Interior Shooting

Recently while shooting an interior project for a client I discovered the lens I was using, was going to be my primary lens for this assignment.  I had brought along several other lenses that I was intending to use but didn't.  

Before I begin, I must admit, I have zero experience with interior shooting.  Normally I would have declined this offer because of my lack of experience.  However my client and I agreed I would work quid pro quo.  Although I did not get paid for this project I learned some very valuable lessons that I would like to share with you. 

For the shoot I used an AF 11-18mm 1:4.5-5.6 Tamaron Aspherical LD Di II SP lens with a Canon 20D Camera. I must say that the Tamaron 11-18mm is a very capable lens and if I were to exclusively shoot interior products then this is a lens I would highly recommend to have in your camera bag.

As you can see by the photographs I've posted the 11-18mm gives you the ability to shoot close range and very tight and narrow shots. I used only the available lighting and the natural light from the windows. My camera was set on AV mode and the white balance was set on auto white balance.

While shooting I noticed I was filling my CF card very quickly so I recommend you either have enough CF cards are find an alternate source to download your pictures. A few years back I purchased a SmartDisk manufactured by ScanDisk. Although this company was bought out by Verbatim and no longer I'm sure there are other resources that are comparable. The most import feature of my SmartDisk is that is 80GB's that is a lot of compact flash disks. This piece of equipment has more than aid off it's $250.00 price tag.  Once a disk is full you simply remove it from the camera insert it to the SmartDisk and press copy.

I really found this project to be fun and rewarding as I continue to learn more and more I will share my experiences with you.  As always I would like to make a disclaimer that I am by no means an expert but I am not the rookie I use to be.

Thanks for visiting my website www.dannylbaker.com and reading my blog.  If you have any comments please share them with me. Until the next time keep shooting and have fun