I've had a lot of trouble with this. I'll take a picture of an interior, and it won't quite look the same as I'd expected. An example was during my trip to Vegas. I stayed in a terrific room with an amazing view. Unfortunately, every picture I took of the interior looked fake - it didn't resemble what I saw with my eyes. I therefore had to resort to posting pictures like this, instead:
Mind you, I'm not complaining about this picture, but I felt limited.
I did slightly better with other aspects of the hotel, including the spa, but I never knew why:
I discussed my issues with the instructor, who was very patient. He solved my problem very quickly. Here's why - I shot as wide as possible. Every time I tried to shoot something that wasn't "at scale", it wouldn't work or look good. Anything at a relative distance was fine.
So, with a point-and-shoot, how would that work? Well, my Canon point-and-shoot is especially wide. If you have a camera like it (the SX210 IS), then it's much easier. The key when shooting an interior is not to zoom, if you're looking to take a shot of the room. Obviously, for a close-up or something you'd want to emphasize, that's a different story, like this picture:
Zoomed out, this shot would have been completely different. I wish I'd known all of this while I was in Vegas.
So, did I have any luck with the shoot yesterday, with my newfound skills? I did! Here's an example:
Now ignore the person - this was just a class - and notice how wide the shot is, and how realistic it is. Even the owner liked it. I never thought that a simple piece of advice such as "go wide" would make such a huge difference to me, but it did.
You may be wondering, how did I manage to expose properly for the windows, given that I had such a hard time a few weeks ago at Hillwood? That's another terrific lesson learned, and I'll share that tomorrow. :)
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