From the Out of Chicago Photo Blog and Companion. http://www.outofchicago.com
From http://www.OutofChicago.com
Apparently Bond Chapel is difficult to get into, but on this particular day we were lucky.
Aligning Shots for Symmetry
How do you line up a shot when you are shooting in a place like this? I used to use a bubble level, but I've found that I can do a better job lining things up in live view.
The first thing that I do, is to make sure that I set up my tripod in the exact center of the location. If it's a church, I make sure that I am in the exact center of the aisle. Next, I zoom to capture the parts of the interior that I want to include. The most difficult part is to make sure that the camera is level. I use live view on the LCD and I keep moving the camera until everything is right. In the Bond Chapel shot, I kept checking to see the two outer lanterns were the same distance from the edges of the frame. I also check to make sure that the center line of the ceiling is running down the center of the frame. I have the grid turned on in live view and make sure that the center line is running through the center line of the interior if there is one.
When I get the image back to the computer, I will tweak it if needed. But if you do not line it up in-camera, it is almost impossible to use rotation tools to properly correct it on the computer.
Apparently Bond Chapel is difficult to get into, but on this particular day we were lucky.
Aligning Shots for Symmetry
How do you line up a shot when you are shooting in a place like this? I used to use a bubble level, but I've found that I can do a better job lining things up in live view.
The first thing that I do, is to make sure that I set up my tripod in the exact center of the location. If it's a church, I make sure that I am in the exact center of the aisle. Next, I zoom to capture the parts of the interior that I want to include. The most difficult part is to make sure that the camera is level. I use live view on the LCD and I keep moving the camera until everything is right. In the Bond Chapel shot, I kept checking to see the two outer lanterns were the same distance from the edges of the frame. I also check to make sure that the center line of the ceiling is running down the center of the frame. I have the grid turned on in live view and make sure that the center line is running through the center line of the interior if there is one.
When I get the image back to the computer, I will tweak it if needed. But if you do not line it up in-camera, it is almost impossible to use rotation tools to properly correct it on the computer.
From http://www.OutofChicago.com
Apparently Bond Chapel is difficult to get into, but on this particular day we were lucky.
Aligning Shots for Symmetry
How do you line up a shot when you are shooting in a place like this? I used to use a bubble level, but I've found that I can do a better job lining things up in live view.
The first thing that I do, is to make sure that I set up my tripod in the exact center of the location. If it's a church, I make sure that I am in the exact center of the aisle. Next, I zoom to capture the parts of the interior that I want to include. The most difficult part is to make sure that the camera is level. I use live view on the LCD and I keep moving the camera until everything is right. In the Bond Chapel shot, I kept checking to see the two outer lanterns were the same distance from the edges of the frame. I also check to make sure that the center line of the ceiling is running down the center of the frame. I have the grid turned on in live view and make sure that the center line is running through the center line of the interior if there is one.
When I get the image back to the computer, I will tweak it if needed. But if you do not line it up in-camera, it is almost impossible to use rotation tools to properly correct it on the computer.
Apparently Bond Chapel is difficult to get into, but on this particular day we were lucky.
Aligning Shots for Symmetry
How do you line up a shot when you are shooting in a place like this? I used to use a bubble level, but I've found that I can do a better job lining things up in live view.
The first thing that I do, is to make sure that I set up my tripod in the exact center of the location. If it's a church, I make sure that I am in the exact center of the aisle. Next, I zoom to capture the parts of the interior that I want to include. The most difficult part is to make sure that the camera is level. I use live view on the LCD and I keep moving the camera until everything is right. In the Bond Chapel shot, I kept checking to see the two outer lanterns were the same distance from the edges of the frame. I also check to make sure that the center line of the ceiling is running down the center of the frame. I have the grid turned on in live view and make sure that the center line is running through the center line of the interior if there is one.
When I get the image back to the computer, I will tweak it if needed. But if you do not line it up in-camera, it is almost impossible to use rotation tools to properly correct it on the computer.
