Architectural photography is a primary interest of mine. Which - if any - of these 5 shots is the most memorable to you and makes the most effective use of lines? Is there a runner up? Why is your choice your choice? In what ways does the photo succeed?
A few shots from the winter of 2025. The last one was inside of the Acropolis Museum. (Unfortunately, I could get everyone to walk exactly where I wanted them to. hahaha)
For iPhone users - a new version of Bluristic has dropped (v1.8) which offers new features and significant improvements in stability & useability.
I am interested in learning Macro/Closeup photography and understanding that Focus Bracketing is a good part of the process, I thought I would give focus stacking a try.
Another visit to our garden using a vintage lens (Canon FD 50mm f/1.4) on my Canon R5. NOTE: With this lens the minimum focusing distance is 18" at which point you have 1/4" depth of field.
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My preferences are #1 and #3.
The first is about the design and lyricism and the effect of the shadows.
The third is a great detail of what is a striking architectural building. IMO showing a little more space around the feature would add useful context and how people move around it. Opening up the shadows would help a lot also.
Check out Architectural Record for great examples of photography of buildings. Invaluable.
#4 is a classic commercial RE requested shot with the problems the site presents. It looks like even though your verticals are good the scene is not level. The traffic lights are a key problem. Some builders will ask you to remove them and so will some property managers. Others will ask them to be kept. Look at Iwan Baan's early work. Very different from the super clean work of the latest glass temples being put up today.
The last image is a drive by snap of a property. As architecture is is something that could be recorded in context by moving further back. Details of the structure taken from inside the walls would do the most to illustrate the charms both architecturally and from a sales perspective.
Which brings us to the question. Is your work art in the sense of enjoying the sculptural aspects or is it commerce with the goal of selling to RE agents, architects, builders or designers? Each has different needs and goals.
nice shots of different places