As any other icon, the Empire State Building is a difficult subject for a travel photographer who has limited time and opportunities. How to capture something that might feel slightly different from the other tens of thousands of images taken daily ? There is probably no simple recipe. Great photographers will probably just follow their instinct, and […]
Out of the Shadows
One of the characteristics of cities with tall buildings, is the high contrast produced by shadows and direct or reflected light. Technically it forces the photographer to not trust its camera auto exposure settings, and to be in control, which is good. It also strongly isolates the subject in the light, as background details vanish […]