Architectural Photography: A Fine Art Approach

Course details

Chicago is known for its architecture: beautiful, classic buildings with incredibly detailed exteriors and interiors. It's a great place to learn about architectural photography, and in this course photographer and educator Justin Reznick heads to the Windy City to photograph some of Chicago's gems. Along the way, he shares creative and technical insights aimed at helping you capture beautiful, accurate renditions of famous buildings, and highlight details that define different architectural styles and eras.

Concepts

Introduction to Chicago City Shoot

01 - Introduction to architectural photography in Chicago
02 - Scouting locations to photograph in Chicago

1. Staircase at Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art

03 - Photographing the staircase in the museum
04 - Explore the staircase from the photographer's view
05 - Photographing a spiral staircase from the top down
06 - Photographing a spiral staircase from the bottom
07 - Post-processing the spiral staircase images

2. Flamingo Sculpture in the Chicago Federal Plaza

08 - The flamingo sculpture in Chicago's Federal Plaza
09 - Taking multiple exposures of the flamingo sculpture
10 - Unique post work on the flamingo sculpture images

3. Van Buren Residential Tower in Chicago

11 - Exploring the residential Van Buren Tower facade
12 - Taking a new approach to an exterior tower photo
13 - Photographing a skyscraper tower straight on
14 - Taking a long exposure of clouds above a skyscraper
15 - Post-processing the skyscraper images

4. Cloud Gate in Millennium Park

16 - Photographing a reflective sculpture at sunrise
17 - Using a tilt-shift lens to capture a city scene
18 - Post-processing the reflective sculpture images

5. Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park

19 - How to approach photographing an amphitheater
20 - Photographing an amphitheater with a long lens

6. Frank Gehry BP Bridge Walkway

21 - Exploring an iconic sculptural bridge pathway
22 - Composing a shot of the Frank Gehry BP bridge
23 - Photographing a large sculptural object from above
24 - Post-processing the BP Bridge photograph
25 - Post work on the second of the two bridge photos

7. Chicago at Night

26 - Photographing the Chicago skyline at sunset
27 - Taking a long exposure of a moving train at night
28 - Stitching a city skyline panorama together in post

8. Final Selects

29 - Reviewing the final selects from the Chicago city shoot