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Photography is a true art. Photographers have this unique capacity to create a beautiful image from a very mundane scene. That is why it requires a special way of looking at things to develop the true photographer's eye. In case you have a photographer's eye, you can turn the world into a truly majestic place. Anything and everything can become the focus of your lens. However if we look at the objects that are in the common focus, after people the next favorite object of photography has been architecture. Although architectural photography began with some of the majestic buildings designed by the best architects in the world to create the most lavish palaces, later on this art developed.
Over time, people learnt the tricks of the trade and moved their focus from the well designed palaces or forts to the more ordinary buildings. The trick of the trade was to turn these humble living quarters into artistic images. Slowly over time architectural photography evolved to take up its own space in the world of photography. Now people do not just confine themselves to the exteriors of the buildings. These days the interior is also part of this unique art. However one of the biggest contributions of architectural photography is the image of skyline. You must have seen those beautiful images created of the building during the daytime or the silhouettes at night of those famous cities. Those were created by these superbly talented architectural photographers. Thanks to them every city has a unique and identifiable skyline now.
In fact most of us who lack the photographer's eye would pass by so many lanes and by-lanes and cross several buildings without even looking twice. However that is not what an architectural photographer would do. He would instead have one good look at the building and then focus his lens on them. After he uses his skill to accentuate and highlight the top features of this building he would turn the average looking building into a majestic place. That is just a skill these guys posses. In fact if you have looked at all those magical lanes and by lanes or buildings in magazines, remember that magic is not really in the building but actually in the eyes of the photographer.
