There are religious architectural structures almost all around the world. When talking about religious structures or architecture, it includes churches, cathedrals, mosques, synagogues, temples, pagodas, monasteries, etc. Religious architectural photography is a bit complicated because the architecture itself can be very detailed both inside and out.
When capturing photos of religious places, one needs to compose carefully, make use of the available light and use the right camara settings and gear wisely in order to get the best results. A tripod will be of great help when shooting indoors and a wide angle or tilt-shift lens to get the entire building in the frame, or a moderate focal length to capture the architectural details.
Here are 24 religious architectural photos, that speak of their time and place.
Architectural photographs are great subjects for black and white photography. It is advised to not shoot directly in black and white, but to capture the colours in raw format and then convert it to black and white when post processing. There is more to converting an image to black and white, than just dragging the saturation slider all the way down to the negative end. If you wish to produce dynamic black and white images, check out this eBook, “Better Black And White” by Photzy, that will teach you how to properly convert a colour file to a black and white image.
When capturing an image for black and white conversion, you will need to decide when photographing the structure itself, whether the image will work well in black and white. Good light and tonal range in the image is very important. Contrasting colours do not always convert to contrasting tones in black and white. If you are starting out in black and white photography, check out this eBook, “Better Black And White” by Photzy, which is a practical follow along guide that will help you to create compelling black and white shots every time.
When you are out in the field, depending on the light and the colours that are right in front of you, you should be able to decide whether a shot will work great in black and white. Learning how to look in black and white will greatly help and there are also a few post-processing tricks that will help you get the best results. If you wish to take your black and white photography seriously, check out this eBook, “Better Black And White” by Photzy, to understand tone, contrast and master black and white photography.
