BALANCE PERSPECTIVE AND DETAIL

chris Yiu (chris-yiu.com, @chrisyiupro, @chrisyiuphoto) demonstrates the perfect process for correcting perspective and enhancing fine detail

1

LENS CORRECTIONS

Barrel distortion bends the straight lines in images, especially those near the centre. navigate to the Lens corrections panel – we can eliminate the unwanted barrel distortion and vignetting caused by the lens [which spoil the symmetry in this shot].

2

SELECT A PROFILE

in order to enable lens corrections, we need to check the option enable profile corrections. then we will have to double-check the lens profile assigned and make sure that the camera/ lens combination matches the lens used to take the image.

3

USE THE TRANSFORM PANEL

perspective distortion is not acceptable in architectural photography under most circumstances. to fix these distortions, navigate to the transform panel, click on the button above Off and now the upright mode will be switched to Guided upright.

4

PERSPECTIVE

check constrain crop if you do not want extra white spaces around the edges of your photo. Draw at least three guides along the lines which are supposed to be levelled or perpendicular.

5

CROP FOR SYMMETRY

this is the result after lens and perspective corrections. Guided upright is an advanced perspective correction approach for accurate results. i also applied some final image cropping.

6

SHARPEN AND EXTRACT EDGE DETAIL

in the Detail panel drag the Masking slider, while holding Alt/Opt until the outlines that you want to sharpen turn white. Adjust the Amount slider accordingly.

© CHRIS YIU AFTER HARMONIOUS SYMMETRY i further cropped the photo to balance the proportions between the ceiling and the floor. in architectural photography we look for symmetries, geometry and patterns.