Blog Notes pg.190-197

The Big View

• big view- wide-angle, overall view
• perspective distortion appears as strong converging lines in a build, where the sides of the building angle in toward each other instead of looking parallel as they are in reality
• shoot straight forward- flat and two-dimensional view
• if position yourself a bit to side and wait until the front is side-lit, photograph will reveal better textures, forms, and shadows
• shooting from side- three-dimensional view--> reveals depth as well as height and width

Shadows

• make interesting subject all by themselves
• lines, shapes, and values of an object's shadow 

The Detail Shot

• detail shot- features the individual architectural elements of building's interior or exterior
• becomes indirect portraits of craftspeople who made them
• to capture most likely need a telephoto lens so that you can stand at street level and ero in on intriguing element

Interior Views

• record overall shots of whole rooms, or you can focus on smaller details
• exterior- provide indirect portraits of the creators of buildings, then interior images can be seen as concentrating on the presence of the people who live in and use those rooms
• when taking detail pictures- need to think about depth of field and the f-stop on your lens
• most architectural interiors look better when nearly everything in picture is focus, requires greater depth of field
• for interiors you'll be as close as 4ft. or as far away as 20ft--> stop aperture down to somewhere between f/11 and f/22
• closer you are to subject the more depth of field you'll need so set higher f-stop