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Tuesday, 15 October 2024

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FWIW, I definitely like this set of pictures better than the last set. Well done!

I am enjoying your exploration of real estate photography.
We sold a house almost a year ago- the photographer for the real estate agent made quick work of the needed photos.
I noticed he went wider on most shots of the interior without much distortion keeping away from objects which would accentuate the WA effect. If I might make one or two comments I still think you could go wider on some shots. Second comment is a bit more light, for example the hallway shot is too dark, needs some supplemental light or reflectors, perhaps just room lights turned on.
Continue on doing more jobs- this is fun to read about.

I'm not sure now if you said, do you use a tripod indoors or are all the shots handheld?
If I were looking to move, those are the kinds of photos I'd want to see. Because it's not easy to get a feel for the size of the rooms, having bits of furniture in place helps.
I'm surprised that no one has thought of bringing mannequins to a real estate shoot, adult and child, to show the room size.

BTW- You really need to straighten out the verticals on the door (on the right hand side) of that giant red shed!

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That's the way it is.... --Mike]

Well, you made these spaces look good, even inviting, without looking like you were trying too hard. I think the first dwelling had more warmth to it.

Sure, there's profit to be had from optimizing and streamlining a process for maximum throughput, consistency and economy. But there's another kind of profit to be had from doing things in a way that allows attentiveness, thoughtfulness and enjoyment.

I'm kind of impressed with the Smugmug presentation. Nothing striking or exciting about the design or layout (I would even call it bland), but it doesn't get in the way or call attention to itself, either.

[You just made me like it better. --Mike]

Looks good to me, other than a few burned out highlights. I don't mind white windows myself (some do) but I don't like white squares on a carpet. This is where exposure blending can help a lot.

Exactly- and that's the way it should stay!

I'm fascinated by the number of people I have heard say that they 'own' Lightroom (presumably because it is part of their Adobe subscription) but they never use it. I switched to LR as my primary editor years ago for a variety of reasons, predominantly because it catalogs your images. Cataloging is way better than browsing. Much easier to find images when you have 10s of thousands. Editing is easier too and it never alters the original file nor does it make copies in order to edit. It just keeps a data file of your edits to apply each time yo open that file and you can make multiple digital copies without actually clogging you storage with multiple copies of the image, just the edit instructions Try it. You'll like it.

Was your dream camera a DMD?

[The "DMD" was one of many cameras over the years that I thought there was a need for and that I thought should exist. It does exist now, in the Fuji X100[x] and Ricoh GR series and several others. I don't currently have anything that fits the description, however. --Mike]

Well done... I see the same lighting quality but much more normal looking perspective.

I keep seeing notes from photographers who like the early generations of Fuji files from the X-E1, 93mmX-Pro1, and X-T1. Nostalgia? Different in-camera data processing? Emotion? Regardless, another XT1 body would be a reasonable investment.

"Rather than look for a new camera, I think I might simply buy a used X-T1 as a backup."

One very common category of video on photographic channels in YouTube is the "Is (fill-in-the-blank) still valid in 2024?", with a 20 minute presentation on why even an ancient 3 year old camera can still produce good photos.

If you like your X-T1 files, then yes, get a spare for redundancy and keep using it. FWIW, if you can find one, an X-E2s will give you the same sensor and processor in an even smaller package for times you wish to go light without compromising the end result.

My Fujis are multiple generations behind the current crop and I'm still using a duo of Nikon D700 and D300. If it ain't broke...

I used to take photos for Airbnb some years ago. Nearly all the shots were taken with a 12-24mm (=18-24mm) zoom on my now elderly DSLR. I mostly shot from the room corners as it made wide angle distortion far less obvious. More than once I had to get in the bath or shower tray to get the shot.

Before going to the house I'd look at it on Google Maps, to see when I could get a shot of the front with some sun on it. If I couldn't, I'd at least try for sun on an adjacent wall.

I set the ambient exposure so that my highlight alert wasn't going off, and mostly I wouldn't need to adjust it unless the light outside changed dramatically. But my on-camera bounced-off-the-ceiling fill flash would need adjusting for every room.

The only thing I'd do differently now would be to bring a second flashgun on a stand, in case there was an open arch to a room beyond where my flash couldn't reach.

“In addition to providing a capable asset-management system for storing and retrieving your files, I think the user agent . . . ” [? This is a computer term I don't understand even after reading definitions —Ed.]

It’s the chunk o’ software that the user of some sort of computing system directly interacts with and that serves to convey commands that have meaning to humans to the deeper levels of software that cause the hardware to perform the tasks the user has requested. Some people refer to this as a “user interface,” but I prefer to avoid that term because “interface” is better reserved for other, more technical, contexts.

(As Thomas More says in Robert Bolt’s A Man for all Seasons, “I trust I make myself obscure.”)

Great improvement. I see the pizzazz. And more floor. I would have photoshopped out the little bit of bed lower edge in one bedroom. Sorry. It’s easier to be cheekier down here in Australia. Professional photography is problem solving. No wonder you’re enjoying it.

A well-judged set of pictures, Mike.

I noticed the sign in the kitchen that reads ‘Stop and smell the coffee’, and just outside the window stands a dismounted cyclist. A stop for coffee and cake is a big part of cycling culture in Europe, so the sign and the cyclist made me smile.

Re: photo of the kitchen window/sink in 10/16/24 post…
I think this and other similar photos could be improved by exposing for the window, then manually adjusting your flash exposure to bring the interior lighting where you want it.

Looks good Mike! I'm currently working my way through a house shoot for an architectural firm; I do a lot of this. Photoshop AI will credibly remove the VW in less than 4 seconds! (Be sure to remove the shadow as well). - Assuming you want to remove it - I think I would!

There is only one camera to do this job easily, the Pen F as it has keystone adjustment built in. Add the lens you want and off you go, camera corrected images.

These are MUCH better. However, you can really make good use of the Generative AI features in Photoshop - after all, this isn’t art its business. You could have lassoed that VW and made it gone - and not so distracting. The same with distracting light fixtures, that sign hanging above the sink, etc. Also use that AI healing brush for small things. Anything that draws your eye but isn’t important should go.

I like this set of photos, Mike.

It provides a good sense of the house.

Best wishes,
Rod

As someone who quite enjoys photographing architecture, I have also really been enjoying this series of posts and many of the comments.
My ex-wife and I sold our house last year. If I had not been living in a different province, I would have done the pics. The ones used, I found over saturated with flat lighting. The house had also been staged with more modern and colourful furniture. I found the pictures they used a little on the 'crass' side, but we ended up getting a very good price. Perhaps the pictures played a part in that; working to draw attention to the listing? Reading a few of comments on your past post, it all makes sense now!

This set of pictures are very good Mike. I like the yellow VW and how it matches the yellow flowers at the front door. I quite like the look of the house from your pictures. The angles are great and so is the light. I would definately take a look if I was in the market and didn't live 3,000 miles away.

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