70D & 10-22mm suggested landscape/real estate settings

[whosjk]

I will be shooting interior and exterior shots with a 70D and 10-22mm lens in a couple of days. I used to shoot real estate photography almost a decade ago - I haven't touched a Canon since. I'm trying to prep myself on the 70D which I just got my hands on literally an hour ago. I have the 10-22mm for real estate shots and the 24-105L for everything else including the video i'll need to be taking.

What is the suggested Program setting (Av, P, M, etc.) to shoot these type of real estate shots? I need a full, sharp photo across the entire image. All shots will be on a tripod with good lighting throughout.

Suggested aperture?
Suggested AF mode? AF area selection mode? Or is it best to manually focus when shooting real estate?

Any other suggestions that will help me produce quality shots?

Thank you in advance for your opinions!

 

[Skirball]

I will be shooting interior and exterior shots with a 70D and 10-22mm lens in a couple of days. I used to shoot real estate photography almost a decade ago - I haven't touched a Canon since. I'm trying to prep myself on the 70D which I just got my hands on literally an hour ago. I have the 10-22mm for real estate shots and the 24-105L for everything else including the video i'll need to be taking.

What is the suggested Program setting (Av, P, M, etc.) to shoot these type of real estate shots? I need a full, sharp photo across the entire image. All shots will be on a tripod with good lighting throughout.

Suggested aperture?
Suggested AF mode? AF area selection mode? Or is it best to manually focus when shooting real estate?

Any other suggestions that will help me produce quality shots?

Thank you in advance for your opinions!

Not much has changed in RE photography since you did it 10 years ago. The biggest thing that has changed is the industry, there’s a dichotomy between Run n Gun and “architectural photography” that pride themselves on producing quality images. Both have their niche, but I can’t really speak to the former.

Shoot in full manual, right down to the AF. f/8 if you can get away with it, but bump it up if needed to get everything in focus. Shooting ultrawide it’s usually not too much of an issue. Some people love HDR, other lighting. Myself the latter, but I always take a set of HDR for backup/post work. Don’t do it in-camera. I’d shoot at ISO 400ish to lessen the load on my flashes except for the HDR shots (ISO 100). My final image is usually a composite of an HDR (lightly done, in Photomatix – I wouldn’t use in-camera), blended in manually with a properly exposed and lit shot, and I usually do some hand touch-up lightening areas with a high-key shot. But it’s a time consuming process. I know people who drop the tripod, in-camera HDR, DL to Lightroom (now on iPad) and they’re off to the next room before I even have my lights setup. It works for them, just not work I care for. YMMV.