PRO GUIDE TO CITYSCAPES
Shoot incredible images of urban landscapes with our essential advice from the masters
Cities represent some of the most energetic, exciting, dynamic and varied environments for photography. When captured well, cityscapes have a unique ability to hold our attention and spark an insatiable wanderlust. Whether it is brightly coloured buildings, stunning architectural feats, mesmerising neon signage, or the motion of traffic and the people who inhabit the city, urban images possess so much potential subject matter that it can be difficult to know where to begin.
It is this characteristic that actually forms the greatest challenge for the cityscape photographer. It is the job of image-makers to find the perfect subject in a chaotic world, reducing a scene down to its fundamental elements, and constructing a narrative from those that remain. In a busy location it can be somewhat overwhelming, with hundreds of potential frames surrounding you in continuous flux. For beginners this is where most of the mistakes are made, and the resulting images feature too much information, with no real substance and focal point.
In order to capture your best shots you have to be able to simultaneously identify the dominant colour balance, exposure challenges and ideal framing approach. We spoke to two of the leading photographers in the industry to put together a guide to creative thinking in the cityscape arena. Ultra-popular online photographic educator Serge Ramelli and cityscape expert Anton Alymov team up to take you on a shoot and provide insider pro advice.
Serge Ramelli is a pro photographer and photographic educator with decades of experience in the industry. His YouTube channel has over 609,000 subscribers, and his workshops and online courses attract thousands of photographers.
@PHOTOSERGE WEBSITE: WWW.PHOTOSERGE.COM
Anton Alymov is an internationally published, awardwinning cityscape photographer with a background in filmmaking. His shooting and processing style has garnered him a loyal following online, and he regularly writes tutorials on photographic techniques.
@ ALYMOV_ART WEBSITE: WWW.ANTONALYMOV.COM