First Real Estate Job

A/Ox4 · Mar 31, 2016

I was recently hired by a real estate agent, which is a market I've been trying to break into for a little while. The client was very happy, and I think they turned out pretty good too, but I know there's always room for improvement. Let me now what you think I could do to make things better. I didn't have the option to furnish the house myself, but was pleased to find some furniture still there. The one thing I really facepalmed over in post production was the couch pillow.

I shot with a Nikon D750, Nikon 16-35, and an off camera flash mostly just ceiling bounced.

bogeyguy · Mar 31, 2016

I would try shooting without the overhead lights and table lamps turned on. The color they emit is not favorable to a good photo IMO. Let the flash do the lighting, one source of light should enhance the photos on the interior photos.

tirediron · Apr 1, 2016

bogeyguy said:
I would try shooting without the overhead lights and table lamps turned on. The color they emit is not favorable to a good photo IMO. Let the flash do the lighting, one source of light should enhance the photos on the interior photos.

I'm going to respectfully disagree; I think having the interior lights (or at least some) can add significantly to the sense of warmth and comfort imparted by the images, BUT... it's important to gel your speedlights to match ambient! Overall I'd say this is a good, solid set, and far superior to most images seen on the real estate market these days!

bribrius · Apr 1, 2016

lot of people are into the virtual video tours now have you tried your hand at that? Could be a value added service.

budget cruncher · Apr 1, 2016

A/Ox4 said:
The one thing I really facepalmed over in post production was the couch pillow.

I agree. Having that couch pillow move between shots is very disconcerting. "It's ALIVE!"

Very nice otherwise.

A/Ox4 · Apr 1, 2016

bribrius said:
lot of people are into the virtual video tours now have you tried your hand at that? Could be a value added service.

I don't even know what that is. I've never seen one. I could try it, but I don't do it to sell, I do it because I enjoy phototrophic nice homes.

dennybeall · Apr 2, 2016

The photos are nice in my opinion. I prefer the lighting in that it looks natural to me.
A couple may have benefited from a little higher angle (holding the camera itself up higher)
I'm still trying to figure out how anyone could sit at that dining room table and eat??

fmw · Apr 3, 2016

Excellent job.

Watchful · Apr 3, 2016

Tiny house. What part of the country is this in?

table1349 · Apr 3, 2016

A/Ox4 said:
bribrius said:

lot of people are into the virtual video tours now have you tried your hand at that? Could be a value added service.

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I don't even know what that is. I've never seen one. I could try it, but I don't do it to sell, I do it because I enjoy phototrophic nice homes.

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I agree, nice job. I like the fotos, however the zombie pillow is a bit disconcerting.

pixmedic · Apr 3, 2016

the photos are as good or better than most of the shots I see in local housing magazines, so I would call these a win.

Braineack · Apr 3, 2016

I'd say you did a pretty good job. The shot with the fan, the shadow you created is distracting and the fan's light wasn't balanced as well as the rest of the shots.