Blog Notes: Ch. 8 Architecture & Urban Landscapes (p. 184-189)

• as much image sharpness as possible, smallest details
• smaller f-stop = greater depth of field = more of the scene into focus
• 35mm - f/11 to f/22, 4x5 - f/32 to f/64 (the bigger the camera format, the smaller the f-stop must be)
• bigger camera format = most detailed images (bigger negative)
• slower film (100 ISO or less)
• value = muy importante with B&W photography
• helps to determine shapes of objects
• reveal forms & direction of image's light source
• greater difference = more 3D look (contrast)
• emphasis
• contrast - high = more dramatic & powerful
• low-key print - mostly darker values
• high-key print - mostly lighter values
• texture - tactile/"touchable" quality of surface, enhances 3D quality of photograph, defined by light/dark values
• color films emphasize color & setting (commercial)
• B&W films emphasize values, shapes, & textures (artistic)
• lighting = tres important with interior architectural photography
• incandescent lights (regular household bulbs) - slightly more orange
• quartz lights (modern spotlights) - yellow
• fluorescent lights - green
• wider lens can be useful but more distortion
• slow, fine-grained film & lots of depth of field = slow shutter speeds = need for a tripod
• yellow/orange filter will separate clouds from sky & make clouds stand out, bring out textures in stone/concrete
• polarizers can darken blue sky to increase separation between clouds & sky, reduce/eliminate reflections in shiny nonmetallic surfaces