You took a Photo of WHAT?

As realtors, we have to take photos of the houses we are about to list.
We all know what we are supposed to do:
buy a wide angle camera (check),
learn to use it ( lol- check),
read about photography basics (backlighting, exposure, iso- check),
get msc objects in the room out of your way,
cram yourself into the furthest corner of the room and... CLICK.

For some people it's more of an ordeal than for others. Luckily I had years of professional photography experience prior to starting in Naples real estate, so for us, it's not an issue.

However, sometimes, while going through the Naples MLS, I have to do a double take at some listings and say:

"WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?"

Some realtors have an eye for a good angle, others learned the proper ways to take good listing photos, then there're some who invested into a good camera,  and others who still take pictures with a point-and-shoot ....   and then there's this realtor.

At first glance you don't see anything majorly wrong.
Yes, it's very crooked, yes the colors are drab (but i don't expect your average realtor to know their way around Photoshop or Lightroom).

Otherwise it's a perfectly ordinary picture of a Naples townhome.That is until we go to the next photo.

"What's wrong with this photo?"- you'll say.
Well, where do I start?
-Poor lighting
-Horrible angle
-Realtor's elbow in the mirror

...and also the fact that I can't really see the bathroom.

When i said "wide angle" is a must, I meant it. This photo cuts off 50% of the bathroom. But you know what, that's fine. I've seen worse in other listings, it's no big deal... Or have I?

WHAT IS THAT?
If i thought the previous photo was bad, I don't know what to say about this one.
What exactly was this meant to show?
- A chair?
-A pack of cigarettes?
-A hose in the left bottom corner?
-Are they selling this dining set?
Even if they were, it's even a good picture of the dining set. But let's move on...

Picture # 4: At this point I started laughing.
Can anyone tell me what THIS was supposed to "advertise"?

Picture # 4

Picture # 5: How about this? Do you think maybe this realtor was just snapping random pictures of whatever was in from of the lens?

 

And finally..... my favorite.... drum roll!

Ta-da!!!! No comment.

Only as I was writing this post, did I realize that i don't really know what this condo looks like. There's not a single picture of the living area.
All we saw was a purse, a fence, an outdoor chair, a tub, and tubes of soap and shampoo.

So here's a lesson for you, boys and girls:

If you're a realtor, please please please, buy yourself a good camera and learn to take pictures, or have someone else do it for you. Listing photos account for more than 80% of property's interest, don't rob your clients of that.

If you're a home seller, review your future realtor's prior listings to make sure your house isn't advertised like this.

Let me know what you think in the comments below and if you have examples of more bad listing photos, please email us to be featured in the next blog.

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