Best aperture for Architecture photography

chiangkxv · 29th August 2008

Hello fellow CSers, can share what is the best or most common aperture to take picture of buildings?

giantcanopy · 29th August 2008

Most of the time I usually shoot around f11 for buildings to get more DOF. On a tripod. the lowest ISO - buildings do not move and you can afford more time to refine composition. But I am no expert. I guess pretty dependent your composition and there will be occasions out of the norm.

Ryan

HTCahHTC · 29th August 2008

i will shoot above f/8.

liquidityzero · 30th August 2008

f/8 is a nice aperture to shoot at if u are doing handheld and shooting in sunny conditions with low ISO & moderately fast shutter speed. I agree with Ryan that a tripod is your best friend if you want to set up a nice composition and shoot at a smaller aperture to get max DOF.

redstone · 30th August 2008

Personally I always use S or P mode.

sykestang · 30th August 2008

Originally Posted by redstone

Personally I always use S or P mode.

S or P mode ???

Simon_84 · 30th August 2008

Originally Posted by sykestang

S or P mode ???

should be shutter or program mode.

Kit · 30th August 2008

It depends on the focal length you are using and the depth of field you want to create. There is no best setting. Typically for wide angles to standard (50mm), f8 to f11 should be enough to ensure appropriate depth of field. Anything beyond 100mm, I'll stop down to f16 or even f22 for longer range.

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chiangkxv Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Out of the world Posts: 268	Best aperture for Architecture photography Hello fellow CSers, can share what is the best or most common aperture to take picture of buildings? __________________ When you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls! ~Ted Grant

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giantcanopy Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northerner Posts: 3,967	Re: Best aperture for Architecture photography Most of the time I usually shoot around f11 for buildings to get more DOF. On a tripod. the lowest ISO - buildings do not move and you can afford more time to refine composition. But I am no expert. I guess pretty dependent your composition and there will be occasions out of the norm. Ryan __________________ Kaleidoscopy & Singapore Shave! Shaving Jedi

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HTCahHTC Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 820	Re: Best aperture for Architecture photography i will shoot above f/8.

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liquidityzero Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 201	Re: Best aperture for Architecture photography f/8 is a nice aperture to shoot at if u are doing handheld and shooting in sunny conditions with low ISO & moderately fast shutter speed. I agree with Ryan that a tripod is your best friend if you want to set up a nice composition and shoot at a smaller aperture to get max DOF.

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redstone Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Beyond the outer limits Posts: 2,766	Re: Best aperture for Architecture photography Personally I always use S or P mode. __________________ redstonean.deviantart.com \| www.flickr.com/photos/redstonean/ What signature? This? Here?

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Kit Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bukit Timah / Melbourne CBD Posts: 6,031	Re: Best aperture for Architecture photography It depends on the focal length you are using and the depth of field you want to create. There is no best setting. Typically for wide angles to standard (50mm), f8 to f11 should be enough to ensure appropriate depth of field. Anything beyond 100mm, I'll stop down to f16 or even f22 for longer range. __________________ arkitectural photography http://arkitecturalphoto.1x.com/