Photography tip for builders

[CableGuy[TK]]

Hi all,
As we’re all sharing helmet pics (WIPs, clearance etc.), I thought I’d share a little photography tip for anyone that wants to give it a go.
 
As many of us use smart phones to quickly snap out progress, holding the camera too close to the subject will cause some distortion, leading the the helmet looking “droopy”.
 
Try taking a couple of steps back and zooming in - this will look much closer to how the human eye sees it.
 

 

Here’s an example when taking pictures from all angles;

 

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[Sn4k3]

On 3/14/2020 at 9:59 PM, CableGuy said:

Hi all,
As we’re all sharing helmet pics (WIPs, clearance etc.), I thought I’d share a little photography tip for anyone that wants to give it a go.
 
As many of us use smart phones to quickly snap out progress, holding the camera too close to the subject will cause some distortion, leading the the helmet looking “droopy”.
 
Try taking a couple of steps back and zooming in - this will look much closer to how the human eye sees it.
 




Here’s an example when taking pictures from all angles;

Good advice.

Is better always put some distance between the camera and whatever we want to photograph, to do that a long focal length is needed, but the digital zoom can give us a similar result at the cost of image resolution.

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[justjoseph63[Staff]]

33 minutes ago, CableGuy said:

Try taking a couple of steps back and zooming in - this will look much closer to how the human eye sees it.
 

 

EXCELLENT advice, Dan!!!  

[CableGuy[TK]]

EXCELLENT advice, Dan!!!  

Thank you, brother. :-)

[ukswrath[Staff]]

What if I'm still using a flip phone 

 

Nice work Dan

[CableGuy[TK]]

What if I'm still using a flip phone 
 
Nice work Dan

[themaninthesuitcase[Admin]]

16 hours ago, ukswrath said:

What if I'm still using a flip phone 

 

Nice work Dan

Well once you get your film developed, scan the photos and we'll let you know how you did 

[ukswrath[Staff]]

34 minutes ago, themaninthesuitcase said:

Well once you get your film developed, scan the photos and we'll let you know how you did 

[T-Jay[TK]]

On 3/14/2020 at 2:59 PM, CableGuy said:

(...)   Try taking a couple of steps back and zooming in - this will look much closer to how the human eye sees it.    (...)

As far as I know, there was a "6 feet rule" in the filming industry back then (not sure if still is). In other words, go no closer than 6 feet and then use the zoom.

[Sn4k3]

As far as I know, there was a "6 feet rule" in the filming industry back then (not sure if still is). In other words, go no closer than 6 feet and then use the zoom.

Something like that existed, but depends of the look you are going for, in our case farther is better

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[MaskedVengeance[Staff]]

This is why, in the photography industry, zoom lenses (or high mm primes) are used for portraits. To minimize distortion. Luckily many smartphones now have multiple camera lenses to capture different focal lengths. Use the zoom one.

Another pro-tip: Do NOT use any portrait-type mode on smartphones when taking photos of builds. The false bokeh (blur) can be applied incorrectly, and in general will hide details which we might want to see.


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[Sn4k3]

This is why, in the photography industry, zoom lenses (or high mm primes) are used for portraits. To minimize distortion. Luckily many smartphones now have multiple camera lenses to capture different focal lengths. Use the zoom one.

Another pro-tip: Do NOT use any portrait-type mode on smartphones when taking photos of builds. The false bokeh (blur) can be applied incorrectly, and in general will hide details which we might want to see.


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Yes, that is correct

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