Architecture Notes

• three methods for photographing architecture and urban landscapes: the big view, the detail shot, and the interior view
• pattern-the repitition of any of the elements of art
• contrast-the difference or range of values
• texture-the tactile or "touchable" quality of a surface
• big view-the wide-angle, overall view
• perspective distortion-appears as strong converging lines in a building, where the sides of the building angle in toward each other instead of looking parallel as they are in reality
• detail shot-features the individual architectural elements of a buildings interior or exterior