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The Return of the No-No Photos

A couple of months ago, I was posting what I called the "no-no" photos. A book project and working on virtual tours kept me busy. So the no-no photos faded away. And just when you thought it safe, here comes some more!

No-no photos are what not to do to sell/market a property. Here are some examples sent to me by an out-of-state associate:

Both of these images were used in an advertisement that said "the walls are not yellow, even though they appear to be so in the pictures."

Translation: my white balance on my camera is so messed up that I can't figure out how to fix it.

A pair of true no-no photos!

(don't you love the way the walls are leaning in the first shot?)

Posted by George Photographer on 02/28/2008 03:18 PM

Comments (12)

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12 Comments on The Return of the No-No Photos

FEB

2008

Hilarious. Poor soul.

time for the professional photographer!

Thanks, the post was good for a chuckle. In the past I did my own photos and did a fair job. I now use a professional photographer and it shows!

I love the vacuum in the first pic. How difficult would it have been to move it while taking the pictures? At least there may have been an effort to clean. lol Wow, those are some bad photos! It is really not that hard to take good pics, you just need to have some common sense and take a little care in what you do.

There are realtors that see the value of professional photography & videography to more effectively market their client's property and those that do not. This one is obviously in the second category.

Oh my, time to reset the camera or the photographer!

(1)Turn on the lights, (2)set to auto, (3)turn off the flash, (4)use a tripod. (5)A wide angle lens is always good.

FEB

2008

You can always throw a blue filter on it in Photoshop. Here's the best I could do. Yes, that white balance needs to be adjusted. I had to crank up the blue filter to nearly 60%. I threw a sharpen on the first one, too.

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George - Great blog topic! Some of the photos out there are amazing! People standing in them, pets, open toilets, car side view mirrors showing in the photos...

All,

Thanks for your comments and thoughts ... the no-no photos are always fun!

-George

MAR

2008

George - always fun to see what others thought was good enough for their listing.

John - I note you also used photoshop to vacuum up the vacuum. The agent who originally took the pic will probably report it stolen.

MAR

2008

We had 2 NIGHT photos taken recently in our MLS. Hysterical! I guess the agent (out of the area) didn't want to come back during the day. Too far of a drive, I'm sure. So he took the shots from the curb, with the house's lights on and it's pitch black outside. He did it twice recently.

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