About Us.
The core of our company is D. Lawrence Barksdale, a Master Architectural Photographer based out of Savannah, GA.
Mr. Barksdale got his start in photography in High School with a used Minolta SRT-101. He turned pro when he was 21, and became a partner in the Provo, UT photo studio Schiess & Associates in 1979, with partners Steve Schiess and T.J.Trujillo. Barksdale later went on to open his own studio, Crystal Images Photography, in 1983.
After a multi-year hiatus, Mr. Barksdale returned to professional photography in 2000, specializing in commercial photography, principally product and editorial work. He photographed the entire Fresno Police Department for an Annual they were producing, and subsequently became the Chief Photographer of Hendon Publishing, which published law enforcement periodicals and magazines nationwide.
Barksdale Photography was formed in 2010, and HotelOptics shortly thereafter.
Mr. Barksdale currently has work in Marriott/Bonvoy International’s Permanent Portfolio. He shoots Marriott, Hilton, and IHG properties, along with a number of other major brands.
Most recently, Mr. Barksdale has begun specializing in hospitality lifestyle images… marketing-oriented images that depict people using property amenities.