A thread for real estate, architectural, and interior design photography

^^^ Those are some stunning shots!

Thanks, Matt!

Thanks for answering my question Mike. I'm pretty sure your work is much better now than was at the beginning since you evolved quite a bit in a short time.
Today my workflow is Exposure Fusion and Layer Blending, but only with ambient light. I tried using layered speedlight but the results weren't that good, and I'm planning to change my workflow to only one exposure iluminated with speedlights, I like the results and being fast is important, since not everyone like to pay top notch for a good photo.

The point with your photos is not technique, everyone can learn how to do what you do, technically, but pre visualization is something beyond this level of knowledge. Look at this photo:

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Thanks - I appreciate the kind words, though I am not sure I would consider myself even a 'great' architectural photographer at this point - I am still learning and have a long way to go! I will give you the pre-visualization, though - it takes a lot of practice to be able to see a space and then light it in such a way to get the results that you want.

But yeah - I still feel very, very amateurish compared to some of the greats!

Amazing and inspiring work Mike!

Wow, that church photo is amazing mike, love the cloud formations and lighting. Very inspiring work, indeed.

Welcome back Mike!! Still a big fan of your work.

I'm selling a vacant house that doesn't photo well so I'm taking a shot at some "virtual staging" I'm looking for some comments/critique, thank you.

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Sorry, but all of the virtual objects look very phony to me. The kettle and blender are the worst offenders. I think you'd be better off without the virtual objects.

Journeyingjon wrote in post #15817051
Sorry, but all of the virtual objects look very phony to me. The kettle and blender are the worst offenders. I think you'd be better off without the virtual objects.

Actually the master bed is the worst offender...by far. The perspective lines of the end of the bed and room is painfully out of alignment. One reason this really is an unworkable experiment is that any objects composited in will typically have wrong lighting and reflections for the scene. The dining table and stools should have reflections from the window and cabinets in them for instance.

BushWacker wrote in post #15816741
I'm selling a vacant house that doesn't photo well so I'm taking a shot at some "virtual staging" I'm looking for some comments/critique, thank you.

There are no shadows.

I'm not too good at this yet but here's a couple:

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Thanks for all the kind words guys - I will try to be a bit more active over here! Trying to find and maintain the healthy work/life balance isn't easy haha

klaus00 wrote in post #15817437
There are no shadows.

That's the biggest problem that I see, too.