Interior shots of homes for sale
Sep 2, 2013 14:52:56 #
Bram boy
Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada
riverlass wrote:
Hi Joe, Welcome to UHH. br I look at Trulia and Z... (show quote)
sorry but the 12-24mm is not a prime it's a wide zoom . nobody's taking interior shots with the super wide fish eye wide or round . except for special
shots .
Sep 2, 2013 15:07:18 #
Bram boy wrote:
you are really doing some wrong if your not getting the results you want .
with the equipment you have you should be getting very good results. if your
not . then you need to learn how to use that equipment . do you know all there is to know about the 50D. intakes a while to get it all . I'm still finding things . and I have had this camera for five years
with the equipment you have you should be getting very good results. if your
not . then you need to learn how to use that equipment . do you know all there is to know about the 50D. intakes a while to get it all . I'm still finding things . and I have had this camera for five years
Expose for the windows, set your WB to shade and use one or multiple flash heads set on reduced power, bounced light for fill light to even the room lighting to the window. the Yongnuo 560 EX III is very popular with real estate photographers because it will out perform your 430 and only costs about $75. It will not ETTL and that is why it is so inexpensive, but for the type work you are doing it is perfect because it has manual settings. Also that flash has a built in infrared receiver so for $30 you can buy their remote trigger set that will fire the camera and all flashes...
Yongnuo is well built and very reliable equipment, you can't go wrong with it.
Sep 2, 2013 15:36:25 #
jokatz wrote:
Thanks for the quick replies and suggestions. I am... (show quote)
jokatz,
Adjust your white balance for the different types of light. That should take care of most of your problem.
Don
Sep 2, 2013 15:41:14 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
jokatz wrote:
Thanks for the quick replies and suggestions. I am presently using a Canon 50D with a Sigma 28-70 & Tokina 12-24 lenses. In place of the the on board flash I have a Speedlite 430EXii.
A challenge I have is the different kinds of light. Daylight through windows, incandescent, fluorescent and flash.
A challenge I have is the different kinds of light. Daylight through windows, incandescent, fluorescent and flash.
Replace incandescent bulbs in lamps with blue photofloods, but keep wattage down, turn off fluorescents and bounce strobes off ceilings to illuminate, using wireless triggers. Flash and daylight will be the same color temp, as will blue photoflood bulbs.
Sep 2, 2013 16:00:47 #
Bram boy wrote:
sorry but the 12-24mm is not a prime it's a wide zoom . nobody's taking interior shots with the super wide fish eye wide or round . except for special
shots .
shots .
You're right. It's not a prime. Sorry. What was I thinking? I sometimes say things that aren't what I mean. Must proof read my comments.
But...I have taken some really great indoor shots of rooms with this lens that are less distorted than other similar lens.
Sep 3, 2013 00:04:27 #
Have been a Realtor for 25 years and now retired. Realtors hiring me for the last 5 years to take images of their listings. Best results I have are with the Canon 10-22mm zoom, and two flashes, namely the 550ex and 430exII. I always use a tripod for large rooms or a monopod.
Owner has to cooperate and clean the house and remove all things that might be a problem selling the house.
Turn on all the interior light and when windows have blinds, play with the light coming in to balance it with the interior lights.
With the 550 ex flash on the camera as a master and mostly in bounce position, I use the 430EXII as a slave and fill.
Why the tri or monopod. Because all walls should be vertical, which means the lens should always be horizontal to the floor. My mirror has also a grid pattern.
Most of the time I also shoot with AV.
Outside and especially the front when there is a lot of shade I use the flash to even the playing field.
If you want, check my website: http://www.LetPicturesTalk.com
Above work is 50% of the job. I will finish everything with TopazLabs plugins.
Good luck to you.
Owner has to cooperate and clean the house and remove all things that might be a problem selling the house.
Turn on all the interior light and when windows have blinds, play with the light coming in to balance it with the interior lights.
With the 550 ex flash on the camera as a master and mostly in bounce position, I use the 430EXII as a slave and fill.
Why the tri or monopod. Because all walls should be vertical, which means the lens should always be horizontal to the floor. My mirror has also a grid pattern.
Most of the time I also shoot with AV.
Outside and especially the front when there is a lot of shade I use the flash to even the playing field.
If you want, check my website: http://www.LetPicturesTalk.com
Above work is 50% of the job. I will finish everything with TopazLabs plugins.
Good luck to you.
Sep 3, 2013 17:21:13 #
jokatz
Loc: Lexington, SC
Thanks to all for their input. This weekend I started reviewing the suggested sites and I have some ideas to tweak what I have been doing. I guess you can't make a silk purse out of a pig's ear and that is what I have been trying to do with some of these homes.
A 14'x20' living room will always be a 14'x20' living room!
Thanks again, Joe
A 14'x20' living room will always be a 14'x20' living room!
Thanks again, Joe
Feb 24, 2014 18:49:15 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Definitely daytime with curtains open, if there ar... (show quote)
Hi Linda,
I'm a total novice and interested in interior photography for my rental cottages. What two websites are you referring to in your reply above?
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