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Hi my name is Alex and I will be taking you through a photographer training tutorial where you learn the principles and techniques of real estate photography. Make sure you have your camera and tripod on hand so you can change settings accordingly and experiment with some of the techniques intermittently as we go through different processes and ideas.<br/><br/><h2>Before we get started on the photography side of the job, we need to do a basic overview of best practices once you arrive at a property.</h2><br/>Firstly, it's important to remember that though there are formulas and rules of real estate photography that you'll be thinking about every shoot, every agent and broker has different preferences and goals, depending on their taste and the distinctive characteristics of the listing. Therefore after you've met the agent and gone through baseline introductions, ask them to give you a tour of the property so they can voice any specific shot ideas,angles are elements of the property they especially want to capture.<br/><br/>This will give you a good sense of their marketing goal and the layout of the house so you can mentally prepare for the forthcoming shoot. Don't hesitate to respectfully raise concerns if agent has a poor shot idea that you know won't work. In these situations you may want to take the shot and show them it's a bad idea rather than trying to describe why. Nonetheless, the ultimate goal is to give the agent what they want, so be compliant and experiment with bizarre ideas if necessary.<br/><br/>Sometimes you may even be surprised. After you've gotten a tour from the agent, start prepping the house for photos. This means turning on all light fixtures and lamps, pulling up blinds and hiding remote controls, Kleenex boxes, sponges and any other items inside that will show poorly in photos and make it difficult on your <a href="https://www.phixer.net/">real estate image retouching company</a>. For staged houses, you probably won't have to move anything out of the way but in properties where the homeowners are still living there, you may have to hide some personal items and declutter a bit. Remember you have a limited amount of time to finish the shoot, so if the house is overly cluttered or unprepared for shooting, ask the agent whether you should reschedule or if they're comfortable shooting the property in its present condition. There's only so much you can do and you're a photographer not a home cleaner/stager.<br/><br/><h2>Do not spend more than 15 minutes prepping the property.</h2><br/>Do what you can within that limit, however moving heavy furniture, decluttering every room, sweeping etc are not your responsibilities. If you have time, avoid including the following items in your shots; bath mats, small carpets or mats on the kitchen floor, modems and bundles of cords, the homeowner's personal photos, toothbrushes, shampoo bottles and personal toiletries in general, trash cans, bedside alarm clocks, home phones, dog beds, litter boxes and anything else that will negatively affect the marketability of the listing. Usually these items can be gently move to the outside of the frame of the photo, then returned once you finish capturing the space. A note on blinds, in general all window blinds should be pulled up there are few exceptions to this rule, so leave the blinds up if;<br/><br/>A. The view outside is really unpleasant, for example there's a dumpster and industrial refinery, a chaotic construction site or anything else that would devalue the listing.<br/><br/>B. If the agent and insists for whatever reason, on leaving them down, you are after all working for them.<br/><br/>And lastly:<br/><br/>C. If the blinds are broken and won't stay level or pull up entirely. Sometimes excessively heavy blinds can be problematic and it's best not to risk pulling them off the wall. Leave the blinds down and twist them open so light can come through the windows. Other notes on prepping the house; make sure you remove security signs from the front yard before taking exterior shots, also hoses should be either coiled or removed from view.<br/><br/>Garage doors should be closed and garbage cans either moved into the garage or out of view. In kitchen's especially, make sure you double check for cabinet under lighting and turn the stove lights on. Dining room and breakfast table chairs should be tucked in even and orderly. Fans, fireplaces, TVs in any other kinetic features of the listing should be turned off. These objects will appear blurry and disorienting once the disparate exposures are fused by your real estate photo retoucher into an HDR composite.

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Adobe Lightroom Plugins for Real Estate Photo Editing

May 18, 2020

Adobe Lightroom Plugins for Real Estate Photo Editing
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May 18, 2020

Adobe Lightroom Plugins for real estate photo editing assist you in creating an impeccable visual presentation to your target market. It comes with full features and functionalities, providing everything you need to work on your project.

adobe lightroom logo - phixerAs you know, Adobe Lightroom is one of the most sought-for post-production tools for photographers – giving better features to come up with excellent images. It provides more color to your real estate presentations that entice customers from different online platforms.

Moreover, the following Adobe Lightroom plugins we are going to present you come with unique specialties, depending on the photos you are going to edit. That’s why beginners can use the application without too much trouble.
Each Adobe Lightroom plugin’s preset has various specialties and presets. So, you can use the one that will complement your visual presentations.

Here are the ten best paid and free Adobe Lightroom plugins you can install for real estate photo editing:

1. LR Backup

When it comes to photo edition, you need to have a tool with a different purpose. Even this plugin doesn’t work on the primary editing process, it can help you to back up your tour catalog – which is one of its best features.
If you have an extensive database of images on your computer, you probably need something to back up your files to avoid losses if some problem occurs in the future. Also, the difference of using this LR Backup plugin from the standard backup tool is that it contains a Lightroom catalog. With that in mind, you can also back up your files manually and create backup scheduling without leaving the program.

Moreover, it compresses your files when you back them up, which is an essential factor when you have large files in hand.

2. The Fader

This is the plugin that creates a preset for opacity slider. It is one of the tools to process and take control of other devices from your Adobe Lightroom. You can see how The Fade functions well when you use it on your presets.

3. Sleeklens

The purpose of this paid plugin is to take care of your exterior and interior houses through the use of brushes on your Lightroom. It enhances your photos in a few clicks, or you can create different styles according to your taste.

4. Focus Mask

If you need to choose one from your two shots, this plugin will help you decide better. Since it highlights the image’s main focus, you will know the images you need for your real estate visual presentation.

5. Photomatrix Pro

Here’s another plugin that you will need for HDR processing through exporting bracketing photo sets on the Photomatrix Pro Lightroom library.

6. Photolemur

This paid plugin comes up with the complete AI edit to give you the best effect and edited output possible. You can do this only by a few clicks, and making basic changes from your end. Since it comes with AI or Artificial Intelligence tool, it gives the best effect that will enhance your real estate images.

7. VSCO Film

If you are looking for the plugin with various presets, this one wins. You can choose one of the presets to edit your image, or you can play with the settings to come up with the best style or colors. Another way is through improving the built-in presets to complement the color and shade of your images.

8. Winter Wonderland

Here’s a plugin to search for presets that are perfect for cold or winter weather [link].

9. Grain and Film

If you are into vintage images or retro film kind of taste on your photography, this plugin has the full features to come up with what you had in mind [link].

10. Kodachrome Film Presets

When you are into a movie or drama style of presents, then this one is for you. However, keep in mind that this type of presets doesn’t work with everything. You need to look for the right images that would fit [link].

Adobe Lightroom Plugins Installation Process

With Adobe Lightroom’s preset plugin, the installation is the same with others.

• Of course, you have to download the zip files from their websites; then
• compress and move them on your desired folder.
• Just go to your “Develop” tab section.
• Right-click on the preset’s module, and you will see the “Import” option right away.
• It will redirect you to your folders with downloaded presets; then
• Click on the “Import” button.

Finally, you don’t need to edit your image presets manually. With these paid and free adobe lightroom plugins, real estate photo editing is much more comfortable and hassle-free. What’s more, it comes with advanced features that will totally assist you in working with your image’s style and layout. And most importantly, it creates a better impact on your real estate potential clients.

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