Monday, January 10, 2011

Blog Notes Pages 179-183

Architecture and Urban Landscapes/Arichitectural Photography
=indirect portraits (when you take a pic of a building or home you create an "indirect portrait" of the people who live in them)
-architectural photography can be formal or informal, for example you can use a tri-pod and carefully set up the shots you want to take, or simply get capture any shot without planning
-big view= far away shot
-detail=similar to macro, or very close up
-interior=inside a building or home

-architecture has always been a popular subject for photographers
-buildings don't move, so easy subject
-Frederick H. Evans is one of the best architectural photograhers in history, his photos are filled with emotion and light, "record of emotion"
-visual recording of a buildings appearance
-emotions connected to that place, or details of a building, even an exploration of abstract images
-lots of different values and texture
-surroundings can make a shot much better
-patterns=repetitions of any element in art


Interior View, detail

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