What a difference a year makes...

I recently had the opportunity to shoot a house for the second time with almost a year in between. And can I just say, what a difference a year makes!!

The original photos were shot with a Canon Rebel Xsi and Sigma DG500 flash.

Current photos were shot with a Canon 7D and a Canon Speedlight 580 flash and the house has been staged!

Girl's bedroom before...

Same bedroom after...

Painting was an absolute must for this room, and you can see what a dramatic improvement it made.

Master bedroom before...

Master bedroom after...

The staging changes in the master bedroom are much more subtle than in the girls bedroom above, but I feel these photos really show the progress over the year in the actual quality of the photography.

Family room before...

Family room after...

Again another more drastic change here, but what a change! This house shows infinitely better this time around.

It's scheduled to hit the MLS market tomorrow, so we'll see what the response is to the great changes this house has undergone!

- Paula

Learning Curves

Like the scariest of roller coasters, learning curves can be daunting... but the sense of accomplishment at the moment of enlightenment is not unlike the exhilaration upon conquering a terrifying roller coaster.

Today, I am at an SEO 1 day Bootcamp seminar. I've spent a great deal of time over the last year or so getting educated about websites and search engine optimization, but it continues to amaze me just how much there is to learn about this topic

Just when I think I'm at the crest of a hill on the learning curve, the track levels out and there's another impossibly high hill ahead...

To check out some of the sites I maintain, in addition to this photography website, please visit:

http://www.cornerstonedrafting.ca

and

http://www.dmandzuk.ca/

All three are very much works in progress and I'm always looking for ideas, suggestions and feedback from viewers on any of the sites. Something you'd like to see? Broken link? Please let me know - feedback is always appreciated!

- Paula