… but sometimes you can do it more systematically using science.
In this case, I attached a laser to the building surface (pointing perpendicular from the building) and mirror attached to the front of the lens, abusing a kit designed for aligning enlargers. You rotate the (leveled) camera until the reflection of the laser lines up with the source.
This doesn’t work if you don’t have physical access to the structure you’re photographing, and is definitely not inconspicuous.
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