Palo Alto Master Bath

Here is a master bath of a home in Palo Alto, CA, that I shot for a real estate listing several months back.

Master Bath

Master baths are often one of the "money" shots for real estate marketing (along with living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms and media rooms), especially for nicer homes, and thus these need to stand out and look especially appealing. This bath has been nicely remodeled and was in excellent condition. I did not have to do any remedial retouching or resort to an awkward composition in order to downplay any less-than-ideal elements. The ambient lighting was far from ideal for this shot, as  is often the case for real estate marketing photography, which must often be done on short notice and with little choice of time for shooting with the best light; therefore, I used supplementary lighting in the form of several small flashes placed strategically around the room, to even out the lighting and to highlight certain areas of the scene. 

This shot is a crop of a considerably wider shot. Many real estate agents favor extreme wideangle views because the agents want to show a lot of space within one photo. The crop above is the way I would tend to compose this scene for an architect, interior designer, product manufacturer, etc., and I think it provides a very good sense of both the space and the various finishes and fixtures.