Rudy and Kirk,
Not sure where you got that idea.
I AGREE with your statements, and frankly THAT is part of the appeal of AP (Architectural Photography) to me - diversity!
I'm wired in such a way that boredom sets in very quickly.
A chap that is a Lawyer who I used to jog with for many years when I lived in Houston once commented - "Brady, your problem is that your vision can drill a hole to the center of the Universe, but the issue is that it's only an inch wide." My response was "Yeah, but you missed the fact that I'm drilling twelve of them at the same time and you're only seeing one of them!"
For instance, when I'm fortunate to get a paying AP job, what's to say that at the end of the job I don't take off with my gear to shoot a landscape in the region? Focus and mastering an art form is fun, but one must also add the element of multifaceted adventures.
And while I'm traversing a site with the architect, be it interior or exterior, am I not both analyzing the structure and it's interplay with light while I'm analyzing the psychological profile of the architect (both from learning how to satisfy his vision and add to my knowledge of how the Human Beast is wired)?
I think a common element in the mindset of any decent Landscape or Arch. photographer is an extension of Torben's stated in the Phase One article "A Case Study on Torben Eskerod":
“The focal point of my photography is fascination and sensitivity to the influence light has in the architectonic space. That being said I am just as interested in the darkness in the architectonic space as I am in the light.”
My obsession is how light concludes it's travel through space to expend it's energy (as reflected light or heat) when it strikes an object, whether it be a tree, the side of a persons face, is dappled through the leaves over a stream, filters through the cavities of a structure, or reflects off the exterior of Man's creation.
I want it all to be something I can "play with" and artistically capture as my minds eye feels it.
Thus, the name of my web site is no accident - Shadows Dancing.
Who's says hard work, sweat, tears can not lead to dances of joy?
Need I say more?
Jack
PS: And my hope is to do it all with the least amount of technology that the task will allow. Not to say I won't use the best, just no more than is necessary to master the mission.
Jack
If I may be so brave and I do apologize if I am overstepping my bounds, but it sounds like you're trying to fit your definition of Architectural Photography into a mold of convenience. My point is, I don't think all of your clients will agree with your mold.
Ashley has shown you some fantastic examples of a typical Architectural shoot. Architecture is more than just the basic lines of the structure.
It's the textures, colors, and shapes that make the building feel the way it does. But as Ashley has shown you, those elements, on occasion, will need some help. You need to be ready for that.
- Rudy