Sunday, January 19, 2014

How To Become A Skilled Architectural Photographer

By Judy Sullivan


There are many places in this world showing off a beautiful architectures. For those people who want to become a skilled architectural photographer, they have a lot of structures, buildings, and towers that they can shoot. They can easily capture the beauty of these structures and show it off to the world via pictures.

Buildings and towers make good subjects for most photographers. They find it an art to indulge themselves in this kind of photography. They can easily capture the beauty of these buildings or towers, regardless of whether they are amateurs or not, if they know the basic rules to this. Here are some of the things they need to know.

First of all, one has to be aware of the focal length. This is what the person will have to adjust in the hopes of capturing a subject with the widest angle of view. If this is the case, one will have to shoot using wide angle lenses. On the other hand, there are times when it will just depend on how close or far a person is from the subject.

There is a need to stabilize the camera. This is especially true in this case where a person will have to shoot an inanimate object. Unlike any other type of photography where will have to handle motion and light, a single shake will dull the photograph. It is better to get a decent tripod for this and be confident in using it.

The ISO will have to be adjusted as well. Since the person already picked a tripod and used it, then the next thing to do is to decide on the ISO level to use in the shots. This is the part where one has to decide on the amount of light to get into the camera. Better lower the ISO so that one can minimize noise.

The aperture is another matter to take into account. If possible, the person should just close the aperture of their camera. This is possible if one's camera is mounted on a proper tripod and when they have the time to leave their camera's shutter open. Their lens error will be greatly minimized with smaller apertures.

The person will also have to think about the converging lines as well. In normal type of photography, there are times when they will make sure that the vertical lines remain vertical. However, this is oftentimes not possible or not desirable in this sort of photography. They should just follow the general converging line convention at this point.

The position of the camera should be decided as well. In most times, people will want to have a wide angle lens when taking a photograph of a building because it promotes a dramatic effect. This is fine but it is better if the person simply chooses a longer focal length for bringing objects closer together. Move further away too.

Do not be afraid to stand up for the right to take pictures. There are a lot of places nowadays that accost people when they are taking pictures. The person should learn how to deal with such situations to continue on the path of a good architectural photographer.




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