Keeping things in perspective

Occasionally an architect will design a building with angled walls but in the majority of cases

they tend to keep their designs symmetrical. Certainly if it is designed that way a builder will construct it symmetrically.

So I guess, as a photographer if those professionals can get it right so should we.

Controlling perspective in an image is a tool that photographers have had since the early 20^th century and today there are even more tools that allow a photographer to control perspective in the majority of instances.

There will always be instances where for the sake of art or graphic design photographers will break those rules, in some circumstances deliberately adding distortion can make a not so interesting product look much stronger, but we should not use this as an excuse to forgo the basics of architectural photography and maintaining the integrity of the original design.

As a standard work practice I correct any distortion unless I feel emphasising it will give the client a stronger image.