Hi, my name is Dimitri Roleda and I'm fairly new to both this forum and to photography (approx. 3 months)..

I just got my first project from a friend of mine and it's for a bed & breakfast inn..The first problem I thought of was that I do not have the proper equipment necessary for this..

Although he & I both believe that I can do it without any lighting equipment..I still think it would be better to be safe than sorry :D

With this said, what are the minimum lighting equipment I should acquire for myself? Nothing too expensive please :D

Lighting suggestions for a bed & breakfast inn interior shoot would be fantastic as well..:)

Thanks and I hope to hear from you guys soon :)

At least One Flash, preferably more, wireless triggers and/or Color temp Orange Gels if there are a lot of incandescent lights in the bed and breakfast.

For some tips:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157600081467414/

and this:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/photographyforrealestate/

Hope to help.

the number of flash heads you need will be determined by what you are going to light. You will need lights at strategic points to make sure that there are no shadows but this is usually for those magazines where they try to show the architecture of the room and the items adorning it.

for bed and breakfast, it might be more of eliciting an emotion where you feel the need to actually book yourself a night there. Facilities are great but the drama being shown by the picture is often more important. In this scenario, you will use your lights to actually create drama, snooting your flash to create a tight light focused on a rose on a pillow for example. Or maybe use your flash to light up certain portions of beautiful walkway in the compound at night.....

those are just my ideas sir, im not a professional real estate photographer so take them with a grain of salt hehehe.

At least One Flash, preferably more, wireless triggers and/or Color temp Orange Gels if there are a lot of incandescent lights in the bed and breakfast.

For some tips:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157600081467414/

and this:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/photographyforrealestate/

Hope to help.

Great links, thanks!:D

the number of flash heads you need will be determined by what you are going to light. You will need lights at strategic points to make sure that there are no shadows but this is usually for those magazines where they try to show the architecture of the room and the items adorning it.

for bed and breakfast, it might be more of eliciting an emotion where you feel the need to actually book yourself a night there. Facilities are great but the drama being shown by the picture is often more important. In this scenario, you will use your lights to actually create drama, snooting your flash to create a tight light focused on a rose on a pillow for example. Or maybe use your flash to light up certain portions of beautiful walkway in the compound at night.....

those are just my ideas sir, im not a professional real estate photographer so take them with a grain of salt hehehe.

Yeah that's what I was thinking too..He's not selling a room and it's amenities, he's selling an ambience and a feeling that his potential customers can get by staying in his bed & breakfast..

We never use external/additional lighting for our interior shots apart from those existing on our projects. Lighting design is also a key part of every project if possible and the shot should be manipulated as little as possible with regards to color and lighting. However there are times we call on something a previous boss of mine called "Architectural Pornography". Basically it's removing those unsightly sprinkler heads, dirt, smoke alarms/detectors, switches, signages and other singular/isolated elements that don't help the shot in any way.

But of course if your client asks for it or the scene is really drab, go for the lighting suggestions they gave.

We never use external/additional lighting for our interior shots apart from those existing on our projects. Lighting design is also a key part of every project if possible and the shot should be manipulated as little as possible with regards to color and lighting. However there are times we call on something a previous boss of mine called "Architectural Pornography". Basically it's removing those unsightly sprinkler heads, dirt, smoke alarms/detectors, switches, signages and other singular/isolated elements that don't help the shot in any way.

But of course if your client asks for it or the scene is really drab, go for the lighting suggestions they gave.

Thanks for the info!:Grin:

When shooting commercial places such as hotels and resorts etc. You want to accomplish 2 things.

First you want to be able to show the environment as you would see it with your own eyes but because of our own limited vision and the limitations of the camera how we manipulate it to capture what we want we want to augment the available light that is available.

Second. You want to make the place look appealing because the priority of these places is to get people to go there. Does this sometimes mean we have to exaggerate the lighting sometimes? Yes. Does it mean that we can make the place look at little bit surreal ? sometimes. Everyone has their own style I really like the scenes to look bright so you can see everything clearly but at the same time I try to add some extra light to create some depth and not make it so flat.

I shoot Real Estate for a living in Canada.