A picture says a thousand words and I might not have to write so much if I knew where everyone here in the rain gets theirs. They are so appropriate. How much time do you spend looking for the perfect one? Or does a photo inspire your post? Can you please share with me your sources? I can't be the only one who has photo envy can I? Thank you in advance.
Orangeburg, NY
Hey Sheron - Here is a great blog by Rory Siems - Blog entries running short on visuals. Great sites for free stock photos. I like http://www.sxc.hu/home best because it has a search feature. If I can't find a pic in about 10 seconds I'll probably have forgotten what I was looking for.
Feb 07, 2007 07:07 AM
California Moods Inc - Selma, CA
ARTIST - A Home Stager/Sellers Best Friend!
Thank you Maureen, you are sooooo very helpful and I do really appreciate all that you do for me and everyone!
Feb 07, 2007 07:16 AM
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland
I keep my camera in my bag and snap, snap away on a sunny day.
I put up a web site to store a lot of them so they are quickly available, see: http://www.atlanticlights.com .
Or, store them on the hard drive. I only take photos in .jpg format and with a "Mail" setting which is approx. 400-600 pixels so they take little room in the hard drive. I use them on web sites and they convey color and a sense of neighborhood.
Lenn
Feb 07, 2007 07:45 AM
Real Estate Shows - Hurricane, WV
Hey, Sheron! I use Publisher a lot so Microsoft is my go-to photo source. Usually I can find anything I want. Sometimes I might change the wording of a post to suit the picture just a little more, but the post comes first.
Feb 07, 2007 09:26 AM
Select Home Staging - Denver, CO
Select Home Staging
Hi Sheron,
Short, sweet little post that packs a PUNCH! Thanks for asking the question and letting us all benefit from the responses!
Veronica
Select Home Staging
Denver, Colorado
Feb 07, 2007 10:32 AM
Staged 2 Sell New York & Long Island - Northport, NY
HSE; ASHSR - Home Stager, for Manhattan, Brooklyn & Long Island
Personally, I find trying to get pictures annoying! If only we could just post without them....I go online a lot to Google Images and try to find ones without copyrights.
Feb 07, 2007 12:12 PM
California Moods Inc - Selma, CA
ARTIST - A Home Stager/Sellers Best Friend!
Rory - love the last link. I am blinded from all the gazillion pictures. Thanks again Maureen
Lenn - I always have my camera with me too so since you inspired me to shoot where I am...here it is!
This concept may not work for me...tractor crossings are big here. (Raisin capitol of the world)
Sarah - MS has photo's?
Veronica - I expect to see some interesting photo's from you now
Val - try this link...it is easy.
Thanks everyone, you have been very helpful but if there are more sources out there please let us know.
Feb 07, 2007 01:12 PM
Fusion Design Consulting - Redondo Beach, CA
Home Staging Redondo Beach, CA- FusionDesignConsulting.com
Sheron, great question. I'm bookmarking to have quick access to the answers!
One that I like is http://www.morguefile.com/- sounds creepy but it's perfectly normal and has great free photos, their motto is "where photo reference lives".
Feb 08, 2007 12:09 PM
California Moods Inc - Selma, CA
ARTIST - A Home Stager/Sellers Best Friend!
Can I bookmark my own post? That is a great idea Gina!!! And when I get my eyesite back I will check out MS Clip art and the morgue as well. Is this english?
Feb 08, 2007 01:56 PM
SHOW SMART! HOME STAGING & Color Consultant - Rockville, MD
Home Staging the Washington DC Area from Rockville MD
Help. I can't find that blog or comment in a blog with the picture illustrating the power to pull the eye by using red flowers I think it was. This was recently last week or so. Anybody remember and can clue me? I have a very non-visual realtor to educate. Thanks, Clueless
Feb 13, 2007 10:47 PM
SHOW SMART! HOME STAGING & Color Consultant - Rockville, MD
Home Staging the Washington DC Area from Rockville MD
I found it! Sheron Cardin's www.how2stage.com website. Great illustrated article about the power of what we do with accessories to lead the eye where we want it to go. Thanks Sheron. Who has ADD? I can find stuff...sometimes.
Feb 13, 2007 11:49 PM
SHOW SMART! HOME STAGING & Color Consultant - Rockville, MD
Home Staging the Washington DC Area from Rockville MD
California Moods Inc - Selma, CA
ARTIST - A Home Stager/Sellers Best Friend!
Well Patricia - thanks for the plug! I began my career accessorizing and you can have all the most expensive furniture in the world and if it is not accessorized with style, you have nothing but a furniture showroom. And, you can have the most inexpensive furniture and if it is accessorized right with exciting points of interest, no one ever notices what is under the accessories!
Feb 14, 2007 01:50 AM
Center Stage Design-real estate staging, Ancaster/Hamilton - Ancaster, ON
Home Stager
Trademark Realtors - Riverside, CA
Riverside, CA
I, too, have photo envy. I will be bookmarking this post because I need all the help I can get. Thanks for posting this.
I saw the picture you took before I noticed where you're at and thought "geez, that looks familiar." It is familiar--I have lots of family in your area (Reedley-Dinuba-Selma).
Jun 08, 2007 03:05 PM
Rainmaker
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