Museums, theaters, and other cultural landmarks are wonderful starting points for people who are exploring a city, and it’s Local Guides like you who love art and culture that inform them of the best places to go. As we continue to share our passions with #LetsGuide, here are my tips for taking photos that help other art and culture lovers explore your city.
Tip 1: Shoot wide to show the whole space and include people for scale
If you encounter a crowded museum or gallery, try standing further back from the crowd to get as much of the space as possible in your photo. Including people can give someone looking at your photo an understanding of the height and size of the building or space, just be sure not to show children or close-ups of people.
When exploring places like museums, you may find an area where one half of the space is identical to the other. Symmetry can add a sense of harmony to your image. If you’re having trouble keeping the image level and completely balanced, try turning on your camera’s grid for guidance.
Look around you and see what can be used to frame your subject to make your photo more interesting — like trees in front of a building. Or, if there’s an archway or window in the foreground, try shooting through it to create a frame around your main subject.
Be a color sleuth! Look for an area of the place with a monochromatic color scheme for a cool effect that make textures, patterns, and other details more noticeable.
It’s a really helpful article. There are so many cultural and historical places in India. So I like to take the pictures as you given me a lot of tips and tricks.
Great article @Christina-NYC - thank you for sharing! These tips are so doable and very useful. I usually do a “frame within a frame” and “symmetry” - will take note of the rest. I guess traveling in a new place or country- we’d surely be interested to check their museums, art centers and the like. Will keep this in mind. Have a nice day!
ah @Christina-NYC I do love this post! Honestly I love of taking pictures for art and cultures but I sometimes just stuck to take the front building. Thanks for the tips
These tips are so doable and very useful. I usually do a “frame within a frame” and “symmetry” - will take note of the rest. I guess traveling in a new place or country- we’d surely be interested to check their museums, art centers and the like. Will keep this in mind. Have a nice day!