Theater Interior
This is just the beginning of a big project that will involve many visits to complete. More details will be shown in future posts but I thought it would be neat to show off one of the theater photos. This is part of a school unlike anything I could imagine. We still have to wait for completion of the building such as small details but we are almost there. More to come but I’m honored to have the opportunity to photograph such a high quality project. This is just a quick adjusted image from a RAW file and will be refined in post-production. The ceiling needs to be toned down in the highlight areas.
- Theater Interior Architecture Photography
Great shot Paul. Is this just available light? – George
Hi George,
It’s somewhat available light. It took over an hour working with the lighting tech guy to get light levels and patterns adjusted.
I plan on posting more views of the theater once I work the final post-production on them. The image show is from one single RAW file. I only see toning down the highlights on the ceiling, other than that the camera picked up good tone and color temperature.
Excellent. Really enjoy the use of line and repetitive form.
a beautiful interior shot. Nice depth and dimension is felt in the image. Good composition too. May I know the camera used for this shot ?
Thank you
Srini
Thanks. The quality was mostly from a good balance of lighting but the camera used for this shot is the Nikon D3X. The D3X is incredible.
Thanks for the reply. I do agree with you.
What ISO was that shot on? I’ve a D700 which is very impressive at higher iso levels.
For architecture I use 200 iso for the D700. I just got the D3X a few weeks ago and I use 100 iso. The D700 is incredible at high iso with very little noise. The lower iso will give better dynamic range though.
I know what you mean, I’m still amazed at some of the wedding photography I shoot at 1600 and 3200 ISO. In film the grain used to be like gold balls at that high a range!
Paul,
Nice photo, I recently had the opportunity to go to the freelance market. (10 yrs inhouse products)
I’d like to do more Architectural/Interior work. I’m wondering how important it is to get a Digital
Back (Phase1) I notice the big guys still use as big as files and cameras as they can. I’m presuming
bigger files equals more detail in your photo. I recently saw some work with an Alpha and P45 back.
It looked very very nice. For the web some say you can use 35mm I sometimes think I can see a
detail difference in the guys who have the big guns. I’m presently forced to use a D200 its ok but
I’d like to give the clients more detail in the work I’m giving. How do you think the D3x would compare to a Phase one camera w/ a P25 back?
Thanks for the feedback,
Kris
Hi Kris,
Yes, you will see a difference between 35mm and Phase One backs. The differences are becoming less and less these days though and the prices for medium format are insane. The prices are coming down as competition and 35mm gets better. The most likely way clients will see the difference are with very large prints but most usage these days end up on websites.
Personally I had the opportunity to go with a Phase One back this past year but couldn’t justify it yet. I’m a hard core Leica enthusiast and they came out with the S2 system recently. It’s expensive just as the Phase One system but the lenses are what I want most. The system is still very new so they have a lot of lenses not available yet such as a tilt shift lens that will be perfect for architecture.
I suggest starting with 35mm digital because it really comes down to the photographer’s eye and a good camera. The resolution and dynamic range makes no difference if the photographer isn’t good. Not all 35mm cameras are the same and a MP rating is only one factor. I went with the D3X because it’s the closest 35mm to a medium format back. Not only does the D3X have high resolution but it also has better dynamic range and tones than other 35mm. This makes it perfect for what I do and will hold me off till Leica comes out with more lenses for the S2 system.