Resting Nite - Raptures Alight!

One of the reasons that I chose this theme is because of this definition of Urban Landscapes (as taken from Urban Landscapes):

Urban landscape photography

• in some way describe a town or city
• represents an attempt to understand our experience of the city
• shows a dedication to the subject, expressed through a body of work rather than isolated images
• concentrates on structures or processes rather than on people
• may deal in either details or a broader view

This may have been my shortcoming, but when I first heard about urban landscape photography, I thought it was skylines and vistas. I’ve since learned that some of the best urban landscape photography gets caught up in some of the details.

Some sites that I’ve come to love as a result of this project include:

• Cornershots (urban photography of NYC)
• Photographing Urban Landscapes
• Urban Landscapes @ pbase
• No Words Forum - Urban Landscapes

I was photographing some of the items out of my window when my cat jumped into the scene… I’m not sure how urban this is, but it’s a fave of mine and has made the challenge set for Jan 2.

To see the rest of my January Challenge photos, check the “January Challenge” category here on my blog or visit my Flickr Set.

Maybe it’s because I was hung over, however from my photo attempts yesterday, this sepia shot was the best that came out. Not happy with it, but from here, the only way is up, I guess.

To see the rest of my January Challenge photos, check the “January Challenge” category here on my blog or visit my Flickr Set. Today there will only be one photo in this category, however it will grow as the month progresses, and hopefully I will get better as well!

I have been following Brian on Epic Edits and Trevor on TrevorCarpenter.com as they have pursued the December Challenge of taking a portrait photograph a day. There have been some great results.

I have been inspired to challenge my own photography, so for January I am going to take a photo a day of Urban Landscapes.

For information on what defines an urban landscape, I think that the urban landscape photography site has it pretty well summed up, and as seems to be appropriate, some bookmarks on taking better urban landscape photos include:

• Urban Landscape Photography Tips
• Flickr Group - Urban Vistas

Just some other options that I think I can explore as part of this project:

• Taking photos in black and white or sepia
• Looking for abstract architecture
• Looking to tell a story behind the landscape

If anyone knows some good links, or wish to provide their own suggestions about how best to explore this through photography, then please post in the comments.