However, when we are in search of our next afternoon tea or unforgettable restaurant review, we always keep our eyes wide open for another great architectural feature. I hope you will find it interesting as well and enjoy our ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY VOL. 3.

I promise this won’t be about historical arhcitecture

We will just cross the bridge

Leave the Peranakan Houses behind

And just look up

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For all the shapes and details

Or are you more for the patterns?

Every window has its story

Just follow your golden path

And discover your architecture models

Ok, I hope you like our architecture photos. If you need any architecture photographer, let us know. Contact us and who knows, we might be there for you.

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Some photos have a link to the article where we used this photo. So if you are interested in some nice reviews with great photos, be my guest. Anyway, I hope you like this ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY VOL. 2, and see you next time.

Let’s start with some black and white architecture photography.

Carefully add some colors

Sure, why not red…

You know what, just go crazy…

Too much?

Never! You might be surprised what is hiding on the other side…

Buildings can be shy…

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Or not so shy

We need to discover them in any case!

Ok, I hope you like our architecture photos. If you need any architecture photographer, let us know. Contact us and who knows, we might be there for you.

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What is Photo Edit About?

Some will say photography nowadays is nothing comparing it back in time when there were no digital tools and making a good photo was all about great skills. My opinion? Technology is an important part of our evolution and not using advanced technology is nonsense. Sure, you can be a hipster and jump around with your old Laika (old Russian cameras) if this is your passion. But, if you would like to earn a living with architecture photography than advanced technology is for you. Just start with some entry-level camera and climb. There are a million factors that can ruin your photo, and luckily there are photo editing tools, that can save a day.

Most Common Photo Edits

Like I said before, there are a bunch of factors that can ruin your architecture photography, and here are the most common few that usually come around when editing a photo.

Straight Your Lines

Lenses have this barrel effect, which distorts your photo and even if you use a wide lens, there will be some distortion. Anyway, this distortion is simple to correct, and if you are shooting in JPG your camera does this task for you. Of course, it is much better to shot in RAW (we will talk about it later), where you need to correct it in your photo edit software. When you deal with barrel distortion, keep your lines straight. Wide lenses have also perspective distortion, where closer objects look bigger and lines of the walls are not straight. Try to straight those lines and you are good.

Don’t Straight Your Lines

What the hell? Yes, it is true, sometimes you don’t need to straight anything, your perspective works just right and it is cool like it is. See the example from Singapore. This city is really architectural photography heaven.

I Give Up on Lines

Here, I would like to show one cool example. If you look at the photo without any lines it looks like it goes out on the top. Later I draw lines, to show you there is everything in a straight line. It’s just an unnatural angle playing with our minds.

Fix the Noise

We all know that feeling when we got a nice shot and later find out it is noisy more than neighbors’ kids. Keep calm, this can be fixed and later in future also avoided. Noise happens when your ISO is high, due to the bad lighting condition. If there is a chance use a tripod and take a photo with low ISO and slow shutter speed. If needed take more of them and merge photos together in HDR (we will talk about it in the next chapter). Anyway, you can fix noise with every professional photo edit software.

Adjust Your Colors

If you know something about digital cameras, then you know you can shoot in a processed photo like JPG and in the RAW photo file, which has a lot more information about colors, shades, and details. I recommend shooting in both, so you have straight out fast results in the JPG and RAW for later photo editing if needed. The RAW photo will be flat so keep that in mind.

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Go Away Intruder

Remember that situation when a wild huge tourist come in front of your camera just when you took the shot? Luckily, editing programs can cut them out and replace them with surrounding pixels. At architectural photography, you will usually need to remove traffic lights, cables, ugly adds and so much more. It is not hard to that, only sometimes it can be time-consuming.

High Dynamic Range – HDR

Have you ever seen that ugly photo from Instagram, looking like someone’s camera took acid and a girl on it looks like a Barbie doll with material error? Yes, this is a so-called high dynamic range photo (HDR). To make this photo properly you need three photos of the same composition in different exposures. Or simplified, same object in one dark, one normal and one bright photo. Later, a photo editing program merges these three photos into one and blow out all the shadows and show what is overexposed (highlights). At architectural photography, this method can be great, just make sure you don’t go too far with it.

Restyle Your Shot

Be free and play with your photo, try to add different colors and change the mood of the photo. Sometimes an object can be outstanding, but something is missing. Usually, that are the colors, and since you didn’t have them while shooting, you can reproduce it. Check my shoot underneath. At first, it was to gray and dull, then I restyled it with some gold and the result looks nice. A sharp eye can see I restyled this photo also with some blur effect. Only the center is not blurred, which is so-called tilt-shift photography. This technique is great in architecture photography.

How Can One Learn All This Magic?

There are many tools for photo editing. Some are free, while others are quite expensive. You have also 30-days trials, so you can try it out before the purchase. If you would like to learn how to make all these adjustments, I recommend Youtube and Google for a start. If you have some extra bucks, you can check more serious training courses like Lynda, Udemy, PhLearn, etc. Most important is that you have fun while shooting and later while editing, no matters this is architecture photography or any other. Have fun! I hope you liked my Architecture Photography tips article about photo editing. Next time we might check about preparations before taking a photo.

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Anyway, I hope you will enjoy this gallery and maybe find some inspiration as well.

Let’s start with a pure white…

And add some gold

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Does your neck hurt?

It is worth it. Especially when the Sun gives you full shine

Believe it or not, this is a Mosque

Add some art to the architecture photography

Or rather shapes..

Trapped in reflection.

Drama is all around us if we see it that way.

Please, come into my world…

More or less colorful

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Essentials

Ok, you got your first camera, congratulations and welcome to the amazing world of photography. Now you can upgrade your black and white tree branches and be more artistic. Before using #prophotography all over this mighty internet, make sure you know essentials. Get to know your camera! Read instructions and check google for hits on: “photography essentials, photography 101, photography for beginners, dummies, why my parents spent 3000 USD for my camera but my iPhone makes better photos?”.

Obviously, Youtube is full of courses, tips, settings videos for your camera etc. After checking some tutorials, you’ll realize that there is so much more than an auto function and lately AI (Artificial Intelligence) help. Play with Manual (M), try different settings and learn from your mistakes. On the other side, photographers are dicks 🙂 but they will help you. Use some well-known forums (acme-photography-pro-foto-tips-your-website-here.com) and ask for help.

Is Architecture Photography Good for Beginners?

Absolutely! Who else in this world will wait for you 2000 years so you can adjust your settings and try some other angle? Buildings are there, waiting. Some ugly, some stupid and some, simply outstanding. Find whatever gets your attention and take shots. Make sure its details are more photographed than all Kardashians together (exclude that guy who changed gender). Be patient and learn from your mistakes. When you will find a great angle, super details, know about your settings wait for a great moment (light, action, Godzilla, unicorn,…).

The Best Camera and Lenses for Architecture Photography

Ok, take it easy. If you are reading this you don’t need the latest 10 pounds Nikon with PRO lenses. Chill! “All the best” photos were taken with potato from the last century. No autofocus, no phase detection, and no 42 megapixels. You need just some decent camera with a few lenses. Try with mirrorless, which is lately top deal. For lenses, I recommend one zoom lens. This will give you a more flexible space and you will be able to learn about focal length.

When you will get bored with this lens, get some prime lenses. These will be sharper and your architecture photos will be more detailed. I recommend one wide, one 90+mm telephoto lens for architecture photography, and one 35mm or 50 mm if you are on the full-frame. In addition, the next purchase should be a tripod! It is essential for sharp architecture photography, though.

Drama, Action or Godzilla

Buildings are just standing there and waiting for enthusiastic photographers all over the world. So, now when you know your s*** and you have good equipment you need a different shot. Don’t just be there and take the same damn photo as millions before you. Of course, sometimes it will be classic, no doubt. However, you can be different, you know. Don’t be afraid! Instagram will not ban you if you don’t upload one spoiled white ass with Mickey Mouse ears or ice cream in a hand. Get out of the boxes and be unique. Wait for clouds, great light, other subjects, try different compositions or wait for Godzilla.

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PLAY!

Yes, my friends, there are rules – the rule of thirds or guidelines, etc. You should know them, and after that, you should break them. Be creative, play with your compositions and catch details. Architecture photography is great for photo manipulations (about that some other time), though. Try to learn some basic photo editing programs and get creative in after production.

Get Out

Stop reading this nonsense here, grab your camera and get out there! The last time I checked out the buildings are outside. Ok, interior architectural photography is a thing as well, smart ass. But if you don’t live in Buckingham palace you need to go out as well! There is no easy way to learn architectural photography. The more photos you take, the better you get. Hmmm, who said once “your first 15.000 photos will be crap”?

How Much Can You Earn as an Architecture Photographer?

What is the salary of an architecture photographer? Same as all other photography niches. You are making your price if you will be amazing and unique then there is no problem for 30,000 USD per session. If you find a buyer of course! Anyway, keep it real and try selling your stuff like real estate photography. Try to contact some hotels, bars, restaurants and sell them your photography. Learn, grow and make sure your name will be out there.

Is There a Lot of Photo Editing Work?

If you want your photo pops and give it that zing, then yes there will be some photo edits after the photo is taken. These edits aren’t hard to learn and nowadays there is a lot of tools for help. Check our article about photo editing in architectural photography for some orientation.

Conclusion

Architecture photography is a pleasant hobby which can also be a job. Shapes, contrast, colors, textures and most important – soul. Try to get all this on your architecture photo and you will be good. In the meantime don’t forget to support us in any way you can, so we can wait for the end of the world with our mouths full. If you like Architecture photography here is a link to our first gallery.

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