Wider shots are generally more time consuming to compose and - since you can see so much more of the space in a given composition - can be subsequently more demanding to get the supplemental lighting just right.

Photographing the detail shots is a much more fluid and artistic process...

Once the wider photographs are complete I move onto the detail shots. I attach a longer, prime lens and take my camera off of the tripod so that I can move around the space free and unrestricted.

*Delivered detail photo from a shoot in Sherman Oaks, CA ©Ryan Carr - Legacy Listing Photography - 2017*

*Delivered detail photo from a shoot in West Hollywood, CA ©Ryan Carr - Legacy Listing Photography - 2017*

It's fascinating to see how showing less sometimes tells even more of the story.

Sometimes the smaller details, like the light fixtures and faucets, get lost in the wide shots and since a lot of time and care is put into choosing them they really deserve their own separate photo to show them off.

*Delivered detail photo from a shoot in Pasadena, CA ©Ryan Carr - Legacy Listing Photography - 2017*

Although shooting this way may ultimately take less time to shoot than the wider, locked off shots they are no less important. Often these vignettes can lead to some of the strongest images in a set.