Good afternoon Shar. How very smart you are and how telling are these photos? Terrific.

Point well made here....Shar is a star

What a great way to demonstrate your point, quite visually. Well done!

Great informaton for anyone looking to sell their home.  They should always ask their agent to send them their listing to review.  2 sets of eyes are better than one!  

Great comments and I do agree about professional photos being essential.  

Quality of photos is what's in them, the angle, the width, the clarity, the quantity and how well the words, video, the degree of detail all work together. You only have so many seconds to make the transfer in the show and tell, ick me pick me. You the agent or broker interview the property for the potential buyer. Good points Shar Sitter !

Hello Shar - there's perspective and perception.  Both are part of an excellent presentation.  

Congratulations on your AR Feature! Everytime I have a listing, before photos are taken for the MLS, I always ask my Seller's to take their own photos to take a good look at them before the Photographer gets there to see what that person would see, including everyone looking in MLS; then let me know what day to schedule the photographer. I tell them the same thing, scan the photos carefully and look closely. When you give your approval, the Photographer will be there, ready or not... It's amazing how much work the sellers do to get ready for "Show Time!" 

Shar, your photos prove the picture is worth a thousand words.  Declutter and focus on the features.  Very well done, thanks for sharing.

Always interesting when you can see another point of view. This is no exception.

I love your camera with the blue eye in the frame! Did you do this? Is that your eye? I love that... Canon is my favorite camera too! 

Great Post you certainly have the eye for this work! thank you

Hi Shar Sitter, the two countertop photos make your point so very convincingly. Wonderful post and wonderful delivery 

Each of the photos of the same space tells a different story, even though they are the same room!  Great article to get buyers to understand the difference.  Some agents are okay with just taking pictures.  

Thanks for a wonderful post! The hardest thing to tell sellers is that you are not insulting their decor! So many sellers get insulted when you try to explain these concepts!

I just said these very same things to s seller last week

I am seeing more and more bad MLS photos which is why I love to go over this with all my seller sto get the home ready for the best possible photos possible .

The difference is obvious with your photos above - preparing a home properly is key to getting it sold quickly!

So important to consider that most showings today are online, only if those photos capture interest will it turn into a physical showing.

Good day to all yes it is very important to show the home in a good light. 

Our rural area does not give way to professional photos, they come from the city and it takes a while for them to get out this way. 

Thanks for sharing some great pointers. Love the comparisons. 

Hi Shar:

Great post - this is right on target. I usually talk with my sellers (or prospective sellers) about this and when visiting on that first appointment offer to take photos with my camera, or ipad, so we can see, right now, how things looking a camera as we discuss the necessary changes.

Many sellers are also buying and they are checking out listings so they get the talk about what buyers see online pretty readily. It's a real eye opener. It's very different living with your home than looking at it through a camera's eye!

Jeff

Good photos has a much more impact on selling your home before the buyers even make an appointment to visit the house

Good stuff! I can't believe some of the awful photos I see in homes these days with all the improvements we've made in the photography category. But even with a nice camera you need to know how to take a photo and staging is HUGE as well. 

Shar Sitter great information. I wish we had staged our last house. It was fully renovated, so the pictures looked really nice. But, it was lacking that "homey" feel that furnishing and decor would have provided.

I love the idea of using your cell phone to get a perspective of what it's going to look like. And what a difference it made taking the objects off the top of the cupboards! But I especially loved your little marketing video. What a great tool. Good to see you! 

Great idea to get the seller thinking about how the home will look.  We all live with our stuff around us every day, it feels comfortable and many times we are used to the way it presents, or not.  I've had push back from tons of family photos all over.  Buyers get hung up on looking at the photos and not the house.

Congratulations on getting your post featured!!!    Photos 3 and 4 are amazingly useful to describe the benefits of staging.    I absolutely LOVE your video!

Shar Sitter may I have your permission to reblog this?

A picture does more than a thousand words and your photo comparisons make the point hit home every time.  Great Post!  Well deserved FEATURE! 

Shar, great idea with that pre-photo. I know many times when I photograph a room, you suddenly see a vase that shouldn't be a focal point in the room. Good post.

Hi Shar, your post is excellent, and your use of before and after photos make the point perfectly. I'm glas it was re-blogged by Lyn Sims 

One of my pet peeves--photos of listings shot with an Iphone. those agents that don't use a  professional photographer are doing a disservice to the seller, in my opinion.  

Great examples of how to make big changes by doing some small things. 

Staging is so critical especially when it comes to the photos.  After all, that is the first showing. 

Oh the stuff on top of the cabinets is one of my biggest pet peeves.

Sellers should take photos of every room. It helps them to understand what buyers are going to be seeing, both on MLS and in person at showings.

I've actually taken photos with my phone on the spot to help my sellers better understand a point I was making about replacing or removing items. It works!