THE ART OF REAL ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHY

As a real estate agent in the tri-state area (GA, TN, NC) I put a lot of mileage all over the countryside. In my travels throughout these beautiful Blue Ridge mountains, I run across a lot of old barns smattered across the countryside. They vary in shape and size, color and level of decrepidation, but all of them are beautiful to me.

Whenever I'm on my way out on a listing call, or sometimes, even showing property, I will stop to grab a shot of an old gray ghost. I just love the look of them...the history... the mystery. I love how at different times of day and in different weather, they can look so different, sometimes unrecognizable. Each season they take on the different surroundings like a chameleon, changing to reflect the world around them.

For me, they serve as a window to the past: a look back to a time when life was simpler, and needs were more basic, at least a lot less electronic. My favorites are the ones that are all but gone, yet the bones still reamain. You can see them being almost eaten up by the earth from which they were fashioned.

This photo is of the first barn I shot. It was for a listing in North Carolina that included a historic homestead, a 10-sided art gallery, an office, a workshop, a storage barn, and this old walnut barn, made from wood milled from trees right here on the property. The first time I shot the barn, it was early morning in the fall. Later, in the winter, on a rainy afternoon, I got this second shot, and the colors brought out by the wetness were just spectacular to me.

I will share some more of my shots in this blog from time to time, as I currently have over 100 barns, and I get more every day. I can't wait for spring, to check out the new fashions for barn wear this season. MGH