Before I begin, I think I need to apologise for the quality of image, dull sky’s, the poor lighting and the rain drops on the camera lens. But when you book a photography tour,  the one thing you can’t control is the weather. Since before the Olympics last year, London charity Open City has been running an initiative to encourage tourism and champion the value of well-designed places and spaces in making a liveable and vibrant city. Part of this…

Hi I’m Jim Lowe I’m a professional photographer and tutor and teach a course on Architectural Photography with MyPhotoSchool In this first article we will look at the photographic equipment needed to create great architectural photography. The world’s oldest surviving photograph was an architectural subject taken by the Frenchman Nicephore Niepce of the view from the window at Le Gras. Buildings were the first examples of photography because they were the only subjects that kept still long enough for an…