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Home HD Video Tour Sample by Dave Keys – Orange County Photography

davekeys — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:31:38 +0000

Orange County Real Estate Photography

This is a prep video for a home tour. I have some corrections and more titles/banners to add. I shot it with the Canon T2i and a Tamron 28-105 2.8 lens. You need fairly fast glass to deal with indoor lighting of homes during the day when the windows are so bright. You won’t get too far with point and shoot video because the windows will set the average lighting so high that the indoors will look like a cave. With the SLR format, you can push the exposure and still get some of the outdoor detail or just set it manually for indoor lighting and let the windows look like a nuclear flash is going off outside. I try to shoot my indoor work early or late so the outdoor light isn’t quite as harsh. You don’t always have that luxury with real estate photography or video.

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Details Tell A Story

davekeys — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:00:28 +0000

In any Orange County home photography, details help to tell the story, sometimes better than the big picture. Remember to include small details that accent the character and desirability of homes in your real estate photography. Use photoshop to balance light levels and correct colors. Often indoor photography requires higher ISO film- you’ll need to adjust color.

Snowy View and Green Palms

davekeys — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:59:04 +0000

Orange County Photographers kind of view- a snowy view and green palms surround this Orange County real estate.

Snow Covered View, Surrounded in Green and Blue

Orange County real estate photography taken by Dave Keys. Shot Bracketed at 2 f-stops and photoshop processed using HDR techniques.

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Orange County Real Estate Photography

davekeys — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:46:05 +0000

Orange County Real Estate Photography

For Orange County real estate photography: In small spaces, especially in bathrooms or other rooms with larger mirrors, you always need to pay attention to a number of factors.

Reflections. Ensure that mirrors don’t catch an unwanted picture of the photographer or the flash, at least not directly, a halo like the one on the side of this photo might provide a desirable effect. This shot has lots of mirrors, any of which may reflect something unwanted. Awareness of what you’re photographing is key.
Lighting. The lighting in such a small space, especially with flash added can be very dynamic. You may need to take several shots to get the right balance. Some cases may need bracketing and/or post-processing in Photoshop.
Composition. Don’t forget, after getting your lighting and reflected parts of the picture to compose well. Use the rule of thirds or the golden proportion in your composition for the best appearance.
Focus. What is the desired focal point? Sometimes the best focus might be placed on what’s in the mirror instead of directly on the objects in front of the mirror- a subtle difference. Keep your aperture setting appropriate for the depth of field you want. A few shots at different aperture settings might be a good idea.

Dave Keys provides real estate photography in Orange County and surrounding areas.