Real estate photographers unite.

[BIGTUFFGUY]

I've been shooting for a local agent and so far so good. I'd like to improve my skills though. If anyone can help me with pointers that would be great.

I've found two good sites for sample photos, I'd like to get close to their caliber.
http://www.tgrubbaphoto.com/interiors.html
http://www.atticfire.com/

My equipment is in my signature.

[BIGTUFFGUY]

here are 2 photos I just took. Any help/ pointers would be appreciated.
The focal ppoint of this room is the shower. The colors are all off. even though I have a controlled light source... I'm lost.
5d- 17-40 @ 17mm about 5 1/2 feet high on tripod.

[kitacanon]

Shooting RAW? If not, you should...more control of WB available in DPP

[C2S]

Straighten the verticals as well, either by:

A) purchasing a tilt-shift lens (expensive, but should pay itself back over time)
B) fixing in post-processing (causes a slight loss of image area and sharpness due to pixel distortion)

[kitacanon]

Originally Posted by C2S

Straighten the verticals as well, either by:

A) purchasing a tilt-shift lens (expensive, but should pay itself back over time)
B) fixing in post-processing (causes a slight loss of image area and sharpness due to pixel distortion)

I kinda like the 2nd shot's AoV, though the tripod (light-stand?) leg showing a the left is a bit sloppy...easy to overlook as I've done that myself...

[Grimes]

I actually thought that they were pretty good. I would have removed the cleaning bottles in the shower more than anything. They distract a person's attention a lot.

[kitacanon]

Originally Posted by Grimes

I would have removed the cleaning bottles in the shower more than anything. They distract a person's attention a lot.

Definitely...

[breal101]

Originally Posted by C2S

Straighten the verticals as well, either by:

A) purchasing a tilt-shift lens (expensive, but should pay itself back over time)
B) fixing in post-processing (causes a slight loss of image area and sharpness due to pixel distortion)

Or
C) Use a lower angle and keep the camera level.

The bucket next to the toilet needs to go too. Shooting RAW will be a big help with the WB problem.

Atticfire is a great group of photographers, by the look of the site they probably don't shoot cheap, real estate people generally are too cheap to pay their rates. If they do it's for extremely high end properties.

[BIGTUFFGUY]

thanks all for your comments. This is actually the basement bathroom that i'm in the process of finishing. I wanted to practice so I shot it.
I only saw the tripod leg afterwards. As for the shampoo et all, i didnt bother moving it.

I was hoping for feedback on the angles, height and so on. How someone else would have shot this space.

I am shooting RAW

[MG30D]

As to the two links, in particular atticfire, they're reorganize the room, then they are using tons of external strobes hidden and bounced through out the room, then they probably combine exposures (but not typical hdr), and then they do some heavy processing.

I could not tell you how to do this, but from what I've read you need several flashes to light a room in a way similar to the results you see at tgrubbaphoto.com

[BIGTUFFGUY]

I reshot the room. Of course I had to get the stuff I moved to the other side in the reflection in the glass. Please disregard that. I think i did better with the WB. however it's not true to the room. IE the drawers are white IRL. the photos looked too cold with proper WB
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3. I find it opens the room up, but darkens it.(photo taken at 1am though, no available sunlight)

4. Closes the room however it makes it look warmer.

[breal101]

I can only suggest that you look at the sites in the links you posted. The vertical lines are straight because the camera is level, if you want to shoot from such a high angle you need a TS-E lens. You can get straight lines with the lens you have but you have to lower the camera. Is your monitor calibrated? They still look too warm.

[BIGTUFFGUY]

These photos accurately represent the colours in the room. (or as close as i'll get)
Thanks, I'll look into the Tilt shift lens.
if you have another resource for me to read and learn from that would be great.

[harroz]

here's another:

http://photographyforrealestate.net/

my suggestion would be to shoot straight, with straight lines. and in that particular bathroom I would have removed everything accept for the big white vase, then moved the vase to the centre of the vanity top between wall and sink. and move everything that is being reflected in the shower glass.

[breal101]

Part of the problem is a profile mismatch I think, it should be sRGB for web. You don't really need a TS-E if you bring the camera down a bit and level it off. The equivalent to the FOV you have now, the 17mm TS-E is over 2 grand.