Photograph your home for selling

Photograph
Your Home
For Selling

Selling a home is a tricky business. You need to present the public with information
about what you’re selling. And there are few better ways to present that information
than with a picture. After all, no-one is going to come and view a home without being
able to see it first. And if the pictures you’re using aren’t good ones, then there isn’t
going to be much demand for the property – which will see its price fall.
Get a Professional
Photographer
If you’re going to be selling your home, then an enormous amount of money will be
at stake. For this reason, it’s only sensible to invest a little in getting the best possible
photograph of the interior. It’s true that professional photographers might charge a
premium for their services – and professional photographers who specialise in
architecture still more. But if it makes a significant difference to the final price you’re
able to charge for your house, then this expense might prove a wise investment.
That said, if you do decide to take a photo yourself, there are a few tips which will
allow you to replicate the skills of a professional – and avoid falling into the traps that
ensnare so many well-intentioned amateurs.
Use a Tripod
Would you want to live in a house whose floors are slanted and whose walls appear
to be at crooked angles? If the answer is no, then you’ll appreciate that this isn’t an
impression you should project to would-be buyers.

By investing in a tripod, you’ll be able to keep the camera at a fixed angle to the floor.
You’ll be able to make precise adjustments to the angle and keep things consistent.
After all, precision is extremely valuable when it comes in interior photography of this
sort. With the help of a tripod, your photos will have a professional touch that simply
can’t be achieved without one.
Lens Tricks and
Angles
By using a wide lens, you can make your interior appear far larger than it actually is.
This is a trick employed by every interior photographer – to the extent that failing to do
it will actually make your home appear far smaller than the other homes listed. But
using a wide lens can cause problems if you take a photograph from too close to an
object. This can create distortion effects, and so should be avoided.
That said, you might wish to experiment by placing objects in the foreground – though
not so close that they create distortions. This will help to create variety – after all, not
every interior shot needs to encompass the entire room.
Angles
By shooting your rooms from an acute angle, they’ll look larger than they actually are.
Where the optimal angle might be will vary from room to room, but with a little
experimentation, you’ll be able to find it and help your interior to look its best.
In order to minimise the amount of ceiling you have on display, you’ll want to set your
tripod up at chest level. As a general rule, the more ceiling there is in the shot, the
lower it will look – and so taking a photo from lower down will help to create the
illusion of space. Needless to say, taking a photo from as far back as possible will help
to maximise this illusion – so try placing your camera flush against the wall.

Match Light Levels
When it comes to accurate (and flattering) photography, lighting is everything. But you
needn’t invest in expensive lighting in order to flatter your interior. By simply taking steps
to control for natural light, you’ll be able to do so for free.
Modern cameras come equipped with technology which darkens the photo according to
how much light is present. Such devices can be fooled, however, if there are stark
differences in lighting levels in different parts of the room you’re photographing. Bright
shafts of exterior light can interfere with your lighting, and so should be limited by
closing drapes. For much the same reason, you’ll want to ensure that your take your
photographs at a time of day where the light outside matches your interior.
In order to keep the lighting in your home uniform, you might want to turn on some of
the lights in your home. This will help to avoid dark corners and unwanted shadows. Of
course, depending on the makeup of your home, doing this might actually cause more
harm than good – so be sure to experiment with a few different lighting setups – you can
always discard the results if you don’t like them later.

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