Elevation

While vehicle-mounted 20m high gas-lift telescopic masts can provide a unique perspective on a property and its surrounding assets, they are a $ignificant inve$tment. However even modest camera elevation can be useful in overcoming hedges, fences and steep driveways to reveal a home (or in this case, a supermarket), and so I modified a 5m (extended) pruning pole which is easily packed into the car.

Photo of supermarket taken from 5m

A stitch in time

Joining, or ‘stitching’, several overlapping photos together is a great way to include more of a scene than could be embraced by a single photo. Here are a couple of examples, each composed of 3-4 individual photos. In both instances I particularly wanted to include the treetops.

Panoramic image of Australian gum trees .

Modern Australian home with a bush backdrop

Day’s head and tail makes for nice light.

Often I get booked near the middle of the day when the sun is high and the shadows short or absent. “Flat lighting” as it’s described in the trade. Early and late in the day the sun is low, the shadows long and the light warm and buttery, making for more interesting & attractive interior photos in my opinion.

Sunny unit photo by Propertyshoot Photography Sunshine Coast

Late afternoon sun pours into this new unit in a Kawana estate.

Ninderry Sunset

Time-lapse photography ‘speeds up time’ by taking a series of photos (here taken every 3 seconds) and playing them back at 25 photos per second. As with any video, the music contributes to the viewing experience in a synergistic manner, and can have overriding affect on the mood and message. See the minions (commuters) scurry to their work! 😉

Found light often the best light.

Property photographers seldom have the luxury of scouting a property in order to choose the best time of day when the sun is showcasing the home. Hopefully the vendor has a good idea of when that might be, and communicates this to their sales agent who books the photographer. So I was rather pleased to turn up at this home yesterday and find the afternoon sun and venetian blinds playing nice together.
Sunlit interior by propertyshoot.com

However it IS possible to manipulate light if there’s not enough of it in the right place. In this shot, the light pattern on the floor is natural, however the stripes on the dining table were created by placing a flash outside the window on the left.
sunlit interior 2 by propertyshoot.com

Rained off?


We’re so spoiled for sun on The Sunshine Coast that many people prefer to to wait if the weather is less than perfect on the day that their photo-shoot is scheduled. It’s easy to  forget though that grey wet conditions often prevail at this time of year as tropical storms drift down the coast and moisture-laden winds roll in off the ocean. Interiors can still look bright and attractive with creative flash placement mimicking the sun, and a subtle sky replacement from the library, so perhaps you don’t have to postpone after all?