Dash of Inspiration – A Matter of Perspective

A Dash of Inspiration, A Cup of Creativity by Doreen

A Matter of Perspective

I ran across a fun collection of photographs in a post called Unusual and Bizarre Building Designs By Aquil Akhter courtesy of Noupe.com and enjoyed it so much, I thought some of you might as well.  I was immediately thrown back in time to one of my first photography classes where one of our assignments was to rent an old 4×5 View camera and head out to photograph, develop and print architectural subjects.  Wow, was that ever an unusual experience and one that truly gave me an appreciation, not only for the skill required to take marketable architectural photographs with buildings that don’t look like they are falling down and level horizon lines, but also for those amazing photojournalists who lugged the old 4×5 beasts around the world to provide us with images of life beyond our own country  – odd where inspiration comes from sometimes!

So, my flash-backs have provided this week’s inspiration bringing you 50 Beautiful Examples of Architecture Photography by Noupe.com, as well as tutorials for both photographers and a simple tutorial on how to draw perspective.  I also included some shapes and brushes for your tool kit – as always read the TOU carefully.

The Architectural Photographer’s Rules of Thumb by Alan Blakely

Photographing Buildings by Geoff Lawrence

9 Architectural Photography Tips by Natalie Johnson

Avoiding & Correcting Linear Distortion in Buildings by Photo Tuts Plus

How To Draw Two-Point Perspective, with Karl Gude

57 Building Shapes – Vector Buildings Courtesy of All Silhouettes.com

Cityscape and skyline brushes by ~cLuddy at deviantArt