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Magnetic Real Estate Photos
Investing in Canadian Real Estate CruiseSunday, November 23, 2008
One picture is worth ten thousand words. Chinese Proverb
There are a lot of BAD photos out there
What do these photos say?YUCK!
Everyone Is a Photographer
If I put on a jersey and step out onto the basketball court...
I become a basketball player. Good or bad.
You Are The Artist
When you pick up a camera and take real estate ad photos...You become a photographer.
Magnetic Real Estate Photos honour each property as a place to call home. Viewers are pulled into the image and instantly imagine living in the space.
Think beyond capturing information.Tip # 1
Start the Story
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A house is made with walls and beams. A home is built with love and dreams.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tip # 2
All Lights On Always use your flash
Turn on all lights:
Lamps and pot lights,
Stove lights and kitchen counter lights
Open curtains and blinds
Take photos on sunny days if possible
Watch for strong shadows
Tip # 2 All Lights On
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Tip # 3
Wide Angle Shots Capture three walls not just two
Gives feel for whole room
Get the viewer to say:
I can see myself living here Digital SLR camera with 18 mm lens
Tip # 3 Wide Angle Shots
With my small point & shoot camera, I stood in the doorway.
All I could capture were the left & right corners of this cute kitchen.
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Tip # 3 Wide Angle Shots
Still standing at the same spot, this is what my wide-angle lens captured. A huge improvement!
Tip # 4
Tidy Tidy Tidy Clean up!
Put away most personal objects
Remove table cloths
Hide extra cushions and blankets
Reduce busy shelves
Add items to empty shelves
Kitchens & Bathrooms:
Remove all towels & rugs
Clean off counters
Tip # 4 Tidy
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Tip # 4 Tidy
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Tip # 4 Tidy
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Tip # 5
Create A Path Create a path through the room
Show pathway from room to room
Draw the viewer into the room Magnetic!
Let them see themselves in the room
Imagine moving through the room
Avoid horizontal lines
Dont shoot the back of a couch
Tip # 5 Create A Path
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Tip # 5 Create A Path
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Tip # 5 Create A Path
Tip # 5 Create A Path
Tip # 5 Create A Path
Tip # 6
Raised Point of View Take photos from higher than the average eye
The viewer can look down on the room
Gives them a sense of control
Puts them in charge of the room
It becomes their room
What am I, 24 ?Tip # 6 Raised Point of View
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Tip # 6 Raised Point of View
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Tip # 6 Raised Point of View
More Floor, Less Ceiling
Tip # 6 Raised Point of View
Tip # 7 Level
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Tip # 7 Level
Summary
Magnetic Photography Tips Start the Story
All Lights On
Wide Angle Shots
Tidy
Create A Path
Raised Point of View
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Magnetic Real Estate PhotosIt's tangible, it's solid, it's beautiful. It's artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.
Donald Trump
Thank You!
May you always take your
best shots
- at everything!
Carla Johnsonwww.MagneticPhotography.comMagnetic Real Estate Photography
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