One of the things I love most about real estate is taking pictures of different architecture and interior designs to use for web content and marketing. Outdoors I usually do pretty well with the basic rule 'Keep the sun at your back'. Just about every day in the Las Vegas valley is sunny so we get plenty of chances to practice!
The big challenge I have is capturing both the interior of a home and the view outside. I use an Olympus C-700 Ultra Zoom in portrait mode with flash. About half the time I end up with pretty good balance between indoors and outdoors, but the other half results in 'window flare' like in this photo.
I've read one solution that says to take one photo of the room, a second of the view, and then layer them to create a final image. What aperture and shutter speed adjustments should be made to shoot the windows and view? And while this approach is a litle more involved than 'point and shoot', is it the preferred method for quality photos?
Even better would be taking one picture that accurately depicts both the room and the view. I've stumbled across decent results using auto settings. Are there adjustments or tweaks I can use to make my results more consistent? I'm looking for which settings to change, plus tips like 'don't point the lens directly at a window' or 'shoot interior photos at mid-day when the sun is above the house'.
The statistics consistently cite that consumers want to see photos online. So it naturally follows that better quality photos will lead to more leads and clients. Between all of the Rainers and the great photographers we have here, it should be pretty easy to build a list of tips that will help us all improve our photos. So please, give me your best shot (pun intended) and let's show the world some great homes and great views!
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