How do you take good photographs?
The most popular images on Houzz tend to have clear similarities - light, bright photos taken at good angles.
In the world of home renovation and design, it seems that good photo quality is key!
But how do you get that perfect shot - the one which makes draws drop.
We're asking everyone, from professionals to amateur photographers and homeowners - what makes a good photo? Feel free to share your best photography tips too - or any photos of your own!
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Scott Morris
vor 7 Jahren
Jayk
vor 7 JahrenI would use the HDR technique. This enables you to cover a wide dynamic range from sunlit windows to dark corners that would be impossible to capture in a final single image in any other way.
It requires a tripod and wide angle lens. You should set exposure, white balance and focus manually (to ensure the setting don't change) and take perhaps five (or more) images from exactly the same point. Each image should have a different EV value to ensure you cover the full dynamic range of the room you are photographing. The images are then combined into a single image using a specialist HDR editing application such as Photomatix. Care is needed at this stage to produce a natural look. It can be done!
Complicated? Not when you get used to it. Time consuming? Yes. Results? Excellent. There is plenty of information online about taking HDR photos. Good luck.
This is an example.
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I occasionally combine exposure if necessary but try to edit images as little as possible and get everything right in camera. I often turn lights off to avoid yellow colour casts merging with blue outdoor light, use a sturdy tripod (& mirror lockup mode) and use the histogram function to make sure exposure is spot on, and I use tilt-shift lenses to keep verticals straight, choosing rational & balanced compositions.
When budget allows, I use Elinchrom lights carefully positioned to recreate natural light, more evenly balanced, (like a HDR in real life).
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