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We got pretty much the same shots.

Sometimes I did better on an angle and sometimes you did, and you are at 100% of my style now, maybe even 110%.

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Front Exterior, Angle 3: the driveway

JOSE

PHILRED

Back up so the bushes are not in your face. Anything that close to the camera fights the subject, because the eye goes to it first.
Backing up also let me center the home better and pick up an extra window you missed.

Living Room, Angle 4: the wide shot

JOSE

PHILRED

I know I told you to shoot lower, and this is where it gets confusing. If you are so low that you start hiding key features, like a good dining table or a fireplace, come up a bit.

Living Room, Angle 6: the fireplace

JOSE

PHILRED

The tall floor lamp next to the fireplace was off in your shots. One click on the switch at its base turns the whole lamp on.

Secondary Bedroom 2, Angle 1: the TV

JOSE

PHILRED

On a staged home, push in front of the TV. It is still almost the same angle, and we are not going to Photoshop anything out.
Your shot got all four walls. On an owner occupied home full of belongings that is exactly the shot to go for, because there we Photoshop everything out, TV included.

Closet 1, Angle 1: the lights

JOSE

PHILRED

Almost the exact same shot, but my lights are on and yours are off. They sit on a sensor behind the cabinets, so walk in front of them and they kick on, and a button makes them brighter or dimmer.

Primary Bathroom, Angles 1 and 2: close the door

Angle 1

Angle 2

Close the door behind you. It let me go slightly farther back and get the full mirror and almost the full countertop.
For Angle 2 I went all the way back into the bathtub to capture the entire bathroom. It looks weird, but shots like that are sometimes really good.

Primary Bathroom, Angle 7: the tub

PHILRED

Only Phil shot this angle.

It is a nice bathtub, but it sits at the very bottom of the frame so the eye has to drop down to find it, everything around it is plain, and the angle is off. I see what you were going for, but shots like this make us look amateur.

Primary Bathroom, Angle 8: the navy vanity

PHILRED

Only Phil shot this angle.

Not a bad shot, but it was a bit too low. Try coming up a bit.
Great instinct though. It was a tough bathroom, I am happy you got two shots of it.

Back Yard / Patio, Angle 1: the pergola

JOSE

PHILRED

I stepped farther back to show more of the greenery, and you stepped farther up.
You have the right idea, and sometimes pushing up works better, but here stepping back and showing the greenery worked better.

Close-ups (85mm): be a sniper, not a shotgun

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This was one of your first times on a close-up lens. You struggled at first, and then you got the hang of it.
Think sniper, not shotgun. A sniper sits way back and the scope makes the target look close, so a close-up lens does not mean getting in the face of your subject.
On the 85mm we shoot at a much lower aperture (all the way down to f/1.4) and we shoot one subject instead of a whole area, so zoom in and check focus after every single shot.

Think sniper, not shotgun

A close-up lens does not mean getting in the face of your subject

A sniper sits way back and the scope makes the target look close

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Every angle, side by side

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It just basically shows my shots versus yours.

We got pretty much the same shots.

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