Shutter Mike Photography

Museum number two on my list of the top 5 museums worth photographing in Phoenix is the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA).  Located in the Scottsdale Civic Plaza near the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts SMoCA is a bit of an eclectic building from an architectural standpoint.  It incorporates several materials into the buildings facade including glass, concrete, corrugated steel, and mirrored surfaces.

I shot this museum twice, once in mid-afternoon and once at the “magic hour.”  It shows much better in very late afternoon as the sun is beginning to set.  The various surfaces of the museum’s exterior reflect and play with the setting sun light very well.

One thing to note on this museum is that they forbid photography in the interior spaces.

SMoCA – Front Facade

Opaque Glass panels

f/2.8 – 1/15 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 28 mm

SMoCA – Rear Facade

Corrugated steel wrapped walls

f/2.8 – 1/20 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 28 mm

Detail of SMoCA glass panels

f/8 – 1/30 sec – ISO 100 -Focal Length 50 mm

Detail of SMoCA glass panels

f/2.8 – 1/5 sec – ISO 100 -Focal Length 28 mm

SMoCA

f/2.8 – 1/6 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 28 mm

Detail of SMoCA rear corrugated steel facade

f/7.1 – 1/100 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 50 mm