I recently had the opportunity to attend a field trip hosted by the Roswell (GA) Photographic Society (RPS). We visited Bulloch Hall, one of the historic locations in downtown Roswell. Bulloch Hall is an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture and was the childhood home of Theodore Roosevelt’s mother, Mittie Bulloch. This house is on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, visit bullochhall.org

There was quite a bit to see at Bulloch Hall. Because there were a number of members of RPS attending this field trip, I elected to focus on photographing smaller elements of the interior. There was a great deal of period oriented items that were challenging to photograph, especially with most of the lighting coming in from the windows. Some rooms were darker than others due to the sun’s direction at that given time. It was typical of older homes of that time period to rely heavily on natural light. A tripod was used for virtually all photos taken in the home. All photos were shot in RAW.

This was a beautiful tea serving set found in the main parlor of the house. I adjusted the white balance in Aperture and increased the contrast in Nik Color Efex Pro 4 to give this piece some pop and to compensate for the strong light from the windows.

This writing desk was beautiful. Lighting here was more even across the entire room. I wanted to make sure that I captured the grain of the wood in the photo. Again I adjusted for contrast and used the Detail Extractor setting in Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

In the same room as the writing desk pictured above were these two pitchers positioned on a dresser near a window. I adjusted white balance and contrast.

The house had a sewing room for making clothing that would make any seamstress happy. The above photo was an example of some of the types of clothing made in that day. I made minor white balance adjustments and a slight crop before adjusting contrast.

This is one of the few hand held shots I took that day. This was an old piano in the main parlor of the house. I used my ultra wide angle lens at f/2.8 to get the perspective that I envisioned. Post processing included adjusting contrast and cropping.

Bulloch Hall was a fantastic place to visit. It is part of the park system of Roswell, GA so you are free to wander the grounds and photograph anything outside. There is a fee to enter the house and no indoor photography is allowed.