how to shoot this picture....

hudsonp · 14th of November 2007 (Wed)

this picture was taken with a simple point and shoot and it appears as though the building is collapsing on itself. i've been asked to reshoot this so that its more professional looking. I'm shooting with an XTI and a 28-135mm lens and a tripod, what other suggestions do you have so that this doesn't turn out like this:

BottomBracket · 14th of November 2007 (Wed)

No need to reshoot, use the Transform tool in photoshop to make the vertical lines vertical.

hudsonp · 14th of November 2007 (Wed)

sorry to be a complete user, but i'm not familiar with what you are talking about. i have a very limited knowledge of photoshop.

dlw3 · 14th of November 2007 (Wed)

See if you can rent a 'shift' lens from a camera store?
Or, use a tripod that is half the height of the building.. ha ha.
dlw

hudsonp · 14th of November 2007 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlw3

See if you can rent a 'shift' lens from a camera store?
Or, use a tripod that is half the height of the building.. ha ha.
dlw

i was looking into the shift lens ($45 to rent for a week) ~1300 to buy. i'm guessing that my 3001 legs wont quite reach to the height needed

RuggerJoe · 14th of November 2007 (Wed)

The only way to keep the vertical lines parallel is to shoot it with the film/sensor plane vertical. there are 2 options to do this, a tilt/shift lens as others have mentioned, or shoot it with the camera 's film/sensor plane. You would need to take a wider shot and then crop it since the building would be in the upper portion of the shot.

If you have photo shop there are a couple ways to correct the distortion. CS2 have a lens correction filter(cant remeber the exact name) under Filters>Distort >Lens Correction (or something like that).

hudsonp · 15th of November 2007 (Thu)

thank you! I'll start playing with this photo and hopefully i can make it look better just using CS2.

Thanks again

SwingBopper · 16th of November 2007 (Fri)

In PS Elements I use: Filter-Correct Camera Distortion. It may be the same in CS2. But you'll lose some of the bottom (the picture will become a parallelogram and you'll have to crop to make a rectangle. So you may have to re-shoot. If so, either keep the camera back perfectly parallel to the building or use telephoto and leave plenty of room on the bottom of the frame for eventual adjustment in post processing. Good luck.

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hudsonp Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 300 IMAGE EDITING OK	how to shoot this picture.... this picture was taken with a simple point and shoot and it appears as though the building is collapsing on itself. i've been asked to reshoot this so that its more professional looking. I'm shooting with an XTI and a 28-135mm lens and a tripod, what other suggestions do you have so that this doesn't turn out like this:

14th of November 2007 (Wed)	#2
BottomBracket Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 6,398	Re: how to shoot this picture.... No need to reshoot, use the Transform tool in photoshop to make the vertical lines vertical. __________________ Pio Veni, Vidi, Canoni - I Came, I Saw, I Took A Picture With My Canon Fotopio.com - Gallery of the Meandering Eye I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.

14th of November 2007 (Wed)	#3
hudsonp Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 300 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: how to shoot this picture.... sorry to be a complete user, but i'm not familiar with what you are talking about. i have a very limited knowledge of photoshop.

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dlw3 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Amboy, WA USA Posts: 94 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: how to shoot this picture.... See if you can rent a 'shift' lens from a camera store? Or, use a tripod that is half the height of the building.. ha ha. dlw

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RuggerJoe Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Carbondale, IL, USA Posts: 899 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: how to shoot this picture.... The only way to keep the vertical lines parallel is to shoot it with the film/sensor plane vertical. there are 2 options to do this, a tilt/shift lens as others have mentioned, or shoot it with the camera 's film/sensor plane. You would need to take a wider shot and then crop it since the building would be in the upper portion of the shot. If you have photo shop there are a couple ways to correct the distortion. CS2 have a lens correction filter(cant remeber the exact name) under Filters>Distort >Lens Correction (or something like that). __________________ Joe Comments / critiques always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruggerjoe/ Canon 350D EF-S 17-85 IS USM \| EF 50 1.8 \| EF 70-300 IS \| 580EX \| a couple of kit lenses All of which are all better than my skills.

15th of November 2007 (Thu)	#7
hudsonp Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 300 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: how to shoot this picture.... thank you! I'll start playing with this photo and hopefully i can make it look better just using CS2. Thanks again

16th of November 2007 (Fri)	#8
SwingBopper Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Japan Posts: 2,664 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: how to shoot this picture.... In PS Elements I use: Filter-Correct Camera Distortion. It may be the same in CS2. But you'll lose some of the bottom (the picture will become a parallelogram and you'll have to crop to make a rectangle. So you may have to re-shoot. If so, either keep the camera back perfectly parallel to the building or use telephoto and leave plenty of room on the bottom of the frame for eventual adjustment in post processing. Good luck. __________________ EOS 5D II, 40D, Sony R1, Olympus 1030, Canon S5-IS. "Those who stand for nothing fall for anything." A. Hamilton

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