I have an opportunity where I'll be working with an architect to do a day-long shoot in an apartment-residence that he designed for the purpose of creating photographs for his firm's portfolio. My experience is in natural light, outdoor landscapes and some building exteriors, and my research so far has brought me to some specific questions about the move to interior photography:
Now, I have made it clear to the architect that I do not have experience in interior shooting. Both the architect and I are viewing this as a learning experience. That said, though, I'd like to increase my chances of success. So, I'd appreciate any views on the questions below:
a. I've got a Nikkor 90mm f/8, and I'm thinking that I'll rent a 65 or 75mm to augment that.
- Will two lenses cover it? Anything else I should have as a backup?
- Will I see fisheye-type distortion in the 65mm?
- Should I also get a center filter to even out the light in the 65 or 75mm?
- And, with the f/8, will I have difficulty focussing under modelling lights?
- Any hard-won camera set-up or focussing tricks for interior shoots?
b. I think I've settled on shooting a combination of FujiFilm NPS 160 and Velvia 100F. My decision is based on the ability of both to handle mixed-lighting situations. I'm shooting both negative and transparency partly to evaluate the merits of both for interiors, and partly to cover a the two different "looks" of higher-contrast transparency and smoother negative. This shoot will involve a combination of natural light, a two-head strobe system (either 2 speedotron 2400 ws heads or 2 Nexus 3200 ws heads), and the built-in lighting of the residence.
- To increase the chances of success, I'll be proofing with polaroid film. My thought is to use type 79, but how closely will this actually match the color of the films I'm considering? I know that it won't be exact, but how about to evaluate the effect and color of the strobes? Anything to watch out for?
- Will I need to worry about color-correcting filters with these films? Any experiences?
c. And for general critique, here's what I plan to show up with. Constructive comments or things I should get to make my life easier?
- Ebony 45S
- 90mm Nikkor f/8
- 65 or 75mm f/5.6
- Minolta Spotmeter F
- Gossen LunaPro Incident Meter
- Quickload holder & film
- Polaroid 545i holder & film
- Grey card
- two head strobe system with umbrellas and softboxes.
- Tripod & pan-tilt head
- Antacid
Thanks much,
-Ted
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