Great stuff, thanks again!!
Yes, I do move clients furniture around, all the time. Usually I declutter and remove everything that I can from my shots. I did once hire some cleaners for a house, the seller was away and their teenage daughter was 'caring' for the home. I cut the grass and raked, cleaned up the yard too. (cleaners were wife and 2 kids).
I'm using the Canon EOS Rebel, I have two of them and I've been using the 18-55mm lens as I dont care for the 15mm fisheye I have, but I do use it once in awhile. I also use a 75-300mm telephoto lens when I can get far enough away. This works great for the lakefront homes as it shrinks the depth.
I haven't played with lighting much, but if anyone knows this camera and can explain (in layman termonology) how to play with the settings, I'm in. I try my best not to use the flash as it washes out the colors too much, but I take several photos from each location and then pick my best one when I'm at the PC. Most Realtors in my region put up about 8 pics, some even less and the better ones about 20. My listings offer typically 100 and upto 300 for a big spread. Also have detailed maps, lot plans, disclosure statements, details, etc for every listing.
I'll try your trick Milt, thanks; I like easy.
As for timing, etc., its very time consuming to process a new listing and when you run 2 to 3 new listings in a week there simply is no time to waste. I use to process the info for 5 Realtors when I ran a team, so I did learn alot of shortcuts; some thanks to PPOT. If I like the property I tend to put more 'heart' into it.
Thanks again, I'm sure my next photoshoot will be much better
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