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Copyright 2010
Adrian Schulz
Editor: Gerhard Rossbach
Project Editor: Joanie Dixon
Translation: Reinhard Kargl
Copyeditor: Cynthia Anderson
Proof Reader: Sarah Castellanos
Layout and Type: Adrian Schulz
Cover Design: Helmut Kraus, www.exclam.de
Printer: Tara TPS Co., Ltd. through Four Colour Print Group
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Schulz, Adrian, 1980
[Architekturfotografie. English]
Architectural photography : composition, capture, and digital image processing / Adrian Schulz ;
with a commentary by Marcus Bredt. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-933952-43-7 (alk. paper)
1. Architectural photography. 2. Photography--Digital techniques. I. Title.
TR659.S58513 2009
778.94--dc22
2009002242
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All product names and services identified throughout this book are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. They are used throughout this book in editorial fashion only and for the benefit of such companies. No such uses, or the use of any trade name, are intended to convey endorsement or other affiliation with the book. No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Unless otherwise noted, all photographs and illustrations are by the author.
Digital photography is enjoying unexpected heights as more people make use of this modern tool and explore its challenges and possibilities. This new technology has also given a boost to the popularity of architectural photography in particular. The vast variety and fascinating properties of architecture provide inspiration to photographers of all levels. Architectural photographers have endless options for creative interaction with their subjects, which can be captured in an infinite number of ways.
A picture says more than a thousand words. This statement is especially applicable to architectural photography. No other medium can demonstrate the visual appeal and effect of a building better than a masterful architectural photograph. Therefore, the many pictures in this book will familiarize the reader with the topics and explanations not only in words, but also through beautiful examples. The reader will discover answers to many questions arising from theory and practical application, such as: What equipment do I need for architectural photography? What do I need to consider? How can a building look so different in reality as compared to the picture? What techniques can I use to enhance my pictures? What are the options with digital image processing and what can I do with them?
The reader will soon realize that architectural photography has unique characteristics that are quite different from other forms of photographic imaging.
Clearly, the term architectural photography is a combination of the words architecture (the subject) and photography (the tool).
The word architecture by itself consists of two Greek words: arch and techn. Their meanings translate to beginning or origin and art or trade; thus we end up with something akin to first art. Architecture is all around us. In its most basic function, it defines our living spaces and is utilized for protection. It is practically the humans second skin. The famous architect Le Corbusier once said, Architecture is one of the most urgent needs of man, for the house has always been the first tool he has forged for himself. The term architecture encompasses a wide field, beginning with the first shelters of prehistoric man, progressing to ornate temples of the antiquity and functional manufacturing facilities of the industrial revolution, all the way to the glass hallmarks of modern cities. All this is architecture. A world without architecture is unimaginable. Without places to live, sleep, eat, work, do trade, make products, retreat, relax, govern, and learn, mankind would have remained in the Stone Age. Without architecture, the climate in many of the Earths regions would be uninhabitable to human life.
The term photography consists of the Old Greek words phos and graphein, which refers to painting with light. It describes the technical process, by which objects can be optically stored and shown in places they would normally not be visible. Thus, architectural photography carries a buildings image into the worlda world full of photographyin newspapers, on billboards, on the Internet, or even as works of art that hang on a wall.
The history of architectural photography dates back to the 19th century experiments that captured transitory images in photographic permanence. Of course, much older methods have been used to record architecture. The universal importance of architecture for mankind is the reason why paintings of edifices date back to the antiquity (), thus ensuring precision in painting and graphical art. Over the course of time, this device was being continually refined.
Figure 1-1. Pompeian tapestry, 1st century AD
Figure 1-2. Raffael, The School of Athens, Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican, 16th century fresco
Figure 1-3. Cosmas Damian Asam, ceiling fresco at Ettlingen, Germany, late baroque
Figure 1-4. Jan van der Heyden, The Church of Veere, 17th century, oil on canvas
Figure 1-5. Matthus Merian, Lbeck, 17th century, copper engraving
Figure 1-6. Bernardo Belotto, A View of Dresden, mid 18th century, oil/tempera on canvas
Figure 1-7. Camera Obscura
Figure 1-8. Joseph Nicphore Nipce, View from the Window of Study, Chalon-sur-Sane, 1827
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