Trevor McClintock is a photographer based in London, here he shares his favourite images from spaces around the city.

1. Trevor McClintock
Perspectives
THOUGHTS ON SPACES

2. Out From Under The Scaffolding By Trevor McClintock
This was taken under some scaffolding leading onto a
main road. Trevor McClintock likes the leading lines
created by the roof and mirrored by the pavement. All
the lines in this image combine to lead the viewer’s
eyes towards the centre of the image. Initially I thought
of this image as a throwaway but I spotted the
interesting idea that the cramped space of the
scaffolding, is given much more space in the
composition than the wide open space it leads into.
When editing the image Trevor McClintock wanted to
emphasize this as much as possible. I sharpened the
outside portion of the photo to bring out as much
detail as possible; this included the construction
barriers and the car turning into the road. I lowered the
exposure in the scaffolding section to give it a more
uniform, darker look. This would remove the detail from
the photo and ensure the viewer’s eye was drawn to
the centre of the image.

3. Windows On The Wall By Trevor McClintock
This photo was taken on an overcast day as the light was fading. Trevor McClintock likes minimalist photography and wanted to make the background
of a photo the same as the foreground. With this photo I grabbed only the windows of a building and contrasted them with the bland faded painted
wall. I wanted to make the building as abstract as possible so only included a very small part of what was a giant block of offices, I then took the photo
at an angle to make it even more abstract to the viewer. True to Trevor McClintock’s trademark style I used a high aperture in order to get as much detail
as possible in each window.
When editing the photo I increased the contrast of the windows and background as much as possible to extract the detail from the very plain wall. This
creates an interesting dynamic; the soft colours of the wall, with the sharp, jagged edges of the windows building. I lowered the saturation of the building
in order to make both levels of windows look similar.

4. Trees on a Line By Trevor McClintock
The layout of this image was immediately
apparent; the trees were laid out in such a
way that they naturally led the viewer’s eyes
towards the background. The flowers also had
a natural order to them, where they were
arranged in a straight line, echoing the natural
horizon in the image. In true Trevor McClintock
form I lowered the clarity in this photo
significantly when editing, I wanted to remove
all the detail I possibly could out of the trees
and flowers. This has the effect of blurring the
natural composition of the image and the
symmetry created by the trees.
Trevor McClintock shot this image at an angle
that would mean the trees in the distance
would be the last place the viewer’s eye
would be led to, adding a sense of balance to
the image. I shot with a low aperture and low
shutter speed. I didn’t want to get much detail
in the foreground so I used a low shutter speed
in order for the camera to have adequate
time to take in the light.

5. Reflections in a Window By Trevor McClintock
The juxtaposition of old and new in architecture
has always interested me. Trevor McClintock
spotted this photo while walking by a
particularly modern building, what immediately
stood out was the completely different style of
building in such close proximity. I used a
relatively low aperture to create a shallow
depth of field; I wanted no detail in the
background, with the singular focus being the
shapes of the buildings.
Following my signature Trevor McClintock style I
used a quick shutter speed to create a relatively
underexposed image; this allowed me to bring
out the sharp, angular lines in the building
without worrying about the image being blurry.
As this was shot without a tripod this was really
the only option I had. When editing the photo I
first lowered the brightness and adjusted the
contrast in the photo to match the colours of
both buildings.

6. Stop Signs in the Road
By Trevor McClintock
While waiting to cross the road I
spotted this interesting image. A real
favourite of Trevor McClintock, this
image draws the viewer in by
packing the lower half of the
composition with detail, and as the
eye is drawn upwards the image
creates more space. As this was
taken in a very busy area, this idea
made sense; at a lower level where
people are walking and cars are
driving, space is at a premium but as
the you go higher and higher, there
is nothing but space.
As well as leading the eye upwards,
the symmetry in the diagonal lines
created by the buildings and
pavements draws the reader
towards the trees in the centre of the
image, which are contrasted with
the manmade stop signs. When
editing this photo I decided to use a
black and white filter with my own
Trevor McClintock modifications. The
black and white further helps me to
distinguish the detail heavy bottom
half of the photo from the top half.