[LargeFormat] Tips on Architecture photographs

[Les Newcomer]

If I remember the copyright law correctly, you can photograph a 
building while on public property for your own personal use. If there's 
a monetary gain through the use (or is it just sale?) of the 
photograph, then written permission is necessary.

NYC has the attitude of "IF you can think it, we can regulate it."   
I'm pretty sure there's a "Tripod permit" necessary to keep officer 
O'Malley happy.  This allows the city to collect a tax on professional 
photographers, while not restricting tourists.  where to get the permit 
is another story.  I'd first check with Officer O'Malley, then whatever 
bureau that regulates motion picture films within the city.

I also think you'll find the 210 a poor fit for NYC.  It's not wide 
enough to get the entire front facade, but not long enough to pick off 
interesting details more than one story up.   It might be good for an 
overall shot, not of a building but of a street. It will compress the 
the distant buildings more and limit the size of the cabs in the 
foreground.  If you have access to a roof of a high rise, it might be 
fun, but I think you'll want to go wide wider and widest.  If I were 
head to NYC to shoot 4x5,  I'd take my 58mm, 65mmm wish I had a 75,  
then my 90 SA f8,  I have a 120 Nikor SW that will covers 8x10, so I 
might be able to shoot the Rockefeller Center from accross the street 
and get it all in.

On Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 12:21  PM, Dan Kalish wrote:

> As I'm getting more experienced with Large Format photography, I find 
> myself drawn towards architecture.  There are many such opportunities 
> in New York City what with all the landmarks. I'm even developing a 
> different outlook on the City: noticing the way buildings blend in and 
> don't block the views.
>
> I can learn about the landmarks but want to get more proficient with 
> this type of photography.  Any recommendation on books?  
> Organizations?  Is a Gandolfi Variant I with 210mm lens up to the 
> task?  What about permission and permits?
>
> I can see myself ultimately picking a landmark, such as Grand Central 
> Terminal, and doing a project around it.
>
> Dan the K.
>
>
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