Exercise 1: Exterior Architecture

This is part of the Redpath Library building on McTavish Street. It was McGill University's first dedicated library building.  The building currently contains the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, the largest branch of the McGill University Library. The architect of this library was Sir Andrew Taylor and he designed this building in the Romanesque style. It was finally completed in 1893.

When I walked by the Redpath Library building, it was peaceful. There wasn’t any car passing by because the street was built for pedestrian only. It seems like an ideal place to relax since the street provide many benches and you don’t really hear the traffic. I also noticed that there were many trees beside the benches. During the time I took the picture, it was really sunny. The building had a strong sunlight and the harsh shadow from the sun helped with my approach. I noticed that there were a lot of trees beside the benches to use as shade against the sun and I wanted to highlight that observation. The shot is frame by the leaves to show the big presence of trees on McTavish Street.     

This is a close-up shot to the Michal and Reneta Hornstein Pavilion for Peace. It is one of the pavilions of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. It is located in Bishop Street and was completed in 2016. This museum was designed by Atelier TAG and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte. This pavilion is devoted to international art and education. They exhibit ancient and modern collections, as well as new acquisitions. In addition, they provide spaces for family, educational and community activities as well art therapy programs. When shooting this building, I noticed that the strong sunlight shows the different tones of the museum compare to when it's cloudy and small sunlight. I also walked around it to take different angle shot and see how the light hit the pavilion. 

The building was hit with harsh light from the sun which helped brings out the different tones of the museum. I was fascinated by the details of the building and the way the light hits the building.  So, I wanted to highlight both elements by doing a low angle close up shot of the pavilion. 

This is the Henry F. Hall Building located in de Maisonneuve Boulevard West. It is a building on the Sir George Williams Campus of Concordia University. The building was completed in 1966 and was designed by architecture firm Ross, Fish, Duschenes and Barrett. Many of the social sciences departments are centered in the Henry F. Hall Building as well as engineering teaching and research labs, the D.B. Clarke Theatre, and student spaces. There was many people walking around the street, and I had to find a comfortable place to take a photo without blocking the pedestrian from walking. I had to take a few distance away from the building to take a decent size of the building.

The Hall Building was hit with strong sunlight which work well for my approach in photographing the establishment. The sunlight created a great contrast to the building and gave it dimension. I wanted to highlight that contrast therefore I decided to photograph the corner of the structure which shows well how the light hits the building.