Part 3: Buildings and spaces

Space and function

For this section of the course we are going to look at structures/buildings as an extension of human activity and spaces that are utilised by people.

Fundamentally we are looking at purpose and we can chose to include people in our shots unlike the genre of architectural photography.  If we chose not to include people in the shot we can look at evidence of people in the shot.

Architectural photography is concerned with showing space and its function but pays particular attention to constructional techniques etc.  Converging verticals and lens distortion are very important for architectural shots.

For this course we will be looking at how buildings and man made spaces are used and how people interact with them.