real estate photos: How to Make Your Photographer Happy!
- 03/21/10 01:53 AM
So you've decided to take the plunge and hire a professional to provide your photos and/or video tour of your listing. When you have a professional come to shoot a home it is different than you going over to take the photos. As a professional, my pricing is based on how long a typical house of a certain size takes to shoot. The size also affects how much footage there is to edit afterwards. There are things you and the seller can do to make things go very smoothly and quickly for both you and the photographer.
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real estate photos: Photographing Kitchens - tips for better listing photos
- 01/15/09 04:09 AM
Any real estate agent who has a listing wants to have it look its best to attract buyers. Since most people start their home search on the web, and those viewers tend to use photos to exclude rather than include homes to look at, quality photos are more important than ever. Since kitchens and baths are major determinants of interest in a home, good photos of them are crucial. Tips for Good Kitchen Photos 1. Do not take a "table for sale" picture! When taking a picture of the eat-in area be sure to show the whole area. You are selling … (2 comments)
real estate photos: Simple Tips for Great Real Estate Photos
- 01/01/09 04:31 AM
We have all seen too many really bad photos in real estate listings. Some real estate agents are better than others at taking photos, and some agents really are excellent. I believe that anyone can take decent photos of their listings with a little awareness and practice. The tips below are aimed at the average/below average skill level agent who uses a point-and-shoot camera set on "Auto" and wants/needs to improve the quality of their real estate photos. 1. Have the sun behind you, shining full on the front of the house for the exterior shot. Avoid extremely early or late … (5 comments)
real estate photos: Are your virtual tours giving the consumer helpful information or just Deja Vu?
- 05/04/08 03:12 AM
All Virtual Tours are not created equal. When deciding to add a Virtual Tour to your listing it's important to know exactly what it is adding to the information that the consumer already sees on the listing. There are several different formats for virtual tours. There's the most commonly used "let's diguise a slideshow as a Virtual Tour" approach. These are done by the Realtor or by a service that takes the photos the buyer has just looked at and creates a zoom-in, zoom-out or pan across effect on them and adds some music. All this does is take … (2 comments)
So you've decided to take the plunge and hire a professional to provide your photos and/or video tour of your listing. When you have a professional come to shoot a home it is different than you going over to take the photos. As a professional, my pricing is based on how long a typical house of a certain size takes to shoot. The size also affects how much footage there is to edit afterwards. 
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