Three Things that will Help your Architectural Photography
Importance of light Suggesting that light is important in photography is stating the obvious. Let’s be honest… of course light is important. But what I had to learn was that its not so easy to appreciate how light will impact the subject of the photograph, the particular building that is being photographed. I came into photographing architecture honestly, as a stock photographer focusing on travel and landscape. And if you are shooting travel stock, then its inevitable that you will need to learn how to photograph buildings. But travel photography is different, there is a different feel and vibe. Photographing the Pantheon in Rome? Throw in a great sunset! Make it eye-catching. With architecture photography, I think the building drives the photograph and the light is there as a compliment and not as a main feature. Its unlikely that you want that insane sunset because that might just be confusing to the viewer. What’s the subject of the photograph? The suns...