Fine Art Architecture Photography - Brutalism

[@scottcosta7119]

👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼 First time I've ever seen such unique, interesting photography of concrete. Stylish balance of strength and ... I can't even come up with a word. 😎 Videography. Audio. And of course, Photography. Love it. Thank you!

[@thomasrhinow]

Yes, concrete has many faces. From repulsive to boring to beautiful. It mainly depends on how it is used by the architect. Concrete is a bit of a love-hate relationship for me. Wonderful for black and white photography, but often disturbing in everyday life. Many thanks for your motivating comment!

[@scottcosta7119]

@thomasrhinow Thank you for the reply ! Indeed, the word I was going to use was beauty. Strength and beauty. I look forward to watching more.

[@ROUGHROADPH]

Excellent images Thomas. Soundscape too.

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you, glad you like it!

[@thegroove2000]

How satisfying to seem them printed and on display.

[@thomasrhinow]

Yes indeed. Printing is the often neglected final step of the whole workflow which gives real presence and respect to an image. Cheers

[@mathieumorel448]

Great music! Many thanks for being strong enough to avoid that boring tasteless easy listening hip hop, that too many photographers uses!!! Ha ha..

[@thomasrhinow]

I always try to include music that matches the theme, which is a part of the video creation process that takes a lot of time. Glad to hear that the effort is worth it :)

[@torstenbuttner9943]

Lieber Thomas, genial inspirierender Mix aus visuellen und akustisch kreativen Inhalt, die mit viel Mühe, Hirn und Zeit , aber ohne Laberei umgesetzt wird. Die harte Selbstkritik und die vermutlich häufige Unzufriedenheit mit der Situation schwingt untertonig mit, aber immer imaginär positiv. Mittlerweile meine Lieblings Foto und Filmblogseite. Viele Grüße aus Freiburg Torsten Büttner

[@thomasrhinow]

Hallo Torsten Vielen Dank für das tolle Feedback! Es freut mich sehr, dass Dir meine Arbeit so gefällt. Das motiviert mich, weiter rauszugehen und zu filmen. Liebe Grüsse

[@lettuce001]

I love this!

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you!

[@gurkandegirmencioglu9881]

Great job, keep going. The loveliest youtube channel ı have found this year.

[@thomasrhinow]

What a nice compliment - thank you!

[@rawvoltairephoto]

Excellent work 👏👏👏📸

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you!

[@geoffmphotography9444]

Wonderful photographs. Only just found you on YT. Look forward to seeing your work.

[@thomasrhinow]

Thanks so much and welcome!

[@jakeisnt]

What a beautiful series! Procedural question - why use a tripod for a shot in broad daylight? It's hard to tell exactly what the lighting conditions are, but you could get away with a shorter shutter speed at a desirable aperture, right?

[@thomasrhinow]

I take the liberty of copying my answer to the same question below: Various reasons. Don't have to worry about shutter speed/camera shake at minimum ISO, especially when shooting with longer lenses. For architecture it's easier to get those vertical lines straight in camera. For complex architectural situations like the "concrete maze" images in this video, where positioning is a question of centimeters, it helps a lot to arrange the elements exactly as I want (in "concrete maze I" the left edge of the dark block in the center was tricky to position, especially in relation to other elements like the corner of the dark lintel in the upper right part. The tripod was a blessing here). And then habit. I reckon for 50% of the images, the tripod isn't really neccessary. Better don't ask me how many times I carried the tripod all day long through the snow without using it once :)

[@LeonardoFalsini]

Great photos!! What is your lens kit? What are you using in the video, is it a tilt shift?

[@thomasrhinow]

Thanks! I use almost only vintage lenses. Here 2 Olympus OM lenses, the 18mm f/3.5 and the 90mm f/2 Macro. Although I do own the OM 35mm shift lens, I rarely use it. I prefer the 18mm, leave enough space around the subject and correct the verticals in post.

[@AdhishMajumdar]

Great work! I absolutely loved the video - from the choice of subject, to the photos, the music - everything was spot on! I feel that many of the photos gave me the feeling of looking at an M C Escher creation. Especially those in which the sense of scale is lost due to the absence of borders or identifiable objects. I look forward to seeing more of your work! Thank you.

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you very much! I'm flattered that you see similarities to MC Escher's work. You actually describe characteristics of abstract images - which I often drift towards when doing architecture photography. Cheers

[@snehavivek1025]

Thomas! Love love LOVE how the pictures have turned out. The place looks completely different from how I visualised it through my camera :D [ I'm the one who met you while you were photographing this :D ] Stunning prints too!!

[@thomasrhinow]

Hey Sneha, so nice to hear from you! Glad you like the images :) That's one aspect of photography I love: Two (or more) photographers taking photographs of the same subject and the outcome are completely different sets of images. As a brutalism/concrete lover, you might like the parking garage in Zurich Sihlcity too. Built way after the brutalism era, but still with a similar touch. Hope it's not too hot down in Barca. Take care

[@sebastianmichalski5318]

Absolutely amazing channel! Bravo!

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you very much! Happy you like my work! Cheers

[@oxxxeee]

looks like a fun shoot. dreadful place to live. same camera as mine. why not native lens? 16-35mm f4 would rock. some look out of focus but could be YT issues. i use level on LCD and adjust in post. i think i would shoot on a sunny day and go shadow hunting and crank up texture/clarity in LR. nice job.

[@thomasrhinow]

It's a schoolhouse and doesn't look as dreadful inside (unfortunately it was closed when I was there, but from what I've seen I could spent another couple hours photographing the interior). As for the lens: I've got a bunch of excellent vintage glass I've been using for decades now. Last on the 5DII, which I finally replaced by that used Sony A7 (body only). Just buying adapters for the lenses I already have and know inside out can't compare in price with Sony lenses :) Cheers

[@xtra9996]

Some great shots. I don't understand the use of a tripod, though.

[@thomasrhinow]

I take the liberty of copying my answer to the same question below: Various reasons. Don't have to worry about shutter speed/camera shake at minimum ISO, especially when shooting with longer lenses. For architecture it's easier to get those vertical lines straight in camera. For complex architectural situations like the "concrete maze" images in this video, where positioning is a question of centimeters if not millimeters, it helps a lot to arrange the elements exactly as I want (in "concrete maze I" the left edge of the dark block in the center was tricky to position, especially in relation to other elements like the corner of the dark lintel in the upper right part. The tripod was a blessing here). And then habit. I reckon for 50% of the images, the tripod isn't really necessary. Better don't ask me how many times I carried the tripod all day long through the snow without using it once :) And one aspect I want to add: Using a tripod helps me to slow down, gives me time to think about what I really want, to then create a suitable composition.

[@vladyslavdushenkovsky8838]

Really great photo with framing which you choose for print!

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you!

[@antoniosebastian5793]

Brutal, gracias por sus videos, bien explicado sin usar ninguna palabra el trabajo bien hecho, fantástico. Enhorabuena le sigo atentamente

[@thomasrhinow]

sincero agradecimiento!

[@stevesvids]

Great Job Thomas. So good watching you shoot and the finished photos. It gets my juices flowing to hunt down my next shot. 🙂😎📷👍👋 Regards Steve.

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you Steve! Mission accomplished then - enjoy the hunting :)

[@stevesvids]

@@thomasrhinow Will do. 🙂😎📷👍

[@normandy2501]

Not sure how long you stuck around that spot, but I think "Through the Wall" had some potential from maybe a slightly higher angle or something personally. I love watching your stuff either way 🙏🏽!

[@thomasrhinow]

Yes, I did see the potential too and spent around 10 Minutes trying to align the lines for a good composition, but gave up after quite a few test shots. Cheers :)

[@robinhillphoto]

Wonderful and very inspiring...Thank you!

[@thomasrhinow]

Being inspired and letting me know is the best kind of feedback for me - thank you!

[@frankgurtler7316]

...wunderbar an diesem Komplex abgearbeitet und es ist interessant zu sehen wie sich die Blickwinkel verdichten nach vielen Wechseln der Position, Respekt ! Der Schmunzler im Video wäre noch gewesen, die Bank am Ende mit einem Tempo von den Fussspuren zu befreien ;o))) Danke für die Teilhabe! Frank

[@thomasrhinow]

Oh jetzt wo du es sagst, hab ich ein bisschen ein schlechtes Gewissen wegen der Bank. Ist ja nicht gerade die feine Art mit den Schuhen darauf rumzulaufen. Ein Schmunzler kombiniert mit Anstand wäre es bestimmt gewesen. Es ist immer wieder faszinierend, was auch schon kleine Positionsänderungen für Auswirkungen auf die Bildkomposition- und Wirkung haben können, vor allem in der Architekturfotografie. Hier war es teilweise richtig schwierig, all die Betonelemente so anzuordnen dass es für mich passt. Die Bank war übrigens nicht nur einfach ein Gag, sondern ich brauchte sie tatsächlich, um den oberen Teil des Durchblicks (unpassende Gebäude im Hintergrund) abzuschneiden. Danke und Gruss

[@nileshkumarghoghari6967]

incredible work📸📸

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you!

[@lovepreetsinghlovey]

Beautiful set of images (on the wall)...!!!

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you very much!

[@heinundpiet]

Tolles Video und tolle Bilder 👍🏻 Wie sind die Drucke an der Wand befestigt? So wie Du sie “anstreichst“ sieht das aus wie ankleben. Vllt. mit ablösbarem Sprühkleber wie ihn Grafiker benutzen (bzw. in analogen Zeiten für Layouts benutzten)?

[@thomasrhinow]

@@heinundpiet Vielen Dank! Zum befestigen benutze ich Klebeknete (Tesa Tack o.ä.). In diesem Video zeige ichs genau: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3yyZ4OQjtiXZrM

[@paulfrancis2476]

Loved this

[@thomasrhinow]

Glad to hear, thank you :)

[@KeesKrick]

That’s a lot of concrete Thomas 😀 I agree with your print choices, especially the first one. Also like the simplicity of the one with the green grass (sign of life).

[@thomasrhinow]

Yeah, "slain by concrete" would also have been a possible video title :) Sign of life was a close call. The monotonous light and my laziness to cut the print into the square format made it bite the (print) dust. Cheers

[@Ricalex67]

Just seen this. I think you were quite hard on yourself, or maybe that’s why I’m no expert. There were a few shots in there that I would have been glad to have taken and put into a mini type photo book. But, thank you, I’ve just realised a genre I really want to go into…abstract achetecture. I’ve been lost taking photos of anything and am trying to go more into a style. This might just have helped.

[@thomasrhinow]

Yes, give it a try and focus on a specific theme for a while. I find that limitations are not a hindrance but a boost for my creativity. The blank page waiting to be filled, with no clues as to what it should be, is usually overwhelming. Absolute freedom can be like being trapped in the middle of an ocean. An ocean full of options, in which all directions are open, but you either tread paralyzed in place or swim haphazardly in circles. Limiting yourself does require some discipline though. So to start I suggest picking one building and really spend time with it. Examine it thoroughly with your eyes and your camera from all angles and distances and I'm sure you will discover more and more. The best thing about architecture is that it doesn't run away and you have alle the time to harass it with your camera :) Anyways. Always happy if I can inspire other people. Cheers

[@GLYDE314]

Definitely think I’m going to start being more disciplined with all forms of art that I do from now on. This was an inspiration for sure. I completely disagreed with a lot of his decisions to toss some of these photos but when I saw the keepers I understood!

[@skumsters2323]

I wish I was there. Sweet, Gracious Brutalism.

[@thomasrhinow]

Hard, but hearty :)

[@skumsters2323]

The extreme contrast between hard, cold and whateveryou want it to be is like a childlike perfection.@@thomasrhinow

[@ADV585]

1) 1:17 - 'Stoney Path', Result: "Keeper" 2) 1:57 - 'Brute Force', Result: "Keeper" 3) 2:37 - 'Cutout', Result: None 4) 3:28 - ‘Harsh Space’, Result: "Keeper" 5) 4:16 - ‘Through Wall to Wall’, Result: None 6) 4:48 - ‘Not Cute’, Result: "Keeper" 7) 5:24 - ‘Gatekeeper’, Result: "Keeper" 8) 6:23 - ‘Trapped Life’, Result: "Keeper" 9) 7:08 - ‘Sign of Life’, Result: "Keeper" 10) 8:15 - ‘Barren Wall’, Result: "Keeper" 11) 8:59 - ‘Concrete Maze I’, Result: "Keeper", "Print it", "Hang on the wall" 12) 9:52 - ‘Concrete Maze II’, Result: None 13) 10:26 - ‘Concrete Maze III’, Result: "Keeper", "Print it", "Hang on the wall" 14) 11:27 - ‘view Through’, Result: "Keeper" I am the fan of exposed concrete as well! Concrete is well known for a versatile and durable building material widely used in constructions for its ensured strength and durability. I personally think concrete is a symbol of innovation in architecture with diverse purposes. Indeed it allowed many architects to move beyond the limit and produce experimental works such as Habitat 67 and Spomenik monuments. From this video, you've started the video with the layouts of fancy cuts of artifacts or architecture formally considered as a product of Brutalism. I can see your effort to convey the basics of Brutalism through visually stimulating photographs to the audience. I like your choice of soundtrack. It just represents Brutalism. I really like your videos. My favorite from this video is ‘Concrete Maze I’.

[@thomasrhinow]

Thank you! My favorite is 'Concrete Maze III' - because it feels "heavier", more calm and therefore fits in perfectly with the topic.

[@Nicks44Channel]

incredible

[@thomasrhinow]

Cheers :)

[@Lennymcgra]

Ace Thomas, new camera?

[@thomasrhinow]

Thanks Mr. Freeman! Yes, I bought a used Sony A7RIII. The 5DII is really getting old (so many hot pixels I could do astro in a closed room), is just too heavy and clunky compared to full frame mirrorless and the Sony lets me continue to use my park of excellent vintage lenses.

[@Lennymcgra]

@@thomasrhinow Nice, notice much difference in image quality?

[@thomasrhinow]

@@Lennymcgra Not a striking difference. The absurd resolution is still nice though for it allows for more aggressive cropping in post, if neccessary. Drawback are the huge files, which slow down the whole post process. When it comes to higher ISO noise, then it's easy to outmatch the 5DII.

[@thegroove2000]

BRUTALITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thegroove2000]

Just missing smatterings of blood and guts.

[@thomasrhinow]

Yeah, good location for a splatter movie :) Could be tricky though, because it's a schoolhouse.

[@joseuribe430]

41 seconds into your video would have made a great shot. shooting towards the concrete to your left. you got the big steps and diagonal shadow on the wall. you might even get the regular steps with shadows and highlights. Just my two cents

[@thomasrhinow]

I not only agree but I'm sure there are several good possible shots of this fountain. I did spend quite some time there, surrounding it, climbing it, checking out many different angles but somehow just couldn't grasp it to find compositions. And in the end I came back with this mediocre image of the whole fountain - just to have something. I plan to revisit the site in summer, when it is (hopefully) filled with water, which might make it even more interesting with reflections (and maybe helps me to loosen the creative knot I had the first time).

[@joseuribe430]

personally I know I miss good shots because I'm so focused and miss things because I'm not looking at the whole scene @@thomasrhinow

[@klausfunke8244]

Super eine ganz „heimelige“ Architektur in Szene gesetzt. Warum bloß sind keine Personen zu sehen?🤔 Bald sind 1000 Abos erreicht. Ein kleiner Meilenstein als Anerkennung für tolle Videos.

[@thomasrhinow]

Naja, es war Ostersonntag und es hat dort weder Hasen noch gross Gebüsch um die Nester zu verstecken. Unter der Woche ist das Gebäude aber gut bevölkert. Zwangsbevölkert - es ist eine Schule. Leider konnte ich nicht hinein, vom reinspähen und von Bildern her sieht es Innen aber weniger brutal aus - eigentlich ganz ok. Ja, bald 1000! In KZbin Grössenordnungen zwar ein Klacks, wenn ich mir aber eine Versammlung von 1000 Menschen vorstelle, wird mir schon etwas anders. Gruss

[@NorbertoGonzi]

Eres Curador de arte?

[@NorbertoGonzi]

Excelente tu mirada y critica!!!!!

[@thomasrhinow]

Yes I am, but so far only for my own art.

[@thomasrhinow]

@@NorbertoGonzi Thank you very much!

[@Bartnick81]

Why do you use a tripod?

[@thomasrhinow]

Various reasons. Don't have to worry about shutter speed/camera shake at minimum ISO, especially when shooting with longer lenses. For architecture it's easier to get those vertical lines straight in camera. For complex architectural situations like the "concrete maze" images in this video, where positioning is a question of centimeters, it helps a lot to arrange the elements exactly as I want (in "concrete maze I" the left edge of the dark block in the center was tricky to position, especially in relation to other elements like the corner of the dark lintel in the upper right part. The tripod was a blessing here). And then habit. I reckon for 50% of the images, the tripod isn't really neccessary. However most of the time, I "scout" compositions hand held first and only grab the tripod when I think I found something.

[@ChrisW.Fuji_Canon]

Klasse

[@thomasrhinow]

Danke!

[@maxrotondo3883]

Your subjects are ok and you format too, the problem is the framing and light

[@thomasrhinow]

Mind telling me an example keeper or print where you think framing is a problem? Always willing to learn. Cheers

[@Jpeglism]

@@thomasrhinow The first and the third prints are both pretty good, it's just the second print that somehow misaligned the lines towards diminishing point which created a little problem for me.

[@thomasrhinow]

@@Jpeglism Thanks for letting me know!

[@mje1625]

Love the photos... the video, not so much. Gets tedious.

[@thomasrhinow]

Glad you like the photos and also glad about your honest feedback about the video! It does sometimes feel tedious for me as well. If you have any suggestions on how I could make the videos more interesting - without reducing them to only showing images - I would be very grateful. Cheers