Photo tutorial
10 tips for taking beautiful photos of your interior
Your house is the most beautiful, that's for sure. Do her honor, take her from her best angle. By following these 10 tips you will be sure to obtain a nice portfolio to rent out your property and make an excellent impression.
1. How to succeed in staging?
When it comes to decor, opt for the right balance: neither too much nor too little. Variations of colors, neutral tones, only one bright shade per room, a few decorative elements, nothing too personal, beautiful materials... There you go, the house is ready.
2. The material, how to choose well?
Ideally you need a reflex, a tripod and a Cobra flash to enhance the lighting.
3. The right settings, the safest
Choose a lens aperture of F/8 or F/11, this allows you to obtain maximum detail and sharpness. Finally, check that you are in A or Av or Aperture priority mode with the ISO set to 400: you will be sure that the camera will select the best shutter speed.
4. Wide angle or not wide angle?
Opting for a wide angle lens between 16 and 22 mins is tempting: it is perfect for small rooms. Be careful, it can sometimes create image distortion by stretching objects to the edges of the frame. You would then need to correct your photos with specialized software.
5. What is the correct position?
Position your tripod so that it is perpendicular to the wall in front of you and attach your device. You will get straight wall lines.
6. What interior lighting temperature?
Warm, cold, or neutral light, discover the properties of each here and choose yours.
7. How to find the right framing?
Avoid showing too much ceiling, focus on the living space. Your photo should project the viewer into the room as he or she will see it when he or she is there.
8. At what height should you position yourself?
Place your device 1.20 m from the ground. This is the ideal distance to give the feeling of being physically in the room.
9. Where is the right angle?
To give an idea of the interior flow or proximity of rooms to each other, choose the angle that shows the entrance to the adjacent room.
10. Day or night interior: which light to choose?
Favor natural light and use it to enhance your photos. Take for example three exposures (-3ev, 0ev and 3ev) and merge them in Photoshop to obtain HDR. Or, if you don't want to highlight the view through windows and openings, overexpose the photo.
If the room lacks light, use your Cobra flash and point it at a white surface, such as the ceiling. You will get more natural lighting.
