November 2018

I think this is a really solid shot. Very nice handling of the light and colors. As a multiple-spaces shot, I’d like to see a clearer visual path between the foreground and background. I know that moving the dining table to the left might not have been possible (heavy; floor scratches!) So wondering instead: If the camera were moved a little bit to the right (while still retaining enough fireplace to tell that story) and zoomed in a touch, maybe the dining chairs (2 instead of 3) on the right side could have been positioned in such a way as to open up a clearer path from the kitchen through to the living room? In PS, would probably remove the cone outside and the light streak on the fridge.

Agree with Julie. This is really a solid shot. Her comments of camera placement and staging are spot on. I also would have been inclined to move the white chair/couch to the right a bit so that the view to the fireplace is less obstructed. I also think that I would have made the room with the fireplace a bit darker to help pull the eye to the brighter far room.