Guide to Real Estate Photography

This article was originally published on the Home Value Leads blog.

Real estate photos are key to ensuring the success of a listing. Poor lighting, angles and not capturing the best features in an appealing way can send the wrong message about a property.

We've talked extensively about how to capture the best photos. From tips for the newbie real estate photographer to apps you can use, here is a collection of our past posts to help make the most of your listing photos.

Listing Tip: Awesome Photos

Every listing deserves a series of photos that complements its description. Photos help the words come to life, so make sure they are the best they can be.

• Besides the staple areas to photography, take inventory of the top features that make the property unique.
• Take enough photos to entice buyers. You don't need to 100 but definitely have at least one photo of every corner of the house.

Listing Photos: A How-To Guide

Here are some basic photo tips for your next listing.

• Take your camera to the listing appointment to take photos and show your enthusiasm and connection to the property, even before a solid commitment is made.
• Cell phone or actual camera? Depends, but we err on taking photos with an actual camera.
• Clear the clutter!

10 Photo and Video Apps to Help Your Listings Stand Out

Don't you just love apps? Photos apps are especially fun because they make you feel like a pro. We made a nice list of the most well loved, comprehensive and affordable (or free) photo apps that you can use to make your listing photos pop. Here are just a few:

• My Sketch
• Pic Stitch
• InstaCollage
• Live Collage