Tuesday, January 21, 2014

How To Be A Capable Architectural Photographer

By Judy Sullivan


When people are living in areas with beautiful scenery, they will normally want to become a good architectural photographer. It may or may not actually come true but it should help a person to have the skills to get good pictures. They should be able to capture the beauty of a building with the use of their camera.

Architectures are surely a good subject for photographers to take. Whether the person is an amateur or not, they should be able to see that this will be awesome when captured by a camera. To those who are interested in leading a career in this field, here are some tips that might help especially a beginner to take good pictures.

First of all, they need to be aware of their focal length. To those who wish to capture a certain subject with a wide angle, they will have to pick their focal length. They have to check up the appropriate wide angle lenses they should use. If they do not possess these lenses, then they should just move farther or closer from their subject.

The person will also have to stabilize their camera. They should never shake it up since a single shake or unsteady hands will cause one to lose a great shot. The pictures will become blurry. If the photographer is not confident about his or her hands staying steady while taking a shot, it is for the best to get a tripod. Use 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.

There are also times when it is recommended for people to close their aperture. This is especially recommended when their camera is mounted on a tripod and they have enough time to leave their shutter open. It is better to show with smaller aperture because the lens error will be minimized this way.

Pay attention to the converging lines as well. People might want to achieve a maximum amount of realism with this type of photography and so they try to keep any vertical lines vertical. There are times when this is not possible or desirable, though. In this case, just follow the general convention about converging lines then.

Another thing to pay attention to is the camera position. If the arrangement that one wants require the wide angle lens to be closer to the building to have a dramatic effect, then that is fine. If it is not the arrangement that one wants, then try to move further away and use a longer focal length to bring objects closer together.

Every architectural photographer has a right to take pictures of buildings. However, some building staff will scold those who take pictures because of their own reasons. The person should learn how to stand up to these people and retain the right to pursue one's photography.




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