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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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The 15 Best Laptops for Photoshop Compared

October 17, 2017

The 15 Best Laptops for Photoshop Compared
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October 17, 2017

When it comes to Photoshop, a powerful computer setup is a must. There are specific technical requirements to run this program and since one has to be mobile most often than not, a laptop is a popular choice. You need to consider the specifications of your laptop to see if its performance meets the demands of Photoshop.

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If you’re in the market for a laptop, here are the top 15 best laptops for Photoshop that you should check out:

1. Apple MacBook Pro MJLQ2LL/A 15” with Retina Display

Apple is known to produce the best laptops for photo editing and Photoshop. This laptop comes with a 2.2 GHz i7 processor but can be overclocked to 16GB RAM for a faster performance. Unfortunately, its 256 GB of SSD storage might not be enough to store all of your RAW files. You have to get an extra backup for all your files. Despite the storage issue, the main highlight of this laptop is its retina display.

2. Apple MacBook Pro 15.4” 1TB Touch Bar Silver

This laptop has a 2.9 GHz i7 processor. Its 15.4” retina display is best for editing raw files in high-resolution. It has a 16GB RAM with 1TB SSD drive. The touch bar on this MacBook Pro is innovative. It can input commands without you having to memorize the keyboard shortcuts. Its Touch ID sensor improves the access to the laptop. This is probably one of the best laptops out there for Photoshop use.

3. Asus M580VD-EB76 VivoBook15.6” FHD

This Asus laptop is powered with an i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB graphics card and a 1TB HDD. It has an internal memory of 16GB DDR4. It has a full HD resolution and supports 100% the sRGB color.

4. Asus F556UA-AB54 NB Laptop

This is a Windows laptop that has a 2.5 GHz Core i5 processor that’s great for photo and video editing. It has a memory of 8GB DDR4 and a built-in 256GB SSD hard drive. The great thing about this laptop is that it comes with multiple USB slots that are compatible with most devices.

5. Lenovo 17.3” ThinkPad P71 Mobile Workstation

It has a 3.1 GHz Intel Xeon E3-1535 M processor. Its large 17.3” display gives you three times the screen resolution as compared to the most common full HD laptops. The laptop has an internal memory of 16GB and an NVIDIA Quadro P4000M 8GB graphics card. Unfortunately, its storage is a bit small with the only 512GB worth of space.

6. Lenovo ThinkPad P50 Mobile Workstation

One of the major advantages of this laptop is its 4TB SSD storage. It has a powerful Intel Core i7 processor with 8GB RAM. Its graphic has a 4GB internal memory for smooth operation.

7. Lenovo 15.6” Legion Y520 Notebook

This laptop has a good combination of speed, affordability, and performance. It is powered by a 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 processor. It has an internal memory of 8GB. This has 1TB of traditional HDD and a 128GB SSD. It has an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Graphics Card.

8. Dell 15.6” Precision M5510 Multi-Touch Mobile Workstation

It comes with a 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 processor and a 8GB internal memory. It has a sharp display with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. Having a dedicated graphics processor, like what this laptop has, creates a smoother performance.

9. Dell Inspiron 15.6” Full HD Gaming Laptop

This laptop is designed for a photographer who uses Photoshop a lot. It has a 7th generation i7 processor and an internal memory of 8GB and 1TB storage. You can also overclock the memory of the laptop up to 32GB. Its secondary 128GB SSD storage allows your system to work quickly.

10. Dell Gaming Inspiron 17.3” FHD Laptop

It has a full HD display that’s backlit and anti-glare so you can work even under the bright light. This laptop is powered by an Intel Core i7 processor and a 16GB RAM memory. It has a storage of 2TB HDD which gives you ample of space to save your work. This has an AMD Radeon R7 M445 graphics card that has a 4GB memory for a powerful laptop.

11. HP 15.6” Zbook 15 G3 Mobile Workstation

It has an Intel Xeon E3 processor and an internal memory of 16GB. It has four memory slots that you can fill up so you can have a more powerful laptop. It has a 15.6” full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. It powerful NVIDIA Quadro M2000 graphics card with a 4GB memory.

12. HP ENVY TouchSmart 15.6” Touch-Screen Laptop

This laptop proves that you don’t have to spend a lot for an efficient one. It is powered by an Intel Core i5 processor and a 8GB RAM. Although it doesn’t have a dedicated graphics card, it has an Intel HD Graphics 4600 that’s enough for editing projects.

13. MSI WT72 2OL-1246 17.3”

It’s powered by an Intel Core i7 processor with 16GB RAM. It also has an NVIDIA Quadro K4100M graphics card. The laptop has a full HD display with 1920 x 1080 resolution. Its large screen allows you to have a pretty good view of your work. Although it doesn’t have a large enough resolution, its screen size makes up for it.

14. MSI GE72 APACHE-235 17.3” Gaming Laptop

Its large screen makes it a good laptop for editing projects. It has an Intel Core i7 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX960M graphics card that has 2GB memory. The laptop has 16GB dedicated memory and 1024GB HDD. Although it doesn’t have an SSD, it’s still fast enough for Photoshop.

15. Acer Touch V3-372T Ultrabook

This is a mid-range laptop that has an ultra-thin design. It is built with an Intel Core i7 processor that’s powerful enough to handle photo editing tasks. It has a 13.3” display that’s in full HD. The laptop comes with an 8GB DDR3 memory that can be expanded to 16GB. It has a 512GB of SSD for storing your work, but might not be enough to handle all of your RAW files.

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