Here’s a beautiful home we did photos, video and drone for a few weeks ago! What I liked about this home was how well staged it was. The realtor payed for it to be professionally staged, which as a photographer I always appreciate. While vacant homes are fine to photograph, a well staged home looks far better. It gives allows the viewer to envision themselves in the space, without being distracted by clutter or distracting items. We also got lucky and were able to shoot this home on a partly...
Portfolio: Beautiful Condo In Kendall Yards
Here is a stunning condo we got to photograph the other week, located in Kendall Yards in Spokane, WA. With the white walls and light colors inside, combined with a bright and partly sunny day, we were able to a lot of this home with mostly natural light. I love it when we have the opportunity to do that, because I believe it gives the photos a much cleaner, and fresher look. Additionally, even though this home was still occupied, it had been wonderfully cleaned and staged, which allows the...
Portfolio: Large And Beautiful Home In Mead, WA
Here is a home we shot back in January, and it was a beautiful home that is also an example of some of the difficulties photographing a home in the wintertime. What I liked about this home was the large and connected main floor. In particular, I really liked the first living room by the entrance. The large windows and tall ceilings make the space feel big, and the high amount of sunlight coupled with the fact there isn’t a TV, makes it a nice and relaxing space where you can read a book or...
Using Drone Photos To Attract Home Buyers
Drone and aerial photography has become an incredibly useful, and oftentimes essential tool for real estate photography. It gives you unique perspectives that shows the home/property better in a practical sense and can also show it in a more pleasing way to catch the attention of potential buyers. Take for example the photo above. A normal front-side photo from the ground would only catch the home, distant trees on one side, and maybe a couple of hilltops on the other. But with this drone...
Photos For AirBnb, Vrbo, HomeAway, And More
Airbnb, Vrbo, and HomeAway are some of the many vacation rental services that are being used today by people who want a more personable and comfortable place to stay, in comparison to other options like hotels. If you’ve ever looked for ones to stay at, you probably know it’s quite similar to looking for your next home or apartment. You look for some general information, such as location, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, things to do nearby, etc. And when you filter through those options,...
Portfolio: Commercial Real Estate
Residential real estate isn’t all we photograph, we also capture commercial properties and products as well! We really enjoy this type of work because we get to really put lots of time, care, and effort into making the photos special. As an artistic business, we often want to spend more time on our work, but at the same time, residential real estate is a fast-paced field that requires quick turnarounds for lots of photos. However, when we are hired for commercial shoots, our clients want a...
Portfolio: Charming Chattaroy Home
This was a great home to shoot, and a little bit of a challenge, as any large, upscale home usually is. The biggest challenge I faced was probably capturing and editing the main living area, especially the angles that connected the living room to the kitchen and dining room. Residential shoots require me to move quickly from room to room and shot to shot, but in shooting and editing, so I am always looking for the easiest and fastest solutions to get the image to the standard I expect. While...
Stunning Custom Home In Davenport, WA
This might have been my favorite home I’ve photographed this year. First of all, the main thing I hope for every home I go to shoot, is that the seller or realtor has taken the time to at least make the home clean and tidied up, and the seller on this home met and far exceeded that expectation. It struck the balance I look for in each home, which is a clean and decluttered space, yet has enough furniture and items to make it still feel like a home. The excellent taste in the interior design of...
Portfolio: Spacious Cheney Home
This house was a little bit of a challenge to shoot, which is also partially why it was so enjoyable. The thing I like most about this home is its wide-open living, dining, and kitchen area. A space like this takes more work to light up with flashes, but it also allows me a lot of different options for angles and distance that I can work with, which is not something I get to experience in most homes. This home was excellently prepared, cleaned, and staged by the homeowner which my job easier...
Portfolio: Beautiful South Hill Home
The South Hill in Spokane is home to many great-looking homes, and might be my favorite area to shoot homes! This one was well prepared and I liked the placement of the furniture in the living and kitchen areas. The home was filled enough to still feel like a home but was also spaced enough so that it didn’t feel crowded. Another thing I liked about the home is its large backyard. With homes in town, it’s usually a toss up whether the yard will be big enough to look pleasant in photos, and...