Good Pictures are priceless when it comes to the marketing of a listing. You don't have to spend much time on Realtor.com to realize there's a bunch of bad photographers out there and most Realtors don't value what good photography can do for their image and sales.
Tip 1
Wait for a good day, blue skies sell houses. I've seen million dollar houses photographed in the rain.
Tip 2
Take your front shot with the sun to your back, your skies will be bluer and your image will look much crisper. Front shots should not have cars parked in the driveway and the garage door should be closed.
Tip 3
Turn all the lights on inside and out and turn all the ceiling fans off.
Tip 4
Window blinds Open. Natural light makes a home feel warm.
Tip 5
Ask the home owner to move. I saw a picture with the home owner standing at the door of the house.
Tip 6
Take pride in your work. Try to take beautiful shots. If there is a tricycle next to the pool, or a towel hanging over the shower door, move it.
Tip 7
Put the toilet seat down.
Tip 8
Try not to shoot yourself in the mirrors. Many times you can squat down or move to a different angle. At least TRY.....
Tip 9
Try to avoid your own shadow...sometimes you can't.
Tip 10
Take interior shots where you can see out the windows. This takes time and practice. The trick is to balance the interior and the exterior light. To do this you need to turn your flash on. You also need to learn how to manually control the ISO (film speed) on your camera. Lower your ISO to expose for the exterior light as you do this the interior part of the picture will get darker. Increase your flash amount to keep the interior properly lit. Like I said it takes some practice but its well worth it.
Tip 11
Shoot exterior pictures in your digital cameras shutter priority mode with the white balance set to cloudy. This will make your photo sharp and yet warm. Know that I think about it read your cameras instruction manual so you know how to do this.
Tip 12
Take a photography and a Photoshop class. They will make you thousands.
Tip 13
Take a few minutes and clear of the counters in the kitchen and bathrooms. I also like to clear any junk from the fridge door.
Tip 14
After loading your picture in Photoshop, use the auto contrast, auto levels and auto color options. There located at the top of your screen under image and then adjustments. Apply each effect separately.
That's it for now got to run, if you have any tips or tricks please comment, I'm always looking to learn. If you have any question just ask. I'll post a few pics I'v taken in the last few monthes.
Ben Gwilliam
Keyes Company 1
954.309.1444
BenGwilliam@keyes.com
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