There are so many elements that go into great property photography: the weather, the features of your house, and your photography skills. All of these come into play in making or breaking the photo shoot. If you are a homeowner who is planning to sell your house, then you need to take fabulous photos to show buyers exactly why your home is an awesome deal.
To get these high quality images, you need to show your potential buyers that your home is the right fit for them. Here are helpful tips you can follow to get the best pictures of your house.
1. Get Your House Neat and Organized
Before you can take a photo of your home, make sure that your rooms are neat and organized. Take a look at your home and spot the dark corners or areas with distracting colors. By clearing up surfaces and floor spaces, you open allow light to come in and show of the size of your rooms.
2. Choose the Right Time of Day
Speaking of light, you should know what time of day the sun will be in front of the house. This will give you the perfect profile for your shot. When the sun is behind the house, your shots will have a lot of glare and you won’t capture the beauty of your home’s exterior. For exterior shots, try using a wide-angle lens. A lens like this will make the foreground prominent and striking, while capturing the expansive background.
You should also find out what time in the day the sunlight hits your windows. Notice how beautiful sunlight spills through windows? You can take amazing shots of your living room or bedroom with the warm sunlight coming in. For indoor shots, avoid using a wide-angle lens. Shooting with this indoors can give the rooms some very odd angles, which may mislead your potential buyers.
3. Pick the Best Angles
In order to nail a shot, you have to choose an angle that showcases the top features of your home. Go around your house and take note of any particularly attractive angles. Try taking some vignette shots. These are pictures that are framed by a doorway or a window. You can even get creative with a mirror and take interesting photos of reflections.
4. Decorate – Details Are Everything!
All potential buyers want to see a home that is well staged, so set up accessories and décor to spice up your photo shoot. For the kitchen, place some pastries, fruits and a bottle of champagne. You can also place candles and coffee table books in your living room. For the bathroom, throw in some white fluffy towels and fancy-looking toiletries. Having these elements make your home look very inviting to any buyer.
5. Go with the Season
When selling your home, take photos that go with the current season. Your potential buyers will get a bit confused if you are advertising the sale of your house in the fall, but your photos feature blooming daffodils in your garden. Photos that don’t go with the season might even tip off your viewers to know how long your house has been for sale – and do you really want to give them the chance to make a low offer?
Keeping your pictures seasonal is also great because it gives you a theme. In the fall, you can take stunning foliage shots. In the winter, you can crank up the fireplace and take a shot of your warm living room. These kinds of pictures tempt your potential buyers to purchase the home pronto, because they feel as though they can already move in.
These tips will help you get the best possible shots of your home. You can try your hand at editing too, if you want to adjust the brightness or contrast of the photos. Remember that if you aren’t sold on your own photo, then your potential buyers might not either. So just keep experimenting until you nail the perfect shot. Once you do, you’ll start receiving offers in droves!
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