Why Planning & Preparation Matters

One of my shoots last week was for a new client that had a property listed, but was not getting many showings. They contacted me reshoot all the interior images that another photographer had shot and to do some dramatic images to improve their online presence. For me “dramatic images” that meant twilight images. I wish I could say everything went a planned, but I never know what to expect when arriving at a new location. They had given me the lockbox code and I was not met by anyone at the location, so everything was left to me to create the final images. I always arrive early to twilights to make sure all lights are working and everything is in order. My first obstacle was the control panel for the pool had combination lock on it, which they had not given me the combination to. With a couple of calls, I was able to get the combo and turn on the lights and water features on the pool. Next there were multiple lights not working on the front of the house, so I had to improvise and move some interior lights that were not needed for the shots to the exterior. They were not the same types of lights, so I knew that would mean additional editing to get them all to match, but it was my only choice. End results, the client was very happy. The new had images gave them better marketing of the property witch led to an excepted offer less than a week later!

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