I pride myself on the quality of the photos I take of my listings and it never ceases to amaze me when I see some of the shots agents post on MLS and on their websites! I admit I am very picky, after all I'm a Virgo (no matter about our signs having changed I will always be a Virgo!). As professionals shouldn't we all be particular about the marketing pieces we put together for our clients?
Some of my pet peeves include leaving the toilet seats up, then clicking anyway and voila the potential buyer doesn't see the other great features of the bathroom in question. The image of the toilet seat being left up is ingrained in their memory! Another pet peeve is when you see the agent holding their camera in the reflection of the mirror. When you take time to think before you click and consider different angles you can still get that shot minus your refection in the mirror.
One of my biggest pet peeves is when agents think it is ok to "borrow" my pictures without asking! Not that I would agree to allow them to borrow them. My business philosophy is pretty simple! Do your own work! You are supposed to be a professional! I had an agent recently "borrow" my pictures and since there are no rules against this in our MLS there was nothing I could do about it. However, since the agent was (is) clueless about the correct way to do it I at least have the satisfaction of knowing that the resolution is way off and the pictures look horrible when you double click on them! I feel bad for the seller and can't believe they haven't noticed and addressed this with their agent.
So in summary, take time when you take pictures of your listings, take lots of pictures, think about your shots before you click utilizing various angles, and NEVER EVER "borrow" other agents photos! After all who wants to see a toilet prominently displayed with the seat up??!!
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