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.
Pictures ARE worth a thousand words in Real Estate. If you do not have enough listing pictures (or any at all) or your pictures do not represent the house well... an agent or their buyer may be uninterested in even giving your home a chance.
Think about how many times you've clicked the next button on a home that had one picture or pictures that were too dark to make out anything. Do you want someone doing the same to you?
Here are three easy steps to clean your pictures up and make your listing shine!
Think of it as Photo Editing 101!
... This will be our BEFORE picture.
1) Crop- Cropping is Photo Editing 101 but we sometimes forget about this easy tool. It's a great way to cut out tall grass, bulky furniture, etc. and focus on the more prominent features of the house. Take for instance the our before picture, there is too much driveway, sidewalk, and large trees featured so that a potential buyers eye is too distracted to focus on the beautiful house.
See the difference Cropping can make? We can now focus on what is important.
2) Brightness- Now that we have gotten distracting objects out of the way we have to worry about the lighting of a photo. I see too many dark pictures and once again this is an easy thing to fix. Using a photo editor (Look towards the bottom for a list of easy to use editors) simply brighten the picture to what you think is an acceptable amount. You can play around till you find the perfect fix. **Some more tips for perfect lighting BEFORE editing would be to try and take your pictures on an overcast day-- if time/weather does not permit be sure to have the fun facing behind you (not behind the house) and close blinds in the home when taking your pictures.
3) Contrast- Now that you have cropped and brightened (or darkened) your photo to reach the perfect lighting, you will find that your picture looks oh, so much better... but a little washed out. How do you return the bold color to your photo? Contrast! Just like you did with the lighting, play around till you find the perfect contrast. Usually just adding a little contrast works perfect for me.
Our After Picture.
Which would you rather tour/buy the 'Before' or 'After' Picture?
Easy to Use FREE Photo Editors
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