Basics Architectural Photography

Architectural photography is an important tool for studying built architecture and documenting students' own projects.
Basics Architectural Photography provides a practically based explanation of the key technical aspects of photography, image analysis and photo editing, and includes helpful tips on how to take and process photographs.

Topics:

• Photographic concepts (focal length, image circle, angle of view, depth of focus, exposure time, contrast range, etc.)
• Equipment (camera, lens, tripod, light meter, etc.)
• Photographing architecture (perspectives, architectural models, etc.)
• Stylistic devices in architectural photography
• Exterior shots
• Interior shots

About the Author
Michael Heinrich, Dipl.-Ing., is a freelance architectural photographer in Munich, where he also runs photography seminars for students of architecture. He trained as a photographer at the Bavarian State Academy of Photography ans also studied architecture at Munich University of Technology.