A few weeks ago I introduced you to the world of architecture with this article, today I bring you 17 photographs to inspire you and make you want to take the camera and put into practice the advice I gave you. Because, as you can see, you can also get such results once you know the keys.
I hope that at the end of this article you will decide to try this photographic discipline if you have not already done so or take care of the task if you have forgotten it a little. is that you will appreciate these images that I bring you Make yourself comfortable!
- If I start with black and white it is because in architecture you will find as protagonists.
- Mainly the lines.
- Geometries.
- Silhouettes and contrast of shadows.
- And.
- Coincidentally.
- All these protes are favored in an astonishing way by black and white.
In every aspect of life, the perspective you look at is crucial, also in architecture. Normally we look forward (or to the ground), do a neck exercise and look up from time to time and you will find real treasures. Or down, but not to the ground when you walk down the street, but when they are on top of a building, a bridge, etc.
The encounter of all the lines of the image is called an escape point, learn to make the most of it, put your focus on it and capture the viewer’s gaze like honey with a bear;).
One way to orient the gaze and give rhythm to the image is to use patterns or groups of elements that are repeated in a sequence. Look for these patterns and learn to print at the pace you want, the architecture is full of them!
A good architect will try to integrate your project into the environment in one way or another. Capture the building or building, including its surroundings, to make more sense of the image.
Reflections like, that’s the way it is. Now, reasons don’t matter, but it’s a resource you can use to make your architectural photography. Mirrors, crystals, ponds, lakes or puddles can be used to capture your image, create symmetries, or what your creativity dictates.
In architecture, you can also find countless natural scenarios to highlight your interest Open your eyes well, you will see them!
With photography we can transmit emotions, infect the viewer with the emotion we want, do not believe that this is not true with architectural photography because it also happens, color, perspective, lines, light?They are tools that you can combine to provoke the sensations you want, what does this image transmit to you?I’m sure it’s not stress, is it?
You can always isolate a small part of the architectural work to create an abstraction. Architecture can offer you much more than photos of buildings. A sample:
Don’t you think you smell those bubbles? Take a good look as you will surely find many textures, beware of light, this can help you highlight them very well, also in black and white;).
good face (and good pictures). Fog, rain, cloudy days?What may seem like an excuse to stay home with your camera safely is actually a reason to go out and take pictures. You will not regret it;).
How many times have you heard or read that less is more?That,Sometimes too little is enough and too much is too much. Remember when you’re photographing architecture.
From traffic lights to silky water and moving people’s trails; You can combine the effects of a long exhibition to enrich your architectural photography.
Don’t forget the human element when photographing architecture, it will help you add dynamism, show scale or have a focus.
And don’t forget to visit the interior of the buildings, it’s also architecture;).
The architecture is designed by and for man, to use it, to inhabit it, to appreciate it, it is good to show the buildings, their beauty, details, their relationship with light, etc. but we can’t forget that they have souls, that many are inhabited and speak for themselves, tell stories. Be the author of these stories with your camera as a pen.
Straight, elongated, square, round, spiral, modern, old, old or new, the stairs have a “I don’t know what” so photogenic that they are irresistible. The key is in the composition (and in the light, of course). If you drive both, there will be no ladder to resist you!
I hope that these images will inspire you to go out to photograph the architecture that surrounds you, everything that is built by the hand of man is architecture, more past or uglier, but it does not matter, because as a photographer you have a mission , an ability to see beauty even where there is none, you can find it even in the most inhospitable places, you just have to look with your heart and eyes. Photographer;).
Take another look at these images, silently, then go out with your camera and put these tips into practice. But above all don’t forget to share this article on your favorite social networks, surely some of your contacts are hungry for inspiration, don’t deprive them of this architectural kick, thank you and see you soon.