Comments on: Top 10 Tips for Property Photos

By: Give Your Listings Web Appeal | propertyadguru.com

Give Your Listings Web Appeal | propertyadguru.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:30:57 +0000

[...] using lots of photos – good quality ones – in a listing. Read our Top Ten Tips for Property Photos here. [...]

By: Andrew Leonard

Andrew Leonard — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:52:47 +0000

I think that there is a tendency by some agents to use too many photographs. You say the more photos the better, but it is important to only show photos that are relevant.

The important thing to remember is that the level of photos should just be enough to make the person looking at them to think, I like this property I WANT TO SEE MORE. Once a person is interested in a property then the agent can work their wonder and SELL the property.

Also don’t be afraid to use alternative styles of photography. We specialise in low altitude aerial photography in Ireland & Northern ireland (also known as elevated photography or mast photography).

We can provide a single photo that gracefully combines the ground and aerial perspectives. The image is not only informative but very eye catching as well.

This SINGLE image shows the elevations of the property, the roof, the grounds and the view. An estate agent could take anywhere between 5 and 20 photographs to try and show the same, but even then they wouldn’t come near.

Property experts say LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION is important and the low altitude aerial photo certainly showcases the property’s location – views, grounds etc. all get shown.

One other tip – when photographing interiors try kneeling on the floor – you will be surprised the difference it makes. It gives a different perspective to what we normally see. Try it!

By: Patti Chandler

Patti Chandler — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:55:09 +0000

Alice, I agree with most of your tips, especially #10. I am an architectural photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area. 95% of my clientele is from the Real Estate Community. I have recently reconsidered point #2, the “more photos the better” theory. As marketing budgets decline, so has the overall appearance of the average listing on the mls. To address both issues, I have begun offering my cash strapped clients an alternative to the standard “shoot every room” photo package. The photos presented of a listing are there to entice, or invite the potential buyer to the property. Providing every room and conceivable angle inside and out may actually have the undesired effect of replacing the physical visit. I recently did a shot of a fair-sized home. Taking 20 great photos of this property would have been easy. But I shot the front and rear exteriors and the three best rooms in the house. The impact was far greater among this agent’s competitors listings. It was a quick and professional introduction to a home that clearly offers more for the visiting buyer. Architectural Photography, as with selling Real Estate (and I did for 7 years), is best left to the professional. Thanks for the great article. Looking forward to more!

By: Tom Jelen

Tom Jelen — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:56:15 +0000

I agree good photos are a must it’s the most you can do for your brand and your customer besides the cost of a virtual tour and good photo’s are deductible from the sale of your property as an expense.
Good examples are listed on my web site, a low cost web presentation can be had for practically for the cost of a realtor sitting all day long in a open house waiting for people to show up by just looking for a sign and be linked to many search engines.
Direct customers to your property 24/7 on the web with a preview so your potential customers walk thru the door ready and knowing that they have an interest in the property before hand and instead of looking they come thru the door talking a sale.