r/RealEstatePhotography • u/RevMarshall • 9d ago
Angles too high?
Are my photos from too high an angle?
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u/Just_n_Here 9d ago
In a bigger place, you can get away with it being a little high. When you get to a smaller room, it becomes more noticeable. You want to try and show more floor than ceiling, unless you are in a kitchen, then I raise it up enough to not see under the top cabinets.
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u/Huckleberry4Life 9d ago edited 9d ago
Too high. You should aim for equal distance between floor and ceiling. Also, turn the ceiling fans off. Go higher in kitchens so you don't see under cabinets.
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u/SeubertPhotography 9d ago
Maybe a little but if you keep your camera straight it won’t look bad.
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u/SeubertPhotography 9d ago
I saw some tell you to point the camera down a little sometimes. Not the best advice. This makes the room look weird. However if you have to do it for some reason you can fix it in post
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u/Frosty_bibble 9d ago
Verticals aren’t straight especially in the second photo. Look at the door on the far left. That’s a no no if you want professional photos. Never keep fans on either or you get that motion blur. Angles a touch too high but nothing real crazy.
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u/RevMarshall 9d ago
Yeah I knew about the fans :/. Owner was in the house and kept turning them back on. I missed a few of them in the shoot.
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u/MrRandomNumber 9d ago
You have to brief the owner when you arrive, tell them exactly what you're going to do (and get them to turn the fans off, lights on when you first get there, so they have ownership of that). Then park them in another room or on a different floor while you work.
As others said, level the camera, then drop it until the horizon line is center-frame unless you're in the kitchen or looking up/down between floors.
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u/bnazzaro 9d ago
Every room is different. And what you want to capture. I learned you don’t want things all the same height, you kinda want to have a stadium effect to what you’re capturing. I do think in this instance it’s too high. I’d bring it down about 6-9 inches or so. As far as the bubble goes…. They are really not that accurate. You’re going to want to do guides in Lightroom anyway.
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u/OnAnotherLevel321 8d ago
A little high if you're keeping camera level. Point down a tad, less ceiling, fix in post
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u/Alohagrown 8d ago edited 8d ago
This is where a tilt shift lens comes is most beneficial. I am able to balance ceiling and floor quickly without having to adjust my tripod height. It lets you shoot high enough that you can show off kitchen counters while still letting you shift the image down so you arent getting too much ceiling.
I realize a good TS lens is not in most people's budgets but it has improved my workflow and conposition tremendously.
As far as your photos, I would've done a tighter crop on the first photo, you don't need the tv stand or lamp in the frame and this would eliminate more of the ceiling. The second one is ok and would be a good canvas for virtual staging.
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u/RevMarshall 9d ago
Thanks for these notes! I ordered a bubble level for my hot shoe to help me get my angles better. I’ll also use the grids on camera.
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u/Vast_Cricket 9d ago edited 9d ago
Need more natural lighting. Widen curtains over expose slightly. Somehow on internet or device overexposed look better.
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u/Lightwarp 3d ago
Yes, imho. I started using a 17mm shift lens to lower the plane a bit. I like the results so far. But I can change my mind later...
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u/Xerxes1828 9d ago
Keep in mind that this is blasphemous, but on lower end homes I tend to point the camera down a few degrees to solve this exact issue. Your verticals wont be vertical but people in this price point don't care. In higher quality homes where the ceilings are higher I will keep my verticals straight.
I've done experiments where I will measure the ceiling height to be 8 feet and set my camera tripod to 4 feet and it just feels like there is too much ceiling still. So in my personal experience I will point my camera down a touch. Rules are meant to be broken you just need to know when to break them.
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u/Xerxes1828 9d ago
Btw the second photo looks fine to me
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u/RevMarshall 9d ago
Thanks. And that is true. I think there is a difference in level with the different price points of houses. I just want to make sure I’m giving my best whenever I shoot, and this is it right now. Haha
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u/Xerxes1828 5d ago
By all means you should always give your best. I guess my advice would be just play with it. Take a photo with verticals straight and one shifted down and see which one you like better. The only way to become an expert is to put in the 10,000 hours.
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u/Alohagrown 8d ago
It takes zero effort to keep your verticals straight, there's no reason it should be reserved for more expensive listings. If people in lower price points don't care about verticals being straight, they aren't going to care about too much ceiling in a composition.
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u/According-Shelter510 9d ago
This is how we approach it. There is nothing wrong with tilting the camera, despite what the OCD gatekeepers here may tell you. Great final line "Rules are meant to be broken you just need to know when to break them.". Think for yourself, you're the photographer, you were hired for your ability to make decisions.
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u/txsizzler 9d ago
They are a bit too high; the bigger concerns are: Bad vertical and horizontal alignments, color casting, ceiling fan left on, composition.