The Digital Photography Companion

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SHOOT ARCHITECTURE LIKE A PRO

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When you upload the pictures from your visit to the museum, aquarium, or other ex-

hibit, you’ll probably notice that many of the images suffer from softness and other

flaws that you didn’t detect on the LCD monitor. Don’t despair, though—even if only a

fraction of your images survive, they’ll be treasured for years to come and are well worth

the effort of capturing.

TIP ▼

e same technique you use for shooting museums also works for clouds through

an airplane window or cityscapes from your hotel room. Put the camera lens right

up against the surface so that you don’t get any unwanted reflections. en, turn

off the flash.

Shoot Architecture Like a Pro

Adding pictures of buildings and their interesting elements to your travel portfolio

brings another dimension to your presentations. Most of us don’t carry bulky “swivel

and tilt” 4×5 professional cameras, but if you follow these suggestions, you’ll be sur-

prised by the results you can achieve with your compact or DSLR.

You may have noticed a phenomenon called converging lines when taking pictures of

large buildings. Instead of the structure standing straight and tall, the lines of the build-

ing slant inward so that it looks like the building is falling backward. is effect becomes

more pronounced the more you angle your camera upward to compose the shot. ...