The business side of photography
This is another view-from-my-office photo.
Is it common for a company to require its employees to supply their own business headshots? Most of these self-supplied headshots are, of course, cellphone selfies.
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Imperfections and distractions in family photos aren’t often a big deal and can be easily overlooked. But if a picture is going to be printed large and hung on a wall then you might consider photo retouching to fix any technical errors, remove blemishes and enhance the image to look its best.
People sometimes confuse photo retouching with the generic term “airbrushing.” A person will often ask that their picture be airbrushed when they really mean they want technical errors fixed (e.g. too light, too dark, bad colour, etc.), distractions removed, the background changed, a building straightened, etc.
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Someone sent a business portrait of themselves and asked for it be retouched. The person wanted the brick wall background replaced with “something serious or dramatic.”
What exactly does that mean?
Why do you use spell-check?
To fix spelling mistakes that would otherwise make you look unprofessional.
Why retouch a photograph?
To fix mistakes in a picture that would otherwise make you look unprofessional.
Real estate photographers can spend a lot of time in the bathroom.
Despite being the smallest room in a home, bathrooms are very important. So house photographers know to spend a lot of time making sure the bathroom photos look good.
The same photography principles apply whether a bathroom is large, small or anywhere in between.
Verticals must be 90° vertical, room lights must be properly exposed and the bathroom has to look clean and bright.
Bathroom photos are an important marketing tool for home builders and designers. Since most home owners want to update their bathrooms, builders and designers should have eye-catching bathroom photos on their web site. This will always draw customer interest. Bathrooms (and kitchens) are key selling points to any renovation or new home.
Photography of real estate exteriors is best done when the weather and sunlight are both perfect. But it’s not usually possible to wait for ideal conditions.
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