Real Estate Photos
Dec 4, 2017 16:53:06 #
Dec 5, 2017 16:26:20 #
Dec 5, 2017 20:46:54 #
Davet wrote:
How about a Sigma 8-16 f4
Isn't that a fish eye which would give too much distortion at the lower end. A Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 wide angle lens would be better as mentioned above.
You really need to go as wide as you can with no distortion. His 17 should be ok if he has full frame. If cropped, he is closer to 25.
Dec 6, 2017 22:28:21 #
kenArchi
Loc: Seal Beach, CA
I tried the 8-16, you cannot put a polarizer filter on it to reduce the glares from floors, ceilings, walls, cabinets, etc. And the price was very high, and it becomes unrealistic when too wide. So the high p
rice to me didn't justify it.
10mm on a nikon is about 15mm, on canon it is about 16mm. That extra 10 percent wide view on the nikon is more than enough. It gives the client plenty of crop room to work with and when you need to use perspective control.
rice to me didn't justify it.
10mm on a nikon is about 15mm, on canon it is about 16mm. That extra 10 percent wide view on the nikon is more than enough. It gives the client plenty of crop room to work with and when you need to use perspective control.
Dec 7, 2017 07:45:28 #
Dec 7, 2017 17:47:04 #
kenArchi
Loc: Seal Beach, CA
Nikon, Tamron or Sigma 10-20 lens . Photos are used mosty for client web sites.
Jan 20, 2018 23:32:19 #
Petesfixit
Loc: Houston Texas
Nikon makes an inexpensive 10-24 DX, Canon has the 10-18, 10-22 for crop sensor. Tri[pod level and plumb, fix any distortion in post easy. No need for $$$ perspective control lens , unless you are either loaded or charging $$$$$. Bracket, HDR and a flash frame , learn to put it together in post. Figure out your exposure, PP workflow, .... BAM - you got it. It's not that hard.
Jan 21, 2018 07:46:09 #
Mar 30, 2018 12:38:43 #
Mar 30, 2018 13:30:00 #
NoSocks wrote:
Try shooting toward the bedroom door. I've found that that sometimes helps. Be sure to get rid of perspective distortion in post.
And, if that's not satisfactory, I found that sometimes my wide lens (20mm on 35mm slr) worked well just outside the door, or just inside the closet door or inside the (if it has one) bathroom door as an alternative. With just the front of the lens in the room and the whole tripod and camera outside of the threshold, the wide field of view usually got the whole room and minimized the domination of the bed. A higher camera angle eliminated the corner of the bed being distorted (by the wide angle effect) to look over sized. Of course if a bedroom has a bath, it should be included in a shot, too. Echoing my Broker, put the toilet seat DOWN!
I also used a small low powered flash behind the bed and oher furniture to eliminate the shadow cast on the wall, even in natural window light. That gave the room a little more depth, too.
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Mar 30, 2018 14:48:46 #
Davet wrote:
What do you mean by flash frame?
A flash frame is usually a horseshoe shaped object, the camera mounts on the bottom and the flash on the top. A flash frame/bracket is a straightforward device that enables you to produce flattering light, compared to the brilliant head-on blast that comes with simply mounting a flash atop a camera.
Oct 17, 2018 11:45:36 #
How about this lens. Nikon Nikkor 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 G Aspherical ED
It is a little more than the 11-20mm F2.8 Tokina.
It is a little more than the 11-20mm F2.8 Tokina.
Oct 17, 2018 12:40:21 #
Oct 17, 2018 13:04:36 #
Davet wrote:
I am having problems with taking photos for a friend of mine who is a real estate agent. Some of the bedrooms I photograph are small so it seems like when I look at the picture, the room is all bed. Any suggestions? I am shooting at 17mm with a 17-55 Nikon. Do I need a shorter lens for the job like this?
Shorter is worse. Extension distortion, which exaggerates the size of elements closest to the camera, gets worse as you shorten the focal length. Sometimes shooting panoramas with a longer lens works better, but small rooms are challenging to shoot.
Oct 17, 2018 13:09:30 #
ifurnish wrote:
Do you know if Canon makes any?
Canon has 7 tilt shift lenses.
https://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/lenses-flashes/tilt-shift-lenses
But this is not going to help you much with your specific issue. A pano head with your lens will give you better results and less distortion if you use a longer focal length. Depth of field may be a problem, but you can always focus stack.
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