‘Evolution of Transportation’ - Saqqara, Egypt - Winter 2009
Photo by Angela Holmberg

Vernazza at Sunset - A Hike Through Cinqueterre, Italy - September 2009
Photo by Angela Holmberg

Red Pyramid - Dahshur, Egypt - Winter 2009
Photo by Angela Holmberg

Read the article or just look at the pretty pictures like I did

Ode to my favorite beautiful yet ergonomically challenged piece of furniture.

German Pavilion - Barcelona, Spain - Fall 2009
Photo by Angela Holmberg

To me, there’s no question that this space, with its vaulted ceiling and exposed brick, is beautiful. The minimal decor does bring the focus to the architecture, which I appreciate, but I just can’t help but get a cold, ominous vibe from the scale of the space versus the light furnishing. Quite the feat considering the abundance of rich textures and materials. It seems like a suitable space for an upscale social gathering, but as a living space it feels sterile.

Architectural photography has a way of making spaces appear much starker than they may be in actuality. The lack of people in the photo definitely contributes to that feeling. Granted, the main focus of architectural photography (from what I can tell) is to document a three-dimensional space as fully and objectively as possible rather than convey the mood and feeling of the setting. If I’m wrong and the purpose is in fact the latter, then can we please get some people in these photos?

But how can you stage a photo with people in the space without it looking contrived and campy?… you may be asking. Or at least that’s what I just asked… aloud… to myself. Well I have never done architectural photography before, so if there are tricks to the trade then I don’t know them. I have seen photos where it appears that a long exposure is used and a person moving in the photo is blurred. Strictly graphically speaking, I think this is a good middle ground because there is a sense of scale given with less of the staged, campy, stock photo type look. In other words, it looks cool. 

I know - documenting a space as it is (objective) and making it look “cool” (subjective) are contradictory, but I still plan on being on the lookout for architecture photos that come close!

(via architectureblog)

Things Angela Is A Fan Of:

• That dress
• Amanda Kwok’s photography [site, fb, tumblr]
• Charlene Kaye’s music [site, fb, tumblr]

If you like awesome things [meaning beautiful photography and good tunes], I suggest you check these out.

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photojojo:

Did you know that before making Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick was actually a relatively well known photojournalist?

His iconic photos of the New York subway are some of our all time favorites.

The Subways of New York with Stanley Kubrick

via Huh Magazine

I did not know this.

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I love the array of materials used in this, but I seriously dislike most architectural photography. I realize that photos like this are just meant to visually present a space, display the materials used and vaguely show how it relates to adjacent spaces. However, for me - a building is just a building until there are people using it/living and working in it/interacting with it to some capacity. Then and only then can it become architecture.

At the very least, can a girl get a scale figure? Please.

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