"The Photos Make this Postage Stamp Backyard Look Like a Football Field"
I do believe there is a lot of merit to what Norma is pointing out, and while I do use a wide angle lens for interior photos, or even a professional photographer, I do not advocate changing the photos to coverup, change, or misrepresent the home. There are lots of tools out there that make it possible to actually add features such as moldings, change wall colors, and much more. That does not mean we should do it. In some cases I know MLS boards are starting to scrutinize such photos and regard them as being misleading and then possibly ethics violations.
A prospective buyer recently voiced his disappointment in MLS photos that do not give a true representation of the property. To be honest, that is why I still try to preview properties before I show them. The photos may depict a forever view, but in reality there are power lines and poles claiming space and reducing the value of the view. It's embarrassing, and in my opinion, unethical to "forge" a better view, or a bigger backyard, or even an altered version of the interior colors and space. The prospective buyer may feel duped by the duplicity and in no hurry to enter into a contractual relationship with the perpetrators. Initial disappointment is hard to overcome.
Technology has given us many wonderful tools to work with, but we do not have a license to border on misrepresentation by employing questionable tricks of the trade. Consumers rely on photos to determine which homes they want to see. It behooves agents and sellers to use truth in words and photos, or risk the wrath and loss of an unhappy buyer.
We've all seen the out of focus photos or the infamous single photo used to under-represent a property, but is the over-improved photo just as negligent in representing the the true picture of the property?
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