Complete Workshop Curriculum

You learn how to frame interior spaces in ways that communicate size, flow, and features effectively. We cover perspective control to avoid distortion, how to position yourself to capture room proportions accurately, and techniques for including contextual elements that help viewers understand the space.

This section addresses common composition mistakes that make rooms look smaller or less appealing than they are in person. You practice identifying the strongest angle for each room type and learn to recognize when a space needs multiple shots to communicate its full character.

• Selecting optimal shooting positions for different room types
• Managing vertical and horizontal lines to avoid distortion
• Deciding what to include and exclude from each frame
• Creating visual flow that guides viewer attention

Interior lighting presents challenges that differ significantly from outdoor photography. We teach you how to work with windows that create extreme brightness differences, how to use existing artificial lighting effectively, and when to adjust light sources before shooting rather than trying to fix everything in editing.

You learn to read lighting situations quickly and make decisions about whether to shoot with available light, modify it by opening or closing curtains, or turn room lights on or off. These judgment calls significantly affect your final image quality and the time you spend editing later.

• Balancing window light with interior ambient light
• Timing your shoots to use natural light advantageously
• Working with mixed color temperatures from different light sources
• Making quick lighting adjustments before capture

High Dynamic Range photography helps balance the bright and dark areas that challenge interior photography. Your smartphone has HDR capabilities built in, but using them effectively requires understanding when HDR helps and when it creates problems.

We demonstrate how to use your phone's HDR mode properly, how to recognize situations where HDR won't help, and alternative techniques for managing high-contrast scenes. You practice capturing HDR images during the hands-on session and learn to evaluate whether your HDR captures are working or need a different approach.

• Activating and configuring HDR mode on your device
• Holding your phone steady for multi-exposure capture
• Recognizing when HDR creates unnatural results
• Alternative exposure techniques for difficult lighting

We teach editing workflows using applications available at no cost that provide substantial control over your images. You learn to adjust exposure, correct color casts, enhance detail, and straighten perspectives—all essential edits for property photography.

The editing instruction focuses on achieving natural-looking results that accurately represent the property while presenting it in its most appealing light. You practice editing your own captures during the workshop with guidance on avoiding over-processing that makes images look artificial or misleading.

• Correcting exposure and balancing highlights and shadows
• Adjusting white balance for accurate color representation
• Straightening vertical and horizontal lines
• Sharpening appropriately without creating artifacts
• Maintaining natural appearance while enhancing appeal

Knowing which photos to use matters as much as capturing them well. We teach you how to evaluate your shots critically and select the images that communicate each property type most effectively to potential buyers or renters.

You learn to consider factors like how many photos a listing needs, which rooms deserve multiple angles, how to sequence images for logical flow, and when a photo that looks technically good doesn't actually serve the listing. This judgment develops through practice and feedback during the workshop.

• Determining optimal photo count for different property types
• Identifying which rooms need priority coverage
• Recognizing technical flaws that disqualify otherwise good shots
• Sequencing photos to tell the property's story effectively
• Balancing variety with consistency across a photo set

The practice session puts everything together. You photograph an actual property, applying composition principles, managing lighting challenges, using HDR techniques, and making the real-time decisions you'll face in your regular work.

The instructor observes your work, provides immediate feedback, and helps you recognize what's working and what needs adjustment. You capture a complete set of images for the property, then edit selected shots with guidance. By the end of the session, you have portfolio-ready photos and confidence in your ability to repeat the process independently.

• Photographing multiple rooms in a real property
• Receiving individual feedback on your technique
• Editing your best captures with instructor guidance
• Leaving with finished photos ready for portfolio use