shooting architecture

yooperdooper

i want to shoot some barns and hotels,i have a 10-22mm 3.5-4.5 canon lens,a 18-50mm 3.5-5.6 sigma lens and a 2x digital concepts af.what type of lens filter should i use?more than likely i will be shooting from a good distance.any advice?thank you yooperdooper i have an eos 30d

davidweaver

yooperdooper wrote:

i want to shoot some barns and hotels,i have a 10-22mm 3.5-4.5 canon lens,a 18-50mm 3.5-5.6 sigma lens and a 2x digital concepts af.what type of lens filter should i use?more than likely i will be shooting from a good distance.any advice?thank you yooperdooper i have an eos 30d

Hmmmmmmmm.......
Tough question.

What is the purpose of the shot?
Do you know Photoshop CS2 or CS3?
What is the end purpose of the shot? Web? Publication (newsprint or glossy print?)

You have alot of lurkers to your post but need to extend us more information so we can help.

Cheers,
David

pathfinder

Why do you need filters to shoot barns and buildings?

What, specifically, do you wish the filter to do?

yooperdooper

shooting barns and hotels
i plan on submitting the photos to smugmug.I do not know cs2 or cs3.is this something i should know?i only know picasa and elements(6.0)(somewhat).i did not know what type of filter to use.i have uv,polarizing filter, and a nd.i do not know what is the most appropriate effect for a barn,but i want to shoot them at sunrise or sunset or on a cloudy day.thanks john

Slinky0390

You don't necessarily need to know post processing techniques, although they can help to fix small errors in the photo. As for filters, it is a if needed type of deal. Polarizers help to add a little more saturation to the colors and kill some of the summer haze cast over a landscape, but remember, it's like putting sunglasses on your lens, so using one late at night requires a fast lens. As for times, morning and evening are the best, however the evenings tend to be hazier in my area due to dust and stuff getting kicked into the atmosphere during the day, but the color the sun casts is great.

Heres an example of an old house, not a barn although one was just out of the frame. I used a polarizer and some tonal adjustments in Lightroom.

yooperdooper

shooting barns and buildings
well,i did what i said i would do-i shot a few barns and buildings in the ann arbor area last night.at sunset i used my 30d with a 10-22mm wide angle and a polarizing filter.i played around with the exposure and aperature.the pictures can be seen at macdonaldphotography.net under the ann arbor barns gallery.i have not yet figured out how to send photos directly to dgrin-if that is a problem i will figure it out.critical comments welcome.thanks,john

yooperdooper

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