First of all, take a look at the pictures in this home listing: [url="http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1098-Mount-Vernon-Rd-Cookeville-TN-38501/41986813_zpid/]http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1098-Mount-Vernon-Rd-Cookeville-TN-38501/41986813_zpid/[/url]. Seriously, just do it. It sets up the story.


Done? Good.


As most of you know, I shoot portraits...and, typically, only portraits. However, a previous client of mine has had his home on the market for over a year now. During his family portrait session, I suggested he look into having professional shots done of his home in order to increase interest in the property (his agent took the original shots of the home seen above). Last week, his wife contacted me and requested that I take some shots.


Keep in mind, architecture is not my forte. I knew that my wide angle lens would introduce some distortion to the images--but that was alright with me. I could fix the pictures relatively well in post if the distortion was distracting. I knew my wide angle lens was going to be the key to conveying the spaciousness of the home--it was indeed essential.


I took the most time on three rooms--the living room, the dining room, the kitchen, and the finished basement media room. In my mind, those were the best selling points of the home. We decided to delay taking the outdoor pictures because 1) there are no leaves on the trees and 2) it was cloudy, miserable, and cold.


So what gear did I use? A Canon 7D and a 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5. For the living room shot, two monolights in the actual living room, one shoe-mount flash in the dining room, and one shoe-mount flash in the hallway. For the basement media room, two monolights and one shoe-mount flash (which is oddly placed, I know, but I thought it worked well). For all the other shots, I typically used a shoe-mount flash with a Fong-sphere on it. I know I missed one bathroom in the house, and I must go back to shoot it. Good thing they live 5 minutes away. ;-)


Without further ado:
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