How can I photograph a tall interior wall for a life-size banner with minimal perspective distortion?
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I need to photograph a 15-meter-high corner inside a church so the image can be printed as a large banner to visually cover restoration work. The goal is for the printed banner to look like a 1:1 representation of that area when hung on a frame.
My concern is perspective distortion: if I shoot from ground level, the upper part of the image will appear to converge or stretch. I’d like to get as close as possible to an orthographic-looking result, with minimal distortion from top to bottom.
What camera position or setup would best achieve this?
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The height of the area is 15 meters. Ideally, I'd like to create the final image so that it doesn't distort towards the top of the image.
Shoot from a platform that is about 7.5 meters high so that the camera can be pointed parallel to the ground and perpendicular to the face of the building.
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To minimize perspective distortion, place the camera so its sensor is parallel to the wall and the lens is aimed straight at it, not tilted upward. For a 15 m tall area, the simplest approach is to shoot from about halfway up—around 7.5 m—so the camera is centered vertically on the section you’re reproducing.
That way, you can keep the camera level and perpendicular to the surface, which greatly reduces the “leaning back” look you’d get from shooting from the floor and tilting up. It won’t be a true orthographic projection, but it will be much closer and more natural for a printed banner.
If needed, stitch multiple images taken from that same level while maintaining the same camera orientation.
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