Hotel photography & interior photography: technique, motifs & practice

Martin Buschmann introduces himself directly and gives an overview of this comprehensive video training course on hotel photography.

In this video, Martin Buschmann kicks off this video training by starting with exterior shots. Shooting an exterior building is usually a must. Watch the video to find out how Martin deals with the situation on location.

Before the actual shooting part begins, Martin will first walk around the hotel. He will choose the locations for the motifs in order to draw up a schedule.

Dealing with non-models can be difficult. Especially when there is little time. In this video, Martin will photograph a person at lightning speed to get the best out of them.

In this video, Martin gives a few helpful tips on how to deal with non-models and what to look out for.

Every hotel has a few beautiful hidden corners that need to be photographed. In this case, it is a fireplace that enhances the lobby even more and should therefore be photographed.

In this video, Martin Buschmann will take a few close-up shots of the fire with different exposure times. These are intended to offer variations for the customer.

In this video, Martin shows you how to shoot staircases with relatively poor lighting. He works with different exposure times to get the best out of them.

With the help of a targeted depth of field, Martin will create impressive motifs in the stairwell. In this film, Martin reveals the problems you may encounter and how you can deal with them.

Many shots are often also required for layouts. In order to offer variations here for the graphic designer, Martin shows how to take practical shots with a good tonal value distribution.

Photographing a corridor can certainly be a problem, as corridors are not sufficiently illuminated. In this video, Martin reveals how to get the maximum quality and depth of field out of such a situation.

Hotels usually need a lot of pictures to present in brochures and on websites. In order to offer customers a large selection, Martin will walk around the hotel freestyle and create many different detailed shots.

Simply positioning a tripod in a room can quickly have fatal consequences. Martin shows how he finds a good perspective in a room and creates good symmetry.

Showing hotel guests on a motif is often difficult, as you don't always have the rights to do so. However, this problem can be solved with the help of a practical motion blur. The guests can still remain in the subject.

Before taking photos in a room, it is much more important to check the room in order to get the maximum performance out of it. Martin will also make a few things disappear from the room to make it look better for the final motif.

Small rooms can often pose a problem when it comes to staging them correctly. In this video, Martin reveals what you should look out for.

Hotel rooms usually have a mixture of many dark areas and sometimes much too bright areas coming through the window. Martin shows how he takes HDR shots using a wide variety of exposures and explains why these are beneficial.

The welcome bouquet on the bedspread should be properly staged. Martin uses a good depth of field to set the focus very intensively.

In this video, Martin directly points out the difficulty with the sizes of the bathrooms. In this video, you'll find out how you can still create a decent motif, what should and shouldn't be in the picture.

This part is often forgotten when taking photos: In this video, Martin Buschmann focuses specifically on the hotel's exterior sign in order to create a good motif for the customer.

Suites are usually relatively large. In this part, Martin explains what makes sense to photograph and what doesn't.

The interplay of strong daylight with a few beautiful details in the hotel room can quickly lead to a usable result. Martin also shows how to bring order to a subject and conjure up great motifs with the positioning of the focus.

In this part, Martin has created a still life that he will photograph. But there is still a lot of experimenting to be done before he arrives at his final motif.

In this video, Martin Buschmann will show you how he finds a suitable position for his camera to create a faithful shot. But before the shutter is released, Martin shows you what to look out for when setting up the camera.

The different brightness information in a subject can make the whole thing look a bit unattractive. Martin will therefore work with different exposure brackets in order to use them for an HDR.

In this video, Martin photographs a freestanding bathtub. He shows you what to look out for and why good symmetry in the design is an advantage here.

It's not always easy to find the perfect framing. Martin shows you how to bring more calm to a subject by changing the image format.

The blue hour has struck. Martin therefore takes advantage of another time of day to capture a different mood of the hotel from outside.

The time to take photos during the blue hour is relatively short. Of course, this time must be used completely to take usable pictures of the hotel building.

Every time of day requires a different approach as to which camera setting should be used to photograph a subject. Watch this video to find out how Martin approaches this situation in the dark.

As a rule, seminar rooms should also be photographed. Martin Buschmann has also done this and shares his experience with you.

In this video you get a complete summary of the best motifs from this training. 90% of these were enhanced with Lightroom and 10% were corrected in detail with Photoshop.

Martin Buschmann says goodbye to you personally and thanks you for your interest in this video training.

This video shows a few funny moments Martin Buschmann had during the video shoot at Europa Park.