Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 could anyone give me any pointers to help get a really good striking composition on the attached image. This is how my camera is set at the minute. Viewport screengrab attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Branch Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I would go with less ground and more sky. Especially if the ground is concrete. Also you want to get the light souce positioned so that you are getting one side of the building well lit and the other in some interesting shadows. This will help keep the image from looking flat. Don't forget your birdz.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Step back and zoom in to flatten the perspective somewhat. That should help you get a bit more roof visible. Also, decide which elevation you want to feature more, right now they are fairly equal due to a near-45 degree camera rotation. Either rotate the camera to the left to flatten the short elevation and make the perspective effect on the long one more pronounced, or rotate the camera to its right and flatten out the long elevation so it reads more 'true' to character. You may need to move the camera a bit left/right for framing or work on panning the frame. There's a funky way to do that in Max which I don't know the name of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 ok cheers for the tips guys, i love looking at arch photography and thats what i'm trying to simulate. so bix perspectives aren't the way forward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 ok second revision, i wanna get this spot on to improve my overall understanding of composition, so all your input is much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I would go with less ground and more sky. Especially if the ground is concrete. +1 - stick a skew on the camera at 90 degrees and shift the horizon to the first third line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 first third line??? what's one of those is that like first things second or first things first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 tips for camera lenses too are always welcome. currently using 24mm i'm slowly working my way through ana rch photography book and trying to apply the same techniques on my exteriors/interiors. pretty happy with the lighting rendering parts, now wanna improve overall image aesthetics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Branch Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Too much distortion...totally distracting. Try to get the shot to look like what your eyes see naturally and highlight the best side of the structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 first third line??? what's one of those is that like first things second or first things first? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds http://www.photo96.com/blog/?p=371 http://www.colorpilot.com/comp_rules.html http://www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/composition.htm some light afternoon reading for you dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Branch Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 ...now wanna improve overall image aesthetics. first third line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Too much distortion...totally distracting. Step back and zoom in to flatten the perspective somewhat. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 if i post the file, does anybody fancy giving it a bash? (the file that is ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 next revision after taking further comments into account. i guess i'm a sucker for over exaggerrated photos of exteriors what lens do you guys tend to use for exteriors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Branch Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 The camera is too high now....as if you were viewing it from another building. I think you should just stick with your initial shot...make a few adjustments, push out a nice rendering with good GI lighting, and knock it out of the park in post. Get on with it already.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 NO i want to get it right!!! ok so i'll keep the angle as is now, move the camera to eye level. and then adjust the target so the horizon stays where it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Branch Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I'm slowly working my way through an arch photography book and trying to apply the same techniques on my exteriors/interiors. BTW, what is the title of this book you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 the book is called 'architectural photography the digital way, by gerry kopelow' update attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 final update before bedtime, more to follow tomorrow. Any comments welcome. hopefully this could turn into a good learning post for people as i'm going to post regular updates and ask for advice at each stage, texturing, vegetation, people, post work etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 You are on the right track. Open up the framing to allow some breathing room, especially on the left side of the view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I'm starting to get heavy into Exteriors and was wondering what height do you put your camera? Is there a feature that you tend to put your camera target on? Say, the bottom edge of the roof line? (I tend to use eye height roughly (I'm 1.82m, so, about 1.5m-1.75m) and 28mm or 24mm. I like framing the house but not too closely.) (retreats back to lurk mode, not wanting to highjack this thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 thats cool sandman, those are the type of questions i'm looking to get answered thanks claudio, that was my next step, i guess the reason i tend to clos the frame the way i hav is because i've never been very good an filling the space that you have told me to create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 another update, i'm aware of the texture tiling. do you think this should be eliminated in post with the likes of the clone stamp, or just use a different texture? b&w version to follow that i'm using to help me understand composition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 b&w need more comments, starting to get to the point where i've been looking at it too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 its too cramped. open it out. give the scheme some room to breath. i've only eyeballed this, but i'd go for something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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