Building photography for architects

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Does anyone do this sort of thing? My father in law is a Mason and he's been asked by a fellow Mason if I would possibly take some pics of some buildings with a view to it leading to something more permanent. Now I'm not sure how this works, do they give you an idea of whet they're looking for or do you just go along and get on with it yourself.

If the latter, are there any angles I should be looking at? There's also distortion to consider when using a wide angle, is this something you fix in Photoshop?

I said I'd take a few pictures of families properties that I could let him see so that he can decide if he wants to take it further, I don't want to waste his time and vice versa. Just looking for some guidelines before I start though, do's and don'ts if you like.

Cheers.
 
Ask them! They've probably got an idea of what's wanted, see if you can get some examples of what they're after. There's nothing unprofessional about asking, quite the opposite in fact.

Depending on the use, distortion may or may not be an issue. If they want to make plans from them, yes, if they want to hang them from walls, no.

So ask what they want, what they'll be for, who will be looking at them, and any other questions that'll make your life easier :thumbs:
 
Architectural photography is a whole new world :)

A lot of the images need to be taken either very early or very late in the day so you get good light and a lack of people. Buildings need the same consideration when it comes to lighting as anything else so a study of the geography is a must. Where does the sun come up and go down? What time of day should I be here?

Shooting angles in terms of which lens from what distance need to be considered. Can you get a clear shot at it at your chosen time of day. Then there is the distortion you mentioned. The ideal is to use a tilt shift lens to eliminate converging verticals. If you use a wide angle you will lose way too much of the image when you come to straighten it. Much better to shoot a sequence with a longer lens and stitch them afterwards. They need shooting on manual so the exposures don't change.

Interiors are a complete subject all of their own with studio and speedlight lighting hidden all over the place and colour balance issues a plenty. :)

Hope that helps but you could really use a good book on architectural photography, lots of goodies on Amazon ;)
 
BouncyMelons said:
Architectural photography is a whole new world :)

Interiors are a complete subject all of their own with studio and speedlight lighting hidden all over the place and colour balance issues a plenty. :)
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Yeah, I thought I might get this sort of answer, quite a bit more complicated than you'd think really, but maybe I will have a word and see what's required, then weigh up whether it's really for me.

Cheers.
 
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