Tierra Buena Shoot Review

Fronts: show a sliver of the sidewalk

In the video

P1 Looking at it again, maybe we were pushed in just right. Front A

Good shot: a sliver more sidewalk would be nicer — **Good shot** a sliver more sidewalk would be nicer

P2Front A

Front A: I wish you showed just a sliver of the sidewalk down at the bottom. Some leaves may start to show, so you could judge it, but I would have liked to see a bit more of the sidewalk.

P3Fronts B and C

Front B and C: good shots.

Porch: step back

In the video

P4 Otherwise I am missing that wall, and you are chopping off the bench. Porch

Fix: step back, keep the wall and the bench — **Fix** step back, keep the wall and the bench

P5Porch

I wish you would have come back more, so the shot shows this wall as well.

Kitchen: you are really getting the angles

In the video

P6 Good stuff. Not bad at all. You are really getting the angles now. Kitchen

P7Kitchen

You are doing much better. This is solid with this kitchen.

Floor plan: two shots I wish you got

1. From here: the kitchen, and over to the hallway2. From the other end: down into the dining area, and into the kitchen

The two shots, on this home's floor plan.

In the video

P8 1. From the passage by the garage door: looking at the kitchen, and over to the hallway as well. Kitchen and dining
P9 2. The reverse, from the end by the hall: looking down into the dining area, and into the kitchen. Kitchen and dining
P10 From what I could tell, we have not seen those in the set. You may have missed those shots. Kitchen and dining

Bedrooms: two angles

P11Bedrooms

Good job getting only two angles. Those are the ones you want to get.

Good: bedroom 1, angle A — **Good** bedroom 1, angle A

Good: bedroom 1, angle B — **Good** bedroom 1, angle B

Good: bedroom 2, angle A — **Good** bedroom 2, angle A

Good: bedroom 2, angle B — **Good** bedroom 2, angle B

Bathroom: the focus landed on the mirror

In the video

P12 The focus was on the mirror, which is about two times farther out. Primary bathroom
P13 It is minimal and we can touch it up in post. Just something to keep in the back of your mind. Primary bathroom

Fix: the focus landed on the mirror — **Fix** the focus landed on the mirror

P14Primary bathroom

Zoomed in, the sink and the faucet look a bit blurry, while the mirror looks a lot sharper.

Pull back: show where the countertop starts

Fix: pull back to show where the countertop starts — **Fix** pull back to show where the countertop starts

P15Second bathroom

Not bad. I see the wall peering in on this side, but I wish you had pulled a bit more back, so we can also see the countertop where it starts. Just barely.

Floor plan: one more bathroom shot, for the tub

1. Your shot: from the doorPush the curtain to the far end2. Then from this corner, toward the tub

One more shot, on this home's floor plan.

In the video

P16 Push the curtain to the far end. Second bathroom
P17 Then go into this corner, by the toilet, and take another one toward the tub, so we can see the bathtub. Second bathroom

P18Second bathroom

Your shot: from the door.

Good: the best you could — **Good** the best you could

P19Primary bathroom

The other bathroom: not bad. I think you did the best you could.

Hallway

P20Hallway

Not a bad hallway shot. Good stuff.

Camera height outside

Fix: just a bit too low — **Fix** just a bit too low

P21Backyard

For this home, come up just slightly higher: a foot to a foot and a half.

Good: looking away, not too high — **Good** looking away, not too high

P22Backyard

Looking away from the home, at the fence: you do not need to be so high, or you will be looking into the neighbor's backyard.

P23Backyard

Looking directly at the home: that is when you raise it.

Good: good height — **Good** good height

Aerials: too many, and too close

In the video

P24 Maybe you were locked in at about 90 feet; I know that can happen. I would like to know the situation here. Aerials

P25Aerials

Still a bit too many drone shots (eight in the set).

P26Aerials

We are just a bit too close to the home, even on this one. It might be a 2.5 zoom; it is always hard to tell.

Fix: just a bit too close — **Fix** just a bit too close

Fix: too close, maybe a 2.5 zoom — **Fix** too close, maybe a 2.5 zoom

The center square

A close up: the subject almost fills the center square

A top down: the courts sit in the center square

Press Grid at the bottom right of this page to draw the same grid on every photo.

In the video

P27 Focus the subject, the house or even the lot, and have it just be in that center square of the rule of thirds grid. Aerials
P28 It is the lesson I gave you yesterday: Critiquing Myself (the faucet close up, the soccer fields and the basketball courts). The lesson

P29Aerials

Aerial E goes way beyond the center square. Aerial D as well. Even the top down view is too close.

Fix: way beyond the center square — **Fix** way beyond the center square

Fix: this one as well — **Fix** this one as well

Fix: even the top down is too close — **Fix** even the top down is too close

Before your next shoot

Fronts: show a sliver of the sidewalk.
Porch: step back.
Kitchen: you are really getting the angles.
Floor plan: two shots I wish you got.
Bedrooms: two angles.
Bathroom: the focus landed on the mirror.
Pull back: show where the countertop starts.
Floor plan: one more bathroom shot, for the tub.
Hallway.
Camera height outside.
Aerials: too many, and too close.
The center square.

Pinch, or scroll with Cmd or Ctrl held, to zoom. Drag to move. Double click zooms in. Space flips to the next photo in the same spot. Left and right walk the notes. G draws the grid.

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Overall

Solid job. We just have to work slightly on the aerial shots. This was a pretty easy home, and you are much better on this round in terms of trimming than previous times. I do see some solid improvement. Keep it up.

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