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Photographing house interiors
Hi I've been taking photos for a building firm and I'm really struggling to take pics inside the houses I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive wide angle lens which won't distort the picture too much.
Currently using a 18-200 on a canon 350d.
Many Thanks
Michael
Currently using a 18-200 on a canon 350d.
Many Thanks
Michael
well it's just bathroom are so SMALLL!!!!
as well as it seems every room in these houses!!
sorry it's probably me just can't get the angles right
as well as it seems every room in these houses!!
sorry it's probably me just can't get the angles right
thanks steve I look at that
The customer is pleased with the photos I've taken It's just me I now I could do better!!!
The customer is pleased with the photos I've taken It's just me I now I could do better!!!
I've panostitched in small rooms. Keep the camera level, use small increments and stitch the result using something like Autostitch. It works fine but the smaller the room, the smaller the increments required.
Sigma 10-20 can make a very small room look almost spacious. Take a look here (link) (click on the link in blue that says 'click here to see some examples of our work'), one of my commercial jobs. All 15 images were shot using the 10-20 (on a Nikon D200), no stitching. Image 9 in particular was a tiny cupboard of a 'room'.
Thanks Chris I'll try that before I buy a new lens
Steve those photos are fantastic thank you very much
Steve those photos are fantastic thank you very much
10-20 is ideal ; BUT, if the end result is to sell property, going too wide can backfire badly as punters can be very disappointed when viewing the property as what looked like a room in the photo is actually a cupboard. Over promising / under delivering.
Not that this would make any difference in the current property market...
Not that this would make any difference in the current property market...
if oyu're using a 10mm lens indoors, try and keep the lens as horizontal as possible or the vericals get so distorted that the place looks like it's caving in!!!!
also, it's a good place to use HDR - I've done lots of interiors for a building in Harehills and just used the "Average" in photomatix, no tone mapping at all.
Run them through an action that increases contrast and sharpens them a bit, and you're sorted.
also, it's a good place to use HDR - I've done lots of interiors for a building in Harehills and just used the "Average" in photomatix, no tone mapping at all.
Run them through an action that increases contrast and sharpens them a bit, and you're sorted.
not as painful as when you straighten them out!
I use the sigma 10-20 when I'm taking shots for the agency I work for. And, yes it can make a small room look a little bigger, but I've only ever had one person say that, (most viewers/buyers have been happy with the views in the brochure), and the brochure did get them to view and and eventually buy. You just need to make sure that if you have to correct the verticals that you make sure the shot is in proportion to keep the room size right.
I use a Sigma 10-20 for property shots and, like Ade says, it is important to keep the camera as horizontal as possible. I don't use HDR as I try not to use a tripod, they stop you getting right against the wall which can make a big difference in a small room.
Try to keep vertical lines (like cabinet edges) away from the edge of the frame or you will have to spend time removing the barrel distortion.
Ian
Try to keep vertical lines (like cabinet edges) away from the edge of the frame or you will have to spend time removing the barrel distortion.
Ian
