Okay, now we're on the main overall shot.…In a shot like this, I normally like to place the camera…so I can see the background that I want in the image itself.…After I have the background and the camera…height worked out, then I move the furniture…or whatever objects are there to make the…foreground work, then I'm looking for any details, propping.…Or whatever else I need to do to…complete the composition.…After the composition is ready, then I consider lighting.…
After lighting is done then I shoot the captures.…And some times it will be HDR capture.…And sometimes it won't.…So in this case we've got a fairly small room.…And I wanted to make the room feel as spacious as possible, and I also wanted…to create a point where the viewer could put themselves in the room to really enjoy…the space. So I pulled the sofa right up by the…camera, and use the top edge of the sofa to dictate where the sofa was placed.…
What I wanted to do was hold just enough of the sofa, so that we could see…it, but I wanted that sweeping curve of…
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9/25/2013The course describes the best ways to light interior elements to show their texture and form, and contains tips on staging rooms to make them more inviting. Richard also tackles the tricky challenges that windows and exterior lighting introduce: how do you adjust exposure to capture interior details without overexposing the windows?
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Video: Dressing the interior space before the final shot