Digital Photographer - UK (2020-06)

C

ities 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 fromthosethatremain.Ina busylocation

it can be somewhatoverwhelming,withhundredsof

potential framessurroundingyouincontinuousflux.

For beginnersthisiswheremostofthemistakesare

made, andtheresultingimagesfeaturetoomuch

information,withnorealsubstanceandfocalpoint.

In ordertocaptureyourbestshotsyouhaveto

be able tosimultaneouslyidentifythedominant

colour balance,exposurechallengesandideal

framing approach.Wespoketotwooftheleading

photographersintheindustrytoputtogethera

guide to creativethinkinginthecityscapearena.

Ultra-popularonlinephotographiceducatorSerge

Ramelli andcityscapeexpertAntonAlymovteamup

to take youona shootandprovideinsiderproadvice.

Serge Ramelliisa prophotographerand

photographiceducatorwithdecadesofexperience

in the industry.HisYouTubechannelhasover

609,000 subscribers,andhisworkshopsand

online coursesattractthousandsofphotographers.

@photoserge Website:www.photoserge.com

Anton Alymovisaninternationallypublished,award-

winning cityscapephotographerwitha background

in filmmaking.Hisshootingandprocessingstylehas

garnered him aloyalfollowingonline,andheregularly

writes tutorialsonphotographictechniques.

@ alymov_art Website:www.antonalymov.com

PRO GUIDE TO CITYSCAPES