A question to interior shooters

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I wasn't crammed in really. There was a window wall (full length window) about 1.5 meters behind me. The main issue was that I put a light to my left (I had only a certain, not great time of day to shoot) and there is some unfinished paint hidden around the other side of the lockers.

 

In the first shot I'm standing on a short ladder. I've used double spirit levels and a 7 foot tripod to get as close as possible to having the verticals correct. A T/S lens isn't required if you can get a camera position where the shift isn't needed (ie: perfectly square). The client specifically asked for a full room shot here and there's no T/S lens wide enough to get that in a single capture (had lots of shifting light coming in. No way to stitch). I have a corner about 1.5 meters behind me here as well.

 

I don't agree that T/S lenses are an absolute requirement. A combination of careful camera placement and software get very close. Close enough that most clients are happy. Sure they're very useful, make life easier and in some cases, required. But mostly not. This one is a few days ago. CV 12mm shot from the top of my vehicle roof. Cropped as required.

 

L1010604.jpg by Flash Gordon Photography, on Flickr

 

Gordon

 

Thanks for your detailed response.

Camera positioning and squaring for architectural/interior shots goes without saying, doesn't it?