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When you have to photograph a protect before it’s totally finished, this technique will save your client the trouble of contacting galleries and in...

In this episode we discuss five extraordinary artists of genius who have much to offer landscape photographers. We examine how their structural sys...

 

Using the compositional strength of border verticals in architectural photographs.

 

Photographing still life is an ideal way to improve your compositional skills without ever leaving your home.

 

In this episode we discuss how digital photographic processing enables architectural photographers to strive for and even achieve levels of perfection that were once only possible for painters and engravers.

 

In this episode I discuss my compositional strategy in photographing Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. I also review the painters who especially influenced my approach to documenting this icon of modern architecture. Please note: this is an updated version with much higher resolution images.

 

Use this simple technique to overcome the distortion inherent in some wide-angle views, particularly those in vertical format. A very slight change in image proportion can make a significant difference in depicting the true proportions of the subject matter.

 

Architecture almost always has either a vertical or horizontal thrust. This episode examines how the format you choose when you photograph can either accentuate or neutralize that dynamic. The square format, in particular, while possibly good for portraiture, is simply too static for rendering architecture.

 

Drought, chinch bug infestation, irrigation failures...no problem! Instead of possibly having to postpone your photography assignment for months, this simple but time-saving workflow can repair large expanses of dead or dying grass in your project. And the architect and/or landscape architect will be forever grateful.

 

This episode explores the guidelines for taking the Signature Shot, the one image that conveys all the most important aspects of your project. Often, this is the only image that your client may request, and it has to be right.

 

In today's episode, see details that you might have overlooked with this simple exercise... finding architectural details in your existing photographs. Thanks for watching and remember to subscribe! Plus be sure to check out my new e-book "Architectural Photography and Composition", available now at www.stevenbrookephotography.com

 

Architectural photography has its roots in over 500 years of work by artists of genius for whom architecture, interiors, and landscape were their primary subjects. Here are six extraordinary artists who have much to offer architectural photographers.