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Hey /p/, I was at a sort of lecture about architecture photography, centered around buildings in the area I live in.

One of the main points seemed to be always to have people or 'traces of users of architecture' in architecture photography.

The guy went through lots of photos from people in the crowd, bashing them only because of this one point. I kinda got his point, but not to the extent where I think architecture photos without 'users' can't be good at all, also.

What does /p/ think?
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>> Anonymous
I think it would be highly dependent on what you want to do with the architecture photography. If the goal is to show the building in context, for example a photo of a company HQ for their catalog or brochure, then absolutely. If you're trying to highlight a specific element of architecture, like an abstract, then it doesn't matter.
>> Anonymous
That Manhattan?
>> Anonymous
>>82439
Yes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_Building

>>82413
Seconded. I feel that the design of the Guggenheim Museum can be enhanced with people in the photo as well, but the elegance of the lines is better illustrated without them.
>> Anonymous
well if people don't belong in architectural photos then neither do cars, trees, land, sky...
>> Anonymous
>>82444
the elegance of the goog is best expressed with people in it.
to be exact with a quadriplegic in a runaway wheelchair that just lost all battery power
>> Anonymous
>>82554
It's interesting though ..
In a drawing you can have a building alone, no context, easily admirable

Why does that not work on a photo?
>> Anonymous
>>82709
cause it's too hard to get all the people to go away, park all the cars somewhere else and just too expensive to up root all the trees & good luck blocking out the sky..
>> Anonymous
>>82709
that's whay not matter how hard you try to take a photo (unless it's staged & planned) real life will be in it & that is what make each shot unique - life -
>> Anonymous
>>82800
Get rid of people by having a ridiculous exposure with a pin-hole camera. :D