We listed this home a couple of years ago.  It was the very first of our brochures taken with the Canon 5D and tilt/shift lens.  I thought I would put the brochure on line for those people interested in Encinitas homes, particularly historic ones.

To take that front picture, I climbed up a ladder on to a tree and then stood in the tree.

There was certainly a great deal to show in the home.  That living room photo took about 2 hours to shoot, and 3-4 hours to assemble.  Each part of the room had to be taken separately as I had to move the lights around (for example, I separately illuminated the dining room in the back, and you can even see the sunflower in the painting on the far wall).  I made a few mistakes, like not turning on the kitchen light.  The major problem that I had was that I did not set the white balance but left it on automatic.  This meant that different pictures had different balances, and it was tough to adjust those on the computer; this can be seen in color differential on the wall over the fireplace.  We all learn from our mistakes.  It was very nicely decorated and the shooting the home was a pleasure.

John Hokkanen, Encinitas Real Estate