3 favorite tips:
1.) When the sun goes down a new form of architectural photographer can
surface. To shoot a structure as a silhouette during sunset, position
the architecture between yourself and the sun. Make sure the flash is
deactivated and expose for the sky. If the foreground is too light set
the exposure compensation to a negative value to darken it. This effect
can produce particularly enigmatic results. Night shots can be very
dramatic and atmospheric too, but remember to take them when there is
still some light and colour left in the sky as this adds tone to the
backdrop and help to illuminate details. As before get into a good
position and set your camera on a tripod and wait for the dazzling
display of urban lights from windows, street lights, signs – all of
these in their rainbow of neon colours will add to the ambience. Use a
wide aperture and long exposure, and if your camera is supported you’ll
be able to employ a low ISO to ensure details aren’t depreciated by
noise.
2.)Unlike other forms of photography, exciting architectural images can be
produced in all weathers. A church on a clear day may strike the viewer
as pleasant but maybe a bit bland, revisit it when there’s a storm
brewing overhead or a mist rising from the damp earth and the results
can be altogether more intriguing. By revisiting and shooting the same
building in these various weather conditions, photographer’s can produce
a neat portfolio of shots – maybe select the best three and you’ll
3.)Reflections add an extra dimension to architectural images and allow the
photographer to create a canvas on which the building can be playfully
distorted. Urban environments are littered with a multitude of
reflective surfaces, so you’ll never have to look too far to practice,
for example: windows, water features, puddles and wet streets,
sunglasses, rivers and modern art.
1. Why did you pick this photo (be specific and write at least a paragraph)?
2. Reflect on the lighting - where is it coming from, what time of day
do you think the photo was taken, what is the light source, is the
lighting good enough, what would you do if you had to light that type of
source.
3. Reflect on the angle the photo was taken - where was the photographer
standing in relation to the subject, what did the photographer have to
do to achieve that angle, is the entire subject in the photo, do you
think there is another angle that would have been better, where would
that be and how would you achieve that photo
4. Reflect on the composition - are there rules of photography evident,
do the traditional rules of photography apply to architecture
photography, how can one get some of those traditional rules of
photography involved in an architecture photo.
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Sebastian Opiz
1.) I picked this photo because it looks extremely cool. I really would love to learn how to do something like this because i think it would be cool to say i know how to take something as cool as this. Also i love how its at night so you can see all the lights on the streets and on the For this buildings. | |
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2.) the light source in this picture is coming from the buildings and the street lights. Since the person took this picture with a long exposure, that was how he got this picture to light up. This picture was taking probably around 12pm. I would say the lighting in this picture is good enough.
3.) For this photo, there was no specific angle because this picture is a 180 degree picture.
4.)This specific photo does not have any rules of photography. But i do believe that you can get the rules of photography in a different architecture photo. All you have to do if fallow the rules, and also follow the rues of architecture photography.
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| 1.) I picked this photo because i loooooooove the sunset behind the building and the affect the sunset has on the clouds. And also i think its cool to see a really cool picture of the rock and roll hall of fame because Ive been there before. |
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2.) The light is coming from behind the building and it is natural light. This picture was taken right as the sun was going down so probably around 6pm. I think the lighting is perfect.
