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How to take photos for art and culture lovers

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.

 

Caption: Photo of Red Square in Moscow with people in the foreground. (Local Guide Konstantin Gerasimov)Caption: Photo of Red Square in Moscow with people in the foreground. (Local Guide Konstantin Gerasimov)

Caption: Photo of visitors looking at paintings in a room at The Art Institute of Chicago. (Local Guide Sangyeon Cho)Caption: Photo of visitors looking at paintings in a room at The Art Institute of Chicago. (Local Guide Sangyeon Cho)
 

Tip 2: Find symmetry

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.

 

Caption: Photo of a stairway and landing at the Art The Art Institute of Chicago. (Local Guide Ganesh Kumar)Caption: Photo of a stairway and landing at the Art The Art Institute of Chicago. (Local Guide Ganesh Kumar)

 

Tip 3: Create a frame within a frame

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.

 

 

Photo of Raj Mandir Cinema in Jaipur, India. (Local Guide Vianney l)Photo of Raj Mandir Cinema in Jaipur, India. (Local Guide Vianney l)

 

Caption: Photo of Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre through an archway in Shanghai, China.  (Local Guide Дмитрий Минаев)Caption: Photo of Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre through an archway in Shanghai, China. (Local Guide Дмитрий Минаев)

Tip 4: Capture monochromatic color

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. 

 

Caption: Photo of red chairs and movie screen at Thision Open Air Cinema in Athens, Greece. (Local Guide Pavlos Giovanis)Caption: Photo of red chairs and movie screen at Thision Open Air Cinema in Athens, Greece. (Local Guide Pavlos Giovanis)

 

Caption: Photo of Raj Mandir Cinema’s ceiling and lights in Jaipur, India. (Local Guide Abhijit Chirde)Caption: Photo of Raj Mandir Cinema’s ceiling and lights in Jaipur, India. (Local Guide Abhijit Chirde)

 

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Re: How to take photos for art and culture lovers

@Christina-NYC

Fantastic post.

Thank you for guidance and nice pictures 👍

 

Symmetrie already okay,

Rottenbuch, GermanyRottenbuch, Germany

 but scale still improvable....😇

Vatopedi, Mount Athos, GreeceVatopedi, Mount Athos, Greece

 

 

 

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Re: How to take photos for art and culture lovers

@Christina-NYC Thanks for your tips. Taking good shots is among my weakness in photography as i'm a regular visitor to musuem.

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Re: How to take photos for art and culture lovers

Hey @Christina-NYC,

    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.

   Thanks for sharing.

Regards

Ravindranath Sawane

India
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Re: How to take photos for art and culture lovers

Wow! This comes in handy, thank for sharing this beautiful tips @Christina-NYC


 

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Re: How to take photos for art and culture lovers

Hey @TorM,

    Your clicking are also beautiful.

Regards

Ravindranath Sawane

India
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Re: How to take photos for art and culture lovers

Hey @Christina-NYC,

    And this article made me really very passionate about the photography. Thanks a lot.

Regards

Ravindranath Sawane

India
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Re: How to take photos for art and culture lovers

Great tips thanks @Christina-NYC

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Re: How to take photos for art and culture lovers

@Christina-NYC Thank you so much for your advices 😉👍

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