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RainCamp 2009 - Home Staging Photosynth

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Home Stager with Chic Home Interiors

I had the privilege of attending the San Francisco RainCamp yesterday and came away with a cramped hand from trying to write faster than I could even take in all the information.  But I am energized to try and incorporate all that I learned from these amazing people into my business.  I am inspired and so day by day, I intend to open myself to doing things outside of my comfort zone because "what got me here, won't get me there" (I think this is a quote from Ben Kinney but may have been from Bob Stewart... like I said, I was like a deer in headlights trying to keep up - no matter, they were both amazing!)

I am a Bay Area Home Stager and Staging Trainer who always takes multiple photos of my work and after almost eight years of business have so many photos that most of them never get on my website.  So, I decided to make good use of one of the tools ActiveBob (follow him on twitter) shared with us - Photosynth

This great software allows you to take a bunch of photos of the same object, room or scene and stitch them together into an interactive 3D viewing experience, which can be shared on the web.  Now, this is my initial experiment with the software and I used photos I took last month of the Certified Staging Professional course final project from my Dallas, Texas class.  Since I used existing photos I obviously wasn't following the easy instructions they provide when I took the original photos and so I know results will be even better when I do new projects following their guidelines. 

Click on the photo to follow the link to my photosynth - I haven't yet learned to imbed a video in ActiveRain... so this is the next best thing...  Hope you enjoy my efforts and it gives you an idea of the power of this application and the breadth of the information we got at San Francisco RainCamp - I had a ball!

Dallas Certified Staging Professionals Class Project

I can definitely see how I could use this great tool in my business, thanks again to all the staff and presenters - you were amazing!  Thank you to presenters Brad Andersohn (and family), Ben  Kinney, Bob Stewart, panelists Nick Cameron, Janet Guilbault, and Jeanean Gendron and all the great staff -  Joel, Steven, Kerrie, Doug, Aaron (hope I got everyone and got them spelled correctly..., I apologize for any and all missing, misspelled or incorrect names)

Comments (16)

Lori Kim Polk
Premiere Home Staging : Home Staging Services - Roseville, CA
Home Stager - Roseville, Sacramento

I really, really wanted to go to this. Sounds like it was a great experience. Thank you for sharing about Photosynth. Sounds interesting ;)

Dec 03, 2009 02:03 AM
Joanne O'Donnell
Chic Home Interiors - Oakland, CA

It was great, Lori, sorry you couldn't make it.  I ran into lots of friends and colleagues - fabulous stagers, realtors, loan gurus and especially had fun with the lovely Chris Fisher, web design and virtual assistant extroardinaire. 

Dec 03, 2009 02:16 AM
Anonymous
Christine Rae

What a cool tool Joanne:) thanks for sharing

Dec 03, 2009 03:05 AM
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Anonymous
Christine Rae

I had chance to revisit the tool Joanne; congrats on finding the time to attend - so many people are too busy to build new skills and then wonder where the business goes to. The future is very definately based in technology and we need to keep up with everything we can if we intend to do business. How do you see this tool having the most impact on our staging world?

Dec 03, 2009 04:12 AM
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Chris Fisher
Your Virtual Assistant - Concord, CA

Hi Joanne, what a nice review of yesterday's event.  They did a wonderful job putting it together.  It's a lot of work!  It was great for me to hear what they had to say, and I learned a few new tricks myself. 

Dec 03, 2009 06:00 AM
Melissa Marro
Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL
Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

I am so jealous and if I hear of one coming anywhere within driving distance I will plan on attending!

Dec 03, 2009 11:54 AM
Virginia Tatseos
Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI


Ditto Melissa.  I would love to attend.  Hopefully one will be coming somewhere near me.

 

I have to really play with this program because I didn't get the benefit of it at first glance

Dec 03, 2009 12:12 PM
Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

I was working today and at a fundraising event tonight-so I am playing with it now. FUN!!

Dec 03, 2009 05:58 PM
Cheryl Ritchie
RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com - Huntingtown, MD
Southern Maryland 301-980-7566

I noticed a list of top free gadgets and photsynth was one. There was one missing from the Blogger's list. Did you write the top free websites down and if so could you post? Could you  share more notes?

Dec 03, 2009 10:30 PM
Anthea Click
Fresh Perspectives - www.InsideNashvilleHomes.com - Franklin, TN
Nashville Home Stager - Selling Nashville, TN homes quickly!

Love this new tool. I will certainly be incorporating it into what I do. Thank you for sharing!

Dec 04, 2009 03:30 AM
Nancy Maurer
Whitehall Interiors & Home Staging LLC - Sparta, NJ
Home Stager - Serving No. NJ

I imagine that this event was really interesting...Photosynth looks awesome.  I can see what I'll be doing this weekend!  Thanks for sharing.

Dec 04, 2009 01:35 PM
Virginia Tatseos
Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI

Where do you get the code after creating the video/tour?

I've created an interesting one, I Think.

I can't find the code

You help me and I'll show you how to imbed on :-)

Dec 05, 2009 07:21 AM
Will Nesbitt
Nesbitt Realty at Condo Alexandria - Alexandria, VA
Nesbitt Realty is a family-run brokerage.

Thanks for telling about this!

Jan 07, 2010 10:52 PM
Valerie Springer
Benchmark Mortgage nmls 2143 - Birmingham, AL
Home Loan Officer AL, FHA, VA, Conventional and Re

LOVE Photosynth!  Thank you for sharing with us.  Hope 2010 will be your best year yet.

Jan 18, 2010 02:39 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

What an interesting program and yet another way to get your images out there for the public to see. I just added it to my photo help folder on Firefox.

Feb 16, 2010 06:05 AM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Thanks for sharing about Photosynth and your experience at RainCamp. So glad you were able to attend!

Feb 25, 2010 02:04 PM