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Getting the final overall shot of the Japanese-style home

Getting the final overall shot of the Japanese-style home

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Getting the final overall shot of the Japanese-style home

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So last night, as the series of shots wound down, we had about 45 minutes total from start to finish. What I was doing was lengthening the exposure as the sky got darker. I also noticed that eventually that the supplemental lighting that I had added inside was getting a little too bright as well. So I knew it was finished when the interior lights were too bright relative to the exposures that I was making and I was around a 15 second exposure at that point so the shot was wrapped up. So here on screen I've got the starting point and what I did was I predicted where I thought it was going to be too dark. Even if you don't have professional gear, get some lamps take the shades off put them where you think they're going to need to go but don't put them where you'll actually see them in a window. Look for reflections that they may be causing in the kitchen there were pots and pans hanging if the light was too low it was reflecting the pots and pans. So I went through and made that plan, I…

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