Blog Notes: Ch. 8 Architectural & Urban Landscapes (p. 190-193)

• big view - wide-angle overall view, commercial architectural photography, shows the whole building
• drawbacks of wide-angle lens: distortion (perspective distortion - strong converging lines in a building, sides of building angle in toward each other)
• shooting straight from the front = flat & 2D
• shooting slightly from the side = textures, forms, & shadows, 3D view, depth, height, width
• detail shot - features individual architectural elements of building's interior/exterior, requires careful/observant eye, telephoto lens