Comments on: Another Comment About Photos http://www.sanmateorealestateblog.com/2007/09/another-comment-about-photos/ My blog about San Mateo County Real Estate. Vicki Moore is a licensed Realtor with Alain Pinel Realtors. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John G http://www.sanmateorealestateblog.com/2007/09/another-comment-about-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-32 John G Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:18:28 +0000 http://sanmateocountyrealestate.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/another-comment-about-photos/#comment-32 I am a commercial photographer. I photograph homes for several different virtual tour companies and marketing companies in the bay area. I shoot primarily on the peninsula, perhaps we will come across one another some day. My comment: It surprises me how many agents place no value on quality photos of a home, and home owners place little value on a staged home. Recently I was called to re-shoot a home in Burlingame that I had just photographed 4 weeks ago. Beautiful home, but it was empty. No offers on the house prompted the owners to agree to staging. The house was re-shot after staging and the difference is remarkable. After the photos were posted the comment was made to me that I really didn’t need to come back to re-shoot the photos. Anyone could have taken those photos and made that house looks good. I am a commercial photographer. I photograph homes for several different virtual tour companies and marketing companies in the bay area. I shoot primarily on the peninsula, perhaps we will come across one another some day.

My comment: It surprises me how many agents place no value on quality photos of a home, and home owners place little value on a staged home. Recently I was called to re-shoot a home in Burlingame that I had just photographed 4 weeks ago. Beautiful home, but it was empty. No offers on the house prompted the owners to agree to staging.

The house was re-shot after staging and the difference is remarkable. After the photos were posted the comment was made to me that I really didn’t need to come back to re-shoot the photos. Anyone could have taken those photos and made that house looks good.

]]> By: Athol Kay http://www.sanmateorealestateblog.com/2007/09/another-comment-about-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Athol Kay Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:11:34 +0000 http://sanmateocountyrealestate.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/another-comment-about-photos/#comment-31 I couldn't agree more Vicki. I think price is obviously the most important factor in a home actually selling, but increasingly I think photos are the marketing. Doesn't matter what your online host platform is, what your ad copy is, people will just look immediately at the photos and decide within 0.5 seconds if they like your listing or not. And thank you of course for the link love and your support of my bad photo series. I certain appreciate it! I couldn’t agree more Vicki. I think price is obviously the most important factor in a home actually selling, but increasingly I think photos are the marketing. Doesn’t matter what your online host platform is, what your ad copy is, people will just look immediately at the photos and decide within 0.5 seconds if they like your listing or not.

And thank you of course for the link love and your support of my bad photo series. I certain appreciate it!

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