Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Guys,
This is directed to those with some experience in serious architectural work, especially interiors. I have a task of creating a collection of attractive shots of college campus space resources to promote rental of space for special events. Initially, the catalog of facilities will be web-based. So I was wondering if renting a 14mm lens and cropping as needed might work using the 5D and processing through DXO. (There are no profiles for the 14mm lens with the 5DII as of the current DXO web page). I'm open to all other options.
I am used to doing large panos and correcting in Autopano pro or else in Photoshop. That's fine and enjoyable for a few shots where there is no delivery schedule. Here, however, I have a request for very large shot list with with many wide spaces, tall concert halls, in addition to exterior shots. (The latter pose no issues as this is what I do often). I plan to go quickly through all the shots and then see where the pictures are inadequate and require special lighting or technique. I don't want to manually correct everything, one by one, for lens distortions, CA, vignetting etc.
I'm thinking of using a more automatic workflow. I use a Canon 5D, 5DII, 1DII, G10. I have a LF camera but do not want to create the expense of processing and scanning film. Otherwise, I have no T/S lenses capability. I could, of course rent a Canon T/S lens. For wide angle shots I'm limited: I sold my 17-35mm 2.8L, had my 15mm fisheye pocketed on a shoot and so it's 24-105mm, 50mm, (18mm, 28mm Zeiss on the 1DII) or stitch at 50 mm or 24-105 on the 5DII. DXO does corrections for the Canon lenses including the 17-40 ff4L USM the Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG which I guess could rent or buy.
So can you suggest the most efficient workflow, so I end up with corrected orthogonal architectural images?
Asher
BTW, Lighting is a challenge and worries me as some institutions seem to have little respect for even lighting and color consequences! Where there is window light, that's what i'll use. Otherwise I have lots of lumedyne flash or will rent big guns.
This is directed to those with some experience in serious architectural work, especially interiors. I have a task of creating a collection of attractive shots of college campus space resources to promote rental of space for special events. Initially, the catalog of facilities will be web-based. So I was wondering if renting a 14mm lens and cropping as needed might work using the 5D and processing through DXO. (There are no profiles for the 14mm lens with the 5DII as of the current DXO web page). I'm open to all other options.
I am used to doing large panos and correcting in Autopano pro or else in Photoshop. That's fine and enjoyable for a few shots where there is no delivery schedule. Here, however, I have a request for very large shot list with with many wide spaces, tall concert halls, in addition to exterior shots. (The latter pose no issues as this is what I do often). I plan to go quickly through all the shots and then see where the pictures are inadequate and require special lighting or technique. I don't want to manually correct everything, one by one, for lens distortions, CA, vignetting etc.
I'm thinking of using a more automatic workflow. I use a Canon 5D, 5DII, 1DII, G10. I have a LF camera but do not want to create the expense of processing and scanning film. Otherwise, I have no T/S lenses capability. I could, of course rent a Canon T/S lens. For wide angle shots I'm limited: I sold my 17-35mm 2.8L, had my 15mm fisheye pocketed on a shoot and so it's 24-105mm, 50mm, (18mm, 28mm Zeiss on the 1DII) or stitch at 50 mm or 24-105 on the 5DII. DXO does corrections for the Canon lenses including the 17-40 ff4L USM the Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG which I guess could rent or buy.
So can you suggest the most efficient workflow, so I end up with corrected orthogonal architectural images?
Asher
BTW, Lighting is a challenge and worries me as some institutions seem to have little respect for even lighting and color consequences! Where there is window light, that's what i'll use. Otherwise I have lots of lumedyne flash or will rent big guns.