52 Tips to increase the potential of your photos Making good pictures is not easy, but in the era of Internet, with about 80% consumers starting their property search on-line , good planning and well done photographs can mean the difference between a "For Sale" and "Sold."
Taking pictures is not "just have to press the big button."
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52 quick tips collected from some of the best partners RE / MAX worldwide, and covers from the care for light up the staging (staging), to select the right takes .
Use the right tone
1. Buyers looking for more details of an exclusive principal photography only if invited to do so. If details are ugly in the landscape, the neighbor's house is too close, or anything not like it, lose interest immediately.
2. Before firing, in case of a house with a garden, make sure the grass is cut. There is nothing worse than a garden plot or neglected.
3. If housing, for example, has a three-door garage, avoid taking pictures in front. Make them from the right or left, facing the main entrance of the house, no garage. Normally if you can, this will make the photo more beautiful. If vehicles are using, make it out of the way and remove all unnecessary things like dead plants, empty pots and toys.
4. Not photograph never home with the sun in front. And avoid leaving the sidewalks if you can.
5. Put up photos with the change of season or season. Especially in areas where snowfall.
Choose your photos carefully
6. If you have something unique characteristic that highlight particular highlight that is unusual (like a mosaic on the patio or a fireplace, fotografíalo. If such a special part of the house I have called you care and you liked, you may also likes to potential buyers.
7. Try to find pictures that say something, tell a story. In summer we will want a picture of a porch with chairs or some toys or garden . We must try to find a place for "fun" in every collection, and look for things that can not be put in the description.
8. A bad picture is that of an empty room. All you see is the corner and the floor. Is not it better a photo of the exterior - a picture to convey serenity - instead of the interior? And do not forget a photo from the window. Without that picture, the description of these views leave people indifferent.
9. Buyers are interested in the interior of the house. Two photos of the bathrooms and the toilet or shower is not what I want to see, even if they have been reformed. Want to see the kitchen, the living areas, dining room, a photo of a bedroom, and photos of decks, patios or pool. A field full of dead plants, neglected, unpruned, dirty garden areas, lawn areas depopulated, etc., The potential buyer will not want to see the house.
10. The photos should focus on interesting features that help sell the property, whether on the beach, pool or a large kitchen.
11. Mira all around you. What stands out? Try to imagine the picture before it. How will you be? Is it pleasing to the eye?
12. If the home has a pool, do some photos. Buyers want to pool or not. But as you can not hide, you should hang it teaches save everyone, you too, long time.
understand the light of external
13. Take photos when the sun shines. Even the nicest house looks ugly when shooting in overcast days or dark.
14. Best daylight hours, which emphasize a deep blue sky, occur earlier in the day (not at dawn) and late afternoon (not dark).
15. For views breathtaking sunrise or sunset from the property can be very attractive. Especially in coastal properties.
16. Using polarized light filters. Mejoraréis tones of a blue sky. That will make the property stand out from the rest of a list or a real estate portal. The most important thing in photography is light.
17. Plan outdoor photos when the sun makes the sky blue. For houses facing east have the pictures taken in the morning, the sun on your back, when the main front lights and can avoid most of the shadows of the house and the sky is blue. And vice versa if the house is facing west. In this case do them in the afternoon.
18. For the best picture of the front of the property must also choose a sunny day, the sun is behind you. Photos must be provided with the same camera, and with the same style. Give your personal style by, for example all pictures from the front or main entrance but not in front from the right or the left.
Get the right internal
19. Do not remove the pictures or go dark.
20. Play with the objectives, the aperture and shutter to play with light. Turn the lights on "low" such as lamps of low intensity, night tables, decorative, etc.., and uses the flash if necessary.
21. Flash, used with different angles can make your photos the desired effect, avoiding such ugly shadows and images that are too bright.
22. The photos taken with flash looking out the windows are dark because the camera takes the spotlight as a reference window and the flash does not pop. Make sure the flash fires (put it in manual mode to do so), when you focus footage of light and windows. So indoor furniture will work out.
23. The windows are a real challenge, but in many cases, we can not avoid taking pictures to them. Look at the different settings on your camera and make appropriate adjustments. For very simple and automatic as they seem, read the instructions on where tips are given for each case, can help. Digital cameras are easier since they usually have autofocus. If the camera screen is dark the shot, the photo will be also. The camera moves a bit until it is clearer and then make sure that the idea and Initial composition is still the same, or using the flash.
interest angles create
24. The small rooms can be a problem. How interesting can be another sink in a bathroom? Taking pictures from several or almost all angles and heights can make the photo more interesting. A photo taken from a point closer to the ground and looking up can pick up a set of lamps, lighting, skylights and ceiling fans remarkable and interesting. Or take a picture of a bathroom standing on some stairs or a chair from the doorway and down.
25. Photos of the bathrooms. Here we all do. There is no formula to make good the bathroom unless this is especially great. Despite this, here are two options: the trick of the chair from the door, or just take a picture of the sink with the detail of the faucet. After all the basin, design and fitting, says everything about the rest of the bathroom. Yes, there are also toilets and bidets, but never good photos.
26. Do not make vertical pictures. Deform to hang on the various portals. Not good for MLS.
27. In a small room, if you can not take a picture of anything less than the corner, then do not do it. If you need additional pictures, ask lots of photos of the largest rooms from different angles.
28. Make the exterior from the same angle. The photos in front of the house make it look like boxes.
Clean stage
29. If you can see the lamp cords or electrical appliances, unplug it and hide them behind furniture. Also, raise the blinds, open the shutters, blinds and curtains open if the windows are clean if the outside view is beautiful.
30. Remove from among all the things that are smaller than a football
31. Removing some of the smaller furniture can really help you see how is the room.
32. Remove all rags hanging from the kitchen and all the little things in it. The photos look much nicer, even if your house is not particularly clean.
Considers the opinion of an expert in staging (home staging)
33. Empty rooms are boring and do not capture the attention of buyers. If the house is empty, hire a staging company. The rooms look more attractive and invite visit the property.
34. Organized a consultative meeting between your sales and staging expert. In this way the news are not so good in your home does not come from you, but from a professional. Then the sellers will receive a written report of the expert with suggestions for each room. They can do the work themselves or contract.
35. Call a Home Staging expert with proven experience. Even if you or your clients do not hire the expert to improve their housing, the initial consultation can give information valuable and even a list of things to do.
Make sure you have enough
36. After taking a picture, review it in camera to make sure it went well and nothing comes out of it after you repent and go wrong in the network. Who has not ever accidentally photographed accumulated papers on a table in a corner the pet, the owner's arm, the reflection of your figure in a mirror, etc..? It's smarter to review the photos twice while you are still in housing realize the mistakes when you're already sitting at your computer screen in the office or at home.
37. Make many, many photos. Then delete the ones you do not like, bad. You bear the pleasant surprise that your best photos are by chance. Remember that you're not a professional photographer.
38. If you think you should re-take pictures, come back.
39. Do not make or do strange and very artistic photos because you never get that are good unless you're a good photographer. Less is more. Three good shots are much better than five normal photos.
Do not be shy with the photos
40. Many buyers say if there are no photos - abroad or just photos - they know there is something wrong with the house, wary. Believe that is in poor or old. Many of the buyers did not even consider homes that do not have pictures or only have a few.
41. If you only have a picture outside the home, will feel like you're a lazy agent or something wrong inside the house. A simple and solitary photo is the track "problems." Even your agent is very difficult to call a partner if you only see a picture.
Learn to use your computer
42. Spend some time reading the manual that came with the camera. Learn the different options and settings and learn to use it properly. Remember you are putting your name on your deposits. If the photos do not look good, it gives a poor image of you.
43. Start with a good team is essential. Type uses cameras Nikon D50 and 18-55 mm zoom. Take photos of medium size or weight.
44. A good program can be Microsoft Office Picture Manager to edit the photos.
45. A great tool are straight lines, dots and boxes on the screen of the camera. Allow you to compose your photos. Do not forget them. With a lens wide angle for smaller rooms that will help to reduce distortion keeping everything balanced.
46. It all depends on the light, and you get results in proportion to what you've invested. If not using a digital SLR camera, then invest the money in your camera (or more) in a flash of high quality.
47. The trick is to have a good quality camera that makes good pictures despite the various lighting conditions. Even in this new era, digital cameras have poor problems to take pictures in low light sites, such as in basements or garages.
48. Clear photos are best. If you have a good camera or do not know how to take pictures in the MLS clearly ask for help. There is nothing worse than dark photos.
49. Photo editing software can do wonders with light and dark photos.
50. Prepare the camera with the highest resolution possible to come out clear and sharp.
51. Practice at home. This will help you familiarize yourself with your equipment and training will you do effectively in real situations - the homes of your clients.
And when in doubt, hire a professional
52. The best way to get good photos of your deposits is by hiring a professional. We ask our customers see us as real estate agents and argue that they should not sell their homes themselves, but Many of us think we are professional photographers and experts in Home Staging. The cost is nominal and will be the best money spent on advertising you can do. A professional photographer with the right camera can make a difference and make you sell your collection.
I hope these tips will help you improve your results and highlight your property on the rest.
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