Image by Stephen Murphy. When photographing modern architecture you can get away with using a much more modern, abstract style. Experiment with wide angle lenses to produce extreme perspective, or photograph the building from unusual angles. Also, because modern buildings are often squeezed in very close to one another, you can crop in tightly on the building without making the photo feel unnatural.
A more abstract style works well when photographing modern architecture. Image by Rohit Mattoo. The question of whether to show your building's surroundings depends on the situation and the message you want to convey.
Ask yourself whether putting your building in context would add to or detract from the photo. If the scenery compliments your building then shoot a wider photo, but if the surroundings don't fit with the message you want to convey, cut them out. Including some scenery in your photograph can help put your subject in context. Image by Rob Overcash.
As an example consider an old building in the middle of a modern city. If you wanted to capture this sense of not belonging then it would be important to include some of the surrounding modern buildings. But if you just want to emphasise the beautiful old architecture then the newer buildings would only detract from the photo, so you should crop them out. Lighting is a crucial part of architectural photography.
Of course we have no say over the position and orientation of a building, and lighting the building ourselves is usually out of the question not to mention expensive!
Instead we have to make do with what nature provides. Side-front lighting usually produces the best architecture photos. It provides plenty of illumination and also casts long, interesting shadows across the face of the building, making its surface details stand out and giving the building a more three-dimensional look. You can bring out the texture and detail of the architecture using front-size lighting.
Image by Gianni Domenici. Back lighting is the worst kind for architectural photography because it creates very uniform, dark surfaces. The best way to deal with a backlit building is to either crop out the sky and use a longer exposure to rescue some of the detail, or photograph the building as a silhouette. Alternatively you could wait until it gets dark Even the most boring architecture can come alive at night - in fact many modern buildings and city centres are designed specifically with night time in mind.
After dark these buildings are lit by dozens of lights which bring colour and vibrancy, and cast fantastic shadows across the face of the building. Animals Climate change is shrinking many Amazonian birds. Animals Wild Cities This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city. Animals This frog mysteriously re-evolved a full set of teeth. Animals Wild Cities Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London. Animals Wild Cities Morocco has 3 million stray dogs.
Meet the people trying to help. Environment COP26 nears conclusion with mixed signals and frustration. Environment Planet Possible India bets its energy future on solar—in ways both small and big.
Environment As the EU targets emissions cuts, this country has a coal problem. Paid Content How Hong Kong protects its sea sanctuaries. History Magazine These 3,year-old giants watched over the cemeteries of Sardinia. Science Coronavirus Coverage What families can do now that kids are getting the vaccine. Magazine How one image captures 21 hours of a volcanic eruption. Science Why it's so hard to treat pain in infants.
It has many classifications, but the two most common and simplest types are Interior and Exterior Architectural Photography. This kind of architectural photography takes advantage of daylight or good light sources ex. An exterior architectural photographer prefers scenes with good landscaping around a building.
He will also like to take shots showing perfect and clean lines of a building or structure. The best way to do this is to take the shot against a clear sky.
The main aim of an exterior architectural photographer is to invite interest and curiosity among audiences. Interior Architectural Photography Although Interior Architectural Photography will also find ways to use ambient lighting from open windows and street lights, for example , there will still be a need to add more light to the scene.
This can be achieved by using supplemental lighting, the most popular of which is the flash. This is why indoor architectural photography is considered controlled photography. The photographer takes control of the situation by adjusting the lighting. In this architectural photography type, the most important element is space.
This is the reason why those who take interior shots of buildings use wide-angle lenses. A lot of them also choose to take clean, simple shots; they avoid the clutter.
This greatly helps establish the focus and highlight the personality or character of a space or structure.
0コメント