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34 Comments on "Painting" with Light, Exterior Shots with Impact
I prefer the front picture that is angled a little bit - very nice.
I just joined the photography group and this is one of the first relevant posts I found in the group :) I'm trying to learn to take better pictures. You gave some good ideas here. It would also be cool to take a picture of how you set up the outside lights and camera. Did you use a tripod for such a long shot? Just trying to envision all that light on the tree.
@Angie- Thats a good idea, taking a picture of us taking a picture. Its really much simpler than you would think. It does require a good tripod to get a sharp image, however. The light on the tree was coming from a two $15 halogen worklights I bought at Home Depot.
@Margaret- Thanks!
@Ryan- While the lights worked well on the foreground, they just weren't powerful enough to really light up the second story at the distance the photo was taken from. As I moved closer, they were almost overpowering. Note that it was almost dark by the time I took this one so timing is definitely an issue. Here is a shot from closer up:
I also used worklights a few months back.
I wasn't entirely pleased with them. As you can see, taking any night shots from the pole is difficult. The secound one is not sharp. This last one is from a tripod, so it's sharp but I don't like the way some of the shadows look. Okay, it's fine, I'm just being an artist...never really satisfied.
"Okay, it's fine, I'm just being an artist...never really satisfied." Hahaha, story of my life!
Actually they all look good and how in the world did you get the first two shots while holding a PAP rig...? I guess you had the worklights on the ground shining on the home while you were working the PAP? Do you put your SLR up on the pole? The thought of that is a little unsettling to me, I can just see loosing control of the pole and watching my shiny new camera and lens meet the concrete.
ILW
The pole was stablized by two guy wires and yes the lights were on 5 foot stands in front of the house. The only reason I like the pole picture better was that it allowed you to see the bank building in the background.
I use a Nikon 5400 (point & shoot). It allows me to get a live video feed so I can frame the shot. There are ways to get a feed from a DSLR, but I think it's more work than it's worth.
Look at the APLanding site to get more information on PAP. Me and a others have a few blogs on PAP here in activerain.
Great photos.
My question is where did you plug the lights in? I don't see any extension cords.
Mike ,Beautiful photos. Are you talking about the work lights that painters use?
Ginger
Lee, first photo is fantastic. Showing up late as a result of information on buying a DSLR camera..but a rookie with a desire to learn about photography and believing it will help make my listings shine above the rest. My first introduction of pole photos was from another AR member, I will have to search out her blog. She does amazing photos. I will go search and come back to let you know. I was amazed as well and leery the camera would take a dive..but I guess it can be done. Great job here and thanks for sharing.
I LEE, theses are some of the best shots that I have seen in your area, I am from Augusta Ga and never thought about useing work lites in the evening and now that it is getting dust quicker I will try experimenting at home first and then at the listings
Thanks
Mike
I really hope you still come back and read the comments because I have a great suggestion. In the 2nd photo from the top - the one where you moved closer to the house, notice the large amount of reflection on the bushes/leaves. This is where a Polarizing Filter on the lens would be perfect because the filter's primary function is to remove reflection from non-metal surfaces; plus, the filter rotates allowing you to adjust the amount of reflection removed. In addition, the Pol filter deepens the blue in the sky which would also help to make it 'pop'. You can always add this effect in Photoshop but you cant take away the reflections.
The photo is very nice but I would have moved back a few feet to get the entire house in view. Also, the glaring reflection from the bushes is distracting and takes away from your main subject-the house. You have done a great job and with the market slowdown, you could probably make some extra money doing photography. And heck, if you are selling/closing houses due to your photos, you could even try teaching your own classes(learn Dreamweaver and make websites for realtors too).
Good Luck
Great photos everyone. Thanks
Have A Great Day
very nice.