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Location
This photo was taken during a trip to New York city a couple of years ago.Time
This was taken during mid day. When light was diffused by clouds rolling through.Lighting
I converted the origional image to black and white, to enhance contrast between the different window panes. Mid day light diffused by clouds offered a reflection and sunflare free image.Equipment
Canon 5DII with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. Image was taken handheld.Inspiration
I always loved architecture images but never had a real good chance to shoot any real interesting buildings as i live in the country. Some of the images here at ViewBug actually inspired me to give it a go so on my trip to NYC I made a point to shoot as many buildings as possible during my 3 day stay.Editing
Using Lightroom i Cropped and converted to B&W.In my camera bag
I usually have with me a series of prime lenses from Canon. EF 135mm f/2L USM EF 200mm f/2.8L USM EF 50mm f/1.4 SUM And my go everywhere lens is my trusty EF 24-105mm f/4L IS ISM I also have 2 bodies that are with me at all times, Canon EOS 5DII And my old workhorse Canon EOS 5D.Feedback
Architecture photography is usually a challenge if one does not own a Perspective Correction Lens (tilt shift) but it can still be done by using certain techniques. You can always choose a certain part of the architecture and photograph that as I did in my image. The challenge is keeping vertical lines straight with your horizon lines. Keeping the vertical lines from falling inwards or outwards as your perspective changes. A little trick to help with this is simply take a few steps back from the subject, give yourself enough room to be able to lower your camera angle. Similar to panning from side to side you pan from top to bottom watching through your view finder or screen until the vertical lines straighten out without clipping the top of the subject. If you clip take another few steps back to get your subject in frame. You can always crop later in post if you wish. Practice is key here when shooting barns, houses, buildings or even skyscrapers the more you pay attention to your vertical space the more automatic it becomes when shooting. Of course Photoshop does have tools to correct perspective but it is always better when you can learn how to do it with the camera.