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Monday, May 28, 2007

Fountains Hall Miniplanet

Fountains Hall Miniplanet, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

This is a miniplanet of the remarkably beautiful Fountain's Hall on the Fountain's Abbey Estate in Yorkshire UK. If your interested in how this was made I've made a detailed entry into my new archiphototips blog here: archiphototips.com/?p=4

Andy Marshall www.fotofacade.com

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

My most popular image on Flickr

Organ staircase Saint Mary's Studley Royal, Yorkshire UK, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

The photo was taken on a manfrotto tripod with a canon 5d and sigma 12mm lens. It was post processed in photoshop and photomatix

I must admit that I am surprised at this pic being my most popular image on flickr. It's had around 1800 views to date and favourited 155 times. What is it about the pic which makes it so popular?

Is it the subject matter - the organ staircase of a church? - doubt it

Is it the unusual angle, or the geometric pattern? - maybe

Is it the hdr post processing? - maybe

One thing for sure we are all drawn to the things around us by their shape, colour and texture. Architectural subjects are the same and they have an effect upon us.

Architects use this all the time.

I call this the genius loci of architecture, the intangible bits which effect how we feel about our environment.

Here is a flickr group I set up with images that show a bit of that old genius loci

Taken with a Canon 5D

Chitika | Owna

Thursday, March 15, 2007

My Flickr Architecture Collection

Check out the ever increasing number of images - sorted just for you into convenient thematic sets in My new Architecture Collection at flickr

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The White Hot Act of Gothic

So here it is - the origins of Gothic - and I had to get in on the act! That's me having laid out the camera with timer onto the floor and nervously holding my Billingham Bag in awe of being at the birthplace of Gothic......

Pevsner says "Whoever designed the choir at St Denis, one can safely say, invented the Gothic style...the pointed arch, the flying buttress, and the rib-vault....What was decisively new....was the combination of these motifs for a new aesthetic purpose. (Pevsner, An Outline of European Architecture, Penquin, London 1943)

Click the photo to see some interesting comments about the origins of Gothic...

Andy Marshall is a professional architectural photographer. Most images can be downloaded 24/7 at Alamy as stock photography

All images are copyright Andy Marshall and must not be used without prior permission.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Archi TV!

Andy Marshall is a professional architectural photographer. Most images can be downloaded 24/7 at Alamy as stock photography

All images are copyright Andy Marshall and must not be used without prior permission.

Monday, January 15, 2007

Flickr Architectural Photosets

For those of you with a compulsion to designate and delineate you might like to visit my flickr photosets page which is full of architecture stripped down into themed sets such as styles, places, churches, materials, architects etc...

Andy Marshall is a professional architectural photographer. Most images can be downloaded 24/7 at Alamy as stock photography

All images are copyright Andy Marshall and must not be used without prior permission.

Friday, January 12, 2007

Portraits

Check out my portraits set on flickr here

Monday, January 08, 2007

Miniplanet: Leeds

Andy Marshall is a professional architectural photographer. Most images can be downloaded 24/7 at Alamy as stock photography

All images are copyright Andy Marshall and must not be used without prior permission.

Friday, January 05, 2007

Victorian Church Architecture Map

Check out the flickr Victorian Church Architecture Pool map here - still small but growing every day. Will be a useful resource to keep an eye on. Also check out the pool for themed links to Victorian Architects with images.