I'm teaching a Real Estate class in about 6 hours and I'm too lazy to transfer the photos onto a card reader and onto the laptop for the presentation, so I thought I'd just make a blog post and surf on over tomorrow.
The #2 tip to real estate photography (#1 is getting a super wide angle camera like the v705) is FILL FLASH.
VERY FEW Non-Pros KNOW ABOUT THIS.
Every camera will have a different logo. Sometimes it shows up as an icon of a star over a person's shoulder
(also good for when the sun is behind your subject). This is a "Fill Flash" symbol (see image on right) will give off a LOW powered flash and keep the camera open longer (makes it look like the flash has MORE power).
The result is a more rich photo and evenly lit photo.
(please ignore the non-staged, lights off, "bad" photo. Focus on the FLASH vs FILL FLASH
Below is Kodak V705 (v570) 23mm Super Wide WITH FLASH (regular)
Below is Kodak V705 (v570) 23mm Super Wide WITH FILL FLASH
Same exact shot, just one tweak in my settings. So pretty much EVERY photo that I take, I will take with
1) Regular flash
2) Fill Flash
3) No Flash (damn, I guess I should have taken one)
You never know which mode will look best in your camera. If you do #2 and #3 keep your hand steady, as the exposure takes longer and your shot can become blurry. You can use a monopod, or put the camera on self timer and have it take the shot 2 seconds after you press the button (pressing the button is 50% of the shake in a photo)
Frank
Broker FranklyRealty.com
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Superb tip Frank! Thank you so much for this tip and the part about the self timer and camera movement. I can't wait to try this tomorrow!