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Key Stoning Corrected
Key stone correction is important to me if it is important to my client.
If I know I have to correct key stoning, I use a 4x5 view camera with its shift feature or the shift feature of my Nikon 28mm f/4 perspective control lens.
It makes no difference if I am using my 4x5 view camera or my Fuji mirrorless, I prefer making my corrections in the camera rather than relying on editing software to make corrections.
When using a camera and/or a lens that does not have the shift feature needed to eliminate key stoning, I may ...
1. Use editing software to make corrections.
2. Back far enough away from the building so that I don’t have to tilt the camera to get the entire building in the photo.
3. Use a wide-angle lens to get the entire building in the photo without tilting the camera.
4. Elevate the camera position to half the height of the building by...
a. standing on the roof or balcony of a nearby building.
b. standing on the roof of my van.
c. rent or borrow a cherry picker or a scissor lift.
d. use a long pole to elevate the camera and use a remote application for composition and shutter release.
e. use a camera on a drone.
These two photos were taken on different days, with different cameras, and different lenses. The topimage was taken with a Canon compact digital and a zoom lens. The bottom image second was taken with a Fuji X-Pro1 and a Nikon f/4 shift lens. The shift feature was used to correct key stoning.
Key Stoning Corrected
Key stone correction is important to me if it is important to my client.
If I know I have to correct key stoning, I use a 4x5 view camera with its shift feature or the shift feature of my Nikon 28mm f/4 perspective control lens.
It makes no difference if I am using my 4x5 view camera or my Fuji mirrorless, I prefer making my corrections in the camera rather than relying on editing software to make corrections.
When using a camera and/or a lens that does not have the shift feature needed to eliminate key stoning, I may ...
1. Use editing software to make corrections.
2. Back far enough away from the building so that I don’t have to tilt the camera to get the entire building in the photo.
3. Use a wide-angle lens to get the entire building in the photo without tilting the camera.
4. Elevate the camera position to half the height of the building by...
a. standing on the roof or balcony of a nearby building.
b. standing on the roof of my van.
c. rent or borrow a cherry picker or a scissor lift.
d. use a long pole to elevate the camera and use a remote application for composition and shutter release.
e. use a camera on a drone.
These two photos were taken on different days, with different cameras, and different lenses. The topimage was taken with a Canon compact digital and a zoom lens. The bottom image second was taken with a Fuji X-Pro1 and a Nikon f/4 shift lens. The shift feature was used to correct key stoning.