Such a gorgeous smell emanating from that casserole as I was photographing this home. :-p’
Moody lighting
While photos for real estate tend to be bright, wide and informative about spatial relations, photos for the hospitality industry can be darker and tighter in order to convey mood. I shot this one with the latter in mind.
Declutter! (usually)
A rule of thumb when selling your home is to ‘declutter’ or to ‘depersonalise’ it so that potential owners can imagine making their own memories in their new place. So what to do when the clutter actually looks really cool!? Apart from the fact that moving this much stuff is way outside my job description, this scene is just downright appealing.
Tech note: Natural light apart from a flash fired from outside through the venetian blinds.
Colour Contrast
The red roses were a nice touch in this newly reno’d kitchen
My office today
Taking the ‘before’ photos of an extensive new deck before Kawana Floor Sanders weave their magic next week.
Technical note: Camera elevated 3m, two photos stitched.
Work with what’s available.
Ambient light is that which is available in the scene, usually a combination of sunlight and light from interior fixtures. Adding light (flash) of a similar direction and color as the prevailing ambient can brighten a scene while retaining a natural look.
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.
Wood Glorious Wood
We recently completed a reno on our little hardwood cottage in Coolum, and the floors came up a treat!
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.
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.
