Wow, can't get enough of this gorgeous Atlanta home.

I believe I could take a photo from anywhere in this home and it would compose beautifully. 

224 Mountain View, Decatur, GA - Tips for photographing a vacant space.

I recently shot this home for Ben Hirsh of Hirsh Real Estate.   This dining room photo end up being one of my favorite out of the series. 

Sometimes vacant spaces are difficult to define because there aren't any furnishings or accessories to interpret the space.  This dining room has many interior features that make it very attractive and inviting.  When shooting a vacant space be sure to anchor the space with architectural features such as windows, doorways, chair rails, etc.  Shooting big blank walls will only leave the viewer wondering how this space works or more likely, confused as to use and scale. 

To turn it up a notch, show and light the adjacent room or space.  The dining room has a butler pantry that helps expand the space and make it interesting.  Yup, I stuck a flash unit in the corner of the pantry to show off cabinetry.

And lastly, control the window brightness.  Having too much brightness come through the windows becomes distracting because it's the first thing your eyes are drawn to and will take away from the room's elements.  Even as bright as the windows were, I used a total of three flash units to get this shot.  It took me about 15 minutes to set-up this shot and about five minutes in post.  It was well worth it because it's one of my faves.

Selling your house? Give your home online click appeal!

The name of the game is click appeal.  If the on-line photographs of your home don't make an impact, you lose an opportunity to get viewed, shown and sold.  Barbara Cocoran has some great  selling tips for your home in the link below.  Enjoy the video, it's only about 4 minutes long.






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Another beautiful home in Atlanta.

Lise Desormeaux of Real Estate Marketing Results staged this home and it's gorgeous.  Every room and corner has been staged to the nines.  Here's a couple of my favorite rooms.

Selling Real Estate is Teamwork.

Of course I love the first 30 seconds of this video.  Shoot, show, sell!



Check out this great MSN video: 2-Minute Home Seller: Teamwork

First Impressions

  I'm getting ready to do my Fall marketing and this is the photo I chose to be on my flyer.  The home is stunning and represents what's beautiful and great about Atlanta. Weather was perfect, the skies were blue, the grass was green and the flowers in bloom. 

This home was custom built by Marshall Veal of Rolling Rock Construction.

Atlanta's Mid-Century Home

I photographed this staging project for Ken Hedrick at Prestiss Park Staging. I just love the work he does.  Besides bringing out the home's Mid Century bones, Ken's got great style and taste.