Ernest H. Robl stock
and assignment photography: Architecture
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Operations Museum,
Fayetteville, N.C.
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my main specialties of photography of transportation and
travel subjects—and my efforts to provide stock
photo coverage of specific geographic regions—I have
also often photographed buildings and other structures. While I do not consider
myself an architectural specialist, I can produce images
that show structures in their environmental context. And,
many of these images have been published in a range of
media, ranging from maps and atlases to books and
magazines of all kinds.
The selection
images shown here overlaps with the pages providing
samples of geographic coverage for specific areas.
Click on the
images for larger versions with additional caption
information. See the bottom of this page for additional
information and links to additional images.
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From coastal lighthouses to
urban buildings in the hearts of major American and European
cities, I've photographed structures, particularly to show
them in the context of their surrounding environment.
No, I don't just photograph
railroad stations, though I have photographed many of those.
And, as the images on this page show, I find both modern and
older buildings equally appealing.
In architectural photography
the selection of a viewpoint can be as important as the
selection of the subject matter.
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Architectural details, historic district, Staunton, Va. |
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| Above: Vienna,
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Landmark buildings in major North Carolina cities. |
For many buildings, the most
distinctive aspects are on the inside. With a combination of
existing and supplemental lighting, I can show these aspects
of the buildings.
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Restored
Union Station
Washington, D.C. |
N.C. Museum
of Natural
Sciences |
Airborne
Museum,
Fayetteville, N.C. |
| Lighting for location work |
My lighting equipment (and
other photo equipment) is specifically selected for
portability. For situations where mobility is absolutely
essential, I have small but sophisticated battery-powered
portable lighting. For more complex situations that require
lighting an entire room, my portable studio lighting
equipment can handle a range of challenging situations. (My
lighting equipment can be quickly set up or be broken down on
location.)
As someone with a lifelong
interest in model railroading, and as someone who has
photographed realistic layouts for model railroad magazines,
I have an understanding of what it takes to photograph scale
models. Particularly with models of transportation-related
subjects, I am aware of what aspects of the model are
important and how to show those in my photographs.
Whether you are looking for
exterior, interior, or scale model images—or a
combination of the preceding categories—to tell your
story, I am always aware that the pictures do need to tell a
story. By understanding what you need to depict with images,
I can help you to find appropriate stock images from my
extensive files or to produce images specific to your needs.
For additional background
information, please see the Business section of this site.
Want to know more about my
philosophy of photography? Tale a look at the essays in my On
photography
section.
[rev.
2003/03/19]
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