The definitive Architectural Photography TUTORIAL

Today’s video location What3words share.pats.drill To find out more about The Grain Store, check out their website below. https://www.thegrainstorelewes.com Today's video is a comprehensive tutorial on how to photograph interior and exterior architecture for commercial purposes. As a qualified Architect, and having photographed buildings for the last 15 years, I thought I would share my tips and tricks to get excellent results every time. In this tutorial I discuss the gear, techniques, settings, how to work with natural light and how to manage the shoot. If you would like to see more of my work then check out my website: Www.benharveyphotography.co.uk The gear I use to make my content (although this is always changing!) Sony A7iv + 20mm 1.8G - My main YouTube camera for shooting out on location.  Canon EOS R + 16mm F2.8 + Zhuyin Crane M3 - I use this for a combination of stills and video B-roll Sony A7iii - this is my primary stills camera that works with native Sony lenses and all my Canon EF lenses on the Sigma MC-11 adaptor Canon 5D3 - I use this camera when I use my EF glass and there is no benefit in adapting DJI Mavic Pro 2 - My first drone, and I can’t see me replacing it. It’s amazing for both stills and video  Go Pro Hero 8 - for adverse weather conditions that my other cameras might not survive! Insta360  - X3 & One inch edition - for 360 degree video and BTS content Microphones - DJI Wireless Mic, Rode Wireless Go, Rode Lav Go, Rode Video Pro+, Rode Video Micro Photo Tripods - Sirui ST-124 with Sirui ballhead, Peak Design travel tripod Video Tripods - Benro + spikes, Switchpod, K&F travel tripod + Gorillapod  Monopod -  Sirui P-325FL  Camera bags - Manfrotto, Lowepro, Peak Design, K&F and Crumpler Photo Filters - Nisi V7 + Nisi filters, H&Y magnetic filter system Video filters - Freewell magnetic NDs, H&Y Revoring, Hoya Variable ND All of my cameras have Arca Swiss plates to connect with the Peak Design Capture Clip and compatible tripods.  Video editing software - Adobe Premiere Pro Video editing on the iPad Pro - LumaFusion Photo editing - Adobe Lightroom, photoshop, Artisan Pro X, Silver Efex, Color Efex Music: Epidemic Sound Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic Video content: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - A little bit about me 01:23 - Today's location 02:24 - Camera gear 04:20 - Accessories & lighting 04:58 - White balance 06:04 - Choice of focal length 07:14 - Things to avoid 08:16 - The rules 09:15 - Focusing and exposing 09:48 - When you first arrive 12:09 - Dealing with harsh light 13:04 - Shooting exteriors 14:40 - Interior lights & contrast 15:26 - Tilt shift lenses 16:20 - Single point and 2 point perspectives 17:53 - Composition techniques 18:26 - My process 17:42 - Removing distractions 20:00 - Another helpful tip 20:22 - Summary