Falling Walls

   Probably the most common mistake in interior and architecture photography are "falling" walls.  A  bit of attention and some minimal investment can help to avoid this problem.

Good Five

   
Three months are gone and I have finally a bit of time to write. I haven't written anything for a while and I have photographed only a few objects. The main reason is, that  I have moved with my family to Dublin in Ireland. But just before the flight I managed to photograph one exceptional restaurant in Bratislava.

composition for interior photography

Hi,
today I would like to draw your attention to the perfect video about the composition for the interiors. A really must see for all real estate photographers and realtors.

Photo of the week. Staircase

The holiday is over so let's start some work. Today I have here a simple trick how to fix the "black holes" in the interior photography. Please notice the glass door on the staircase. The light behind it looks just natural.

Photo of the week. ALO diamonds

Today I have got something a bit more interesting than usual.  No bathrooms, no livingrooms no bedrooms, but the shop. Although I probably should not call ALO diamonds a shop. It is much more than a shop. To enter ALO diamonds showroom is a luxury experience.  Right from the entry, you are overwhelmed by combination of dark colors, mirrors, and shiny display cases full of jewelry. Simply photographer's "heaven".

 

Why nobody wants to sell the house?

I spent after long time few months in Australia last year. It was very nice to see familiar places and the old friends again. But apart from the personal memories,  Melbourne reminded me of something else as well. Already after a few weeks I got quite a good understanding of the  real estate market.  How is it possible that a person who is not a professional in RE market, gets this level of knowledge, without investing a lot of time and money into the market research?     

Photo of the week. Interior with glass wall.

The last week I did photograph a house in Vienna. The interresting part was, that the living room had one wall made out of glass. Keep reading if you want to know how I made this photo.

Photo of the week. Kilkenny

So now we have something a bit refreshing. Few days ago I did photograph a pub. On top of standard interior shots I wanted to photograph  something a bit more specific. When I looked on the tap I got it. They have Kilkenny here!

Exclusive contract. Is it worth it?!

  I have few friends who are real estate agents. As it happens during the discussion over the bier, sooner or later the flow of discussion turns towards complaints about the job we have.

Why to use RAW format

Since I bought my first DSLR I tried to use RAW format whenever it was possible. Recently the RAW format saved one of my photos.

Photo of the week

   I just started new galery "Photo of the week" on my facebook page. In this blog I will write a bit more about how I took the photo.

Don't worry this is not the photo of the week. This is the very first photo I took after I arrived to the location. If you want to know more about how it is possible to morph something like this into a decent photo and also the final shot click on Read more.

Legal Photoshop CS 5 for 49 USD

The only option how to get Photoshop until now,was to pay 600-800USD. With exception of student version which is, considering my age, no chance for me. Now you can get legal Photoshop for 49USD. Where is the catch? Keep reading.

Barbara Corcoran about how to sell house online

Who is Barbara Corcoran?
 Real estate agent, who started her business in 1978 with $1000 loan. And for how much she sold it in 2001? Somewhere aroud $70 mil. Few days ago in NBC TODAY show she shared what to do and not to do when you try to sell a house online. Do you want to know more?
Continue reading.

First

I just decided to blog also in English, and as I have only two posts in Slovak language so far I start with translating them. From now on I will post both Slovak and English version of the blog synchronously.  

   So it is first of April and it looks to me as a good date to start a blog. After reading the title of the first post is probably clear that I have no experience with blogging. And in general I was never a writer. (I am sure my high school Slovak language teacher still remembers me ). So please be pantient with me, I promise I will try my best. :-)
  I should probably introduce myself. My name is Michal Pěček and I am a Photographer. I do focus on interior and architectural photography. In this blog I would like to share my observations, opinions, tips and tricks and hopefully much much more related  to photography techniques, photo manipulation, and photography in general. If somebody of you is interested in any specific topic let me please know in the comments section under the post.
  More about what and how I shoot on www.mpfoto.sk

That's all for now, next I will write about photopgraphy.