Exterior Architecture Photography

Have you ever stood below a looming skyscraper, with your mouth forming a big O, totally stunned by the play of lines, reflections and its size?

- NITYAPRIYA KALIYATH

Have you on your travels, visited monuments that took your breath away by their sheer beauty – their age-worn walls, the detailing on their facades and the surrounding they are set against? Have you ever spent the sunset on a bridge, looking down at the water below and were completely mesmerised? If you have spent enough time in fascination of man-made structures, then you should definitely try your hand at Exterior Architecture Photography!

What is Exterior Architecture Photography?

If you think about architecture photography and all that comes to your mind is pictures of huge skyscrapers, it’s time for you to expand your horizons (pun intended). Architecture Photography not only refers to pictures of buildings such as skyscrapers and towers, but also images of historical and cultural monuments, quaint homes and villas, hotels, man-made structures such as bridges and even entire cityscapes.

Exterior Architecture Photography is the part of architecture photography where the primary focus is the outward appearance of the structure (all the ones mentioned above).

Now that’s all cleared up, let’s move onto how you can get started with exterior architecture photography:

Choosing Your Subject

I know, I know, it’s pretty obvious that in exterior architecture photography, the subject will obviously be a building of some sort. Duh. But let’s take a more in-depth look at it, shall we?