photography: 2nd Time around with HDR - 08/24/09 03:26 PM
Fooling around with HDR some more.... I used two of the same shots I used in my last post but used Qtpfsgui as the HDR program. Qtpfsgui is the best freeware program I found with Photomatrix being the best inexpensive program I found. I obviously am going for some pretty drastic … (2 comments)
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photography: First Time Playing with HDR - 08/24/09 07:45 AM
I took today to spend some time with HDR photography today. I messed around with every free program I could find and found the best to be Photomatrix. I used Photomatrix Basic which is free to use, but at somepoint in the near future I will purchase the full version. I … (1 comments)
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photography: Free alternative to Adobe Elements - 08/19/09 08:47 AM
FREE IMAGE MANIPULATION RETOUCHING PROGRAM
I have had this freeware program GIMP for awhile. I finally started playing with it, and found it to be a great tool for image manipulation. For my needs, it has everything that Adobe Photoshop Elements has for image manipulation.... transform, dodge/burn, color exposure adjustments, layering … (1 comments)
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photography: Simple Exposure Blending with Photshop Elements - 07/30/09 02:28 PM
When I photgraph a room I try hard to keep the integrity of the natural lighting of the room. Unfortunately the dyamic range that a digital camera can capture is not what the eye sees. Many times what looks good to the eye does not show up quite right in a … (8 comments)
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photography: A little extra Photoshop goes a long way - 06/12/09 02:22 PM
A good freind of mine, Margaret Innis, who happens to be a homestager, and I, collaborated on a project to show builders what staging can do for them. Along the way, I used Photoshop to remove holes in the wall and the floor.... and also to blend the outdoors with the … (24 comments)
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photography: Remembering What Memorial Day is About - 05/23/09 08:52 PM
Remembering What Memorial Day is About
This is one of my favorite photographs of my oldest son. It reminds me of the great opportunites available to him because of all the members of the armed forces who have sacrificed their lives in past and present wars and military … (0 comments)
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photography: Sigma 10-22mm Wide Angle- Great step to better interiors. - 05/15/09 01:15 PM
I originally had bought a Nikon D50 a couple of years ago and it came with a 18-50mm lens.
I just wasn't happy with the 18mm for my widest setting. I felt at times I was not getting the feel of the room for my home sellers. In smaller … (16 comments)
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photography: How not to photograph a house..... - 02/11/09 09:56 AM
I was going through some active rain posts and came across the following post, Is No Picture Better than a Bad Picture? by Randy DeLaMare of Utah. I am always amazed when going through the MLS of some of the photographs that are used to market a home. Well, it had … (15 comments)
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photography: My Favorite Adobe Elements Feature - 12/24/08 09:53 AM
My favorite Adobe Elements(all photoshops have this feature) feature is the transform feature. It straightens your vertical or horizontal lines so they are parallel with the frame of the photo. The wider the angle the lens the more chance you have for perspective distortion. I shoot most interior photos at 10mm … (27 comments)
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photography: My favorite property website.... OBEO - 12/19/08 09:49 AM
One of my favorite property websites is by OBEO. The site offers many features:
Enhanced Mapping- ariels, mapps by demographics and linking to sites like google
Embedded virtual tours
All your photographs
Virtuial floorplans- allows viewers to move furniture into the floorplan.
Detailed statistics- shows you how … (4 comments)
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photography: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words- Part 4 - 11/24/08 08:59 AM
I find Adobe Elements to be a great tool for adjusting photogrpahs. All of my final photographs get run through Adobe Elements. You can download the program at the Adobe website. Last I looked it was $99.00
The tool I find to be the most helpful is the transformation tool. I … (2 comments)
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photography: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words... Part 3 - 11/13/08 02:32 PM
I wanted to wrap up this series with optimizing the lighting of the interior of the homes you photograph. Four of the biggest things you can do to impove your interior photos is:
Use a tripod.... even for a point and shoot.
Learn to use Night time mode along with … (10 comments)
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photography: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.... Part 2 - 11/12/08 01:04 PM
I wanted to take a moment to talk about the focal length of the camera you use to photograph the interior of a home. You want to get the widest angle possible. I use a 10mm to 20mm on a Nikon camera (equivelant to a 17 to 35mm in a 35mm … (4 comments)
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photography: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.... - 11/11/08 01:09 PM
I'm amazed at some of the photographs I see in our MLS. I went to school for photography and worked in the industry for many years. I thought I'd share a few tips on photographing the outside of a house. The following are samples pulled from our MLS last year for … (10 comments)
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