Archives for the ‘Photography’ Category

The truth about the doctoring of real estate photos

By Darryl Stringer • Aug 13th, 2008 • Category: Featured, Photography

Real estate photos are so important these days that some agents are deliberately making homes look better than they are.  Think of glamour photography, but apply it to a house that’s up for sale. Usually it’s just a matter of adding a bit of makeup and photographing a home from its good side, but sometimes [...]



The statistical benefits of professional real estate photography

By Darryl Stringer • May 26th, 2008 • Category: Photography

Australia’s top real estate agents use professional real estate photography in the marketing of their properties. So do those in the USA. Why? Because it gets results:
“Good photos will grab people’s attention and help you sell a home. Bad pictures will absolutely give you trouble, because you won’t have any calls on it, and nobody [...]



Real estate agent offers free photography

By Darryl Stringer • Mar 7th, 2006 • Category: Agents, Photography

Remax Vision agent Sharolyn Grant has decided that she’d like to start giving something back to her clients in the form of a professional photo shoot. I’m not sure if she’ll do it for all of her homes, but she told me yesterday that she was going to be giving a free photo shoot to [...]



How important are property photos to selling my house?

By Darryl Stringer • Dec 5th, 2005 • Category: Photography

A real estate agent over in San Francisco has her own blog called “Organic Realtor“. It’s kind of interesting, though pretty heavy on the “contact-me-for-help-with-anything” stuff. Anyway, she’s included a question from a seller - “How important are property photos to selling my house?” Here’s what she says:
“A picture’s worth a thousand words. Your [...]