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Which Camera to Buy in 2020 for Real Estate Photography

EquipmentPatrick ZasadaComment

Which equipment is needed depends on the personal requirements on the one hand and on the photographic demands on the other hand. In this article we will learn in detail what makes a good camera and which factors may be important to you. It does not alway has to be the latest stuff for architectural photography! At the end, a small, inexpensive system camera combined with a wide-angle lens will meet most requirements. For ambitious photographers a tripod and possibly some filters would be added. In fact, even more equipment is not really needed, with additional material opening up further possibilities or at least making work more pleasant. In the following, an overview of different options in different price ranges will be given. This Chapter will discuss cameras only, other camera equipment is going to be discussed in the following blog posts.

Saving RAW or JPEG Files?

Basics, Image EditingPatrick ZasadaComment

You took a photo in black and white, but now you think it would look better in colour? If you saved it as a RAW file, this is no problem at all! Learn more about the advantages of the raw file format for image editing compared to the better known JPEG files.

The Focal Length of your Lens

Basics, PhotographyPatrick ZasadaComment

The focal length does not change the viewing angle or image frame only. Due to the practical way how photographers work, they will be forced to move for compensating the image frame on different viewing angles due to different focal lengths. This will lead to different perspectives and size relations between the fore- and background. Learn more about the effect of using different focal lengths.

Motif programs and Camera Modes

BasicsPatrick ZasadaComment

In this article the different camera modes and motif programs are explained. If you still shoot in an automatic mode instead of manually, you might learn something about the differences between the A+ and A/Av mode, the S or Tv program and why you should use the M-Dial more often.

ETTR & Methods of Exposure Measurement

Basics, PhotographyPatrick ZasadaComment

For a correct exposure you should overexpose your photo… If that sounds strange for you, then you haven’t heard about ETTR potentially and what it can do. Learn more about different metering modes, how pictures styles even influence the histogram of you RAW files in your camera and how you achieve a correct exposure in architectural photography.

Photography Basics for Beginners – Learning Architecture Photography (Aperture, ISO, Time)

BasicsPatrick ZasadaComment

Learn the basics of architecture photography. In this article I will explain you the camera setting and what the ISO-number, The aperture or f-stop and the Exposure time or Shutter Speed means and which effects they create. Motion blur, sharpness, Noise, Sunstars and deep of field are some examples of this introduction to photography.