Tips For Taking Real Estate Photography FL Professionals Have For Home Sellers

By Kenneth Thompson


You are going to have to post some great pictures of the house you have for sale if you want to get top dollar for it. The better those photographs are, the better the chances you'll be contacted by prospective buyers wanting to tour the home. To get those pictures, if you decide to do the job yourself, you'll need good equipment, a home that is spotless inside and out, pictures that interest potential purchasers, and strategies for creating real estate photography FL pros use all the time.

Using a wide angle lens and high dynamic range photography will make your photos pop and blow away the competition. A wide angle lens obviously gives you wider shots, but it also gives the pictures you take a lot more depth and detail that without it. High dynamic range photographs are multiple shots of the same subject using different levels of exposure. The multiple photos are then combined into one photo. This will maximize the color and give you detail like nothing else.

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.

Interior pictures are much more effective when they include furnishings. Buyers can't get a sense of scale or what a room has actually been used for if it's empty. All they get are walls, ceilings, and floors.

Furnishings give buyers a feeling for the size of the rooms and what they are being used for. They also add light and shadow to photos. Too much decorating can backfire though. After you have placed the basic furnishings, you need to stop or risk turning off buyers.

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.

Not everyone realizes how important the difference between vertical and horizontal pictures are. The human eye does notice the difference though. Humans are more comfortable viewing things at a four to three, or sixteen to nine, ratio. That means that horizontal pictures are easier for the human eye to process. Remember this the next time you use your cell phone to take a photo.

The main focus of your pictures should be your home's selling points. If your house has an open floor plan, high ceilings, and a gourmet kitchen you need to emphasize these features when you are taking pictures. Buyers are brought in by amenities like top of the line kitchen appliances, pools, and attached garages.




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