When shooting for an architect, the emphasis is not the style of the photographer, but that of the architect.
For that reason, it is important that the photographer is able to capture all the subtleties of the interior and exterior of the structure including the features that make it uniquely that of the individual architect.
Years ago, I was an assistant for a photographer who did work for local architects and I will tell you that other than lighting a motion picture set, setting up for shooting a building for the architectural firm was some hard work. There is probably one other job that matches that and that would be the work that the "roadies" do when preparing a "Worldwide Concert" venue.
The pre-work necessary to achieve what the architect has in mind when he designed the building and being able to approximate it visually with camera and film some times took weeks of preplanning and a lot of work setting up the lights or "gelling" windows to balance not only the colour (mixed daylight and incandescent) but applying ND gels on critical windows in order to match the quantity of light entering them to match the ambient lighting inside.
Most of the time the shoot was done using 4×5 transparency film and some exotic wide angle lenses.
Many of the major players work can be found in the pages of the "Architectural Digest", but that only scratches the surface. There are many more excellent architectural photographers than there are page in the Architectural Digest.
AIA is an excellent resource
http://www.aia.org/index.htm
Here is a link to an architecture photographers association.
http://www.aiap.net/
If you use Yahoo Search, you will find any examples of what architectural photographers are doing now.
In every case, it is all about lighting.
I am looking for a job in office/administrative assistant and here’s what I wrote under experience on my resume:
Work Experience:
2+years experience as an Archivist in an architectural photography agency carefully organizing and filed photos and separated photo batches assigning locations for filing. I have learned to work independently and as a teammate, efficient, well organized and detail oriented.
Then under this I have:
Here is the name of previous job
city/state
3/2006-6/2009
Archivist
Consider using more KEY WORDS in your resume.
%Key words are words / ideals / functions that are common to the position you are seeking.
"ORGANIZING DATA, FILING RECORDS, EFFICIENT TIME MANAGEMENT, WORKS WELL INDEPENDENTLY AND IN GROUP SETTINGS, DETAIL ORIENTED" are common catch-words in most successful resumes.
Hello,
I bought a Canon 17mm ts lens to do interior and exterior architectural photography. I am having a hard time getting a decent looking interior because of the extreme wide angle. Everything on the edges looks distorted and larger than normal – which is normal for wideangle lens’, but any advice on how to shoot a ‘natural’ looking interior with this lens? When I use the ’shift’, the distortions are even worse. This lens was way to expensive to not get abover average results in my opinion. Do I just need to stick to a more standard lens if I want a natural look?
Thanks,
I use a 14mm Tamron lens on my Canon 10-D. I originally bought the lens when I switched over to digital because of the 1.6x telephoto factor caused by the sensors being smaller than 35mm (at the time) and I wanted something close to the 24mm effect that I got with my old film camera: a Minolta XD-11.
If you want some help in using a shift lens; check out Brian Ratty’s video tape series "On Assignment" using large formats. I think that the techniques that he uses in the camera of his large format bellows camera will also apply here. Perhaps mounting your lens on a bellows would give you more control? The problem is keeping the subject straight with the film plane — which is hard to do since the film plane on a SLR won’t pivot like on a large format camera.
In some cases, though, you can help avoid the distortion by standing on a step ladder about 6 feet off the ground. Remember also that the center area of your picture will have the most natural look. Tilt your camera up and down to actually see the distortion and then pick the angle that gives you the look that you want. Naturally you’ll have to crop out the distortion at the edges.
Another possibilty is to use PhotoShop’s ability to correct for barrel and pincushion distortion. Any good "How To" book on digital photography or PhotoShop should include a chapter on this since it is such a common occurrence. Good luck!
please help me and suggest some brands
Probably a 4×5" View Camera with full camera tilts and swings.
Deardorff
Arca Swiss
Cambo
Linhof
Calumet
Wista
If you plan on doing it professionally you may want to consider the Linhof or the Arca Swiss. They are built to last for a lifetime of pro use.
hi 
im doing a photography course at college and i need to take some architectural features photos. Ive chosen Staircases as my feature.
where can i find some good ones in stafforshire?
thankyou! xxx
It’s amazing what you can find on flickr!
Staffordshire staircases…
http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&w=all&q=staffordshire+staircases&m=text
I have an opportunity to attend a vocational school for an 18 month Commercial Photography Program. This is there outline. Photographer’s what are you opinions? Or should I just go to an actual university?
MISSION: The mission of this program is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in commercial photography, portrait photography, wedding photography, industrial photography or the photographic digital lab industry.
Program of Study Includes:
This program consists of a planned sequence of courses.
PGY0180 – Black and White Specialist (500 hours) – Includes training in the areas of safety, principles of the digital camera, creative controls, lines of composition, perspective, available light exposures, and using a portable flash.
PGY0182 – Photography Specialist/Lab Technician (200 hours) – Content includes training in the following areas: Adobe Photoshop, making prints, scanning images, and outputting digital images.
PGY0183 – Portrait Photographer (500 hours) – Content includes training in basic portrait lighting, lenses and their effects, creating low and high key portraits of men, women and children, bridal portraits, business portraits, creating model composites, window light portraiture, and creating environmental portraits.
PGY0185 – Commercial Photographer (450 hours) – Includes training in computer tethered digital cameras, commercial lighting, multimedia presentations, table top product photography, architectural, and product photography and preparing a business plan.
Looks good, do it.
I have found you usually have a better student to instructor ratio in tech schools. And, often the classes are taught by working pros. The quality of education you receive is going to depend on the instructors, there are good and bad in Universities and Tech schools so it doesn’t matter.
Ok I’m a guy and I’m 14 I was born in the US and my parents are Egyptian… Ok I myself hope to be a chef or a fashion designer one day, But the Egyptian culture is all about engineering and doctoring. My parents will be very disappointed if they found out what I wanna be, they always ask but I just say I don’t know and I was really hesitant in picking my classes for high school because I wanted something more art oriented (ie, music,art,photography) but I ended up getting architectural design and my dad is really pushing me into being a man, once I wanted to chemically straighten my hair and he told me real men don’t do that. I’m really in touch with my feminine side and my mom gets really mad when I’m fixing my nails and using lotion and fixing my eyebrows and such. Once I didn’t do very good on this test and my teacher said it was ok if me didn’t do well, everyone fails every once in a while and I told my mom it was ok and people do fail tests and she said : "No, Americans say that, Us Egyptians don’t say or do that, We pass every and test and task" I don’t like Egyptian movies I don’t like Egyptian shows and I’m not such a fan of egyptian food either or Egyptian music.Asian culture much more I really like Asian food and I think Asian girls are really cute and I like how Asians’ eyes are and like like their innocent attitude and how they are really smart and they way they laugh and stuff. . Bottom line, I don’t like being Egyptian! I really wish I was Asian…
Asian culture isnt all that great either. My dads asian and my mums british. I can really see the difference between western and eastern cultures and can relate to you. As I want to be an actress and study drama and dance, whereas my dad would like me to become a doctor or somehow follow in his footsteps. This is how I took control of my life;
I had to sit him down and simply tell him. Yes; he was upset. It took a while for me to reassure him I was sure this is what I wanted to do. But it’s my life. That’s it. They have to accept that. This may sound harsh, but if they don’t, then you shouldnt be living so close to them. I’m not sure of your age, but, if you are old enough to live on your own, I urge you to find the money to do so.
Also, it’s harsh to disown your culture altogether. Your parents sound strict and thiv may put you off it. But I think you need to discover true egyptian culture on your own. You may come to like it. And, if you dont, then, when you’re old enough, you could consider learning chinese/Indian/Arabic (Where ever you like in Asia) and moving to that country.
Best of luck. =)
xoxo
Currently I’m using the Canon EOS 450D and I’m looking for an all-rounded/all-purpose standard zoom lens and I was interested in the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Currently I’m using the kit lens (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS) and the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS and also the EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Mostly I do landscape, portraits, and architectural photography, so I was wondering if this lens would be right for me
It is a great lens and will work for most things. However you will lose out on the wide angle end of things compared to the 18-55 and will lose the tele end of the 55-250. If you are looking for a good walk around lens and wont miss the other focal lengths then it is one of the nicest lenses around.
For landscapes and architecture the best lenses are wide angles. So that lens wont be great for these subjects. Your best choice would be the Canon EFs 10-22mm.
For portraits it will be fine but your current lenses will do a very nice job as well. If you were looking for an upgrade zoom lens to do portraits my recommendation would be the 24-70 F2.8L. The larger aperture would be better in low light and give a shallower DOF. Cost is about the same.
I am gonna buy a DSLR camera. i am in between Nikon D5000 (with 18-55 lens)& Canon 450D (with 18–55 + 55-250 lens). generally i am interested in architectural photography and close ups. I want sharp pictures and actual colours.
Any advice is welcome !
Can’t say much for the Canon 450D, but there’s a great comparison between the Nikon D5000 and the Canon Rebel T1i at the source link below. Both professional still cameras can now take great video as well, and it gives samples for each.
or would i be better with the nikon 18-200
whilst it is more expensive i would like it as it has a wider range
That’s right, use a really big zoom for candid street photography. That’s the way to fade into the background unnoticed.