​Architectural photographer's shooting experience

Architectural photographer's shooting experience

For many people, to the building canvas prints photography seems to be a simple thing. Compared to people, buildings can't jump there will be no expression; Compared with scenery, also don't need to consider the weather conditions, taken in indoor light is easy to control. Consider the factors like little? But really want to shoot a building well, much more difficult than you think.

Photographer, one of the most famous buildings in the world must count from the United States New York Scott Frances. He lived in architectural photography and enjoyed high reputation in the field of photography, work even more frequent in famous magazines, such as the architectural digest, vanity fair, and the "set" in the New York times, and many famous star house has also been filming, he included the late apple CEO Steve jobs, actress Jennifer Aniston, etc. Recently he Shared some of his buildings carefully, whether you are a work need to be taken or for a good friend to his new house to the partnership, is worth reference.

First, use of wide type proportional to photograph

Scott Frances majored in art and film in college, and has very sensitive touch to the scene atmosphere, etc. Frances canvas prints works using natural light, and likes to emphasize the space. He often use film appeared in proportion to the size, and even more broadly to take pictures inside, for example, is to use 2 to 1, the proportion of 3 to 1 to photograph. Scott Frances explained, with the proportion to photograph, the line of sight of you will naturally from left to right in the picture.

Second, learn to use synthetic technology

Use a digital camera to photograph the benefits, is to allow the different picture combined into one of his. The same place, for example, he can take three different photometric photos after late together, present the environment at its best.

Third, use the waist level

To telephoto buildings, in order to prevent the lens distortion, the best shooting distance as far as possible, in the later cannot need to cut. And if it is indoor, you probably should put your camera on the waist position to shoot, because in my eyes captured, in the space below the camera can produce deformation.

Fourth, taken every day is the best time...

Light is the best time, after two or three hours a day, or two or three hours before sunset. This time indoor and outdoor light gap at least, shooting out of the canvas prints building photos of the best.

Fifth, give us advice

When we asked for those who want to do professional photographers into some advice? Beyond his answer a little unexpected: "this business was very bad, I don't suggest you into the line. I am 57 years old this year; I went into the line at the age of 24. Interior and architectural photography is still popular at that time, competition is not big, and I have the time to build a Portfolio and reputation. But now it's too popular, each university students graduate, there are thousands of photography industry simply hold. Students I met every week, I want to in their midst, not many people can life photography to eat. But I told them, if you want to do straight, and then do it!"