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<p>Hi,<br>

I'm preparing 360 views for the interiors of one of my clients.<br>

What's a good workflow using Microsoft Photosynth? I basically select all RAW images in the Photosynth editor and it does the rest. <br>

Should I be instead converting the RAW to jpegs, make the necessary adjustments and then use Photosynth? I'm also letting Photosynth do the photomerge. Is that a good approach?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Thanks, Ellis - I was able to place the picture on top of the blurred sketch.<br>

I was trying to position the picture elsewhere on the canvas, move it around a bit. Haven't figured out how to yet.</p>

<p>I wanted to place a photograph on top of a scanned copy of a pen and ink sketch that I made long ago.<br>

The sketch should remain slightly blurred in the background and the color photograph should be on top of the sketch.<br>

How can I get this collage effect ? I don't have Elements and use an older version ( CS 5.1) of Photoshop.<br>

Thanks.</p>

<p>Lex - yes, those stop-motion videos are really cool ! I wish i could experiment with that.<br>

wonder how the best film producers get their background music right....</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I recently played a little music in the background while watching a slideshow of some of my pictures.<br>

It turned out that the music blended well with the overall theme of the images, but I was surprised by my reaction to the images I must have viewed hundreds of times before.<br>

I realized I was looking at very different parts of an image - corners, details I had never paid attention to. The music evoked a very different response inside of me, and on a few occasions I also felt a very noticeable tactile response. As if i had just touched the marble floor in a picture, for instance.<br>

I've always believed that background music provides an entirely different meaning to images but I was surprised by my reaction.<br>

anyone experienced this and has any comments?<br>

Thanks.</p>

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<p>Ellis - thanks, as always, for your detailed responses.<br>

I've lived in the US previously and know they do it very differently there. In India, a client put me in a small cabin attached to a crane to get a shot of a building from 70 feet in the air. I had a harness but that wasn't of much use.<br>

One doesn't complain because someone will do it for less if I don't !</p>

<p>Matt - these will be long / wide shots of the factory interiors, without getting too close to the operating staff.<br>

Ellis - thanks for pointing that out, haven't thought about it yet ! I've shot in factories but not in gas plants.<br>

I will carry a few hot lights, just in case but maybe multiple shots for HDR is a better idea. Thanks.</p>

<p>Thanks, all.<br>

M. P - I was shooting for a panoramic view of a building and needed constant exposure. The pics came out well but I could not level the stiched pics in Photoshop Photomerge. Need to get better panorama software (have read about a few of those on PN).</p>

<p>Hi<br>

I have to photograph the interior of a gas plant next week. The factory gets some light from the sun but not much.<br>

I haven't visited the plant yet so can't really say how large the interior is<br>

What are some of the ways to light interiors of such plants? I'm leaning in favour of continuos halogen lighting which I will have to rent. I have a few off camera flashes that work as strobes for interiors but they wont be of much use here, I think.<br>

I'd appreciate answers from anyone who's done this previously. Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Dan - maybe I didn't word my question correctly.<br>

I'd like my exposure to be identical for 3 or 4 shots as I pan the camera on a tripod. I'm using a remote though.<br>

I haven't used the AF-ON button yet but as a substitute, it's probably a good idea to note the exposure for the first frame and then switch to Manual mode and shoot the remaining pics at the same exposure.</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I need to hold down the AE(*) button while refocusing on my Canon 5 D mark II. I'm on manual focus and using a remote trigger and panning to take multiple shots.<br>

Doesn't make sense if I need to hold the AE lock down while taking multiple pictures using a remote.<br>

Am I doing something wrong? <br>

Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Thanks again, John. <br>

A few of my photographer friends have shot interiors for hotels and real estate (very well known and popular leisure hotels) and I have seen similar distortion in their pictures. Their clients, however, seem to be ok with this and have put up these pics on their websites and catalogs. My client is a little more demanding and has asked me for a repeat shoot :-)<br>

I guess I'll try all options and then see what works in post processing.</p>

<p>Thanks Michael and John<br>

I'm not able to get a licensed version of PTGUI. I tried the trial version but could not find the rectilinear projection that John mentioned.<br>

Btw, I chose the 'Auto' option in PS Photomerge<br>

Will any of this help while actual shooting:<br>

1. Shoot from a higher vantage point, if possible<br>

2. Shoot in portrait (vertical) <br>

3. Shoot more frames and overlap by 50 %<br>

0r 4. as Michael suggested, shoot at intervals along the building.</p>

<p>I guess 40 mm wide should otherwise ensure that there's no distortion?<br>

Thanks a lot.</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

The attached pic was taken with a Canon 24-105 L @ 40 mm. <br>

I took 3 pictures of this factory for a client and stitched them in Photomerge in PS.<br>

How do i get rid of the distortion in the panorama?<br>

I've tried the Lens correction filter and straighten ruler in PS but it doesn't work.<br>

I didn't want to shoot any further away or wider as that would have resulted in even more distortion.<br>

Thanks</p>

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<p>The client came back saying there's shadow in the functional cavity of the machine.<br>

Attaching a pic showing background diffused with shadow areas in cavity.<br>

Is adjustment brush in Camera Raw a good way of brightening up these shadow areas?<br>

How do I remove the light shadows on the metal?<br>

Another pic attached for which the client wanted a slightly open angle, not sure if this can be rotated.<br>

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks. I tried the pen tool and the eraser tool but its too tedious for the number of pictures that I need to work on.<br>

I'm trying to blur the background now - any clues on how best to achieve this effect?<br>

Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>Hi,<br>

How best can I replace the background in the attached pic of a machine with a uniform color like blue or grey?<br>

The client wants a light grey background. I tried the clone tool in CS5, and tried to use the quick selection tool to extract the machine but with limited success.<br>

Any suggestions on the best technique in Photoshop CS5?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>I have to shoot paintings and frames for the online catalog for an art gallery.<br>

I'll shoot with my Canon 5D mark II and the Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II and 17-40 L lenses.<br>

The gallery is basically a store and paintings and frames are stored in a relatively small area.<br>

I'll be shooting horizontal and vertical depending on the painting - what is a good light set up? How do I minimize reflection on the glass fronts of the paintings (for ones that are framed in glass)?<br>

What is a good ISO in these conditions (there will be store lighting, mostly bright white lights and some tungsten). What f stop should I be looking at? <br>

Anyone who has done this previously, are there any creative techniques or angles? To me, it appears these will have to be front-on shots but there could be other possibilities.<br>

Thanks in advance.<br>

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<p>I recently shot interior pictures for a hotel owner who is a common friend - received a very modest fee for my work. I have previously shot portraits of acquaintances and friends, only some of whom actually paid a small amount.<br>

How do I start pricing my interior and architectural work? I'm hoping to get assignments by word of mouth and references.<br>

How does it work - do i charge by hour or day or just an amount? How do i justify what I'm charging?<br>

Apologies for sounding this naive but I've mostly been shooting for people I know through friends and folks.<br>

Is there any value in setting up a separate Facebook account by name of my work with a link to a website? Just so that people can look at pictures and reach out or I reach out to them.<br>

Thanks.</p>

<p>Thanks, Ellis and Howard.<br>

I submitted all pictures to the client a few days ago. I didn't have time to do much multi RAW processing by hand so I just used the saturated/photorealistic presets in Merge to HDR Pro, and then tweaked the sliders again in Camera Raw.<br>

Some pics came out a lot more natural looking.<br>

Thanks for your help.</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I use a Datacolor Spyder4Pro to calibrate my desktop and laptop monitors.<br>

I saved a few images for the web but when I viewed them on a friend's laptop (uncalibrated), they appeared dull and faded.<br>

<em>My workflow is</em>: Work on my raw images (all major adjustments such as exposure, contrast, sharpening, etc) in Adobe ACR in CS5 (RGB workspace), then save as TIFF, further adjustments (spot removals, lens correction, etc) in Photoshop and then save @ 72 dpi for the web.<br>

I haven't used the "<em>Save for web and devices</em>" option yet in CS5. I really need to have my images appear as they do on my monitors - they will definetely appear differently on uncalibrated monitors but they should not lose contrast and colour.<br>

Appreciate any help. Thanks.</p>

<p>Thanks, all.<br>

I know the neon-edged HDR images are passe. The hotel owner wanted the distant hills and trees in the picture and unfortunately I could only shoot at mid day owing to the room's availability.<br>

Here's another non-HDR image of the same room. Didn't use flash in this one.<br>

I used off camera flash bounced off the ceiling for other rooms in the hotel. Attaching a sample here.<br>

Some of the images were shot at 640 ISO - how much noise reduction and sharpening is needed for such kind of interior (Non-HDR) images? I don't like to sharpen my landscape and other pics as much but guess interior spaces have to look a bit sharper?<br>

Thanks</p><div></div>