{"id":16123,"date":"2018-04-03T08:36:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T08:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=16123"},"modified":"2018-05-16T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:03:49","slug":"how-to-take-professional-photos-of-your-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/how-to-take-professional-photos-of-your-house\/","title":{"rendered":"How to take professional photos of your house"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re thinking about relocating or you\u2019re just looking to get a new house because your family is growing or you can no longer afford the one you have right now, you might want to put it on the market. Of course, using a realtor is the right way of going about things, because these people know their work better than anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, sometimes you can get in touch with potential buyers using various networks available online and for free. With these people, all you\u2019ll have to do is perform some kind of a background check so as to find out that they are capable of actually paying for the house before you sign any papers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, putting your house on the market might not be all that difficult, and if you want to save some money that you\u2019d otherwise have to pay for the realtor\u2019s services, the first thing you have to do is take some decent pictures. Okay, so how do you do that? If you have no knowledge when it comes to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/5-tips-for-photographing-houses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking professional shots<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and you\u2019re unwilling to invest in expensive photo equipment at the moment, here are some tips that might help you. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a tripod<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are under the impression that your hands are particularly steady, you might be surprised to find out that they really are not. The simplest way to test this out is to try to submit one of your photos to a service like Shutterstock. If you haven\u2019t used any type of stabilization system, you\u2019ll likely have your shot rejected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a quick shot with your phone or a compact camera and then try to gauge whether the composition is just right. Once you decide on the angle you prefer and the way the room seems to look at its best, you can set up your equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn off the flash and use natural lighting<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember those pictures you or one of your friends took when you were young and at a party, but because it was dark, everyone\u2019s eyes in the photo made them look like they were possessed? That\u2019s what your camera flash will do to people, but the same goes for places. Any shiny surface in your home will look downright awful if you use the flash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to take as many pictures of your rooms in as many moments throughout the day as you can. Also, for perfect shots, it might be a good idea to invest in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opticsandlab.com\/best-light-meter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best light meter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so you know just what settings you can use on your camera. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take low shots<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it might seem counterintuitive to place your camera either on the floor or on a chair instead of taking the picture from your own height, the thing is that in most cases, the right perspective can only be seen in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houzz.com\/ideabooks\/5170769\/list\/take-great-home-photos-the-easy-way-5-tips-from-a-pro\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">low shots<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If the camera sits slightly lower than eye level, your pictures will resemble those that you\u2019ve seen in home &amp; style magazines. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, if the camera is set properly or if it\u2019s just resting on a surface, you\u2019ll be able to get all the lines and geometrical shapes of the furniture just right. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re thinking about relocating or you\u2019re just looking to get a new house because your family is growing or you can no longer afford the one you have right now, you might want to put it on the market.<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/how-to-take-professional-photos-of-your-house\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":15803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[1,16],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/take-a-photo.jpg","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/how_to_take_professional_photos_of_your_house","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16124,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16123\/revisions\/16124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16123"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=16123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}