LEADING LINES
Leading lines are lines within an image that leads the eye to another point in the image, or occasionally, out of the image.
Leading lines are lines within an image that leads the eye to another point in the image, or occasionally, out of the image.
Exercises
a) Students are required to take 5 photos based upon set compositional technique
b) Using the techniques developed students are required to develop an image titled:Architecture: A considered approach
a) Students are required to take 5 photos based upon set compositional technique
b) Using the techniques developed students are required to develop an image titled:Architecture: A considered approach
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The Idea
Photographing buildings should be easy as they don't move, but there is a lot to think about when shooting them. In this exercise use the concept of leading lines when considering your composition. Capturing an entire building can be a challenge due to distortion, so either consider focusing on the details of a building or work on your photo, post-production in Photoshop.
The Ingredients
- Digital Camera
- Any man-made structure
- Photoshop
Suggested settings:
Lens: Landscape
Lighting: Ambient. Magic hour (approximately 45 minutes before sunset)
The Process
a) Take your Architecture Photos
Lighting:
Dusk (or magic hour) can be a good time to shoot as it is possible to get a balanced exposure between the natural light illuminating the outside of the building and the artificial lights inside the building.
Scale:
If you are trying to show the size of the building you need to consider how you will do this. Including people in the photo, or other objects the viewers can relate to will help identify the scale of an object and will give the viewer an idea of the relative size of all the elements in the scene.
Details:
Architectural photography doesn't have to be about the whole building, and often it's hard to get the whole thing in. Try isolating particular details. You can also play with the angle at which you shoot your pictures to include more or less of a particular element.
b) Fixing Lens Distortion
Open Photoshop:
• Filter > Distort > Lens Correction.
• Adjust the Vertical Perspective and Remove Distortion sliders until you have made any distorted/leaning lines a little more vertical.
Photographing buildings should be easy as they don't move, but there is a lot to think about when shooting them. In this exercise use the concept of leading lines when considering your composition. Capturing an entire building can be a challenge due to distortion, so either consider focusing on the details of a building or work on your photo, post-production in Photoshop.
The Ingredients
- Digital Camera
- Any man-made structure
- Photoshop
Suggested settings:
Lens: Landscape
Lighting: Ambient. Magic hour (approximately 45 minutes before sunset)
The Process
a) Take your Architecture Photos
Lighting:
Dusk (or magic hour) can be a good time to shoot as it is possible to get a balanced exposure between the natural light illuminating the outside of the building and the artificial lights inside the building.
Scale:
If you are trying to show the size of the building you need to consider how you will do this. Including people in the photo, or other objects the viewers can relate to will help identify the scale of an object and will give the viewer an idea of the relative size of all the elements in the scene.
Details:
Architectural photography doesn't have to be about the whole building, and often it's hard to get the whole thing in. Try isolating particular details. You can also play with the angle at which you shoot your pictures to include more or less of a particular element.
b) Fixing Lens Distortion
Open Photoshop:
• Filter > Distort > Lens Correction.
• Adjust the Vertical Perspective and Remove Distortion sliders until you have made any distorted/leaning lines a little more vertical.