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Shooting stills

Camera height, perspective, verticals and brackets.

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  1. Height and level
  2. Positions and lenses
  3. Brackets

Stills need a dedicated camera of 24 MP or more, shooting RAW+JPEG. No phones.

Height and level

Ceiling Level 1.3 m 1.2 m 1.4 m
Lens at 1.2–1.4 m. Kitchens about 1.2 m. Keep the camera level.
Tilted: walls lean Level: walls straight within 0.5°
Tilting the camera bends walls. Level the camera so verticals stay within 0.5°.

Positions and lenses

Window 1 2 3
Shoot from the corners. In symmetrical rooms, add the doorway or the centre.
One-point Square to the back wall, centred Two-point From a corner, two walls in view
One-point perspective faces a wall square on. Two-point shoots into a corner.
  • 16–24 mm for rooms.
  • 35–85 mm for 3–6 detail shots.
  • Hero exterior: two-point, with sun on the facade.

Brackets

  1. On a tripod, at f/7.1–f/11 and base ISO.
  2. Shoot 5 frames, 2 EV apart.
  3. Add a frame exposed for the window view.
  4. Where light is mixed, add a flash frame.

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