Reading Notes-pg. 184-189: Architecture

• Camera Settings
• have as much sharpness as possible and present even the smallest details
• selecting a smaller f-stop gives a greater depth of field, bringing more of the scene into focus
• the bigger the camera format, the smaller the f-stop has to be for the most depth of field
• use a bigger camera format for the most detailed images
• the bigger the negative, the more detail it will capture
• Value and Texture
• value refers to how light or dark the colors or shades of grey are in the image
• for B&W photography, value is one of the most important elements
• value helps to determine the shapes of objects
• highlights and shadows reveal forms and the direction of an image's light source
• contrast-the difference or range of values in a photo
• high contrast=biggest difference between the blacks and the whites
• difference in tonal values accentuates texture
• the tactile or "touchable" quality of a surface
• the relationship of texture and value are critical elements in an image
• Film
• color films-emphasize color and setting
• b&w films-emphasize values, shapes, and textures
• architectural photography broken into two types:
• commercial ( magazines and brochures); generally in color
• artistic; generally b&w is the medium of choice
• Lighting
• lighting, or more precisely, the color of the lighting, is very important in interior architectural photography
• inside buildings different kinds of light are used:
• incandescent (regular household bulbs)-slightly more orange
• quartz (modern spotlights)-somewhat yellow
• fluorescent-greener
• daylight-has a lot more blue in it
• our eyes automatically adjust for the difference, making the various types of light all seem like plain white
• Lenses
• in doing the big view and wide interior shots, wide-angle lenses are very useful
• because you can't get back far enough to get the entire scene you want with normal lenses
• Camera Support
• for waling around snapshots, tripods aren't needed
• tripods-for slow, fine-grained film and lots of depth of field
• you always have to balance probability and stability
• monopods (single-legged camera supports) may work; but not for interior shots
• Filters
• particularly in B&W, filters are helpful
• yellow or orange filters will separate the clouds from the sky
• will also bring out the textures in stone and concrete, bringing a more tactile, or touchable, quality to your prints
• polarizer
• can darken blue sky to increase the separation between clouds and sky