Architecture

The Benefits of Including People in Architectural Photography

The Benefits of Including People in Architectural Photography

by Rob van Esch
Almost every client of mine asks for the same thing; “let your images show how my spaces are used!”Architectural photographs must be brought to life. It is something that we photographers have to do subtly because people have to add a ‘usage dimension’ to the image and should not become the main subject.Traditionally,
The Story of an Image – Woods Bagot’s Guohua Financial Center in Chongqing

The Story of an Image – Woods Bagot’s Guohua Financial Center in Chongqing

by Justin Szeremeta
The second installment of my recently created Story of an Image series takes us to the western Chinese city of Chongqing – a massive, uninhibited metropolis that most people outside China may not have even heard of.  While my previous article took you through my thought process for a non-commissioned portfolio capture, this time we’re on the clock working for global design firm, Woods Bagot, tasked with photographing both the exterior as well as the interior public areas of their Guohua International Financial Center project. 
Harmonizing Visuals for Kengo Kuma – A Short Animation by Brick Visual

Harmonizing Visuals for Kengo Kuma – A Short Animation by Brick Visual

by Justin Szeremeta
I have always viewed architectural visualization and architectural photography as two sides of the same coin.  They bookend the architectural representation process, the former being created at the very outset, while the latter wraps up the project’s design and construction journey. 
Nikola Olic Travels the Globe Crafting Abstract Architectural Images

Nikola Olic Travels the Globe Crafting Abstract Architectural Images

by Lexi Taciak
We’re shaking things up this Project of the Week with a very cool series put together by photographer Nikola Olic. Nikola is a Serbian photographer living in Dallas, Texas, and has compiled a project in which architectural photography is combined with “abstract structural quotes that reimagine their subjects in playful, dimensionless and disorienting ways.”
Take A Look Into the Life and Work of Legendary German Designer Dieter Rams

Take A Look Into the Life and Work of Legendary German Designer Dieter Rams

by Veeral Patel
Many of my introductions to world-famous designers happened through conversations with friends who are very heavily entrenched in the design sphere. The introduction to Dieter Rams came by way of a friend, John Bastiras, who is perhaps the only person I know who possesses a vast knowledge of Australian architecture in the world of cycling (my other love).
Elevation – How Drones Will Change Cities – A Documentary by Dezeen

Elevation – How Drones Will Change Cities – A Documentary by Dezeen

by Justin Szeremeta
While I continue to wait (now, somewhat impatiently) for DJI to release the latest edition of their Mavic Pro series, I thought I’d share a video Dezeen produced about the impact drones will have (or perhaps already are having) on our lives and the way we relate to each other across space and the cities we live in. 
Making A Mountain – A Bjarke Ingels Documentary

Making A Mountain – A Bjarke Ingels Documentary

by Veeral Patel
I have found Bjarke Ingels to be one of the most fascinating architects who is constantly pushing the envelope in terms of maximizing site potential and what is possible architecturally. Last year, a documentary was released about the design and construction of the world’s cleanest waste-to-energy plant, CopenHill.
Quarantine Challenge: Rendering One of My Own Photographs

Quarantine Challenge: Rendering One of My Own Photographs

by Dane Alonso
Have you ever had a client ask you to take a photo that looks like a previously made render? I bet that most of us architectural photographers have been confronted with this (at times impossible) task. As a result of quarantine boredom, an interesting thought occurred to me: What if I were to invert this process, trying to replicate one of my actual photographs using a rendering program?
Portfolio Tips Through the Eyes of an Architect – Courtesy of BlessedArch

Portfolio Tips Through the Eyes of an Architect – Courtesy of BlessedArch

by Justin Szeremeta
Recently I came across a portfolio review video from Rishabh Wadhwa’s YouTube channel, BlessedArch.  Together with Mariana Cabugueira Custodio dos Santos, a Portuguese architect working for Zaha Hadid Architects in London, they review and critique architectural portfolios. 
The Story of an Image – SOM’s Sinar Mas Plaza in Shanghai

The Story of an Image – SOM’s Sinar Mas Plaza in Shanghai

by Justin Szeremeta
As I continue to mature as a photographer, I am finding that I learn most from fellow peers who share a more in-depth analysis about a single image – taking us through their thought process in how they constructed the image and why they chose a certain composition or a particular way to light the scene.
Qi Xi Discusses Documenting Some of China’s Most Significant Landscape Architecture

Qi Xi Discusses Documenting Some of China’s Most Significant Landscape Architecture

by Justin Szeremeta
Qi Xi is a Shanghai-based landscape architectural photographer.  He and I met earlier this year at a mutual friend’s art salon where we both presented some of our respective work.  Qi has been capturing some of the most significant landscape architectural designs all across China and I absolutely love his work. 
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