Had a slightly different assignment at the end of this week. I don't get asked to do too much architectural photography but every now and then a job comes my way. This one got me into a space I probably wont have the pleasure of owning anytime soon - a luxury penthouse!
My own house has a floor area of approx 170 sqm, but these places were in the region of 400 sqm, in the centre of Auckland with panoramic harbour views! To say they have a lot of zeros in their price tag is an understatement and they sure had a lot of feaures - plush fittings, views to die for and the odd baby grand piano thrown in for good measure (how did they get that up in the lift?)
Lighting the apartments in the allocated time meant sticking with small flashes to supplement (rather than trying to overpower) the ambient light. It also meant bracketing exposures to allow for those amazing (but very bright) views through the windows. Its amazing what you can achieve with this combination, even when dealing with such large spaces. To me, an important element in this shoot was the lens. I was using a 17mm tilt/shift lens, which not only provided plenty of width to the images, but the shift feature prevented everything leaning in at crazy angles. Its a fantastic lens, but a little slow to use with everything being manual. Plus metering goes straight out of whack once you start 'shifting' of course.
I think its one of the great perks of this job, to gain access to areas you would never normally see...unless of course your get your 6 numbers and the bonus ball come up!
My own house has a floor area of approx 170 sqm, but these places were in the region of 400 sqm, in the centre of Auckland with panoramic harbour views! To say they have a lot of zeros in their price tag is an understatement and they sure had a lot of feaures - plush fittings, views to die for and the odd baby grand piano thrown in for good measure (how did they get that up in the lift?)
Lighting the apartments in the allocated time meant sticking with small flashes to supplement (rather than trying to overpower) the ambient light. It also meant bracketing exposures to allow for those amazing (but very bright) views through the windows. Its amazing what you can achieve with this combination, even when dealing with such large spaces. To me, an important element in this shoot was the lens. I was using a 17mm tilt/shift lens, which not only provided plenty of width to the images, but the shift feature prevented everything leaning in at crazy angles. Its a fantastic lens, but a little slow to use with everything being manual. Plus metering goes straight out of whack once you start 'shifting' of course.
I think its one of the great perks of this job, to gain access to areas you would never normally see...unless of course your get your 6 numbers and the bonus ball come up!
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