Tricks For Taking Real Estate Photography FL Pros Have Used For Years

By Kenneth Thompson


You are not going to get the best price for your house if you don't show potential purchasers how great it is. The better photos you post, the more interest you'll have, and the more calls you'll get from buyers wanting to schedule a tour. If you plan to take the pictures yourself, you'll need some high quality equipment, a home that is spotless and prepared for viewing, and some of the tricks for taking real estate photography FL pros always use.

Use a wide angle lens and HDR photography if you want to make pictures really pop and stand out from the competition. Wide angle lens obviously give you a wider shot, but they will also give your pictures more depth and details than would be possible otherwise. An HDR photograph is one taken of a subject at least three different times using a variety of exposure levels then meshed together to create one picture that maximizes the color and detail you could not get otherwise.

Houses look their best in natural light. You don't need professional flash equipment to take these photos, but you will need a tripod. If you try to take the picture without it, the image is going to be dark and blurred. With a tripod, you can slow the shutter speed, which will give you the natural light you want and a crisp image as well.

Your interior photos will be much more effective with furnishings. Pictures without furniture can't give potential purchasers any sense of scale or whether the rooms are bedrooms, living areas, or dining areas. Walls, ceilings, and floors are all they see.

With furnishings in the rooms buyers can get a feel for how big the rooms are and what they are being used for. Furniture also adds shadow and light to your image. Over furnishing is a mistake though. All you need are the basics. Anything else is a distraction.

Home buyers today expect to see virtual tours. It is becoming more and more common for listings to include virtual tours. This is a great way for prospective purchasers to get a real time experience that used to only be possible by visiting the house for sale in person. Posting virtual tours on social media sites is fantastic free advertising and exposes your property to a wide variety of possible buyers.

Amateur photographers make a mistake when they post too many vertical photos. Human eyes are accustomed to viewing the world at a ratio of 4:3 and 9:16. Because of this horizontal pictures are easier for people to understand. They are also more attractive to the people looking at them. If you're using your cell phone to take photos, keep this in mind.

Focus your pictures on the selling points in your home. If you have lots of light, architectural ceilings, or wide open rooms, be sure to emphasize those aspects of the house you're selling the in the photos you take. Amenities like pools, attached garages, and state of the art kitchens are features that bring the buyers in.




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