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A developer friend of mine asked for my opinion on some photos of his new £2m house. I was honest with him as I thought he had taken them himself and said they were a bit basic, a bit dull and did not really do the house justice. I told him to get a pro in, which is when he told me had and had paid for the photos and also a brochure but he iwas not happy with it..

It’s really his fault as he did get a contact sheet and he chose the photos he liked from it but they do not really represent the house at its best now he has them full size. They really do not have any wow factor at all, even though the house is empty it is not dull.

He has now asked me to come to re-shoot the house internally, I explained I am not a professional but he said if a pro can screw it up, I am allowed to as well but if I get it right he will pay me, so I am going to give it a go if only for the experience and the free lunch afterward.

I have an idea of where to start based on what is wrong with the previous effort but would be really greatfull of some tips for shooting interiors unfurnished.
 
there was a member here [ a girl i think] who got a brief to do a 'show-house'

turned out well IIRC

sorry not more explicit - long day - tired....search..?
 
I've found a couple of videos from Dom Bower on Youtube cover what you may need.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5hfXRdWQUE&feature=watch_response_rev

Also have a look at his Property Flash vs. HDR video. Compares subtle HDR and flash with fast/slow shutter.
From speaking to a collegue that used to be a estate agent, he's said there are a load of restrictions for property advert photos. No wide angle, no photoshoping... No picking your angles (or cropping) to omit an undesireable item next to the house (phone masts etc.) He left me wondering how anyone could get a nice shot of a 'normal' house.
This is just from what he said a while ago and may only apply to estate agents but it could be worth checking.
HTH.
 
Andy_S said:
From speaking to a collegue that used to be a estate agent......
Click to expand...

There was your first mistake......

The second was listening to an estate agent, the third was believing him :lol:
 
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I have now had a check through the estate agency act and can't find a mention of not using wide angle, they do not allow you to crop out anything negative or enhance in PP. As I am just taking photos and not acting as an agent I don't see any problem anyway. If they are used they will be for the developers own web site and his brochure if he thinks they are good enough to bin the current one.

Looking though various web sites there are some good and some very bad examples of internals out there. It seems to be the norm to accept less than average photos I think a lot has to do with vendors and or agents not being willing to pay.

As a practice I went round my house taking photos and realised we need to decorate, de clutter, clean or just move. My wife was horrified even though she is house proud the camera picks out the worst.
 
Use a wide angle lens if you are allowed. Best advice I can give you is tripod everything. Second best is put a level on the hot shoe. Keep everything level and make sure your aperture is at least f8 or more if you can.

If I were doing this shoot I'd use an ultra wide zoom but zoom in a bit so if you have a 10-20 lens you'd want to be using the 12-20 range. ISO at 100 and f16 set your level every time from all angles and always always always on a tripod. Good luck.
 
If it's a large house lunch will not be 'afterwards' - unless it's a very late lunch. Allow a full day to shoot this properly.
 
multiple exposures because the windows wil always blow out and you can add them back in later and lots of flashes to highlight specific features.
 
I can tell you that estate agents ARE allowed to use UWAs.

Mine shot my entire house with a Canon 10-22 and as such went up in my estimations!
 
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