I used my phone camera to get a few wide angle photos of buildings whilst I was walking and when I didn’t have my camera out. Then used a 100-300mm telephoto lens to focus on parts of buildings and, whilst shooting off rooftops such as, The Garden at 120 and, Sky Garden in the city of London. And I also used a 18-55mm lens on my camera to get sharper photos of the skyline and individual buildings. Using my camera I took a total of 319 photos.

Sky Garden

I was a video online showcasing spots around London, and Sky Garden was one of them. You had to book a free ticket to access the rooftop, and there was a long queue of about 20-30 people. Most of the night/sunset time slots were fully booked. It is located here:

Once you come out the lift there is a café and access to the outside part where you can take photos. There is great opportunities to shoot down such as, the streets, and at the different bridges. However the main two subjects are the Shard, and Tower Bridge, and maybe St. Pauls Cathedral. I also focused on the Skyline over at Canary Wharf.

Garden at 120

I saw people online showcasing this location in the same video as the one that mentioned Sky Garden. Its was really easy to access and there was no queue, so security was very quick. It is located here:

There is a full 360 degree view when your on top of the building, which allows you to get amazing shots of the Gherkin building and the Walkie Talkie building (where sky garden is located). There’s good opportunities to shot up into the surrounding buildings as it isn’t as elevated as Sky Garden. On the roof top there is a small water fountain which let me get some reflection shots of the Walkie Talkie building.

General London

The photos were taken over 2 days, the first evening I shot during sunset which gave the vibrant pink and orange atmosphere. Later that evening I got all of the night shots around St.Pauls, Tower Bridge, and near the Scoop, which was great for leading lines.

Overall, I’m very happy with all the outcomes and it has produced 15 crazy images. The different lighting helped my take a wide range of photos and the different locations were interesting to shoot from.