Note - You will be shooting architecture IN school during class time. You should be shooting action outside of school. Both shoots are due by Apr. 4When shooting architecture, you should consider the following:
Architectural considerations:
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Details - Wide shots of the entire building often don't give you a full sense of the character of a structure. The best way is often to
get close (either literally or with telephoto lens) and get nice shots of the little details that make a building special.
2.
Light - The way that light interacts with and travels through a building is a big part of the mood of a building. By finding areas where natural and artificial light create dramatic scenes, and photographing these with a
slow shutter speed (tripod is helpful) a photographer can capture the light as it defines the building.
3.
Patterns - Repeated patterns often define the large interior and exterior spaces of a building. By framing a shot so as to maximize the effects of
repeated lines, structures and shapes, a photographer can capture the visual rhythm of a building.
4.
Angles and shapes- Anything other than a right angle or a rectangular shape is worth photographing, and right angles can even be interesting if photographed well. Buildings are a collection of shapes. Photographers should look at them that way and
emphasize interesting geometry whenever possible.
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Surroundings - Buildings exist in a setting, and that setting helps to define the story of the building. Is the building in harmony with its surroundings or does it stick out like a sore thumb. If your shooting a wide exterior shot of a building, try to show how it interacts with the surroundings. Consider
framing the building with its surroundings.
Go to this site to see some photos of a beautiful building
InstructionsGo to T:\Photojournalism\architecture, and open the architecture powerpoint.
Save it immediately to your folder.
Label and organize (group) all of the slides into correct categories.
