How to take good indoor photos?

Taking indoor photos can be challenging, and sometimes you may not get good results for the first time. Here are six indoor photography skills that can help you do indoor photography better.

The focal length is 2 1mm, f/ 1 1, ISO 100, and the shutter speed is 1/200.

1) Use a tripod.

There are two main reasons for using tripods in indoor photography.

First of all, the tripod can perfectly stabilize the camera/lens, thus completely eliminating the possibility of image blur when holding the camera. In addition, if you use a tripod, it is easier to ensure the camera balance.

Secondly, there is no good reason not to use a tripod (generally speaking, a tripod is always used unless there is a good reason not to use it). If you want to shoot objects that need to be moved and rearranged quickly, then a tripod is redundant. But for indoor photography, the composition will remain stable all the time, which is an ideal choice for tripod to provide enough time to set a suitable composition.

The focal length is 2 1mm, f/ 1 1, ISO 100, and the shutter speed is1120.

2) Use a flash

If you shoot a room without a flash, you will scatter shadows around the room. Using flash indoors will help balance the exposure of the whole picture.

Install the flash on a tripod or a shelf and place it a few meters away from the camera (on both sides of the camera if two flash lamps are used in a large room). Aim at the flash so that it points to the ceiling, but also aim at the distance from the room to be photographed. At this angle, the light emitted by the flash will indirectly illuminate the room (that is, bounce off the ceiling and wall), thus creating a soft and uniform supplementary light for the room to be photographed. Manually set the flash to half power (one gear lower than full power) to start!

3) When shooting the whole room, please don't shoot the angle too wide.

When I first started taking indoor photos, I used the maximum angle of view of the lens, and I could take the whole room. Using super wide-angle lens can capture more space in the picture, but it should be noted that the edge of the picture is deformed to a great extent, especially in small rooms.

Therefore, experiments on different focal lengths show that 2 1mm to 28mm can achieve the most practical balance between limited distortion and wide enough composition, which is enough to convey the background and essence of the scene. Even if it is corrected in post-processing, the super wide-angle lens (i.e. 14 or 15mm) will make the side of the frame look horizontally extended.

If you can't capture enough scenes at 2 1mm, you can always turn to the panorama, which we will discuss in the next paragraph.

4) Try to take panoramic photos.

Mount the camera vertically on a tripod (to create a higher panorama). Then, every time you shoot, make sure that the scene is completely covered and try to make the camera rotate on a completely flat horizontal plane.

If the pivot point is too far away, the panorama will be distorted. For example, the pivot point is located on the camera body (the lens is installed behind the ideal position of the camera). Therefore, the panorama appears strange convex distortion.

5) If possible, please try to shoot only one or two walls.

Two photos of the wall usually bring the most pleasant picture to the audience. When shooting a three-story (or more) wall, if the composition is not careful, the photo may seem a bit embarrassing.

The focal length is 2 1mm, f/ 1 1, ISO 100, and the shutter speed is1120.

Sometimes multiple walls can appear in the picture, so pay attention to the picture composition, but only if all objects are geometrically aligned.

6) Check the camera level

Last but not least, make sure the camera doesn't tilt up and down, nor does it tilt left and right. Therefore, even if it is slightly modified, it needs to be revised in post-processing.

Look at how the window is tilted. This is not an accurate image of the room. This is the result of a slight downward tilt of the camera. Now, let's see what the difference will be if the camera is installed correctly.

The camera/lens has been correctly installed on the tripod, the focal length is 2 1mm, f/8, ISO 100, and the shutter speed is1120.

The camera calibration is very large. There are several ways to help you get the ideal camera level when composing. Now, most cameras have built-in level meters. When viewed through the viewfinder, the lines on the focus screen will tilt with the tilt of the camera. When these lines are even, you will know that the camera is in the right position.

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As with any type of photography, the most important thing is to take time and ensure that the composition and exposure meet your requirements completely. The advantage of indoor photography is that the composition and the subject will never move, so don't worry, practice as much as possible.