Rachel Coleman Photography: Photographing Weber State University Buildings

My husband Spencer asked me if I would take some photos of different
buildings at Weber State University. Spencer is in charge of all the student
computer labs on campus and he wanted a photo of each building that
the computer lab is located in to use as wallpaper for the computers.

Architecture photography is more work than I thought because in order to make
an interesting photograph it is important to decide how the building, in
terms of it's context, would best catch the audience's eye.
For example, I asked myself these questions: Should I photograph the building with it's natural
surroundings (use a wide-angle and a small aperture)
or would it make more sense to focus in on a certain detail of the
building (use my Canon 70-200mm and a middle to large aperture)?

For both circumstances the most helpful tools for photographing these buildings were
my tripod and a B+W Filter. The tripod was helpful for reducing camera shake
and allowed me to use a slow shutter speed that was necessary to compensate
for a low ISO (I shot at 100) and a small aperture (I shot between F-stop 18-22).
The filter helped to accentuate or diminish window reflection.

Anyway enough of the boring stuff, here are the photos.