Rules Are Made for Breaking
March 27th, 2011
One of the rules I suggest on my property photography training days is that when photographing exteriors the photographer should use a long focal-length lens wherever possible; stand as far away from a property’s elevation as they might, even if that’s across the road in someone else’s driveway, AND take the photo from a standing-up position or maybe even from a ladder if there’s a hedge, or a multi-storey building to photograph.
If You’re a Photographer Looking to Change Lanes…
March 24th, 2011
…you could do a lot worse than buy Larry Lohrman’s Internet Book:
The Business of Real Estate Photography.
Larry Lohrman's Book for Aspiring Property Photographers
Tips for Estate Agents. Taking Better Property Photographs.
March 22nd, 2011
Privilege – All Mine
March 22nd, 2011
I regard every house I photograph as ‘special’. In fact my professional life, first as an estate agent and now as a photographer, is and always has been about making every house I photograph look the very best it can on the Internet and on paper whether that’s in magazines such as Country Life, or in an agent’s expensively-printed property brochure.
But now and again something extra-special comes along, such as this beautiful eco-restoration in Reigate, by Lochplace Building Conservation from Northern Ireland. What a privilege it was to to have been asked to capture something as beautiful as this for posterity.
Different Views
March 18th, 2011
It’s interesting how taking different views of some rooms can create changes in ambience and feeling. In some cases there will be just, perhaps, one obvious angle to shoot in many rooms; but in others - as in the gallery below – there will be a multitude of opportunities, each helping to create a different mood:
Portraits and Cameos
March 18th, 2011
It’s a real shame that many Internet property portals lack the facility to show portrait-oriented shots as opposed to landscape. To my mind this just demonstrates a lack of imagination and memory-loss as to the reason for their being – they exist to market property. I’ve shown below a couple of examples of how powerful portrait orientation can be where there’s a suitable subject – such as a hallway or a fireplace.
Portrait Oriented Photograph of a Hallway/Landing
