How to Shoot Architecture and Interiors – A City Campus
A practical photography course informed by technical insight
This course is aimed at those who enjoy photographing buildings and want the opportunity to spend the day with one of the UK’s foremost architectural photographers at a location with Victorian, mid century and contemporary buildings by some of Britain’s most recognised architects.
Designed for DSLR/Mirrorless Camera owners who are reasonably confident with their equipment, this day explores the city campus of Nottingham Trent University, with buildings by Hopkins Architects, Hawkins Brown and the listed Newton Arkwright buildings by Cecil Howitt. Shooting inside and out, we shall consider how working in a tight urban environment presents challenges to the architectural photographer and how to create results that inform an architectural portfolio.
What this course includes:
- An extensive walking tour of City Campus using it as the basis for a number of individual project case studies.
- Plenty of tips when photographing buildings in a city context with a chance to use perspective control lenses (Canon & Nikon fit only).
- The secrets of light inside and out, and controlling long exposures.
- Classroom lecture with ‘technical insights.
- Colour temperature and how to control it manually with your camera.
Photographs of these RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) award-winning buildings taken by Martine (a national RIBA judge herself in 2009 and 2017) have been published worldwide and feature in her book Photography for Architects. She will share her views with you today, as you now create your own images.
Ph. of Martine Hamilton Knight by Adam Shaw
Newton Building – Nottingham Trent University. This campus is easily accessible from the M1, however there are no public car parks on campus – there are multiple parking options in the city centre, however, NET tram stops at campus and is a sensible option from one of the free park and ride sites.
Course Tutor – Martine Hamilton Knight
Course dates and Times
Contact us to arrange your preferred date, number of attendees and costs. Please note that you will be booking on behalf of your group or staff team, dates can only be set for weekdays out of university term time.
10.00am – 5.00pm with lunch break. We meet in the coffee shop in the foyer of Newton Building at the start of the day. Lunch is not included but there is are cafes across the campus.This day involves a good degree of walking. Whilst paths and buildings are wheelchair accessible, a reasonable level of fitness would be beneficial.
