photography: Sometimes, you just have to get out and shoot! But at a cemetery? - 01/19/11 04:47 PM
Yesterday was a cold, icy, wet day ... but I felt the need to get outside and shoot. Where better to shoot on a dreary day than a cemetery? Guess I was feeling a little ghoulish. :-)
This one had me scratching my head ... guess no one could remember Grandma's name?
Think this guy was a fan?
The eternal optimist ...
And just so you don't think I'm completely dreich ...
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photography: Shopping for a new camera? Don't get caught up in the "Megapixel Myth" - 01/19/11 04:12 PM
Every year, the camera manufacturers bring out their latest models touting an ever increasing number of pixels. In theory, the greater the number of pixels, the higher resolution the image. But there's a lot more to it than that.
The size and price of a camera is, in great part, determined by the size of the sensor. Smaller sensors used in most point and shoot camera are about 1/15 the size of those used in the typical DSLR cameras. Cramming the same number of pixels into a smaller sensor means smaller pixels. The smaller pixels just can't absorb the same … (12 comments)
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photography: Do you include floor plans in your marketing materials? - 01/19/11 11:56 AM
What's the first thing prospective buyers want to see when searching online for a home? That's easy ... they want to see photos, good ones and lots of them. But what else do they look for? Floor plans! I can't tell you how many times I've seen comments on Zillow and Trulia bemoaning the fact that there are no floor plans with the photos. Floor plans help buyers put those photos in context. Yes, the dining room looks big, but will their 12-foot long table fit? Is there a way to position their massive four-poster bed in the master bedroom without … (1 comments)
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photography: Shine On Harvest Moon - 09/25/10 02:45 PM
The Harvest Moon is used to describe the full moon that comes closest to the autumnal equinox - the Super Harvest Moon is when the full moon coincides with the night of the equinox (which was in the early hours of September 23 this year). Unfortunately, I missed out on that one. I got this photo at 9:15 pm on September 23:
A low-hanging moon will appear larger than one that is higher in the sky - it will also have more of an orange color because of the way light travels through the atmosphere. Here's a photo taken … (8 comments)
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photography: Step away from the potty! - 06/25/10 08:17 PM
Did I get your attention?
It's driving me crazy to see so many photos of toilets in the listings. It seems that some listing agents feel like they have to take a picture of every toilet in the house! I understand that it's difficult to get a shot of a bathroom without including the toilet, but it doesn't have to be the focal point! Everyone knows there's a toilet in there ... otherwise, it wouldn't be a bathroom. Enjoy these photos, then scroll down for some hints on shooting bathrooms:
If there's no way to avoid including the toilet, at … (75 comments)
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photography: Professional photos for rental listings ... why not?? - 06/12/10 03:16 PM
One of my clients is selling his home and he's decided to rent for the next year. I've been sending him rental listings (and perusing many of them myself) and I was shocked to see how many rental listings have NO PHOTOS AT ALL! At least 80% of the rental listings have no interior photos. I can understand not wanting to pay for professional photos for a rental, but there's really no excuse for not having at least a few pictures.
How annoying is it to drive to a rental property and find out that the MLS description seems to have … (10 comments)
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photography: "Thanks to you, my husband doesn't want to move!" - 06/02/10 04:10 PM
These were the words I heard from a seller whose home I photographed recently. She meant it in the nicest possible way, of course! While the agents I work with almost always take the time to give me feedback from their clients, it's rare when I get calls from the homesellers themselves. It felt good!
"Everyone wants to know what we did to make the house look so good. I just told them we had a fantastic photographer!" (Okay, I'm blushing now ...)
But the nicest thing she said was "You were born to do this!" (I think so, too ...) I may use … (8 comments)
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photography: Sunday Morning at Home - Photos - 05/30/10 12:27 PM
A beautiful spring morning ... the perfect time to take pictures around my home. Enjoy!
The cherry tree in front of my house is heavy with fruit this year ... the birds usually eat most of them before they ripen. Wonder why they left them alone this year?
Beautiful, shiny, plump cherries ... unfortunately, I don't know if they're edible ...
This gorgeous plant is on my front porch ... but I can't remember what it is!
My valiant little maple tree, broken by the record snowfall earlier this year, is trying to make a comeback. I don't … (9 comments)
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photography: It's not just a house ... it's a home - 05/19/10 06:36 AM
As a professional real estate photographer and full-time real estate agent, I like to think that my agent experience helps me do a better job as a photographer. While the goal of photography is to market the home to potential buyers, I always remember that I'm photographing someone's home and I try to get some shots that are just for the seller. Like the homeowner who told me how much she would miss her rhododendron bush that she lovingly planted in memory of her mother ...
The sellers who were concerned that their dog would miss the home she had … (60 comments)
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photography: Turn down the noise ... in your photos! - 05/07/10 11:49 AM
Has this ever happened to you? You take what you think is a great photo, but it's just a little too dark. No problem, you think ... I'll just lighten it up with a little Photoshop.
So you lighten the photo, but look what happens:
I know it's kind of hard to see the problem at this size. Here's a close-up ... see the graininess?
Now what do you do? Photoshop Elements does have a noise reduction filter, but it's only marginally effective. A better solution is a third-party filter - my favorite is Topaz Denoise. They've just … (18 comments)
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photography: What a face! - 01/29/10 04:00 PM
I recently did a photo shoot at a nursing home and met Harley the Cocker Spaniel. He's a therapy dog who often visits with the residents. As I was trying to get a shot of him with his owner, he came walking straight up to the camera - I snapped quickly and here's the result:
Could he be any cuter??!!
Glenda Cherrywww.GlendaCherryPhotography.comwww.GlendaCherry.com
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photography: It's amazing what a little Photoshop will do ... - 01/03/10 02:55 PM
Photoshop Elements, actually. I love to take photos of the birds that come to our bird feeder, but the sliding glass door has broken seals which make it hard to shoot through. And, for some reason, it's especially hard to get pictures of the Blue Jays - they're very skittish and fly away as soon as I get near the door! Here's what I managed to get this morning:
And here it is after a little Photoshop Elements:
In case you're wondering what I did:
Processed the original JPG in Adobe Camera Raw to adjust brightness and contrast Extracted the … (15 comments)
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photography: Are your listing photos "good enough?" - 11/20/09 03:48 PM
As a professional real estate photographer (in addition to being a full-time real estate agent), I often hear agents tell me they think their photos are "good enough." With so many buyers relying on the property photos to decide which homes they want to see, is "good enough" ... enough? Take a look at these photos taken by the listing agent ... they're not bad (and certainly better than a lot of MLS photos I've seen).
Now take a look at the same rooms done by a professional photographer:
In … (30 comments)
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