In real estate, selling properties is a holistic approach that requires both the agent’s skills and the photographer and editor’s talents. For one, it will be impossible to create a comprehensive listing by using words alone. There is a need for visuals, that even if intangible, still make the potential buyers love the property. There is only one known way to get these compelling images – hire a competent photographer and real estate photo editor.
At times, your photographer can nail those lovely listing images right away, but unknowingly, some shots are not really perfect. There may be distortions, noise, and perspective flaws. This is one reason why your real estate photo editor should be skilled enough to notice these unwanted elements in an image. Otherwise, your pictures would look bland and unappealing.
Perspective Correction Defined
In photography, perspective means the sense of depth or space within objects in a photo. Having the correct perspective can affect the way objects look in the image by making them look bigger or smaller.
Now, if the photographer failed to achieve the perfect perspective, the real estate photo editor should apply the perspective correction to make the final images look more captivating. By definition, perspective correction, also known as perspective control or keystone correction, means correcting converging vertical and horizontal lines.
Methods of Perspective Correction
Editing software like Photoshop and Lightroom is usually used to adjust the vertical and horizontal lines that distort images. Doing this to property’s images will amaze buyers with its realistic ambiance. Hence, make sure that your editor knows the technique well and is familiar with the following methods:
Vertical Perspective Correction
The vertical correction is used to align the image’s mispositioned vertical line, which is usually caused by a tilted camera. By positioning it correctly, the image’s point of view is improved.
Horizontal Perspective Correction
For horizontal perspective correction, the goal is to make an image look more professional and not awkward. The editor should make sure that the image has aligned horizontal lines to prevent it from looking weird.
Perspective Cropping
When taking images, the original pixel dimensions are essential for perfect photographs. Having a blank area in the photos disturb the original pixel dimension, and the best way to address this is by cropping the image until the right pixel dimension is achieved. This is basically what perspective cropping is all about. It is also a great alternative technique to use in removing other unwanted elements in the picture.
Angle Perspective Correction
By using this type of correction, editors can eliminate the irregularity in the angle of an image caused by inappropriate camera tilting. To do this, some rotating methods and other wide-angle correction perspective methods are applied in the picture.
Remember that using the perspective correction technique is an advanced method that should be done only by skilled editors. Software like Photoshop and Lightroom provide great perspective correction tools that aid editors with their work. Moreover, using such tools is not difficult to learn and master, especially if the editor already has a solid background in using any of the aforementioned tools.
In the end, incorporating these corrections in your real estate images will surely yield great real estate images that do not only sell properties but also adds value to every buyer’s expectation towards the property. This method does not completely alter the images, so the likelihood of having photo manipulation issues is less likely to happen. This alone adds credibility to your company and name. Instead, it only enhances the photos without getting rid of the property’s original details.
