Australian Photography

BUILDING BLOCKS: HOW TO SHOOT MODERN BUILDINGS

With most of Australia’s population located in big cities, many of us have much better access to interesting buildings than we do to interesting landscapes or wildlife.

Photographing buildings can not only be an enjoyable way to spend a day in the city, it can also be incredibly satisfying – and good for your portfolio. Sure, anyone can take a photo of a building, but to do it really well, so the lighting and composition really elevate the subject, is a much more challenging and rewarding proposition.

No-one knows this better than leading professional architectural photographers Aaron Citti and Mark Brierley, who both have numerous accolades and awards to their names.

“One of the hardest things to do in architecture, for me, is to evoke an emotion out of the structure,” says Perth-based Brierley. “I find myself constantly trying to improve that area of my photography. Technique and camera settings are one thing but to stir an emotion from the viewer is on a whole

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