Comments on: Why Lightroom is Essential For Real Estate Photography http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/ Tips and Techniques for Real Estate Photography Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:27:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Linda Sabiston http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5716 Linda Sabiston Mon, 19 May 2008 14:20:07 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5716 @Tony Beautiful slideshow and pictures! I'd like to know what slideshow program you use. I have a few clients that like black and a few that like white and with this one....they can choose whichever colour they like! THanks, I'm going to check out enfuse too... Linda @Tony
Beautiful slideshow and pictures! I’d like to know what slideshow program you use. I have a few clients that like black and a few that like white and with this one….they can choose whichever colour they like!
THanks, I’m going to check out enfuse too…

Linda

]]> By: Tony Meier http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5683 Tony Meier Sat, 17 May 2008 00:07:22 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5683 @Bryce, Thanks for your comments! While I own a 40D, I was using a XTI with the Canon 10-22 lens. All exterior shots are +2/0/-2, blended in enfuse. All interior shots are multiple 580ex units (2-4) and when there was a window in the shot, I blended the flash photos with one shot (no flash) that was exposed for the window at about 1/250 to 1/500 @ IS400. I really like the results enfuse provides, much less dirty looking then Photomatix. The only real down side with enfuse that I see, it does not bring out as much blue in the sky in the windows of my interior shots. I think the outside is fine, but inside it tends to blend them a little flat. Hopefully the next version of Lightroom will include the local corrections like the beta has. Then blueing up the sky will be easier. Unfortuantely living in Seattle and finding blue sky can be difficult at times! I see you are from the Bay Area. I'm born and raised there. Neet area, lots to do, lots to photograph and plenty of sunshine to do it with! BTW... The house is in Redmond, 7000 s.f, 10 acres for $1,895,000. Pocket change for Bay Area buyers! :-) All the details are online at http://NoveltyHillEstate.com @Bryce,

Thanks for your comments! While I own a 40D, I was using a XTI with the Canon 10-22 lens. All exterior shots are +2/0/-2, blended in enfuse. All interior shots are multiple 580ex units (2-4) and when there was a window in the shot, I blended the flash photos with one shot (no flash) that was exposed for the window at about 1/250 to 1/500 @ IS400.

I really like the results enfuse provides, much less dirty looking then Photomatix. The only real down side with enfuse that I see, it does not bring out as much blue in the sky in the windows of my interior shots. I think the outside is fine, but inside it tends to blend them a little flat.

Hopefully the next version of Lightroom will include the local corrections like the beta has. Then blueing up the sky will be easier. Unfortuantely living in Seattle and finding blue sky can be difficult at times!

I see you are from the Bay Area. I’m born and raised there. Neet area, lots to do, lots to photograph and plenty of sunshine to do it with!

BTW… The house is in Redmond, 7000 s.f, 10 acres for $1,895,000. Pocket change for Bay Area buyers! :-)
All the details are online at http://NoveltyHillEstate.com

]]> By: Milan Cole http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5682 Milan Cole Fri, 16 May 2008 22:39:18 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5682 Wow, impressive software. I just ran across this site, and am happy to find such a large collection of info on RE photography. Wow, impressive software. I just ran across this site, and am happy to find such a large collection of info on RE photography.

]]> By: Dan http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5678 Dan Fri, 16 May 2008 17:56:24 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5678 I blame Jeremy for getting me into using DxO. For pure convenience in batch processing with specific lens/camera combination, I haven't found better. Once batch processed, I use ACDSee Pro 2 for culling and "Quick" RAW edits. I blame Jeremy for getting me into using DxO. For pure convenience in batch processing with specific lens/camera combination, I haven’t found better. Once batch processed, I use ACDSee Pro 2 for culling and “Quick” RAW edits.

]]> By: Chad Jones http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5670 Chad Jones Fri, 16 May 2008 13:36:54 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5670 While Adobe makes great products, I feel that DxO Optics should be mentioned. It doesn't have a export to web type of feature like LR, but if your using a tour player like buildmytour you don't need it. Its speed and multi threading when processing my images is great for me and faster than LR. When i used light room, my system would become unresponsive while working on the images. Didn't like that to much. Plus the speed of importing images was slow IMO too. Costs are $299 for LR and $169 for Dxo Optics std, $299 for DxO Elite. Does anyone else out there use DxO Optics? I know Jeremy Esland does. Anyone else? While Adobe makes great products, I feel that DxO Optics should be mentioned. It doesn’t have a export to web type of feature like LR, but if your using a tour player like buildmytour you don’t need it. Its speed and multi threading when processing my images is great for me and faster than LR. When i used light room, my system would become unresponsive while working on the images. Didn’t like that to much. Plus the speed of importing images was slow IMO too.

Costs are $299 for LR and $169 for Dxo Optics std, $299 for DxO Elite.

Does anyone else out there use DxO Optics? I know Jeremy Esland does. Anyone else?

]]> By: Bryce Greenfield http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5666 Bryce Greenfield Fri, 16 May 2008 08:37:07 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5666 I don't have any comments about Lightroom, but I just had to say this. Tony.....bravo on that virtual tour. The images are spectacular. What camera/lens did you use? Any lighting? HDR? I'm highly impressed. Just out of curiousity, where is the house? I don’t have any comments about Lightroom, but I just had to say this. Tony…..bravo on that virtual tour. The images are spectacular. What camera/lens did you use? Any lighting? HDR?
I’m highly impressed. Just out of curiousity, where is the house?

]]> By: Tony Meier http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5665 Tony Meier Fri, 16 May 2008 05:58:42 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5665 @Mike Martin... I like the house! Your HDR processing looks fairly clean given the abundant windows... not too dirty with only a mild halo effect. I have all but given up on photomatix in favor of enfuse. IMO... while not perfect, the result from enfuse appear to be less artistic. Two suggestions (which I hope are welcome) 1. You may want to correct your barrel distortion prior to stitching your panoramas. Or consider a wider and/or cleaner lens. Not sure what camera/lens combo you are using, but the Canon 10-22 shows almost no barrel distortion. 2. With as close as the counter was in you kitchen pano, you may want a tripod head that corrects for the nodal point like a Bogen 303. Lastly, I hear you on the staging. Not everyone wants to do this. Here is an estate I brought to market last week... big, beautiful and empty: http://www.tonymeierphotography.com/p218659837?slideshow=1 Happy shooting! @Mike Martin…

I like the house! Your HDR processing looks fairly clean given the abundant windows… not too dirty with only a mild halo effect.

I have all but given up on photomatix in favor of enfuse. IMO… while not perfect, the result from enfuse appear to be less artistic.

Two suggestions (which I hope are welcome)
1. You may want to correct your barrel distortion prior to stitching your panoramas. Or consider a wider and/or cleaner lens. Not sure what camera/lens combo you are using, but the Canon 10-22 shows almost no barrel distortion.
2. With as close as the counter was in you kitchen pano, you may want a tripod head that corrects for the nodal point like a Bogen 303.

Lastly, I hear you on the staging. Not everyone wants to do this. Here is an estate I brought to market last week… big, beautiful and empty: http://www.tonymeierphotography.com/p218659837?slideshow=1

Happy shooting!

]]> By: Mike Martin http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5662 Mike Martin Fri, 16 May 2008 04:23:11 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5662 See my most recent VT at Fox Island WA: http://www.buildmytour.net/tour.php?id=3446 I'm returing tomorrow to get a better panorma of the view when the Olympic Mountains are in view. I don't thnk I'll get much better on the interior shots. Too bad they don't want to do some basic staging. See my most recent VT at Fox Island WA:
http://www.buildmytour.net/tour.php?id=3446
I’m returing tomorrow to get a better panorma of the view when the Olympic Mountains are in view. I don’t thnk I’ll get much better on the interior shots. Too bad they don’t want to do some basic staging.

]]> By: larry http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5661 larry Fri, 16 May 2008 03:52:52 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5661 @Mike - I can't find a portfolio of your interior images on your site so I can't tell what level you are working at now. However, it is unlikely that Lightroom will make a radical change the quality of your images. Although, there are many image adjustment features in Lightroom that the older versions of PSE does not have. I don't have a version of PSE 6.0 so I can't compare Lightroom to PSE 6. @Mike - I can’t find a portfolio of your interior images on your site so I can’t tell what level you are working at now. However, it is unlikely that Lightroom will make a radical change the quality of your images. Although, there are many image adjustment features in Lightroom that the older versions of PSE does not have. I don’t have a version of PSE 6.0 so I can’t compare Lightroom to PSE 6.

]]> By: Mike Martin http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5660 Mike Martin Fri, 16 May 2008 03:08:49 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/05/14/why-lightroom-is-essential-for-real-estate-photography/#comment-5660 Larry, Sounds like you are focused on speed and slideshow abilities. You don’t mention quality (+, -) of the image product. In other words, can Lightroom do anything for me and therefore my agents that Elements can’t? Since I fit into the one shoot a week or less category, speed is nice but not of prime importance. I’m just beginning to look into the batch processing capabilities of Photomatix and Adobe Elements. For example, I’ve started using Elements batch process to resize photos. This works well prior to attaching photos to emails to Realtors. I’m not interested in doing my own slide shows (virtual tours). I believe the $10 or less per tour price is a bargain @ www.ubuildtours.com. This gets me great, never expiring VTs with all the bells and whistles: unlimited images, full screen presentation, agent branding or no branding as required, photo transition effects, music, picture-path to Realtor.com, etc. All this is less than 5% of my listing photo shoot price. Larry,
Sounds like you are focused on speed and slideshow abilities. You don’t mention quality (+, -) of the image product. In other words, can Lightroom do anything for me and therefore my agents that Elements can’t?

Since I fit into the one shoot a week or less category, speed is nice but not of prime importance. I’m just beginning to look into the batch processing capabilities of Photomatix and Adobe Elements. For example, I’ve started using Elements batch process to resize photos. This works well prior to attaching photos to emails to Realtors.

I’m not interested in doing my own slide shows (virtual tours). I believe the $10 or less per tour price is a bargain @ www.ubuildtours.com. This gets me great, never expiring VTs with all the bells and whistles: unlimited images, full screen presentation, agent branding or no branding as required, photo transition effects, music, picture-path to Realtor.com, etc. All this is less than 5% of my listing photo shoot price.

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