Sold on Joy
Ronesha Nation, Broker, Our Nation Realty. Photographed at home, with the sofa, the dogs and the SOLD sign.
- Client
- Ronesha Nation, Broker
- Brokerage
- Our Nation Realty
- Shot
- 18 Sep 2024, 3:37–6:47 pm
- Kit
- Sony α7 IV · Tamron 35–150 mm f/2–2.8
- Delivered
- 24 frames, edited
- In this edit
- 16 frames
- Looks
- Ivory, Brocade, Black & denim
- Use
- Headshots, listings, social
A broker's brand, shot in a home that looks lived in.
An agent's portrait has to do two jobs. It has to look professional enough for a listing sheet, and warm enough that a stranger would call. This session covers both. There are seated portraits in a sunlit great room, a SOLD sign on the sectional, a toss of a leather ball, and a few frames with her dogs in the hallway.
Three wardrobe changes give her a set for each use: ivory for headshots and listing materials, brocade for statement posts, and black and denim for the everyday "this is who you're working with" content.
Ivory
Great room · sectional · 7 framesFloor-to-ceiling glass behind her, with the lawn as a soft green backdrop. The SOLD sign and the ball toss are on the sectional.
Brocade
Great room · kitchen backdrop · 3 framesA floral brocade suit against the cream sofa and sage kitchen island. These are the most colourful frames in the set, and they suit a statement post.
Black & denim
Hallway · dogs · 6 framesA branded tee, a blazer and ripped jeans. The long hallway gives depth, and the dogs make her smile for real.
Before and after
The files came out of camera with two problems. Portraits against the windows were backlit, and the hallway, lit by warm bulbs, went yellow. Every frame got the same set of fixes, adjusted to its light:
- White balance pulled toward neutral while keeping the room's warmth
- Shadows lifted so faces read against bright glass
- Gentle local contrast and a soft S-curve
- Vibrance instead of saturation, which protects skin tones
- Output sharpening sized for the web
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BeforeAfter
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All 24 delivered frames, edited, in the order they were shot. The strip drifts on its own. Hover to stop it, drag or use the arrows to move, and click a frame to open it. Greyed frames were cut, with the reason underneath.