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

Level

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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