photo editing: 3 Easy Ways to Enhance your Listing Photos - 08/22/08 05:32 PM
I am not a photographer nor do I take pictures that are up to par to a professional photographer. I do, though, have a duty to market my sellers home to the best of my ability plus some. To them I have to be a professional photographer or willing to hire one.
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photo editing: Photo Editing...What's Okay and Why? - 08/21/08 11:07 PM
I am a professional RE photographer and virtual tour provider at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. Recently, we have suffered a bit of a drought and everyone's grass is looking pretty bad. Two months ago however, the yards were gorgeous. I am totally guilty of adjusting the color/saturation of the grass to
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photo editing: 5 Free things to Help your Business Grow... - 08/16/08 12:24 PM
With people trying to sell us new products and tools everyday to grow our business-- I wanted to share with you 5 things that benefit your business you don't have to buy. Who said "nothing in life is free"? Today they're wrong!
1. Free Email- The basics to a business today.
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photo editing: Editing Images For Your Customized ActiveRain Blog - 04/11/08 04:44 AM
Jeannette Neerpat used Twitter to cry out for some help last night. She was having trouble editing the graphics she wanted to use in Brad Carroll's ActiveRain Custom Blog Builder. So I asked her to send me the graphics she was trying to use. As I guessed, they were not in
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photo editing: Are You Into MANIPULATION? Photo Manipulation, That Is. - 02/18/08 08:12 AM
Last night my husband was doing the "man thing" with the remote control. Up and down the channels at least a dozen times! And, did I mention, he never stops on one channel long enough to even see what's on? :) Anyway ... at one point he slowed down enough to check
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photo editing: Home Photography at the Next Level - Part 3 of 3 - 12/02/07 08:47 PM
In parts 1 and 2, I covered camera back, tripod, and lens for architectural photos. In this last of 3 parts, I intend to cover other equipment and editing. I hope that I have persuaded a few readers that a great camera back and an architectural lens is a great combination. To
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photo editing: Perfecting your listing photos - a simple workflow - 11/20/07 01:00 PM
Over on my main blog, I just finished up a series of video tutorials on managing, editing and resizing your photos in preparation for uploading them to the MLS (in this case, MRIS, the MLS I work for.) There are several lessons linked together into one sequential playlist that describe a simple
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photo editing: Photo Imaging Frames - How To Create Them? - 10/01/07 02:21 PM
Hey there! I'm hoping someone can help me with this. I am trying to find a program that I can create frames and drop shadows to the images I use in blogs to give them a little more "umph". Jeff Turner has shared how he adds a little pizazz to his images using
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photo editing: Tools of the Trade Tip 8 - 09/23/07 02:55 PM
The eighth Tools of the Trade Tip is on how to do screenshots. Screenshots are also referred to as using the PrtSc key, a screen dump, and doing a print screen. Many people have hit the PrtSc key and have thought that the computer didn't do anything. However, a picture of the screen
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photo editing: Tools of the Trade Tip 5 - 09/22/07 11:23 AM
The fifth Tools of the Trade Tip is on how to edit the photos you take of your homes. I use Corel's Paint Shop Pro XI. Paint Shop Pro (PSP) got bought out by Corel a few years ago and Corel continues PSP's annual upgrade. There has just been a new
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photo editing: Browser based photo editor - I am in love - 06/11/07 05:59 PM
Picnik is a new free program that allows you to upload and edit your photos directly within your browser. I have seen a few of these types of programs in the past, but nothing comes close to this one. (Try out the "boost" filter, under the Creative Tools tab)
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photo editing: Do it yourself cheap and easy professional picture - 06/05/07 04:51 AM
Although, I assume it is debatable whether or not my profile picture would be described as professional, that in fact is the picture I will show you how to replicate in less than 10 minutes from start to finish with a built in computer web cam. Step 1: Get dressed in professional
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photo editing: Using Adobe Photoshop to edit home photos - 04/20/07 11:53 AM
Hey there everybody. I just wanted to take a second to share my techniques for presenting the best possible exterior and interior home photos for your listings. My camera is nothing fancy. I use a Sony Cybershot 4megapixel. I've had the camera for over 3 years so it's definitely not the latest
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photo editing: How To Make Your Profile Picture Really Stand Out With a White Background - Easy 5 Minute Tutorial - 02/13/07 01:18 AM
Make your Profile Photo or any Photo Appear to Hover on WebPages By Adding a White Background. Who wants this? When they could have this (Handsome Devil, eh?) You can do this yourself. First download a free photo editing software called PhotoFiltre. Here's the link http://www.photofiltre-studio.com/utils/pfs-setup-en.exe After downloading and installing the software, open the program Select
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photo editing: Photo Tip - 10/20/06 09:03 AM
If you find that you're "always showing up in mirrors," try this. (A perfect example would be in a bathroom.) Use a flower-filled vase from elsewhere else in the home (most homes ready to be photographed have something that will work in the home). Put the vase of flowers close to the mirror and position
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