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Guest Challenge: Architecture in Black & White
Cardinal Guzman:
Find some interesting architecture somewhere in your local environment (it doesn’t have to be the house next door, but somewhere you can return to fairly easy). When you’re shooting try to look for interesting angles, lines, curves and/or details that people might ignore. Try shooting from afar, see how it feels, then try some close-ups. Compare the shots and think about which ones that are most appealing. Keep in mind that it’ll be black & white, so contrasts are very important – you don’t want a grey and flat photo. When you know you’ve got your shot, turn it into B&W (or you can set your camera to shoot in B&W if you’re not into processing and software), do your post-processing (if you’re into that) and post it in your blog.
In my second guest post that’s coming up in three months (on the 12th of April), you’ll be returning to the same place that you shoot now. For my photo, I went to the local church – a rectangular lump of concrete built in 1963.
Leave links to your black and white architecture photographs taken especially for this challenge. You have 7 days to come up with something – the deadline is the 10th of January.
Entries to Guest Challenge:
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Fifteen Years On
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B&W Sunday: Architecture
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Sunday BW – Architecture
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Black & White Sunday: Architecture (Guest Challenge by Cardinal Guzman)
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Black & White Sunday: Architecture
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Architecture in Black & White
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Experimenting
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Architecture – a challenge in B&W
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Great photos of an unusual building, particularly the closeup of the front!
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Cardinal is a great photographer. I love both angles, but the night shot of the whole structure is my favourite. A very romantic setup 🙂
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Thank you very much Linda and thanks Paula for putting up my guest post.
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It might be a “lump” but Cardinal has made it look very interesting. Beautiful indeed.
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Agreed 🙂 It amazes me how good he is at taking photos of something he himself finds uninspiring 😀
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Thanks Debbie!
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Have you seen it in colour on his page?
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I like it better in colour, but then, you know what I’m like 🙂
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A great challenge and great shots to start it off. I’m a sucker for detail, although those sharp-pointed lights catch my eye too. The two different angles demonstrate beautifully what you ask us to do. Can’t participate, though, because I’m in umpteen different places between now and April!
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There will be more opportunities later on. I’m sure Cardinal will see your comment and reply. Thanks Meg!
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Hi Morsel. You can still participate. You don’t have to shoot the same place.
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Aha, yes – but I need to hone my b&w skills. Although I suppose a northern winter (I’m off to Poland) can be ready-made b&w!
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I recall a spiffing portrait of your daughter in b&w 🙂
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Winter shots are perfect B&W candidates and Poland has a lot of interesting architecture, so it should be possible to come up with an interesting post for the challenge.
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Reblogged this on artishorseshit and commented:
Check out my guest post and challenge @ Paula’s blog. https://bopaula.wordpress.com
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Cardinal’s night shot is that perfect combination of mystery, B&W contrast and inspiring.
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Yay, Cardinal!
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Here is my winter architecture post: http://travelwithintent.com/2015/01/04/fifteen-years-on-millennium-bridge/ Now looking forward to Spring 🙂
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Great first guest and shots. Interesting angle on that church when the wide view was already fantastic but didn’t let us know about such details on the front porch. Interested to see what people will come up with to answer the challenge…
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🙂 Thank you, Julie. I think it is a fun idea to have guest challenging here 🙂
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Gripping work
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I agree 🙂
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Here is my Architecture in Black & White entry: http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2015/01/sunday-bw-architecture.html
Looking forward to joining your challenges.
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http://willothewizp.wordpress.com/2015/01/04/bw-sunday-architecture/
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Thank you for your entry!
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I think I would go for the B&W version (though the colourful one on his blog is also beautiful) – something very calm, yet…spacious about it. And the detailed pattern in the second photo really is something one wouldn’ t notice from afar – a lovely discovery, worth to be looked closely at. Can’ t deny these are Interesting and inspiring photos&theme from Cardinal for the challenge!
Giving it all some thought, my entry turned out this way: https://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2015/01/04/black-white-sunday-architecture-guest-challenge-by-cardinal-guzman/
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You have really covered it Ese. Really, really exciting series! I agree with you about Cardinal’s photos – inspiring!
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I’ll try to come up with something…
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A great challenge – Cardinal’s dramatic photos really stimulated my imagination. http://artifactsandfictions.com/2015/01/05/architecture-in-black-white/
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Great shots, I especially love the close up of the front. Here is my architecture entry: https://angleandviews.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/experimenting/
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These are great photos
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Thanks for introducing me to him.
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My pleasure. There are more guest bloggers to come. Would you be intersted to join in?
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Great idea and execution Paula & Cardinal, love the first shot especially, very unearthy feel to it!
Keep it up, greetz,
Ron
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I finally got a chance to get out and shoot for this. Here is my entry as the clock ticks down…http://wp.me/p58fTH-vO.
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Thank you very much, Michelle. It really looks intriguing. Beautiful shots – all of them.
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Thank you. It is very sweet of you to say.
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Hello Paula, can I add my guest post too? I am into architecture niche and outfitting too. Thanks
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