Architectural photography by Benny Chan | Phase One IQ180 digital back
Follow Los Angeles based photographer, Benny Chan, as he walks through his workflow for architectural photography. Benny uses the Phase One IQ180 digital back to ensure that he gets the best image quality based on 80 megapixel captures. Benny also saves time in his workflow with the IQ180. The high-resolution screen gives him the opportunity to check capture composition and sharpness instantly without having the back connected to a computer.
"What makes a good architectural photographer is to have a sense of space. The surfaces that we photograph create a perception of space because we cannot photograph air."
"I always try to do a scout. The scout helps me figure out the sequence of the shot. Which shot to go for is based on the orientation of the building. The information they send me like drawings, plans, and the exterior elevations help me understand the building better and therefore arrange the sequence of the shot better."
"The type of project always affects what kind of equipment we use, how the setup will be. Here we have the Alpa XY camera attached to the Phase One IQ180 back. It's an 80 megapixel back. You can blow out the pictures 6 feet by 8 feet and still retain a lot of details and also give me the amount of perspective control I need for architectural photography."
"One great thing about this digital back is that it's the first back with an integrated high resolution screen and you can actually shoot it without tethering to the computer you can really see the detail and judge whether you are in focus. The back also has a tremendous amount of dynamic range so we don't have to use as much lighting."
"Once we have shot the image, we bring it back to the studio to process the image. I use Capture One Pro. It's a great software that comes with the digital back."
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