How to Take Beautiful Photograph of Doors

How to Take Beautiful Photograph of Doors – Perhaps reading the title of this article making you to think what is so interesting in doors to make them worthy subject ? Well, if you set aside an instant skepticism and do a search on the Internet, you will realize the fact that it is not very hard to find collections of photos of doors, windows and gates, pictures of these subjects that concern the sale and so on. Surely, among at least one of these pictures you will also find many of them that you like.

If you give yourself the time to observe, you will also discover what are the characteristics that make these photos so photogenic subjects. Practically, Photograph of Doors falls in the category of Street Photography. We are touching the part of Street Photography a bit too.

 

How to Take Beautiful Photograph of Doors : Fine Tune Street Photography

 

We will tell you the photos of doors and windows are really beautiful and how to photograph them to get good pictures. But, you must be prepared to capture such beauty! Here are some good articles, which might help you :

1. Secrets that Any Aspiring Street Photographer Should Know
2. Taking Better Street Photography
3. Street Photography : Essentials to Carry

 

After looking at the photos in this article or some other monothematic collection online, you will agree with us that some the following characteristics give the strength to the shots of doors.

 

How to Take Beautiful Photograph of Doors

 

Geometry

Doors and windows, by their nature, have a strong geometric component, both in their shape, both in their arrangement inside a facade of a building. In fact, they are chosen and installed to be attractive to look at. Surely, obey some rules of composition that applies in architecture as in photography.

To tell you the truth, even in the opposite case in which a manufacturer had recklessly placed doors and windows in a strange way, you’d still find an interesting photo. In fact, with the appropriate composition may create a disorderly order, an unbalanced equilibrium, which would be interesting because it is unexpected.

And do not forget the internal geometries to doors and windows. The frames, decorations and the different materials that make up the particular doors and windows allow you to create abstract photos sure effect.

Texture

Doors and windows are usually has valuable antique materials that have interesting textures. The right frame that highlights the characteristics of the surface (wood or metal, for example), will create a three-dimensional picture for sure, that will return almost a tactile sensation.

Colors

Doors and windows often have particular colors that creates a vivid combinations and become photogenic. Think, for example of the colorful houses some countries of northern Europe or the gates of rusted metal, where textures and colors create scenes extremely interesting. Doors and windows often also have crafted products. Highlighting their characteristics can tell a place, maybe its traditions, rather than with words.

Reflections

The glass and metal which often make the doors and windows, are in the right conditions to reflect the surrounding environment. So, you can create play with reflections and abstract compositions of light and color.

This article will be continued.