Architectural

Photography
Kevin Mendel

What is Architectural
Photography?
Architectural photography
is the photographing of
buildings and similar
structures that are both
aesthetically pleasing and
accurate representations of
their subjects

First Architectural Photograph

The first architectural photograph was taken
circa 1826 in France by Nicphore Nipce
This photograph is named View from the
Window at Le Gras
It was taken using Camera Obscura and is
believed to have taken eight hours to capture
A researcher who studied Nipce's notes and
recreated his process found that the exposure
must have continued for multiple days

Architecture's Most Notable

Photographer
Julius Shulman

Born in 1910 in Brooklyn, New York

Died in 2009 in Los Angeles, California
Most well known for Case Study House #22,
Los Angeles,1960
He used people in his shots at a time when
other architectural photographers were not
Introduced new modern buildings and
Southern California lifestyle to the world

Influential Factors
In the mid 20th century
architects began to more
architectural photographers
to photograph their work to
promote it.
This led to photography as
being viewed as more than
just an art form.
This photograph is by Ezra
Stoller

Tilt-Shift Lens
Tilt-Shift lenses help to
correct a common type
of distortion in
architectural
photography known as
parallax
Parallax makes your
buildings appear to be
falling over
You can fix parallax in
photoshop if you do not
own a tilt-shift lens

Why Don't You Own One Kevin?

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