Brian’s Photo Tip #2: Composition
In addition to being a talented architect and quite possibly the most organised person any of us has ever worked with, acla:works director, Brian Lewis, is a highly skilled photographer. His favourite subject? Architecture, of course! In this ongoing series [read Photo Tip #1], Brian shares tips on successfully photographing buildings.
Photo Tip #2: Composition
Composition is one of the main photographic skills that can make a good image of a building. Architectural photography, unlike sports for example, allows the photographer the time to think about what is in the frame and to compose the image with some care. Final cropping can also be done with digital software even after the image has been recorded. I like to link the lines of the perspective to the frame of the photo because it strengthens the perspective. Photos that are not attached to their frame tend to float around and lack graphic oomph! So my advice is to take a moment before pressing that shutter – it can make all the difference.
– Brian Lewis
Below: careful composition makes the shot in Brian's photos of an acla:works private residence. Also, you can read about taming the sun in Brian's Photo Tip #3.
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Perched along a ridge, this house addresses the clients’ taste for modern architecture while dramatising the panoramic views of the Gulf of Paria.
