Another Facet
During the week, I work as an Architectural Photographer. The following is an article posted in the blog of Meg and Jim Zoller – The Zoller Group of Keller Williams Realty, The Metropolitan.
Digital Pictures Set-up. . . Need Help Anyone???
Richard Gordon, who specializes in Architectural and Real Estate Photography in Houston, Texas, gave a short seminar to Realtors recently in a brownstone that was for sale. He had taken the beautiful advertising pictures for the home. My daughter, Kristin, and I took the opportunity to attend.
Among the many topics he discussed were:
Where you can take basic digital photography courses,
Equipment that you really need to take the photographs,
Lighting,
Set-up,
Post production.
The one section that caught my attention the most was the “set-up” of the pictures to show the rooms which are photographed in the best possible way. I knew when I was listening to him that this section wasn’t too far over my head. I already knew a few of the tips, but I learned more. He taught us to:
Shoot the pictures from the corners of the room. It makes the rooms look larger.
Tell a story about the home by the pictures that you take and how you arrange them. Take them as you would normally proceed to tour the home yourself.
In order to make rooms look larger you need to use your imagination. Plan your pictures. One way was to not take a picture of the corner of the room where two walls meet. If the picture ends before the corner is seen, then it makes the room seem to continue . . .and to appear larger.
All lights should be turned on. Move lights around to get the best lighting you can if it’s necessary.
Turn off all the ceiling fans so that the fan won’t blur your picture.
Close any blinds upward so that you get better lighting for the pictures.
Sometimes it’s necessary to move furniture to get the picture to balance better.
Sinks need to be neat and tidy and the faucet should be turned directly forward or perpendicular to the wall.
There were other ideas that he discussed, but I think these are the ones I needed to focus on.
If you would like to have Richard Gordon’s contact information . . .please let me know and I’ll happily give it to you. He will take photographs for all your marketing needs.
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