So everybody copies the best shots. Put
some thought into your approach and use
everyone else’s as a point of departure.
Create your own unique image.
If I am covering a city or country and time is
limited, I have to assess if the time may be
better spent elsewhere. Working with a list of
priorities I often leave interiors for inclement
weather and shoot them when it is raining.
interesting, challenging, state-of-the art
edifices worthy of vast, new collections. The
biggest names in architecture have put their
signatures on some of the most innovative
constructions in the last few decades. Gehry,
Pei, Safdie, Johnson, Calatrava. Foundations
vie with each other to erect the most
innovative solutions. Success or failure, these
experiments make for great photographs.
Sometimes the building outshines
the contents.
Because the space was so large, my crew and
I had to start setting up lights before 5:00am.
We were admonished to be wrapped-up
before they opened the doors for business.
It was such a huge task that we were still
shooting as they steered early visitors
around our mess. We cut a few corners and
were out before the crowds poured in. It was
a great shot.
The dark, interiors are daunting but many
communities have hired architects to build
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