As acceptance of digital photography increases, some aspects of architectural photography has improved as blue skies can routinely be etched in and shadows can be removed through the use of software. The photographer still has to be aware of what the final outcome will be as he shoots live, because only certain characteristics can be “fixed” on the computer.
Prior to digital camera, architectural photography relied heavily on the experience and knowledge of darkroom technicians who were charged with removing unwanted aspects from a photo like the airplane that unknowingly flew by just as the picture was taken. Usually those undesirable distractions were erased in the darkroom. That was how all those pictures of buildings on postcards have a perfectly blue sky with few clouds.
Basically it’s still time consuming, as architectural photography makes you wait for the perfect time to take the picture, or spend the time either in the darkroom or on the computer to make it appear as though the perfect time had come.
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