From the course: Architectural Photography: Exteriors

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Getting the exterior house shot as light changes

Getting the exterior house shot as light changes

From the course: Architectural Photography: Exteriors

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Getting the exterior house shot as light changes

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So here we are at the overall shot. It was really important to include enough of the garden to get the context of the garden and also see the house. We're going to do it with a glowing window because there's a lot of glass on this side of the house. So you can be in the house, and see out to the garden. So you're really burning the garden inside. As far as you experience being inside the house. So that dictated the camera positions. So we've got the spot. The next thing was to start looking for things to clean up and to take care of in the foreground. And I noticed, there were lawn chairs that I didn't like, I didn't think matched the house or the aesthetic of the garden. And just looked around for anything else that needed to be cleaned up visually. Now that we've got the composition cleaned up and ready to go, next came lighting. Up in the clear story loft area, there wasn't enough lighting, so I had to add some light up there. Had to add some lighting in both the kitchen area and…

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