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Tips For Proper Photography Exposure
Improper
Exposure
Real estate photographs are often taken in lighting circumstances
that result in the exterior or interior of the home being underexposed
(too dark) while other elements of the picture develop just fine.
For the most part this is due to parts of the picture containing
too much light, which causes your camera to believe the overall
photograph needs less exposure than it really does.
When
you're outside, having the sun directly behind the home, or a snow
covered yard, will often cause this problem. When you're inside,
a strong light or bright window can have the same effect.
Solutions
for Under-exposed Photographs
If you understand that most underexposed photographs are a result
of having background light that is brighter than the home itself,
then you realize that the solution to properly exposing many real
estate photographs is to reduce the amount and/or effect of the
background light. This can be achieved by:
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Waiting to take the picture at another time when the sun is in front
of the home, not behind it.
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If reflection from snow is the problem, then taking the picture
on an overcast day might be best.
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Turning off bright lights inside and drawing shades and blinds if
they are visible within the picture you wish to take can also correct
underexposure problems that are common when taking interior pictures.
However,
when none of these options is convenient, or solves the problem,
then consider:
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Zooming in on the home itself. By causing the home to take up more
of the overall picture, you're also reducing the amount of back-light
that would otherwise cause the home to be underexposed.
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Set your camera to use either "Spot" or "Center"
metering, if it has these features. Either of these options will
instruct your camera to pay more attention to the center regions
of the desired picture, usually the home itself, which again minimizes
the effects of strong back-lighting.
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For interior pictures, setting your camera to "forced-flash"
mode, which causes the flash to fire regardless of the amount of
available light will often result in overcoming the problems associated
with strong side and back-lighting by increasing the amount of light
that is exposing the rest of home's interior.
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Finally, if all else fails, many advanced digital cameras have an
"Exposure Value" setting which can be used to force your
camera to over or under expose any picture more than the camera's
light meter believes necessary. Setting the EV compensation for
more exposure can get you the desired results when all else fails.
Any
one of these techniques, or a combination of them, can almost always
be used to properly expose just about any real estate photograph.
These
are valuable words from an excellent speaker and trainer. Thanks
Stephen.
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with all rights reserved by Stephen M. Canale
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