Architectural Photography For Beginners: 25 Essential Tips
So here are 25 essential architectural photography tips for beginners. Architectural photography is a great career choice for a photographer, as there will always be buildings and people will always want photos of buildings! Buildings don’t move, answer back or cry. They just sit there. Which is one of the many reasons why I like photographing buildings.
How Can I Learn To Use My New Camera?
The best way to learn to use your camera is to go through the camera manual from start to finish with your camera and try out all the things that you can do with your camera. Buy one book about your camera and learn the things that you want to learn. Go out with your camera and practise the things that you have learned. You should aim to be able to use your camera with your eyes closed – that is when you have learned to use your camera!
Why Is Camera Sensor Size Important?
The size of the camera sensor size defines the type of camera, the most popular ones being full frame, APS-C or micro four-third cameras. The size of the camera sensor is a significant factor in the quality of images captured, with larger camera sensors generally recording more data and providing higher-quality images. The size of the camera sensor is related to the cost of the camera – generally the larger the sensor the more expensive the camera.
Attn Architects: 15 Ways This Photographer Will Help You
Here are 15 ways I can help you
Architecture Photography - My Specialism
I can photograph your building wherever it is in its lifecycle.
You only deal with me
You get a high quality, bespoke, personal and professional service from me every time
I am professionally qualified in photography and construction
I bring a lifetime of construction and photography experience
I produce High quality images - well of course I do!
Creative composition with architectural understanding
Technically correct photos
Consistency of imagery
Just the images you need
My own individual style
Bespoke quotations with clear terms, inclusions and exclusions
Want your live construction site photographing? No problem.
I love buildings, construction and photography
What Camera Should I Buy?
You should buy the camera that is right for you. You need to think about
What do you want to take photos of?
Is photography going to be a hobby or a business?
How much money do you have to spend?
How much time do you have to invest in photography
New or old camera?
Film or digital?
Photos and video?
Will your phone do?
What Are The Different Types Of Camera?
The different types of cameras are
DSLR – Digital Single Lens Reflex
SLR - Single Lens Reflex
Mirrorless – Full Frame/ APS-C/ Micro Four Thirds
Go Pro/ action cameras
Compact
Medium format
Large Format
3D
360
Phone
Specialist
Do I Really Need A Camera In 2020?
If you need a camera or not in 2020 depends on what are your aims for your photography. Do you want to make a living from photography? Do you want to go professional? Do you want to learn advanced techniques? Or are you just happy wandering around taking photos with your phone? If you are happy with this then that is great, but if you want to develop your photography then yes you do need a camera in 2020.
What Is The Exposure Triangle?
The exposure triangle is the combination of three camera settings,
Aperture
Shutter
ISO
The combination of these three settings determines if the image taken is correctly exposed or not. Change any of these three settings and you change the exposure of an image. The exposure triangle is used to take creative photos using specific apertures and shutter speeds with the desired exposure.
45 Expert Tips For Hiring A Construction Photographer
In this post I tell you what you need to know to make a fully informed decision about hiring a construction photographer. A construction photographer specialises in not only architectural photography but photography on live construction sites. A construction photographer is equipped to, and experienced in, working on live construction sites which we all know can be harsh, fast changing and challenging environments. Not for the faint hearted or inexperienced!
How To Create A Photography Podcast In 2020
In this post, I will tell you how I created the Photography Explained Podcast, brand new in 2020. I will tell you step by step how I came up with the title, the concept, and the plan and also how I physically recorded the podcast episodes and launched the podcast on all the major podcast services including Apple, Google and Spotify. I tell you what I have learned from one of the smartest people in the global podcasting arena who makes this stuff easier than you might think.
How To Take A Photo
I give you some things to think about when you are taking a photo which will hopefully focus your and my mind and help us all to take better photos. The 9 things I talk about are
What are you taking a photo of?
Think about the composition
Choose the right lens
Get the exposure correct
Aperture
Shutter
ISO
Focussing
Different angles
Another Photography Podcast. Really? Yes Why Not??
I have been looking for a podcast that explains photography stuff simply, and in nice, basic terms, but I could not find it. So I created my own. The Photography Explained Podcast is my brand new photography podcast that explains a single photography thing in plain English, without the irrelevant details, in less than 10 minutes. And that is it. No fancy words, no bull, nothing that you do not need to know. No padding. No fillers.
How Does A Camera Work?
A camera is a lightproof box with an opening in it which allows light to pass through to the sensor where the image is recorded. The camera body is the box, the lens is the opening and the shutter is the thing that opens to let the light in. The lens focuses the image on the sensor giving a high-quality recording of the scene the camera is pointing at.
A camera works by exposing the camera sensor to light when the shutter opens. The amount of time the shutter is open, the size of the opening in the camera lens and the sensitivity of the camera sensor to light are all adjustable and set by either the camera or the photographer to create the exposure.
What Is Photography To Me?
Photography is made from two Greek words, photos, which means light and graphé, which means drawing. Some people say writing, but it's the same principle. So photography is drawing with light.
It is that simple. The word comes from photo which means light, and graphé which means drawing. But for me, photography is much more than that. Photography has been a huge part of my life since my early teens. And that is a long time ago I can assure you! Photography is the thing that I have spent my entire adult life studying, learning, practising, sharing and enjoying. Photography has taken me to so many unique places and given me so many unforgettable experiences.
Photography Explained Podcast - Introductory Episode
Hi, everybody. Welcome to the photography explained podcast. I'm your host Rick and each week I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes.
In this first episode of my brand new photography podcast, I will introduce myself to you all and tell you what my podcast is all about.
