Interior Photography, Tips and tricks
Photography is all about light. It may seem counterintuitive to turn off the lights in a room before you shoot. It can throw off your white balance, cast distracting shadows, and make the room look dim and uninviting. Instead of artificial light, focus on bringing as much natural light into the space.
While nature is characterized by organic lines and wide-open spaces, interior photography is full of horizontal and vertical lines in tight spaces. Otherwise, this will disrupt the balance of your photo and distract viewers from the composition.
Sometimes, the room you’re trying to shoot is simply too small to adequately capture in a photo. When you find yourself in this situation, try capturing the shot from an adjoining hallway or room that offers a different perspective.
If you have to use artificial sources of light, then use LED bulbs. Fluorescent lighting will give you the most trouble, but LEDs are able to mimic natural sunlight.
Bounce the light using shoot-through umbrellas, reflectors, and bounce cards, to both direct the light and shape it so that it lights the interior and creates the types of shadows you want.
Aperture settings–Because you’re shooting interiors, you’ll likely want a more open aperture, and that means a smaller f stop number. But, it also depends on what you’re shooting since the aperture setting also controls your depth of field.
Shoot in RAW–This is one of the best tips for most types of photographic shoots, because shooting in RAW gives you the most flexibility in post-production processing. This gives you much more control over your final image.
Shutter Speed and ISO settings are also important considerations in lower light settings as is typical for interior photography. A slower shutter speed lets more light in, but it also makes the image more sensitive to motion blur. Thus, if you want everything to be in focus, you usually want a faster shutter speed. But, low light conditions necessitate a slower shutter speed.
Creating depth in the room can add interest and give the space a luxurious feel. One of the best tips is to remove any clutter in the room. Think carefully about what you want to include to give the image the feel you want it to have.
Don’t Go Too Wide–With real estate photography, you want to show the size of the space by utilizing dramatic wide shots, but with interior photography, it’s all about the design. So, you want to have tighter compositions and add to those with lots of vignettes and detail.
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