The  final delivered photograph of the living room and window. — The final delivered photograph of the living room and window.

Real Estate Photography of A Living Room In La Crescenta-Montrose, CA

November 25, 2015

This was from a recent photo shoot for an agent with Century 21 in La Crescenta-Montrose. She had never used a professional photographer before me, but after the swift sale of her last listing she didn't hesitate to book me again for this one.

The final delivered photograph of the living room from the entryway.

In real estate photography, working swiftly is imperative. I would love to spend hours on each room, but that is generally not conducive for this type of work. For an architectural, design, or hospitality shoot you may have an entire day to shoot just a handful of beautifully composed and lit photographs.

The agents putting finishing touches on the staging and lighting the fireplace.

The final delivered photograph of the living room and backyard window.

For real estate, the budgets tend to be smaller and everything needs to be done as fast as possible. This entire house was done in under two hours and there was a little over twenty finished photographs delivered. Just because you need to work fast doesn't mean the quality of your work should suffer. It just means you need to adapt and utilize every time-saving trick you have up your sleeve.

The final delivered photograph of the living room and how it connects to the other adjoining spaces.

Here's an animated GIF example of what I mean:

Animated GIF of the lighting process of the living room and window.

The whole shoot was a great success. I was thrilled with the final images and the client was more than ecstatic when she received them. More importantly than both the client and I being happy about the final product was the near immediate result:

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Take care!

Me staging my equipment after arriving for the photography session.

Real Estate Photography in Hollywood, CA

November 13, 2015

This was a real estate shoot for Nourmand & Associates along with Solomon Group Estate at a home in the Hollywood hills. The front of the home was very misleading, as it hid the true size of the property from the outside. Thankfully, I had done my homework and knew what to expect on the inside...

The final photograph of the living room.

...a gorgeous celebrity-owned, Mediterranean-style home where you entered onto the third story from the front door. It was lived in, but very clean and had striking features. What a fun place to photograph!

Me reviewing the living room image with agent - check out my striped socks!

Shoot through umbrella accidentally in the shot.

I would've loved a couple more hours to photograph this place. The master bed and bathroom were fantastic. Every single room had a breath taking view of Hollywood and its neighboring hills.

The final photograph of the master bedroom - with king and queen crowns above the bed!

The final photograph of the amazing bathroom.

The final photograph of the view of Hollywood, CA from the master bedroom balcony.

The final photograph of the wonderful kitchen.

The final photograph of the spare bedroom.

The final photograph of the pool and view of Hollywood, CA.

Well I got my wish in a way. Due to restrictive scheduling, the time of day they had scheduled the photography session for - while providing wonderful light for almost every room in the house - resulted in some difficulty for the front exterior shots. The sun was in the worst possible place, casting unattractive and harsh shadows. The agents agreed and we negotiated a return visit for a twilight session.