Reading Notes-pg. 190-193: Architecture

• The Big View
• the wide-angle, overall view
• most commercial architectural photography relies on it
• shows you the hole building
• perspective distortion appears as strong converging lines in a building, where the sides of the building angle in toward each other instead of looking parallel as they are in reality
• farther from building = less distortion
• photographer must decide whether to shoot the picture straight on form the front or from slightly to the side of the building
• straight on creates a two-dimensional view, while shooting from the side naturally creates a three-dimensional view
• Shadows
• a great way to tune in to the visual world around us
• pay attention to lines, shapes, and values of an object's shadows
• The Detail Shot
• features the individual architectural elements of a building's interior or exterior
• these shots become indirect portraits to the people who made them
• telephoto lens may help because some are so high
• both older and modern details all work
• modern can be interesting because one may not know what he or she is looking at