What time should I book my photoshoot?

We get this question all the time for real estate photography!

I hope to shed some light on an answer

Depending on what you value the most about your home will determine what time we should book your shoot.

Most of the time we will prioritize the sun being on the front of the home when possible. But if you have an amaizing back yard we would want to prioritize that.

If you have a mountain view the best time to show off the mountains is when either the sun is shining on the face of them with the morning sun. But you can also catch them at the sunset and show a silhouette. What looks better is subjective.

East facing home, we would want to shoot in the morning

West facing home, we would want to shoot later in the afternoonSouth, we would want to shoot mid day.

North is tricky, most of the year you wouldn’t get sun on the front. So its best to prioritize the back yard and the back of the home. For a good front shot we should shoot either morning or afternoon and avoid mid day or it will be heavily shadowed. 

We will do our best to light the front of the house in post processing regardless. We could also wait for an overcast day to use the clouds as a big lightbox, the light will be diffused and won’t have as much shadowing.