This are the optional slides which support Angie McMonigal's Distilling the Essence of Architecture presentation. It does not include access to the presentation!
 
Angie has kindly allowed us to offer her full, 56-page presentation deck as a downloadable PDF. It breaks down how she approaches a location, finds the abstract details, and creates order out of chaos.
 
What You Will Find Inside: These slides takes us on a global architectural tour, dissecting iconic locations to teach specific compositional skills:
 
Los Angeles (Walt Disney Concert Hall): A masterclass in using Curves, Light, and Negative Space to turn a famous building into abstract art.
Chicago (Lincoln Park Pavilion): How to use Perspective and Texture to find patterns that most people walk right past.
New York (Fulton Center): A fascinating look at "Organising Chaos"—using framing and layers to tame busy environments.
Miami (Miami Beach Convention Center): Exploring the Contrast of Nature vs. Man, showing how to incorporate palm trees and organic shapes into rigid structures.
London (US Embassy): A lesson in Complexity vs. Simplicity and finding "Pareidolia" (seeing faces or shapes) in the facade.
Paris (The Louvre): How to capture the "Old vs. New" contrast and play with Symmetry and Asymmetry.
 
Why grab this deck? It is the perfect companion to have open on a second screen tonight, or to keep on your phone for inspiration the next time you are out with your camera. It covers everything from Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) to High Key/Low Key mood, giving you a complete toolkit for architectural photography.
 
I had a sneak peek at these slides, and I particularly loved the section on 'Organising Chaos' in NYC. It really explains how to make sense of a busy scene - Mark