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Recommendations for Photographing your HomeFormatI prefer digital images in the JPEG or TIF formats. Your photos can either be burned on a CD and sent via snail mail or sent attached to an email. I request that your images be around one megabyte in size to offer sufficient detail but not to be so large I can’t manipulate them easily. Scanned images are acceptable as long as they are of high enough resolution to see details.I also accept standard film photographs. Inexpensive 35mm color film with a ASA film speed of 200 or lower is suitable. If possible, order both color prints in a 4 x 6 format as well as a CD from your film developer and send both. Please sandwich the photos between pieces of light cardboard and mail them in a sturdy envelope to prevent them from being damaged. Please do not label your photographs with ink as it can bleed onto your other photos. Use adhesive labels instead. How to Photograph Your HomeIt is best to take exterior photos on an overcast day with the sun at your back. Too much sun can burn out details, especially on white or pastel colored houses. Even moderate shadows can obscure details under eaves or around porches. If you photograph your home on a sunny day, be sure the sun is at your back and shining on the side of the building with as few shadows as possible. This might require taking some of your photos at different times of the day.Exterior photos. Exterior shots should include each side of the house with as little sky and foliage as practical. If you want a color scheme for your home, it is crucial that you take close-up photographs of architectural details such as windows, siding, brick and stone, roof, details of porches, newels and posts, gable ends, towers, doors and entryways, trim and molding and roof cornices. If I need any additional photos, I will contact you. Interior photos. For interior consults for molding, doors, etc., I still require a few exterior shots of your house so I can determine its architectural style. Please photograph any remnants of original trim and take a few representative shots of surviving doors, windows, stair parts and other architectural details. This includes close-ups of molding around door panels, window muntins and mantels. It is important to let me know what I am looking at and where it is. Houses often had different styles of doors and molding depending on whether it was a door to a utility room, a second floor bedroom, a main floor library or part of a later addition |
