How to Take Good Real Estate Photograph
Introduction Do you ever wonder how those amazing pictures of homes and their interiors are done? How did they make those small rooms look so spacious or how can they make the home look so presentable, even with someone still living in it? It's simply all about using the right angles to make the rooms and spaces as appealing as possible to potential buyers. Taking beautiful Real Estate photography takes more than just a photo shoot and point camera - it requires dedicated SLR camera equipment, a tripod, and Photoshop skills. This guide will cover how to choose the right equipment, use proper lighting, prep a home for a shoot, and create an appealing composition.
Choose Best Equipment For residential interior photography the home will dictate what equipment you need. Some homes designed by great architects are designed specifically with natural lighting in mind and won’t need much extra lighting. Other homes, however, will. Always plan for the worst. The bare essentials you’ll need for interior photography include a tripod, electronic flash, and non-distorting lenses. Wide angle is fine as long as it isn’t too wide. If you can, get architecture specific lenses. Try using prime lenses over zoom lenses as this will minimize curvature.
Lighting Basics Great architects understand the importance of light and design houses around this. If you are fortunate enough to have, a well designed lighting system, you might be able to get away with only using existing light. Be sure that the lights do not show up as reflections in pictures, windows, mirrors, or other reflective surfaces. These have a higher output and are more consistent in color temperature with outdoor lighting. When using a portable flash, it is best not to point the light directly at your scene. Instead, aim it at a wall or ceiling. Use caution with colored walls as the color may transfer to the light. Planning your shoot when the sun isn’t at its strongest or entering directly into the window is an easy solution to this.
Room Preparation
For residential interior photography, the goal is to present an attractive, beautiful home. You’d be quite lucky to find a home with everything perfectly staged and orderly. Often you’re going to want to rearrange furniture and tidy up the area. Every room has a key element that you will want to feature prominently in your photos. Simply placing bright objects on these key elements will make them stand out from other objects in the room.
Composition After you’ve completed all the pre-production phases of interior photography, now comes the actual photo taking! The following are a few tips for taking better residential interior photos.
Be Spacious
To make rooms appear more spacious, be sure to avoid shooting straight at walls. This will make the photo look flat and can also warp the perspective. Instead, shoot into the corners of rooms. This will create more depth and make the room appear larger. Photographing from a lower angle and with a wider angled lens is also a great way to increase the perceived size of the room.
Choose Attention Grabbing Areas There is no way to photograph a room in one picture (besides photo stitching). When you photograph a room select the interesting parts. Choose objects of importance or parts of the room with more interesting architecture.
Keep the Lines Straight
Be sure that the vertical and horizontal lines in your photos are straight. Crooked lines are signs of poor technical skills and will detract from the image.
Know Your Goal Are you photographing the house to feature the architectural design or the ambiance? Understand your goals for the photo shoot and compose accordingly.
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