5 Real Estate Photography Tips and Tricks

5 Real Estate Photography Tips and Tricks

Videography and photography are completely the important part of the real estate business, hiring a professional maybe is expensive in some cases but you can do it by yourself as a real estate agent or a seller.

so here you can find 5 tips and tricks that can help you to sell a property faster.

Schedule the shoot for later in the day

Time and weather are both key factors in creating great real estate photography. Shooting too early in the day or after sunset can result in poor lighting for outdoor and indoor shots. Try to schedule the shoot for a time of day when the sun is behind the house to ensure you have enough natural light to capture beautiful images. This also allows you to shoot the exterior during the golden hour, just before sunset, which can make for stunning photos. Because usually at that time the sun comes to the property and magic happens!

Check the weather before shooting to make sure there are no rain or storm clouds in the forecast.

Take a walk before shooting

Set 30 minutes to an hour to walk the property and understand each room or interior. Pay attention to how the property is designed, choose some best parts of the house or apartment to highlight the best features. Ideally, every room will be clean and uncluttered, with enough furniture and decor to feel lived in and not too cluttered.

Along the way, make note of potentially challenging rooms to photograph, such as a small, cramped room or an awkwardly arranged bathroom. Consider how you can photograph these problem areas in the best possible light so they shine like the rest of them.

Create a shot list

Get organized for the shoot by making a list of the photos you plan to take of the property. Although your photo checklist may vary depending on the type of property, in general, real estate photography should include the following:

- Two wide angle shots of the bedroom, kitchen and living room

- A photo of the bathrooms, unless they are spacious or stunning enough for more than one photo

- A photo of features such as a laundry room, garage, and storage or walk-in closet

- One to three photos of the backyard

- One or two photos of the front of the house to highlight the curb appeal

Showcase the best features of any room or area

Look for the selling point of the room or area and focus on those details when shooting. It can be a large window in the room or a large corridor. Or you might notice a cool feature like built-in bookshelves or a curved window frame. You can also shoot with the vertical lines of a room in mind to highlight this feature. Always try to highlight the best feature of a room or area so that the property looks impressive to the buyer.

Shoot From a Variety of Angles

Avoid relying on only one angle or composition when you shoot real estate photography. Go for variety so you have lots of different shots to choose from when you package them up for a client. Rather than shoot just from corners of the room or at one angle, mix it up.

Try shooting in the doorway of a room or shooting towards a doorway. Position yourself in the center of the room or at a slight angle. Make sure you stay at a height of 5 feet when you shoot, as going too high can skew the image and going too low can result in a cramped image.

Regardless of the angle you shoot from, check that your camera is straight and stable. This will prevent any distortion in your images.

and the last tips:

Beside photos, make a video from the photos, people like videos with nice music, let them feel the property,

if you have any plan to do that, just let me know, i will make the first video for free!

here you can find some of my samples: