I make no claim to be a great photographer. Many of you are really talented and I tip my hat to you.
As much as possible I use a professional photographer.
But we all get those listings where there is no budget for a pro and frankly the pro can only capture what is there. If the house doesn’t have “it” and there is no budget, then I have to find the camera.
I’ve learned a trick that is very easy but can yield impressive results.
I can often tell agent taken pictures if for no other reason than all the pictures were taken with the agent standing up. They are all taken from eye level. A pro doesn’t do that and rooms don’t always look best at eye level.
On those occasions I do have to take house pictures, I take a step stool. Once you find which way you want to shoot, take a picture standing, then climb up a step on the stool and take another, take one more step on the stool and take it again.
Then sit on the stool and take the same shot a foot or so lower than if you were standing.
You may be pleasantly surprised at how this easy “step,” just a little higher or lower, can transform an ordinary shot into one that is a little more dramatic.
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