- What's up everybody.
It's Tuesday.
Wow, the weeks really just fly by, don't they.
Well, we all know what that means.
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Welcome back to yet another Two Minute Tuesday.
So good to have you here.
In today's topic we will be
discussing architecture photography.
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Couple of thoughts that I have when it comes to this,
being that I live in a massive city
that has tons, a whole hell of a lot of badass architecture
that I have shot throughout the years
in many different situations and scenarios.
So we're gonna take you through a little bit of that today.
And just show you what I think when it comes
to taking pictures of buildings and things of that nature.
So, with that being said,
let's throw two minutes on the clock.
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Let's go.
First things first, we want to check out
the vantage and the surroundings.
Do a little survey, walk around the block.
Check it from across the street.
How does it look low, how does it look higher up.
Something that might look mundane on the street,
when you get up close looks absolutely phenomenal.
Like this shot right here.
It looks like a UFO's coming down to just zip me away.
Crazy.
Getting that kind of wherewithal
so that we know what we want to photograph
is the first step to taking a great photo.
Sometimes the best vantage isn't
the most obvious vantage that might just be head on.
Beauty of architecture is exactly that, it's beautiful.
These people are artists that are designing these buildings.
It has a unique touch from the very person that designed it.
So we want to find that and show it off
using your creative skills and talents.
Something I like to say is don't forget to look up.
Be it that that's outside or just walk
in the building and look up, as well.
Sometimes these designers don't just
make a crazy awesome-looking building
on the outside, they make it awesome on the inside, too.
Like this building, for instance.
I was going down an escalator,
I looked up and poof, NASA headquarters, yes please.
Framing buildings using other buildings.
Just like we talked about in the composition video,
using other buildings to frame the building
that is the subject can be a super cool, metta,
if you will, way of approaching photography
when it comes to buildings.
Here's an example right here of two
office buildings sandwiching the CN Tower
with a little sliver in between that
it just fits.
It's just perfect.
Lastly, is capturing the close-up details
of these buildings.
Some of them can only be seen when you are super close.
Maybe it's the texture of some tiles
that line one side, maybe it's the whole building's
texture in and of itself that you can't
see from far away, but when
you're close up you can.
Which leads me to my next point,
which is the gear you're gonna use.
Wide angles are obvious.
The wider, the better.
That's always good, you wanna have that
if you're doing architecture photography.
But, maybe a macro lens is something you
wanna bring along, too, for those very details.
The stuff that nobody sees far away.
So, have a good mixed bag of lenses.
I wouldn't say just limit yourself
to wide angle, play around.
Lastly is perspective.
Taking advantage of the lens corrections
and transform features of light room
can dramatically change for the better,
sometimes for the worse, your photographs.
Just hitting vertical on a photo like this
will completely make that perspective straight on
which looks great.
You get two blank spots in the corners,
but if we're cropping this for instagram, we're done.
Thank you very much, yes please.
So, that's it for me today, guys.
I hope you enjoyed this video.
And the last thing I'll leave you with
is the best part of architecture photography
which is the replayability that it has.
I'll use a video game term here,
but essentially that means you can just keep
shooting it over and over and over
with the change of seasons, the change of weather,
sunset, sunrise, maybe even it's raining, in the snow.
These buildings look great all year round.
So, using your creativity and your personal style
mixed with the surroundings constantly changing.
You have a great opportunity, a great platform
to practice and continue shooting awesome stuff.
So, get out there with your camera,
go mess around, have a great time.
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And, and see you guys in the next video.
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