Creating Award-Winning Architectural Photography in 9 Steps
Latent Equilibrium – Los Angeles Walt Disney Concert Hall – © Julia Anna Gospodarou 2018
One question I have been asked a lot lately is what it means to create award-winning architectural photography so I had to think about it. The truth is that the answer is not simple and is multi-faceted but I will try here to give you some simple ideas on what to do to get closer to that. Of course, every photographer is different and has a special vision but there are a few things that always come to mind when I think about this subject and I want to share them with you.
Being an architect and a fine art architecture photographer for a long time, I had the opportunity to work with many iconic architectural structures around the world, and every time I do it, it feels more and more fascinating. Every experience in this field teaches me something new, and I feel the need to pass it on to others: to my students who do me the honor to come from all over the world to my workshops, to the readers of this website and through my books and tutorials. Sharing my knowledge with others is part of the excitement of this journey of photography and discovery that I am making, and seeing so many people being inspired by this shared knowledge makes the whole experience even more captivating for me.
Over the years I have created tens of tutorials on architecture and fine art photography and you can read them here on this website. Many of them are advanced tutorials but lately I have been asked to write more for those who are at the beginning of their photography journey, especially those who are starting with fine art architecture Continue reading
