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Software for Better Photos

By
Real Estate Agent with Wick Team

Hello Active rain this is my first post :)

This post aims at helping photographers and estate agents take better quality property snaps. A good photograph can say a thousands words and when taken right will make a dramatic increase in home buyer interest.

Majority of home sales originate from online sources. This means that home buyers are searching and browsing real estate websites in search of that dream home. Ensuring your photos shine makes all the difference.

Taking pictures from a not so great camera creates a picture thats not so great. New photographers often think that there is a special skill or art involved in taking top quality snaps. It's wrong to think that. A little knowledge is required but almost all great photos are taken with great cameras. For best results invest in a really good camera.

So You have been out at your property and taken lots of snaps and now you are now back at the office uploading the photos. You now need to browse them picking out the pictures you like.

Now comes the magic! you have the pictures you like and now you need to place them into an image editing package to bring them to life. I highly recommend Lightroom 2 and PTlens.

Holly Lynch
Keller Williams Greenville Central - Travelers Rest, SC

Great first post! Welcome to the rain. Have fun networking,dont get addicted and keep your posts over 50 words for points. Look forward to reading more!

Aug 12, 2008 01:25 PM
Stefan Geyer
SOA Realty - Aurora, CO

As a college graduate photographer and Realtor, I look forward to your posts, hopefully in-depth.  Welcome!

Aug 12, 2008 01:57 PM
Leeshay Wright
Keller Williams Realty - Mauldin, SC

Welcome to active rain you will find lots of useful information.  Enjoy!

Aug 12, 2008 01:58 PM
Leeshay Wright
Keller Williams Realty - Mauldin, SC

Welcome to active rain you will find lots of useful information.  Enjoy!

Aug 12, 2008 01:58 PM
Keith Elliott Jr
KEIRE Realty Group - Manassas, VA
Principal Broker/Owner

Hello John,

Welcome to Active Rain and congrats on your first post! The opportunities to learn and network are incredible here. Best of luck to ya!

-Keith

Aug 12, 2008 02:45 PM
Scott Magaw
The Bill Kennedy Team - Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC

Welcome!  This is a great place to learn from others, and a great place to gain business.  Just blog whatever comes to mind - the best ones seem to be about non-real estate related topics!

Aug 12, 2008 02:50 PM
Marcy Fedalei
Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC

May I be one of the first to welcome you to the ActiveRain community - full of information, ideas and surprises. Enjoy and share!

Aug 12, 2008 09:54 PM
Patricia Fisher
Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC

Welcome to the Active Rain Community!  This is a great site to network, learn, and share ideas with others.  Have a great day!

Aug 13, 2008 12:06 AM
Ron Martin
Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC
Ron Martin Team

Good Morning & welcome to Active Rain, I hope you enjoy having fun on Active Rain. It's a great site to network, learn & share ideas with other Realtors, Mortgage brokers. Have an awesome day!

Aug 13, 2008 12:55 AM
Ginger Ryals
Prudential C Dan Joyner and Young Realtors - Spartanburg, SC

Welcome to Active Rain!! This is a great site to network and share ideas!! Have fun with it!!

Aug 13, 2008 01:03 AM
The Trumm Team Omaha Homes for Sale, Real Estate
Keller Williams Greater Omaha - Omaha, NE

Welcome to ActiveRain!

If you would like a few tips on getting the most out of ActiveRain, please visit my blog Welcome to Active Rain.  It has a few simple steps of what to do now that you have joined.

If you ever have any questions, just let me know.

Troy Trumm

Aug 13, 2008 01:36 AM
Yvette Gardner
Keller Williams Realty, Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg, SC

Welcome to the Active Rain community. You have chosen a great site with tons of information you can learn from.  Have fun with it and hope to see more of your blogs soon!

Aug 13, 2008 01:44 AM
Kirk Westervelt
Van West Realty - Greenville, SC Realtor -Short Sale Expert! - Greenville, SC
Kirk Westervelt, Broker In Charge, Van West Realty - CDPE - Short Sale Agent - Home for Sale - Greenville, Simpsonvil...

Hi, welcome to Active Rain! I hope to see more of your blogs in the future. Learn from others, share your knowledge and experiences and enjoy yourself! Take care! ---Kirk.

Aug 13, 2008 02:07 AM
Dwayne West
Atlanta Real Estate - Canton, GA
Canton Georgia Real Estate

Welcome to the Active Rain community. You have chosen a great site with tons of information you can learn from.

Aug 13, 2008 02:43 AM
Crystal Corr
Keller Williams Greenville Central - Simpsonville, SC

Welcome to Active Rain. I hope you will enjoy it and learn from it as much as I do. Happy Blogging.

Aug 13, 2008 02:53 AM
Lori Franks
Real Estate Consultant - Brookings, OR
Brookings, Oregon

Hello John and welcome to ActiveRain. And congrats on your forst post. Keep up the good work and have fun.

Aug 13, 2008 03:06 AM
Greg Steffens
Mountain Country Realty - Lake Arrowhead, CA

John - Welcome to Active Rain and congrats on your first post.  Be sure to spend some time looking around at what and how others are blogging here.  It is a great education and lots of fun.  Looks like you're off to a great start...keep it up!

Aug 13, 2008 03:37 AM
Nate Blankenship - Spartanburg, SC Realtor
Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC

Welcome to Active Rain! This is a great site to network, learn and share ideas with others. Thanks for a great post and I look forward reading more in the future. Have a great day!

Aug 13, 2008 06:32 AM
Jean Terry
Keller Williams Realty Spartanburg, S.C. - Spartanburg, SC

Hi, and welcome to Active Rain. Hope you have fun and learn while you network and share ideas. Thanks for a great post, and good luck, Jean

Aug 13, 2008 01:03 PM
Lorena Westervelt
Van West Realty - Greenville, SC
Co-Founder/Co-Owner

Hello, welcome to Active Rain! This seems like a wonderful environment to network as well as learn from others. I hope you enjoy yourself and participate often in the Active Rain environment!

Aug 14, 2008 08:40 AM