Architectural photography skills

First, the lens and composition

Now to say the most commonly used architectural photography used pictures, it must be a wide-angle lens, because construction usually is larger, and sometimes even the information such as the environment, additional wide-angle lens can cause certain visual hyperbole, let work more power, enhance the sense of form, positive distance scene, the scene grand, environmental account information. Front view, the picture will produce a little perspective effect of perspective principle, is suitable for the building performance is symmetrical, grave, down a bit, can put your own cameras can work more easily. But some buildings will be poor due to the lack of lateral facade and stereo feeling, so you need to change flight reservation. Side Angle, the use of the advantage of wide Angle lens, tolerance to square, street lamp, in contrast with the architecture, exaggerated building at the same time, make its appear taller.

In the construction of the side of the shooting is the most commonly used in architectural photography shooting location, because the lateral observation building there are two point perspective effect, construction of the horizontal line will be in the picture has a perspective converge slash, so the filming location easily performance building stereo feeling. And telephoto lenses used to capture building some of the fine details and relatively isolated buildings. Generally speaking, the long-range shooting to paint the whole picture, emphasizes the overall momentum, scenery perimeter shooting range is less than the long-range shooting, and close distance shoot scenes often is a local buildings.

Second, the use of HDR, keep the sky and architecture in more detail

Sometimes the shooting Angle and the weather problem, the subject and the brightness of the sky will have obvious contrast, if we want to make the whole house details are clearly visible, then the sky will be overexposed. In order to solve this problem, I think the best way is to use "HDR" function in the camera! This time we use the EOS 5 d Mark III, open the "HDR" shooting mode, you can according to the picture, to determine the HDR level you need.

Third, Black and White Phantom

When we are in a high contrast scene filming this type building, light and shade differences may make your picture is black and white, then you can completely in black and white conversion, the late consciously let black area darker, or let the bright part brighter, restoring ancient ways to create contrast of black and white photos. Black and white photos will be removed after color interference can make photos appear more abstract, another benefit is that to the weakening of the shadow, let it won't produce too much discomfort. Circle of friends if you think is messy, and might as well turn your photos into black and white. Here recommend a PS plug-in SILVER EFEX PRO. This plugin has a lot of black and white image preset for you to choose, can change the parameters for yourself, your work is unique.

Fourth, the effect of geometrical line:

To master a kind of method which can let your work get twice the result with half the effort, and shooting construction especially modern building, capture the essence of the line, then you have mastered the creation of an effective method. You can use the construction of external contour line in establishing a visual guide line, frame stretching away into the distance. Can also find the building interior lines, for the composition, usually this kind of composition has certain regularity, repeat lines more expressive, the tension makes you work puts glorious greatly. Therefore, to see the building line, composition of the reference to them as you, can let you quickly find a place to start. Sometimes you have to strive to simple lines, but sometimes will let line move, form their own desired geometry. Of course you need to master relevant knowledge of photography, lines such as straight line is hale and hearty, feminine curve, X composition produce focal point, and so on. Architectural photography is the same with other types of photography, the direction of the great master, specific methods often comes from their own practice. Practice, find the techniques you have found, it will become part of your own photography knowledge.

Fifth, there is a kind of architectural photography (mainly black and white), will follow a person a kind of quiet feeling, eternal as if between heaven and earth is still time. This photo is a stylish, easily attracted the attention of people, high-end grade atmosphere. So this photo how to shoot? To achieve this effect, there are two ways:

The first is a long exposure, at least more than ten seconds, many four or five minutes! But the question arises. Such a long exposure time, and is usually during the day, so the image is for sure. Instant you to ISO 100 (some professional point to transfer to 50), will be wide open to a minimum, it is impossible to get this effect, because the light is too strong. At this time, you need a tool - minus lens, and it is a high grade of lens, such as ND400 or to reduce the two were added together to use, such as ND110 and ND109. ND behind digital with A said, and your camera in the case of no add minus, normal exposure shutter speed is set to B, so you add after reduction using the normal speed of exposure is: A multiplied by B. So with the light microscope can extend the exposure time. But there is a problem, is minus lens is will affect the color temperature, reduce the more powerful light, color temperature influence, the greater the foreign technology, import a lot of good. Lens is a kind of commonly used filter, the reduction in the field you want to shoot like clouds of water, can also use the lens.

In fact this is the use of the technique of multiple exposures, fixed position of different time intervals, and then through the photos late superimposed together, also can appear such result. The second method, although there is no limit to the equipment, the process is relatively complicated, and it is not so good to just try to grasp.

Sixth, the importance of the foreground

Buildings, foreground is very important, set good prospect has several advantages:

(1)Emphasizes the depth, because the photography is to transform three dimensional space to two dimensional space of art, a secondary to his work won't appear, so you need to build a prospect, to strengthen the depth.

(2)Apply colours to a drawing atmosphere, we Chinese photographing buildings especially ancient architecture, emphasizing the artistic conception.

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Conclusion: architectural photography has a high requirement on the equipment and techniques, related techniques have many, many, the space is limited, like the weather, the shooting opportunity, etc, also can't introduce one by one to you, hope you can in your free time to walk around and see more, a lot of Chinese architecture, it's not difficult to find they are interested in building type, but the difficulty lies in how to use your hands to existing equipment and combined with their knowledge, to build the perfect photo.