Interior
photography is a rare skill that will come in handy if you have customers eager
to advertise their interior space for their own business. Think now about
anyone who can take pictures of the room for placement on the website: from a
restaurant and entertainment venue to a museum, gallery and even a realtor.
How to Photograph Interiors
Some
publications will pay good money for high-quality pictures of interiors, so
this niche of photography can also be very profitable ... if you have the right
set of skills. It might seem that taking a picture of the room is easy enough,
but the interiors can be tricky, and shooting automatically turns into a real
challenge, which may catch some photographers by surprise.
Let's look
at a few tactics that will help you get great interior shots.
Lighting
Interior
photography is probably the niche where the lighting should be 100% accurate,
otherwise the picture will surely fail. In other words: live in poor lighting;
die from poor lighting.
Make sure
that all indoor light sources are turned on - this will give color
differentiation and greater depth to your scene. Make sure there are no
reflections from ordinary mirrors and windows. Natural light should be a
priority, but there are situations where additional lighting can still
significantly improve image quality. You do not need to go to extremes; it will
be enough to use a remote on-camera flash .
In general,
you should create an image in which light falls naturally to help direct the
viewer's eyes. Essentially, your goal is to get natural and transparent light
throughout the frame.
Putting the interior in order
The
appearance of the interiors should be well organized and neat. You will
probably have to shoot mainly for companies that want to advertise their
establishments or public places in order to demonstrate the aesthetic appeal of
their interiors. In any case, of course, repair is of paramount importance for
the neat appearance of the room.
Think about
how the interiors look in magazines and catalogs; set a goal to copy the
refined, if not idealized, appearance of the room!
At the same
time, the use of appropriate accessories can help give the interior more
memorable details. For example, something like a stack of newspapers or
magazines on a small table or even on the floor will add photographs to a
special mood, which will play into the hands. Feel free to rearrange the
furniture to get the neat and sophisticated look you want.
Room angle photo
Taking
pictures in the corner of the inner space is a strategically brilliant step,
because in this way you will make the room visually larger. A large room gives
the impression of a more settled and comfortable - and these are two important
factors that will make the interiors attractive.
Shoot from a
low position and use a wide-angle lens , but try not to overdo it to avoid
distortion later. Whatever you do, never remove the wall just straight ahead!
The image may come out completely flat, and in addition, you risk getting an
unnaturally curved wall in the picture. Scroll through any good magazine with
interiors to see how frames with a room angle look more advantageous - this is
a proven and very useful technique.
Using the right equipment
Interior
photos are a great reason to use a wide-angle lens. Think of a focal length of
16 to 24 mm, as this will help to get a good perspective.
Just like a
wide-angle lens, a standard one (from 35 to 50 mm) is also useful for indoor
shots, which should also be taken with you. A standard lens will allow you to
take small details that you might want to do in addition to the rest of the
shots.
Do not limit
yourself to only these two types of lenses. Use a macro lens and take photos of
even smaller objects. This is useful if you are photographing in some special
place, for example, in a five-star hotel or an unusual interior attraction.
Tripod ... Forever!
Interior
photography is too important to trust only in your hands ... That's why you
should take all the pictures in the room with a tripod in order to avoid camera
shake. In the end, you want to get high-quality images, ready for magazines, so
reduce the likelihood of your mistakes, use a tripod . Always!
For shooting
in many houses, you may need longer exposures. A high ISO will create too much
noise. Slow shutter speeds slow down the shooting process, but also make you
focus more on the frame. You will take the time to check for stray cables or
clutter around the frame, to create a composition before you press the shutter
button.
Let space showcase your strengths
Sometimes
the photographer’s biggest ally in interior shots is the actual location! It
all depends on the nature and uniqueness of the place you have chosen to shoot.
For example,
if you are shooting in an old brick building, look for classic and unique brick
elements and lines that speak for themselves. If there are any unorthodox or
completely bizarre areas in the brick, then, of course, shoot them as well.
The same
applies to the newer, modern building. If there is something attractive in its
architecture - perhaps it is some radical design element or something that
seems too trendy - be sure to include it in the frame.
Refined frames for magazine value
You can take
interior shots in two ways. It is simple to click, which in the end will not
bring a qualitative result, but the main task of this kind of shooting will be
completed. Or use the above tips when shooting interiors. Thus, you will
undoubtedly go much closer to creating magnificent images worthy of publication
in a bright glossy magazine.
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