How to Take Perfect Pictures Inside your Home

Entry #1387, July 16, 2012

Whether you are getting ready to sell your home and need take pictures, or you ensuring great photos when guests come over, there are tips that will help. Your home is not only a place for great accommodation for family members and guests. It can also provide a magnificent backdrop for photo shoots whenever there’s an occasion or event. While your home may look great, ensuring that your camera settings, natural light sources and other factors can make the difference when taking photographs.

Typically, the rooms that have plenty of natural light have the best photo opportunity locations. To ensure all rooms of your home are perfect, learn these tips about your camera and brush up on the basics to consider when taking pictures in your home.

Learn how to take great interiors photographs

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Here are some ways to effectively have better photos at home:

Get rid of cluttered views.

Having an organized background is a great canvas for a picture perfect photo.   This allows your interior to shine and stand out. You can rearrange your decor in the kitchen or hide unwanted cords in your home office. It is best to add some flowers on your tabletop or coffee table to give colors in your background as well as lifestyle props, such as a throw blanket, some slippers in the bathroom, etc..

Make use of natural lighting.

It is best to take pictures during the early morning or late in the afternoon when the sunlight is soothing. To provide natural lighting at home, open curtains and shades to allow sunlight to penetrate the entire room. Be careful of too much light to create a glare or wash out of your room. Depending on the orientation of your home and the position of the sun/time of year will make a difference too.

Create perfect photos inside your home

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Use a camera support like a tripod.

It’s nice to use a tripod to make a longer exposure rather than only turning on lights throughout the room. It provides the stability that you need in taking a picture. Adding a flash may overexpose your image in the foreground or cast shadows in improper places. If the tripod is not available, shoot using your knees. Taking shots by using your knees is more accurate.  Also using a prop like a counter or table can substitute for a tripod if necessary.

Use a Broad Perspective Lens.

The smaller the space like a bathroom, it can look wider through a broad perspective lens. But broader lenses distort lines at the edges, so, be aware of your composition before you take your shots.

Provide a better angle for shooting position.

Usually, a room has a main focal point. Try to capture it. If light is coming in through a sliding glass doors, you have to avoid shooting straight into the light.

Create photos that have life to them!

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Become familiar with the camera aperture.

The larger the aperture the more light will enter into the image. This will ensure that you already know the points you have to shoot. You know where is the most beautiful point in your room or at any part of your home. Use the exposure settings  properly. Overexposed white balance in the windows is mostly fine as long as you have the proper exposure on what you consider to be the main subject.

These are just some basic yet effective tips on taking pictures at home. Also, you can count on picture editing software to further enhance your pictures. Photoshop can do wonders if you have any minor changes to your interiors pictures. Use these tips to enhance your photos when creating a warm and welcoming image in still life.

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