The Kodak Library of Creative Photography. Photographing Buildings and Cityscapes

Time-Life Books, 1984. — 108 p. — (The Kodak Library of Creative Photography).The Kodak Library of Creative Photography series is aimed at beginner photographers and consists of 18 volumes: Mastering Color, Dealing with Difficult Situations, Taking Better Travel Photos, Learning from the Experts, creating Special Effects, Magic of Black and White Photogrpahs, Building and Cityscapes, Mastering Composition and Light, Take Better Pictures, Art of Portraits and the Nude, Print Your Own Pictures, Set Up Your Home Studio, Extend Your Range, Photographing the Drama of Daily Life, Capture the Beauty in Nature, Make Color Work for You, and Photographing Friends and Family.Most people take pictures of buildings to record where they live or places they are visiting. The aim of this book is t o show that photographs of houses, buildings and cityscapes can do more than just identify places. With the right camera angle and lighting, you can take pictures that bring out the beauty or character of buildings and at the same time suggest their purpose or their human associations.Though in one way buildings are easy subjects because they are immobile and usually accessible, there are many practical challenges. Exteriors tend to be too large to fit into the viewfinder without tilting the camera and distorting the structure's vertical lines. Interiors present problems both of lighting and of framing. And town views or cityscapes can look confusing without careful composition. Techniques that will help you meet all these challenges form a major part of this book.