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Photography · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Architectural and Interior Photography

Architecture is frozen music; photography allows us to hear it. This course focuses on capturing the built environment. Students will learn to manage mixed lighting (daylight vs. tungsten), correct perspective distortion using Tilt-Shift lenses, and compose images that honor the architect’s design intent. The curriculum covers real estate workflows, commercial interior design shoots, and twilight exteriors.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Master Perspective Control: Keeping verticals straight (Tilt-Shift & Software)
  2. Manage Mixed Lighting: Balancing interior lights with window views (Flambient method)
  3. Execute "Twilight" exterior shots to balance building lights with the sky
  4. Compose for space and flow: Leading lines and one-point perspective
  5. Edit architectural images: HDR blending, window pulls, and color cast removal
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01The Built Environment: Form, Function, & Light
  2. 02Gear: Wide Angles, Tilt-Shift Lenses, & Geared Heads
  3. 03Composition I: One-Point Perspective
  4. 04Composition II: Two-Point Perspective & Angles
  5. 05Lighting Interiors: Mixing Strobe & Ambient
  6. 06Exteriors I: Sun Position & Shadows
  7. 07Exteriors II: The Twilight/Blue Hour Shoot
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09Interiors II: The "Flambient" Technique
  10. 10Window Pulls: Balancing Exposure
  11. 11Styling Interiors: Staging & Decluttering
  12. 12Detail Shots: Textures & Fixtures
  13. 13Real Estate vs. Architectural Photography
  14. 14Post-Processing: HDR & Perspective Correction
  15. 15The Business: Licensing to Architects/Designers
  16. 16Final Project: The Architectural Portfolio (Int/Ext)

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: The Architectural Portfolio (Int/Ext)

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. Architectural Photography: Composition, Capture, and Digital Image Processing by Adrian Schulz
  2. Photographing Architecture and Interiors by Julius Shulman
  3. The Business of Real Estate Photography
  4. Light, Science and Magic (Reflection/Surface chapters)
  5. Capture One for Architectural Photography (Workflow guides)
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