Urban landscape photography – sharpen your skills!

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Urban Landscape Photography – Sharpen Your Skills!


Are a novice photographer and looking forward to try your hands in landscape photography? How about discovering the new field of Urban Landscape photography? Want to learn some secrets? Â Have a look at these amazing tips by professional photographer Sam Crawford, which will help you to master urban landscape photography.


TIP #1 – PICK A REALLY HIGH PLACE TO CATCH A MAJOR SCENE

It is helpful to demonstrate the connections of compositional space, level, development and natural surroundings, the scene is exceptionally driven. Choosing shooting position greatly affects the execution of the screen impact since structures are non-removable. You can go to the commanding heights of a TV tower, or simply capture images from the rooftop of a tall building. When capturing photographs, you should focus on the utilisation of a little gap, and perform clear building points of interest of the close and far.


TIP #2 – THE WIDE ANGLE FOCAL POINT INCORPORATES SURROUNDINGS WIDELY

Utilize wide angle focal point and even fisheye shot can include more surrounding and it is easier to demonstrate a feeling of the room and extension of the building. The wide angle focal point means the length between 24mm to 35mm lens. Captured with this lens, the in the building can be completely incorporated on the screen. What's more, you can likewise utilise the 16mm considerably shorter length fisheye to capture a sensational impact by increased distortion.


TIP #3 – EXPLORE THE FORMAL EXCELLENCE OF THE LINES Symmetrical images can upgrade the layering and the magnificence of the lines on the screen, and it is additionally ready to capture the attention of the audience. Capturing images of building expect you to watch and investigate rhythm and the attraction of the lines. The composition needs to be influence full utilisation of the formal attraction of the lines, to upgrade the feeling of depth on the screen, and feature your subject to enhance the aesthetic interest of the screen.


TIP #4 – INCLUDE VISUAL INTEREST WITH PROPS

You can enhance your screen visual impacts and achieve seasonal environment through utilising the affluent seasonal flowers and trees as props. If you need to abstain from making the screen looks excessively clear when you are capturing images of the buildings, the most ideal way is utilising props to provide more value to the primary subject in the photo. Sam Crawford suggests that it will simply enrich the visual impacts of the photo, yet additionally can act as a balance in the photo and highlight the significance of the subject.


TIP #5 – CREATE A FRAME

Create a photo frame with a fence at the side of the street, the angled lines can make the photo differed. Viewing the building through the ‘box’ can play an important role in attracting the attention of the audience. Meanwhile, the virtual photo frame pleasantly upgrades the feeling of depth of the screen.


Sam Crawford Photography

Level 7, 822 George St, Chippendale 2008 info@samcrawford.com.au 0410718555

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