Recently I finished reading the book How To Take Photos That Move Houses.  Yesterday I decided that since I got so much cleaning done this weekend, I ought to try out a few of the tips I picked up and do a little photo shoot in my now super spotless dining room.

Just for comparison, here is my best ‘before we moved in’ photo of the dining room, which is mostly of the front hall, but you can at least see the yellow paint color:

And here is my favorite of yesterday’s ‘after’ shots:

And here is my second favorite photo, which shows more of the room, but the color isn’t as good:

I was still trying to figure out the light settings on the camera when Alethea woke up from her nap, so clearly I have some more learning to do, but I think reading the book gave me a great jumping off point to start exploring everything our camera can do.  I’d recommend it to any camera novice who wants to take good pictures of their house.

PS. For anyone wondering, Alethea seems to be feeling much better today!