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Apr 15, 2012 11:14:34 #
Any tips on taking great indoor shots in darker rooms, I am listing a Mexican Style home with no overhead lighting, 17 rooms, want to convey the true beauty of the colorful Artisan Clay tile that is throughout the home and do not want the rooms to appear dark... :?:
Thanks in advance..
Thanks in advance..
Apr 15, 2012 11:23:38 #
Apr 15, 2012 11:24:58 #
jprib wrote:
Any tips on taking great indoor shots in darker rooms, I am listing a Mexican Style home with no overhead lighting, 17 rooms, want to convey the true beauty of the colorful Artisan Clay tile that is throughout the home and do not want the rooms to appear dark... :?:
Thanks in advance..
Thanks in advance..
I would love to see the pics when you take them. I love architecture and looking at different home interiors/exteriors. Good luck, sounds like a fun and rewarding career :)
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Apr 15, 2012 11:31:02 #
Thank you all.... Yes, I hope to like them enough to post, the home is going to be empty, which doesn't make it as warm and inviting but need to show off the Custom and Quaity this colorful home has to offer, in these type homes, there is A LOT of very dark wood throughout.
Apr 15, 2012 12:02:21 #
What a great challenge and wish you every success.What kind of lighting do you have ? I would say avoid wide angle lenses which adds to the challenge but if you bracket your shots and stitch them you should find this helps.I imagine you could spend a whole day or two in this place and feel very satisfied afterwards. I wish I lived closer as I would just love this opportunity. Good luck and look forward to your shots.
Apr 15, 2012 12:09:01 #
OMG, I see where you live and that was always a dream of mine to visit Scotland and Ireland, Had both sets of Grandparents born in each country. Friend of mine's son was stationed in Scotland when in the Marines, he was married and had their first child there, they LOVED it Scotland, had many photos to share with us upon returning and just couldn't get enough. Lucky YOU !!!!
Thanks for the good advice, yes I will be there most of the day and maybe 2 lol.....till I am satisfied. Many agents hire professional photographers but I have always liked photography way back since a child and Santa brought me my first " Kodak Brownie" if your old enough to remember, I love that camera, wish I still had it.....
Thanks for the good advice, yes I will be there most of the day and maybe 2 lol.....till I am satisfied. Many agents hire professional photographers but I have always liked photography way back since a child and Santa brought me my first " Kodak Brownie" if your old enough to remember, I love that camera, wish I still had it.....
Apr 15, 2012 12:59:30 #
If the ceilings are white, bounce an external flash at the camera position and, if the room is long enough for the light to drop off, then a slave unit placed halfway will help. Hide it behind a flower pot or something. If there are windows, take the photos during the day and balance the exposure of the outdoors with the flash. With a wide angle lens, remember to use a WA diffuser and remember that it will reduce the reach of the flash.
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Apr 15, 2012 14:16:49 #
WOW, that SOUNDED great Birdpix.... but I am so sorry, I didn't explain, I am not a professional at all. Just have a Nikon 1300 with kit lens and a 50mm lens besides. I have a few pics submitted in the archives her from last summer, but was only using a Fugi point and shoot and actually got a few nice shots. I do get good photos when shooting Homes but I normally have great lighting situations, tomorrow is going to be sunny but some of the rooms are dark with all of the wood. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond . :thumbup:
Apr 16, 2012 06:19:09 #
jprib wrote:
WOW, that SOUNDED great Birdpix.... but I am so so... (show quote)
Might that be a Nikon 3100? Haven't heard of the 1300.
Apr 16, 2012 07:59:22 #
YES, I did make an error... Thank you for clearing that up... appreciated.
Apr 16, 2012 08:27:05 #
hj
Loc: Florida
Not replying to your lighting question, but you mention that you only have the kit lens and a 50mm. If you plan to continue doing indoor photography in your line of work, you will eventually want to invest in a dedicated wide-angle lens with at least f2.8 that that can easily capture the entire room.
Apr 16, 2012 08:59:12 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
Bring along some lamps from home to add to the lamps in the house if the house is empty just use the ones you brought along.
set the camera for tungsten lighting it should be in one of your menus. keep the lights behind you and get your light meter reading, set up the shot and shoot. others here can give you advice on how to set the meter.
set the camera for tungsten lighting it should be in one of your menus. keep the lights behind you and get your light meter reading, set up the shot and shoot. others here can give you advice on how to set the meter.
Apr 16, 2012 09:21:09 #
Apr 16, 2012 10:39:00 #
senad55verizon.net
Loc: Milford, NJ
MT Shooter wrote:
Tripod, bracketing longish exposures and HDR
This is really a good way to go, shooting in available light.
You will be left with a white balance problem, because the color of the daylightlight in each room will be influenced by the color of the walls, plus any illuminated lamps or fixtures in the room.
Get a white balance card or target, and take an extra shot in each room with the card inclluded in the image. ColorChecker is very good for advanced color control, but Opteka cards are less expensive and do a great job on simple white balance correction. (You'll need to read and understand the directions that come with either)
Oh, yeah. Make sure that your door and window frames are vertical in your final images.
Good luck!
Apr 16, 2012 10:57:44 #
You should take a look at using a 360 degree panorama for this - lots of stuff out there on doing so. I use a stitching program, but understand Photoshop will stitch a panorama.
Not familiar with your camera so don't know its ISO capabilities - believe ISO will display the dark areas better than a flash would
Not familiar with your camera so don't know its ISO capabilities - believe ISO will display the dark areas better than a flash would
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