Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Tools Required By An Architectural Photographer

By Maria Reed


In order for any job to be carried out in the right way, the right equipment ought to be present to help the person carrying out the work to achieve their goals and tasks in an effective way. The tools should match to the expected professional standards set in your industry. Below we focus on some equipment used by an architectural photographer to get the best shots.

Architecture photographs require the photographer to ensure that all the vertical lines are kept perfectly plumb and this requires the camera to be kept level in a perfect way. However, at times when more foreground is needed the camera is pointed upwards or downwards while maintaining the same level position of your camera. You need a special lens that can be raised and also lowered thus allowing more foreground and maintain the camera in the perfect position.

When buying the best digital camera to use for this work, you should look for the one with the biggest chip. You should also ensure that its ratio will be 1:1 to your lens. You should also look for cameras that have the wide-angled type of lenses that will help you not to lose out on the image space you capture.

When choosing the lenses to use, it is important to ensure that they are the tilt shift or perspective control lenses. If you do not have enough cash to purchase several lenses, you should start with the 24mm tilt shift lenses as it is the most important lens. You could also try to use a 1.4 tele-converter on your 17, 24 or 35 MM TS lenses to convert to focal lengths of 24, 35 or 50mm.

Ensure that you also invest in a good tripod that will help hold your camera as you get the perfect shots. Make sure you go for the heavier tripod and preferably the one with a cable release to help you lock the mirror in a position where it will remain up to eliminate chances of any vibrations. If you find a flat surfaced tripod then it would be better if you are unable to get those that come with levels built into them.

It is important to ensure that you get a level to help you in leveling your camera and tripod head. It is always difficult to get it now due to the ergo friendly cameras present in the market and you should level them both starting with the tripod. This will eradicate the chances of having to deal with parallax errors.

Lighting will be important to consider as your success will depend on it. Ensure you get strong lobe lights that are high-powered to balance the exposure of light in your shoots. This will get your images looking real.

All the above equipment will be important in ensuring that your photos are successful and professionally done. Your good equipment will help you surpass the expectations of your client. They will also help you realize the dream and objective of every photographer to sell the product in the best possible way.




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