Comments for Shooting Architecture http://shootingarchitecture.com Master Classes & Workshops with Douglas Hill & Martin Cox Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:34:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Thank You and Payment Options by Flavia http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=680&cpage=1#comment-2120 Flavia Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:34:26 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=680#comment-2120 Dear Doug,
I signed up for the week end class and I look forward to the workshop!
Would you have some time in the next days to exchange a few emails about photo cameras and lights for architectural photography? Will attendants bring their own photo cameras to the workshop? I have a sinar F2 with 3 lenses and a cambo wide DS with a wide angle lens but I am looking to simplify my process and trade/sell all of that for an affordable digital system.

]]> Comment on Sign-up for the Next Architectural Photography Weekend Workshop by Douglas Hill http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648&cpage=1#comment-2084 Douglas Hill Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:49:16 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648#comment-2084 Absolutely a better choice. I’m not sure why Nikon decided to stop including PC sockets on some models since there are still accessories that require them.

]]> Comment on Sign-up for the Next Architectural Photography Weekend Workshop by Kalani http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648&cpage=1#comment-2083 Kalani Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:15:41 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648#comment-2083 Would this do the same job as the Nikon adapter? It’s cheaper, too, but mostly I like that it has a pass-through hot shoe: RainbowImaging Flash Hot Shoe to PC Sync Socket Convert Adapter for Nikon TTL and Standard ISO 518 Hot Shoe Camera and Flashes:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WA0N70/ref=gno_cart_title_3

]]> Comment on Sign-up for the Next Architectural Photography Weekend Workshop by Douglas Hill http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648&cpage=1#comment-2071 Douglas Hill Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:24:25 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648#comment-2071 Your camera and range of lenses will be more than adequate for what we’ll be doing in the workshop. The only accessory you would need in order to use our strobes is the Nikon AS15 Synch Terminal Adapter, which is available for less than $20 online if you don’t already have one.

]]> Comment on Sign-up for the Next Architectural Photography Weekend Workshop by Kalani http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648&cpage=1#comment-2070 Kalani Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:19:58 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648#comment-2070 I have a Nikon D90 with several lenses (Nikon 10-24, 18-70, 70-200 and a 35mm prime (f1.8)), a little SB400 flash. I can borrow a SB800 flash, but I don’t really know how to use it.

]]> Comment on Sign-up for the Next Architectural Photography Weekend Workshop by Douglas Hill http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648&cpage=1#comment-2069 Douglas Hill Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:56:16 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648#comment-2069 Hi Kalani: Thanks for your interest in our workshop. Although we do use off-camera strobes quite a bit they aren’t essential for all interiors work. And while we will be demonstrating the use of strobes as part of the workshop, we will also show, through a variety of techniques, how to get the best results possible without them. If you let me know the make and model of your camera I’ll be able to tell you whether it will be compatible with the equipment we use. Best regards, Doug

]]> Comment on Sign-up for the Next Architectural Photography Weekend Workshop by Kalani http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648&cpage=1#comment-2068 Kalani Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:41:32 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=648#comment-2068 I’m very interested in this class, primarily for interior photography of staged locations. Do I need an off-camera strobe? I’m not sure that mine supports that without extra hardware.

]]> Comment on Thank You and Payment Options by Douglas Hill http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=680&cpage=1#comment-2064 Douglas Hill Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:47:42 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=680#comment-2064 What you describe seeing another photographer do will be familiar to any full-time architectural photographer. Balancing ambient daylight and artificial light with that of strobes is what a great deal of our work consists of, and is what the workshop will largely be about. I’ll also be glad to make suggestions about the ideal equipment package for shooting architecture. After 30 years of photographing architecture with film I made the transition from an array of Sinars, Hasselblads and Leicas to my current, much leaner setup. We’ll be using that setup for demonstrations during the workshop.

]]> Comment on Thank You and Payment Options by Flavia http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=680&cpage=1#comment-2061 Flavia Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:24:40 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=680#comment-2061 Thank you for your prompt reply Doug. I’ve seen a photographer take pictures of interiors with monitors using a strobe: he used flash to photograph people and a longer exposure to photograph the screen with a still image on it. Is this a technique you would recommend or that you can show during the workshop?

I’ve taken a basic architectural photography back in the days and I need to brush up my knowledge/skills – the new assignment I have comes with this challenge of photographing people interacting with luminous displays

One more question. I have some valuable architectural photography equipment that I would like to sell/trade (Sinar F2 with 3 beautiful lenses, Cambo Wide DS) in exchange for a new digital setup. After I register for the workshop would you kindly provide some advice with regards to an adequate more modern setup for interior architecture photography that I can use for the workshop?

Thanks again!

]]> Comment on Thank You and Payment Options by Douglas Hill http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=680&cpage=1#comment-2057 Douglas Hill Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:17:46 +0000 http://shootingarchitecture.com/?page_id=680#comment-2057 Hi Flavia: That’s an excellent question. We often have to deal with computer monitors and flat screen TVs. There are two basic ways to treat imagery on screens: 1) manipulate the image on the screen at the time of exposure by adjusting the content and brightness; and 2) use Photoshop to drop in imagery in post-production. The first option works well if you have control over the output of the monitors and the ambient light of the space you’re shooting. In instances where you don’t have that kind of control, the second option makes more sense, and the Photoshop skills required are not complicated. We’ll have monitors available at the workshop and will be demonstrating these techniques. Thanks for asking, Doug Hill

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