa's architecture.
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About the Ingenium
The Ingenium is placed just beside the Science + Tech museum which stores approximately 1.2 million artifacts in climate controlled environments. The blue, red & green colours on the exterior represents the Canada Aviation, Science + tech, & Agriculture and Food museums. As you change perspective, the aluminum “fins” shift colour. This design feature is inspired by lenticular printing.