Samui Phangan Real Estate Magazine April-May

Use odd numbers for your accessories, like three or
five, in different sizes. For instance, on a bedside table,
put flowers, a few books and a small clock.
Fluff the pillows, so you don't have an imprint of where
people sat on the bed or sofa.
Shoot two walls only, with a bit of floor and ceiling.
Shooting three walls creates a shoebox effect.
Outside, remove garbage cans, cars, seasonal
decorations, flags and plaques. Inside, put away toys
and clothes on hooks.
If the best thing about your home is its location, for
instance because it is two minutes from the ocean -
why not use one of your pictures to show that? Give
people something to dream about.
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Don't just show interiors of your home, no matter how
beautiful it is. If you don't show outside photos, it looks
like you are hiding something. If the exterior of your
home is nothing special, what about the view?
Don't use the flash (unless you really know what you
are doing). Get as much natural light into a room as
possible.
To get everything in the picture. If you haven't got one,
stand on a chair in a corner, so you're looking down
at the room.
Show your strengths. If your kitchen is cramped, show
something else; if your main bedroom is vast, show
that. People will look for the good things and fill in the
blanks in their minds.
Never photograph a house dead on, or when it's
backlit by the sun.
Take exterior pictures from a ladder, or the top of your
car, especially if you are using a wide-angle lens.
Compose photos so corners aren't in the center of
the frame.
If an interior is empty, stand back as far as you can to
show how large the space is.
Figure out where the sun rises and set, and shoot when
the sun is 45 degrees from the angle you want to take
the shot. If a façade faces north, shoot just before
sunset or on a cloudy day.
Don't use a wide angle lens in an interior shot. They
make rooms look smaller.
Turn off your camera's flash; it will make the most
spectacular room look like a scary, semi-lit dungeon.
Don't tilt the camera up or down; it gives objects odd,
unnatural shapes.