Photo shoot - 'before' and 'after' photos...

The first shots are what I took first thing in the morning.  I examined them all carefully, then 'tweaked' the rooms, changed the lighting etc and took the 'after' photos.  Much better!  But how many estate agents would just take the photos of the rooms exactly as they find them?  Not having a dig, and I know this is unusual, but I HAVE seen bras hanging on radiators on an estate agent's website!! 

Entrance Hall 

The back of this sofa was the first thing you noticed when you entered the house. Changing the furniture around made it much more inviting.

 Swimming Pool

The swimming pool felt a little 'deserted', even though it was clean and well-kept.  Removing the cover and the toys made it very hard to resist, especially as it was roasting hot outside!  (And yes, I did need to take hundreds of photos outside - I wasn't sunbathing!!)

 

Master Bedroom

In reality, the bedroom looked lovely, but in the first photos, the room looked really unbalanced.  It was the dark chairs, they weighed-down that side of the room. Moving the furniture and accessories around re-balanced the room, and showed just how much space there was.  This is a common problem, some rooms look great when you're in them, but don't photograph well.  Making changes just for the photos isn't cheating, it's just giving the right impression of the room.

More photos in my next blog entry...