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Stripped Classicism aesthetic photography reference
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Stripped Classicism

Classical order, with all the ornament confiscated

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The setup

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Brief Int(arch-strippe.BRF)

Stripped Classicism

01 LightHard, direct sunlight that models the building's mass through shadow alone, since there's no carved ornament for shadow to catch
02 WardrobeSimple, formal, unobtrusive
03 LocationPalazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Rome
04 Palette
DIR

Director's note

Shoot dead-on and symmetrical, resisting any angle that would soften the building's deliberate austerity stripped classicism's entire power is in its unrelenting formal discipline, which an artful angle undermines

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Stripped Classicism reference frame
Standby50mmf/5.6 · 1/125 · ISO 400

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LGT

Light the set

3 lamps

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KeyThe light that makes the pictureMediumEye level
FillHow far into shadow you can seeSoft, farEye level
BackRound at the front, where it is just another fillOffEye level
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Contact sheet

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SEQ

Shot list

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Wide symmetrical shot of an unornamented monumental facadewide24mm
Detail shot of a plain, powerful column form with no carved capitaldetail100mm
Wide shot conveying civic authority through mass and rhythm alonewide24mm
Low-angle shot emphasizing the building's austere scalesetup50mm
Detail shot of a flat, unornamented pediment or cornice linedetail100mm
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LOC

Locations

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Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, RomeHoover Building, LondonA local 1930s government buildingA federal courthouse from the 1930s
REF

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About this brief

How do I photograph the Stripped Classicism aesthetic?

Classical order, with all the ornament confiscated.

Shoot dead-on and symmetrical, resisting any angle that would soften the building's deliberate austerity stripped classicism's entire power is in its unrelenting formal discipline, which an artful angle undermines

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Stripped Classicism photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

  1. Wide symmetrical shot of an unornamented monumental facade
  2. Detail shot of a plain, powerful column form with no carved capital
  3. Wide shot conveying civic authority through mass and rhythm alone
  4. Low-angle shot emphasizing the building's austere scale
  5. Detail shot of a flat, unornamented pediment or cornice line
What lighting works for Stripped Classicism photography?

Hard, direct sunlight that models the building's mass through shadow alone, since there's no carved ornament for shadow to catch

Light

Where should I shoot Stripped Classicism photography?

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Locations

  1. Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Rome
  2. Hoover Building, London
  3. A local 1930s government building
  4. A federal courthouse from the 1930s
What wardrobe works for Stripped Classicism photography?

Simple, formal, unobtrusive

Wardrobe

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