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abstracts and patterns
zooming in on just a small part structures—and the reflections these materials
of a building is not simply a useful create provide yet more opportunities for
positions. By zooming in on simple
technique for isolating particular geometric designs, you will find countless
architectural features. It can also picture possibilities in a single building.
However, don’t restrict your use of this
be a way of producing intriguing,
technique to modern architecture; it can work
abstract images. well with any building—particularly those that
are usually easily recognized. A telephoto shot
Although a selected view can be chosen to pick can tease—challenging the viewer to think
out the patterns that are found within any about whether they can identify the structure
building, this approach is particularly suited to or not. There is also often positional
shooting modern architecture. The less formal advantage for showing less of the building.
design of new buildings means that close-ups A close-up not only simplifies the scene, but
are often more interesting than seeing the whole allows you to cut out wires, burglar alarms,
elevation. Repeating elements are a particularly signs, parked cars, and crowds of tourists that
striking feature of modern glass and steel would otherwise get in the way of the picture.
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Close-ups can reveal interesting features of the A telephoto lens setting is not always needed. This shot
construction. The clapboards of this hut seem to have of a modern building was taken using a wide zoom
been nailed on in a random pattern, creating a rippling setting. The close vantage point strengthens the angles
texture that is picked out by the sidelighting. of the diagonal lines of the structure and the shadows.
224 _ subjects and styles
A selective or abstract approach to architectura