I found taking
attractive photos of interior spaces challenging but it’s a skill that any
photographer (even beginner) can develop. Struggling with challenging lighting,
dealing with a rapidly changing landscape and unexpected factors (e.g. a person
suddenly coming into view) are definitely part of the fun and difficulty of
interior photography. Interior photography can take us to interesting places
and each shot can present new lighting challenges and new spaces to work with,
which makes interior photography a great skill to know.
I tried to show the
best view of my subject, be creative with my shots by exposing building with
appropriate composition and capture of details. I found it difficult to deal
with artificial lighting inside shopping mall, styling and where to position
myself. I was shooting above f/6.3 to allow good depth of field and shooting at
a low ISO to avoid noise.
My goal was
natural-looking and realistic lighting across the whole composition. That’s why
I wanted the light to be transparent and to flow naturally in my picture and
help lead the eye.
In this ultra-sleek
modern building (2), I was looking for unique light patterns and quirky
architectural details.
I was shooting with a
zoom lens from different shooting positions to make composition more
attractive. Shooting from different angles and corners of the place, I made the
interior look much bigger and spacious. It gave me opportunities to look for
unique ways and experiment capturing the location’s personality and its true
character. I tried to avoid distractions for the eye (clutter and crowd). By
choosing an appropriate exposure, I was avoided over- or under-exposing a photo.
I tried to keep horizontal and vertical lines straight up and down. Otherwise,
the sense of tilt would be very distracting and crooked lines might destroy
perception.
I think sometimes the
building or place looks better without people. In my photographs I wanted the
focus to be on the interiors. But one of the most
interesting parts of interior photography is seeing how people interact with
their environment. To capture more powerful image, I used postures of people in
the background to show the big size of the café inside the shopping mall.
Every interior has its beauty but it’s up to us to discover it. I tried to concentrate on modern design, light, glass and reflection.
Every interior has its beauty but it’s up to us to discover it. I tried to concentrate on modern design, light, glass and reflection.
I used people,
construction, images of floor, ceilings, obscure wall details, building
manufacture (surface, tiles, glass) anything to make my photograph tell the
story of that moment. I noticed that these elements keep viewers’ eyes on the
horizon.
I tried to avoid just
taking a picture because “it looked nice”; rather than that, I tried to
challenge myself to take pictures that look beyond the surface and represent
common connections.
I agree with one of the interior photographer’s
(Michal Venera’s) opinion that: The better the lens, the better the shot. No
matter how good you are, it'll never be its best if you don't have a great
piece of equipment. Unfortunately, I had only an average lens available but
in the future I will use gelled flash, tripod and a wide-angle lens to cover as
much of the building as possible.
In my project I was
inspired by Paul White (architectural and building photographer for architects,
interior designers, developers, property marketing campaigns, building contractors
and for property professionals). He also shoots a wide range of building
materials for suppliers to the construction industry. I also followed Ben
Thompson and Adrian Wilson (commercial space and interiors photographers) and
Jeff Wolfram (industrial, interior, community photographer). All their photographs
are shot in high resolution (digital) and image quality comes first and
foremost.
The Royal Exchange Building
City Centre Shopping Mall
Library
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