The Foolproof Flash Method for Perfect Interiors & Real Estate Photos!! (With Free Practice Photos)

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GEAR I USED TO MAKE THIS VIDEO:
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VIDEO BREAKDOWN

0:00 - OVERVIEW
0:40 - THE PLAN
1:30 - HDR SHOOT & EDIT
2:20 - FLASH METHOD - BASICS
4:45 - ADDITIONAL LAYERS WITH FLASH
5:55 - ALL THE LAYERS
6:05 - PHOTOSHOP BASICS
6:30 - BURN TOOL FOR HDR
7:10 - PHOTO LAYERS ORDER
7:30 - KITCHEN LAYER
8:25 - WINDOWS
9:45 - COLOR BALANCE WINDOW VIEW
10:35 - DARK AMBIENT NEGATIVE FILL
11:40 - FINAL TOUCH UPS
12:20 - FINAL EDITS & THOUGHTS!
13:15 - THANKS :)
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[chase]

Nicely put together Taylor. I've recently started getting into real estate photography myself. I don't know what the market is like where you are but I have found that although it certainly is competitive, it isn't saturated like other commercial photo genres. Always plenty of work to go around.

I only shoot with a single speedlight on my camera either bounced off the ceiling above or behind me. Results have been fantastic.

Another technique I have tried out in my work that I have found led to superb results is a bracket of only two photos, one heavily underexposed and the other overexposed. Combine them in lightroom and you get a result that I think is even better than a conventional three photo HDR

[JoeHurdNewBraunfelsRealtor]

Thank you!! as a realtor sometimes it doesn't make sense to hire someone for shoots but I still want to make homes look the best I possibly can. I'm getting better with my photography and videography because of you and your videos!

[doptimist]

Hi Taylor, I did my first property the other day (west coast of Ireland) and your videos were very helpful, thanks you. I did some simple flambient stuff but the closer I can get to a single frame the better!

[projectrealhome]

Great video and adding the photos to download is a really nice touch👍

[brandknewme]

Super helpful! Thank you for saving my butt.

[NguyenTien-vwxc]

Hi Taylor, that's a great video full of tips! Love it! But can I have a question? What is the formula preset for the first HDR (the one that merges 3 pictures)? Thank you for your sharing <3

[bonsainb]

Love this with the practice files! Thanks for all your content!

[pascalpro]

I would I’ve shot :
-One exposure no flash for the inside, outside overexposed
-One exposure for the outside with me on the frame standing as close as possible to the tv flashing the ceiling (tv side), and would keep the sofa side of the image
-One exposure same setting but on the sofa side, flashing the ceiling (sofa side) and keep the tv side of the image
-One exposure same setting but behind the camera flashing the window, as a security shot (in case one of the last two ones got random shadow i can’t fix with the 1st exposure but from my experience, every light coming from the back of the camera looks bad.

depending on the type of shoot and budget, i can walk the scene with my flash and light more specific area, but assuming your case is a 2h max real estate, 3 shot is enough

=photoshop, starting with the 1st image at first, then adding 2nd and 3nd with mixed technique of fusion mask.

I’ve been doing this technic for more then 10Y on my hotel/luxury real estate business with great success. You have the best of natural light and sharp colorful light from the flash, i dumped HDR 20Y ago.
I’m using a profoto B2 + the canon remote app on my iPhone to control setting on the fly so i don’t have to go back and forth to the camera. I can adjust flash power very fast and check on the iPhone screen i get the expected result on the side of the image I’m keeping. Bonus, i don’t touch the camera at all and don’t need to align them on post.

The fun of this technic is you get your customer telling you everyday, hey, you’re on the frame 😂
PS: enjoying your channel :)

[michaelcoopermedia]

Thanks for the in depth workflow. This process seemed a little complicated in the editing process but it’s always cool to see how other photographers work. I’m using a canon m50 and I’ve recently noticed how much sharper my shots are by using flash instead of HDR. So I am starting to practice the flambient method

[earthgraduate]

How do you balance your flash power with shutter speed to get a nice exposure from a room with big windows and rather high ambient light coming in ?

Thanks Taylor for your great videos 🙏

[myjourneywiththetrumpet]

Brilliant presentation, plenty of useful tips. Thanks much for sharing/effort. Take care!

[Gt_Rickshow]

What aspect ratio do you use? Also what pixel size do you recommend for best quality delivery for MLS, social media, etc.?

[trueairspeed]

How do you go about the white balance set up if there are no white objects in the room?

[elenamihailescu]

By any chance.. where did u get the presents ? Where can we download them ? :D id appreciate it alot ! 🤘

[wrealestate]

Thank you great work as always . A small thing to ask if possible a little more basic showing on photoshop for those of us that unfortunately are not good at PS.

[jaredmeche]

Have you started using CTO gels on houses you need lights on, mainly with twilight shoots? I've seen the method, but trying to make sense of it. They say it's for color matching with interior lights, but when you raise the shutter to 1/60-1/100, you effectively cancel out what the interior lights affect.

[jamiekimble]

Hi Taylor! Love the colors with the flash!!
Have you increased your rates with this added skill? It seems like it’s more time consuming. I have been using some features in Lightroom (linear and radial gradients) that seems to work similar to this but obviously not as well. Always love your content! Hello from California 👋🏼

[ckdesignlab]

Great stuff Taylor! I love your videos. I keep coming back to learn more. How is the real estate market for you? Dallas has leveled off. It's insane that mortgage rates have doubled but we still get lots of people moving here from all over.

[tommyjohnn]

Thank you for all these tips! Aprreciate it!!!!

[qedlnby]

Hello, I only havea canon 24-70mm, will the 24mm be wide enough?