Leon Smith Architects

Responsibilities include:

Leon Smith Architects currently have around 70 projects which require photography. The initial brief was to take interior and exterior photography of a high standard for use in magazines/brochures as well as websites, all clients and all social media.



1. ​Lighting
   Use wide apertures and long shutter times, this will provide warmth and will keep the shots from looking like crime scene photos. Add a touch of flash (1/64th) to combat color shift and to add highlights to the scene. I generally keep my ISO at 400 or 640. Anything faster is too grainy, anything slower shifts the colors too much.
2. Wide Angle Lenses
   Take advantage of the wide angle. A 12mm lens will allow you to get great shots of even the smallest powder  
    room, and will show large spaces very accurately.
3. Keep the camera below eye level of an average person. 
   I have mine set to around 4.5ft, the lower angle will take the images out of the ‘snapshot’ category.
4. Light Measurements
   Take light measurements from the darkest part of the scene and adjust your exposure from there. It is always
   better to underexpose than to overexpose. When shooting exteriors, think of the building as the centre point of  
   a large circle. Walk the entire circle, shooting every time you see an appealing angle.