Disney w/o Mickey

Architecture is fascinating - this artful combination of design, material, engineering and environment. I almost decided to study architecture, but then my right-brain half dominated and I went on to study physics. But the old love remains. Being in LA for the weekend gave me a chance to visit the amazing Walt Disney Concert Hall / Los Angeles Music Center (http://www.musiccenter.org/), built by Frank Gehry (http://www.arcspace.com/architects/gehry/disney2/). The stainless steel covered building displays dramatic curves and contrast. Sunlight, reflections and shadows play an ever changing game – a dream land for a photographer. By mere chance of luck I ran into a fellow photographer on site with his clients - a newly wed couple. Her white wedding gown, his black suit and the silver tones of the building formed a fantastic composition of tones and contrast. The strong geometrical lines are for sure not everyone’s preference for the wedding album, but for this Asian couple in seemed like a perfect fit. It’s always interesting to watch another photographer and learn from his/her set-up, composition, angle and technique. I was able to get a nice shot when the couple was posing on a platform at the end of some concrete steps, framed by an s-shaped wall on one side and the angled facade on the other side. The end of the “S” curved around the couple – symbolizing the unity they formed on their path through life’s twists and turns. As photographers we use the classic s-shape in a composition to connect fore- and background. Finding a location where shape, light and subject form and amplify a strong composition is sheer delight.