The digital download Mike Kelley's Where Art Meets Architecture from FStoppers is a 7-hour tutorial on how to photograph real estate, architecture and interiors with the intention of improving the viewer's craft and their ability to earn money practicing these disciplines. Accessible to all levels of shooters, the lessons are divided into three chapters: Real Estate Photography, Architecture and Interior Photography and Commercial and Advertising Photography. You will be taught the most basic steps to get started as well as walk through complicated photo edits. From simple on-camera Real Estate photographs, to twilight exteriors with 20 layers of Photoshop, this tutorial will help you get on the fast track to making your photos of homes and architecture look as good as those seen in publications and commercials. Additionally, Mike will cover the business of commercial and advertising photography including how to market yourself, how to build residual income through image licensing, finding and maintaining clients, and pricing your work.
- How to get started with minimal gear
- How to bounce flash effectively
- Using natural light to your advantage
- Properly composing your frame
- Choosing the correct focal length
- How to retain exterior window views
- Two, three, and four light setups
- Correcting pincushion and barrel distortion
- Fixing converging lines in Photoshop
- Creating a final image completely in camera
- Mike's Twilight Exterior Technique
- Advanced light painting and compositing
- Tethering to an ipad/iphone
- Using scrims to control reflections/specular highlights
- The "Moody Interior Twilight Shot"
- Faking warm sunlight
- Staging furniture for strong compositions
- Creating twilight images while a restaurant is open for business
- Incorporating people into your photography
- Lighting multi room locations
- Replacing details in Photoshop
- Lighting large banquet halls
- How to create an inviting atmosphere