Selective focus with a tilted lens
If you tilt the optical axis of a lens, the plane of focus moves, allowing more sophisticated control over image sharpness. Great for walls, floors and ceilings...
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Keith Cooper also writes about some of the technical solutions we make use of in our architectural photography, and how they are relevant to the images we supply. Keith’s more detailed technical articles and reviews are on our main site.
If you tilt the optical axis of a lens, the plane of focus moves, allowing more sophisticated control over image sharpness. Great for walls, floors and ceilings...
Read MoreSometimes, a more artistic version of an architectural image may be of use. Two photoshop plugins give a wide variety of styles and options, although it's up to you to...
Read MoreTaking photographs of cracked stonework requires care and good lighting, but 150 feet up inside a needle spire dating from the 15th century needs a bit more flexibility and inventiveness...
Read MoreWhy the shift lens is so important for professional architectural photographers. Correcting images with software is often a partial solution at best...
Read MoreExtreme wide angle views of locations shot with a fish-eye lens need not always look too distorted to represent interiors, and can retain straight vertical lines....
Read MoreA large conference centre is lit with computer controlled LED lighting. Showing this and getting colours correct requires some technical expertise. Checking illumination coverage and intensity...
Read MoreMaking use of a heavy duty survey tripod and an optional total station enables accurate measurement from high resolution images....
Read MorePart of a commission for a series of large prints showing aspects of Leicester city centre at night. A relatively constrained location requires special lenses with shift functions....
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