About photography, the shoebox effect
By Editor on Monday, September 2 2013, 20:28 - Permalink
A professional - such as myself - will take photos that show only two
walls, thus emphasizing the openness of a room (first image below).
Shooting this way minimizes converging lines, making the room look as big as possible.
The "SHOE BOX" effect, is created when a photograph includes a third
wall, or part of a third wall in the composition. The lines between the
floor, walls and ceiling converge as they recess into the room, thus
making any room look much smaller than it is. A photograph that includes
a third wall is a bad photograph, does not show your listing in the
best possible way and should not be accepted. (second image below).
I "always" only shoot two walls. If there is something on the third or
fourth wall worth showing, then I simply take another photo from another
angle featuring that highlight. My rates are structured to accommodate
what needs to be done to make your listing look great.