I was hired to take photos of a listing by a realtor friend of mine. So when I got there, the owner was there and he's into photography. He asked me if he could watch and I said "sure, why not."
After I set up 2 flashes and fired the first shot, I showed him my camera and he said "WOW. Those flashes make so much of a difference. I didn't think they would help that much." Well, it isn't just having the flashes that makes a difference. It's also knowing how to use them. And having the appropriate software to speed things up.
Turns out that he was originally a FSBO and he took his own shots. I asked him which camera he has and his camera is twice as expensive as my camera. When I got back, I looked at the photos in MLS and they may as well have been taken with a $30 camera off ebay, rather than his $3000 Nikon.
Then I quickly whipped out my laptop and showed him Viveza. I showed him how easy it was to manipulate areas of the photos with this cool software. His jaw just about hit the floor. I told him that this software has saved me tons of time on each and every photo shoot just because I didn't have to do the "marching ants dance" to change selective areas of photos. It's worth every penny.
Bottom line is that it's more than just the equipment that makes the difference. It's also knowing how to use the equipment properly.
Other differences in these example photos are because the agent hired a stager to stage the home before the photoshoot.
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