How to Take Pictures of Your Freshly Staged Home – Real Estate Photography Tips by Photographer Maxwell Alexander

Maxwell Alexander, Co-Founder and CMO, Alexander Maxwell Realty

Once you have your home staged, you’re going to want to have professional photos taken. This will range in price and some can be expensive – but what you pay out in good quality photos, you will reap by having your home sell quickly.

If you don’t want to hire a professional photographer or working with the best real estate photographer in Hudson Valley is just not in the budget, then you can do it yourself with a little bit of creativity and research. You need to look up tutorials for the best angles to use when taking a picture.

Modern Rustic Luxury Home in Cornwall on Hudson, NY - Alexander Maxwell Realty
Modern Rustic Luxury Home in Cornwall on Hudson, NY – Alexander Maxwell Realty

Keep in mind that this angle won’t always be the same in a different room. When the home is completely ready to put on the market and you have the inside and outside of it staged, then you want to make sure you photograph it at the best time.

Use natural sunlight and make sure the curtains and blinds are open. Take pictures of the room from different sides to make sure you get all the best features.

You’ll want to take plenty of photographs – but you won’t use them all. Make sure you get low, eye-level shots. These kinds of shots look better in flat media like ads rather than high shots.

Modern Rustic Luxury Home in Cornwall on Hudson, NY - Alexander Maxwell Realty
Modern Rustic Luxury Home in Cornwall on Hudson, NY – Alexander Maxwell Realty

Don’t tilt the camera up, down or sideways. Keep it straight. Make sure you balance the photograph. If you take a shot of the exterior of your home, you don’t want the house way off to the left or the right.

Use your normal focus inside and out, and don’t zoom in. Don’t try to take pictures on days when the weather is bad. Your house just won’t photograph well.

Modern Rustic Luxury Home in Cornwall on Hudson, NY - Alexander Maxwell Realty
Modern Rustic Luxury Home in Cornwall on Hudson, NY – Alexander Maxwell Realty

If you have a home with a lot of windows that let in natural light, you can play up this feature, but try photographing your home from the outside just as night is almost there, too.

Have all the lights on shining from the inside out and it will create a beautiful photo with the lights at a soft glow like the house is waiting to welcome in the buyer.

In case if you still have doubts about your real estate photography project, I am here to help! Duncan Avenue Real Estate Photography Studio has photographed hundreds of real estate properties all around Hudson Valley, so feel free to reach out today and schedule your real estate property photoshoot! Submit your quote today: https://duncanavenue.com/quote/