Camera: Ideally a 35mm SLR with a 28-30mm lens, but to be honest,
almost any camera will do.
Exterior shots:
The wide shots: stand as far away from the house as you need to so as to
fit the whole house in the frame. Take the same type of shot from all 4 corners
of the exterior. If you have a driveway take one shot from the gate looking towards
the house, then one from halfway down the drive looking towards the house. Do the
same from all from all 4 corners of the garden that way we have a chance to see
exactly what's behind the camera.
Interior shots:
Think about walking through the house, looking at every corner, a sort of guided
tour. Ideally the person looking at your photos should be able to see what's in
every room. Bear in mind that the first thing anyone seeing your photos will ask,
is what's around the corner that you didn't photograph.
Try to be methodical - take the first shot walking in through the front door, cover
the main corridor, not forgetting the reverse shots. Take a shot from each corner
of each room, plus the views looking in and out of the room entry point. Take shots
looking up, (and down), the staircases, along the landing, (both ways), and through
any alcoves that exist looking through to any rooms. Quite often the problem is
you can't get the whole room in the photograph, in this instance why not take a
'pan' (several photographs that stick together to make a large print).
To sum up, you can't take too many photographs of you property, just try and give
us as much information about your space. Our clients come to our library needing
to see exactly how you property looks. However, please don't worry as we do send
professional photographers round when a brief that matches your property arises.
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