How do I photograph the International Style aesthetic?+
Steel, glass, and the belief that less really was more. Shoot from across the street with a longer lens rather than up close with wide-angle International Style towers are designed to be read as a repeating grid at a distance, and close-up wide shots distort the very proportion the style depends on
What shots should I get for a International Style photo shoot?+
Capture: Wide shot of unornamented planar surfaces and ribbon windows; Detail shot of steel-frame structural expression at a corner junction; Wide shot showing glass curtain-wall clarity reflecting sky and surroundings; Interior shot through floor-to-ceiling glazing, structure legible from inside; Symmetrical shot emphasizing the tower's rationalist, repeating grid.
What lighting works for International Style photography?+
Clean daylight that lets the glass curtain wall reflect and refract the sky shoot at an angle where reflection adds depth rather than glare
Where should I shoot International Style photography?+
Good locations include: Seagram Building, New York, Lever House, New York, United Nations Headquarters, New York, A local International Style office tower.
What wardrobe works for International Style photography?+
Simple, tailored, monochrome echoing the movement's own restraint