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Photography of Architecture (Interior)
The straight "record of what was painted on the ceiling" photo can be made with almost any camera,
even where tripods are prohibited. Set the camera to "no flash" and "self-timer" modes. Place the camera
on the floor in the middle of the room, lens pointing up. Press the shutter release and back out of the
way. Ten seconds later you've got your ceiling.
Go Wide
Fact 1: very few commercial clients are going to thank you for making their rooms look small. Fact 2:
very few architects are going to accomodate your desire to knock down a wall so that you can get the
entire room into a photo with a 50mm normal lens. Conclusion: you want some very wide angle lenses
for architectural interiors.
To take in most of a room from a doorway you need a 17mm or wider lens. For example, the first image
below is taken with a 43mm lens on Mamiya 7 6x7 format camera. This is equivalent to a 21mm lens on
a Nikon or Canon SLR. Much of the dining room is cut off. The lens was perfect for detail, such as the
hot tub overlooking the ocean, but not always wide enough for an entire room at one sweep (from Cape
Cod):
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