ABSTRACT

Follow the Sun will guide you through all aspects of architectural photography, from the genre’s rich history to the exciting new approaches brought by the advent of the digital age. It explains how to use the powerful tools of digital photography while employing many of the skills and traditions of the established genre. Written to be accessible to professionals, amateurs, and students alike, this book will be useful for photographers exploring architecture as fine artists, on editorial assignments, or on commercial shoots.

Key features include:

• Example photographs and diagrams

• Historical background of architectural photography

• Advice on essential equipment

• How to plan a shoot to your advantage

• How to use tilt-shift lenses for architecture

• Editing workflow and strategies

• Interviews with architectural photographers Peter Aaron, Magda Biernat, Ty Cole, and Elizabeth Felicella.

part |2 pages

PART 1: BACKGROUND

chapter 1|8 pages

What is Architectural Photography?

chapter 2|14 pages

A Brief History

part |2 pages

PART 2: PLANNING AND PREPARATION

chapter 3|10 pages

The Assignment

chapter 4|10 pages

Know the Site

chapter 5|14 pages

Follow the Sun

chapter 6|14 pages

The Tools of the Trade

part |2 pages

PART 3: THE SHOOT

chapter 7|10 pages

Workflow Onsite

chapter 8|12 pages

Composition—Building a Photograph

chapter 9|14 pages

Perspective and the Tilt-Shift Lens

chapter 10|12 pages

Translating Interior Space

part |2 pages

PART 4: THE FINAL IMAGE

chapter 11|10 pages

Post-Production Workflow

chapter 12|10 pages

Advanced Retouching

chapter 13|8 pages

Presenting the Work

part |2 pages

PART 5: WORK IN ACTION

chapter 14|26 pages

Voices from the Field