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UTILIZING COMPOSITION IN ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Quick Guide
Written by David Veldman
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When I got my first camera, I took
pictures of absolutely everything. I
snapped shots of sunsets, railway tracks,
and flowers. I even took pictures of my
food!
While I must confess this foray into
imagery clichés, I should point out that
many of us begin our photographic
journey like this. We are filled with
inspiration, attempting to capture
everything around us that we consider
interesting.
Our enthusiasm is aimless, but it also
gives us abundant opportunities to learn
the technical aspects of photography –
aspects like the exposure triangle.
As I continued to shoot, I remember
coming to a realization over time:
just
because something looks interesting or
beautiful, it does not necessarily create
a memorable photograph.
This revelation had a profound impact
upon my photography, but at first, it was
a bit frustrating.
Why could I not create a good
photograph in some situations, when the
raw materials were so clearly there?
What I failed to immediately realize was
that although the materials were present,
I lacked the skill to properly utilize them.
In other words, although I possessed a
‘sense’ for what could be used to create
a good photograph, my vision and
experience were insufficient.
Nowhere was this more obvious than
my first attempts at architectural
photography.
As a budding photographer, I was
strongly attracted to buildings of all
shapes and sizes. From soaring cathedrals
to run down farmhouses, I felt a deep
appreciation for the way that humans are
able to imbue structures with emotion
and personality.
That statement may seem odd to you.
However, if you think about the most
important buildings in your life (perhaps a
home, church, or school), you may realize
that they feel more like an old friend than
a mere collection of bricks and concrete.
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Despite that connection, my photos rarely
pleased me. They seemed flat, even
clinical. I was not capturing the essence of
the building at all.
Looking back, I realized that my number
one error was a poor understanding of
composition.
I shot haphazardly, concentrating on
capturing the entire building instead
of tailoring my composition to suit the
particular building.
This brings us to the meat of this tutorial.
I am going to detail several compositional
techniques that are useful for architectural
photography.
However, it is up to you to study your
subject and then determine which
technique is most applicable for it.
Each of these techniques relies upon
elements of composition, such as
balance, rhythm, lines, shapes, or
contrast.
As you begin to familiarize yourself with
these elements, you will also create your
own techniques over time.
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THE “FRONT AND
CENTER” TECHNIQUE
This composition technique is the most
obvious, and perhaps the most commonly
used.
The concept is quite simple: place the
front of the subject square in your frame,
and center it.
The execution, however, is often
considerably more difficult than it sounds.
To begin with, you must strive to achieve
perfect balance and symmetry.
In this image, I wanted to capture the
grandeur and authoritative structure of
the cathedral. The composition itself is
simple, but capturing it was not. I had to
ensure that I was dead center, otherwise
the perspective would have appeared
off – and even a slight shift would have
created an entirely different image.
Photo by David Veldman
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