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The Lantern Level 207 steps and 163 feet above the beach is the entrance to the lantern of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Dangers of the rotating lights aside, there is really not much of a reason to enter the lantern level being that it has been completely automated since 1950. To the left of this sign is a small hatch leading out to the observation deck. Amazing views of the Core Sound, Shakleford Banks and shoals in the shallow beach abound in all 360 degrees of view. Processing: This is about as ‘urb-ex’ as I usually get (although I’d like to do more). It’s a three exposure HDR, merged in Nik HDR Efex rather than Photomatix this time though. I don’t use Nik too much, but I’m starting to get a feel for what kind of images it works well with. I then used the Nik Color Efex and Viveza Photoshop plug-ins to selectively boost the contrast of certain areas of the image. I then finished it with some dodging and burning of the sign before saving. Facebook | 500px | Google+ ©2011 Zach Frailey
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The Lantern Level

207 steps and 163 feet above the beach is the entrance to the lantern of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Dangers of the rotating lights aside, there is really not much of a reason to enter the lantern level being that it has been completely automated since 1950. To the left of this sign is a small hatch leading out to the observation deck. Amazing views of the Core Sound, Shakleford Banks and shoals in the shallow beach abound in all 360 degrees of view.

Processing: This is about as ‘urb-ex’ as I usually get (although I’d like to do more). It’s a three exposure HDR, merged in Nik HDR Efex rather than Photomatix this time though. I don’t use Nik too much, but I’m starting to get a feel for what kind of images it works well with. I then used the Nik Color Efex and Viveza Photoshop plug-ins to selectively boost the contrast of certain areas of the image. I then finished it with some dodging and burning of the sign before saving.

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©2011 Zach Frailey

HDR for Real Estate

In the process of house shopping, I have come to see that most of the homes out there for sale just have very sub-par photography. In my opinion, the photos on the MLS are the things that will get potential buyers into the house in the first place. That is what gave me the idea to launch ‘HDR for Real Estate’ through my Uprooted Photographer business. Personally, when I saw a house and the photos didn’t do it justice, we didn’t pursue it. With lower priced houses, the photos may not make too too much of a difference. But when a seller is listing a home for a million dollars, the photos need to be million dollar quality. Overlooking this fact may cost the seller dozens of offers and thousands of dollars in the end.

I had the opportunity to shoot a million dollar home on Harkers Island, NC last week. The house and setting were beautiful. This was my first home and I was very pleased with the results.

For more info or for booking for your property, email me at zach@uprootedphotographer.com or drop me a line on my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/uprootedphotographer). You can also see the complete set of images from the shoot on the FB page.