Photos Make (or Break) Rancho Cucamonga Home Listing Successes
DiNoto Realty Group
Your
Rancho Cucamonga listing is, hands-down, the most likely place prospective
buyers will get their first glimpse of the home you are selling. Most serious
prospects will go online as an early step in the process of winnowing candidate
properties by area, asking price, number of bedrooms, etc.—so the photos in
your home listing will be your offering’s face to the world.
You
probably already know that—and that not all pictures are created equal. What’s
important to realize is that some home listing photos actually scare away
buyers! Whether you are preparing for a professional photographer’s shooting
day or just helping your Realtor® choose the shots that will be
included in your area home listing, here are some red flag/don’t go there/bad
idea/just-say-no off-kilter ideas for real estate photos. If you steer clear of
these approaches, you home listing will benefit:
Adorable
Pets in the Shot
Resist the
temptation to make your home more appealing and homier by include the cuddliest
member of the family—your pet. “But,” (your may be thinking) “half
the commercials on TV have a dog or a cat in them! Apparently, animals sell!”Rancho Cucamonga Lane might be able to use four-legged actors to promote some
products, but the sight of Fluffy or Fido in a home listing will turn off most
buyers. Although no one can smell your pet through an online photo (at least
not yet), many people can imagine what smells might be associated with that
pooch or feline. “One of the biggest reasons people will or won’t buy a house
is odor,” says Don Aslett on the MSN Real Estate website—and few Realtors would
argue the point. So be on the safe side—leave pets on the cutting room floor.
Odd
Camera Angles
It can be
tempting to shoot photos from a low angle, pointing the camera toward the
ceiling. The idea might be to make rooms look as if they have higher
ceilings—or to fit everything into the shot—and sometimes the result does look
fine. But equally likely is a photo that ends up looking, well, odd. Off-balance
shots can make viewers feel uncomfortable, as if something’s just not right.
You want your photos to look as realistic as possible, as if it’s what
everybody sees on a home tour. IOW, if a photo is in any way jarring, opt for
one taken from a normal point of view.
Focus
Misdirection
Most home
listings show everything in acceptably sharp focus: in photographer jargon,
they exhibit wide Depth-of-Field. But where lighting or lens dictate
shallow depth, only part of the shot will be in sharp focus…and that’s the area
that will attract the viewer’s eye. Use this to your advantage. For instance,
it’s good to show pictures of the master bathroom—especially if it resembles a
spa retreat—but it’s bad to focus on the commode instead of the Carrera marble
vanity.
Putting together
a killer Rancho Cucamonga home listing is an important part of the
comprehensive service our clients receive. Check out just some of our listed properties and our professional photography we provide here
If you are ready to get your home sold for top market dollar, connect with DiNoto Realty Group today.
We look forward to connecting with you soon!
DiNoto Realty Group
909-921-2544
www.DiNotoRealtyGroup
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