Working with overcast light
Overcast is even light: interiors shoot well at any hour, and windows do not blow out. Exteriors need the brightest part of the day and a dry roof. Turn on every lamp inside — the warm light against a grey window is the look of the region.
Trees, water and the view
- View push to the Sound, the river or the trees.
- Backyard reveal to a covered deck — outdoor rooms here are roofed.
- Drone fly-over of a wooded lot, on a clear day, if you can get one.
The buyer who researched first
Expect the buyer to have seen the permit history and the school ratings before the showing. The video's job is completeness: every room, the garage, the basement, the systems if they are a feature. The full walk-through on the listing page matters more here than the reel.
Questions
Can I shoot exteriors in the rain?
Wet surfaces look fine and often richer, but drops on the lens do not. Shoot between showers and keep the three photos of a clip in the same weather.
Should the video show the roof?
If it is new, yes — a drone top-down or a rise over roof. If it is not, the inspection will find it anyway; keep the video honest and the roof age in the caption.
Read next
- Waterfront Listing Video: Showing the Water Without Overselling ItHow to make a video for a lakefront, riverfront or oceanfront home: the moves that show the water and the access, when to shoot, and how to keep the video honest about what the property actually has.
- Real Estate Video in Colorado and the Mountain WestListing video for mountain-town and Front Range agents: views, seasons, decks and outdoor access, second-home buyers, and how to shoot in snow and altitude light.
- How to Make a View Push Real Estate VideoA view push crosses the room and finishes at the glass, on the view. It makes the view the destination of the shot rather than a bright patch in the corner of a photo, which is exactly how a buyer experiences it at a showing.