Comments on: Night shots

By: Eileen

Eileen — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:57:09 +0000

Ardell, the mls will allow you to get a listing signed with a delayed input into the multiple with a letter from the seller allowing this, though the mls has to upload the listing. Then it’s hard to time uploading the pictures so they’ll be there the minute the lisitng is active, but it is possible.

By: ARDELL

ARDELL — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:59:04 +0000

Lance,

In any market we have houses that are hard to sell and houses that are easier to sell. I started in the business during a time when it was VERY hard to sell anything.

Right now we are in a market where buyers need to feel confident in the “value” of the house OR just blown away thinking this is “the one” and just have to have it. There are a lot of properties that don’t meet either of those criteria that are falling between the cracks.

By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:09:22 +0000

Night or Day, houses will have trouble selling very soon. You should use an open minded lens so you can see.

By: Cheryl, Broker in L A CA

Cheryl, Broker in L A CA — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:30:20 +0000

Ardell,
I have followed the old Compuserve Photography forum http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=start&webtag=ws-photography for more years than I care to count, and I have obtained a tremendous education in Photography there. If and when you have some free time, start reading through their message Board Folders, I think you’d like it.

By: Matt Goyer’s Real Estate Blog » Blog Archive » Night photos

Matt Goyer’s Real Estate Blog » Blog Archive » Night photos — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:40:30 +0000

[...] I look at a lot of listings every day but haven’t seen any with night shots yet but, Night photos have become very popular here in the Seattle Area. [...]

By: ARDELL

ARDELL — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:50:24 +0000

Thanks. We’re a “group blog”. Some of us are agents. Some are techies. Some are lawyers…a mixed bag.

What do you want to learn?

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:36:44 +0000

Hi, I’m from Fremont in Ballard area. Somehow, I stumbled upon your blog. Are all of you selling real estate online? I really want to learn…

Btw, it’s a nice photo.

By: Galen

Galen — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:18:20 +0000

Check to see if they have a night mode or let you set the longest shutter speed. If they have a night mode, try it out by taking a picture in your house with the lights off tonight – you should hear a click, a long pause, and another click.

The A510 can expose for up to 15 seconds, which should be way more than enough (source: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_a510.asp). Put it on night mode and see what you get.

By: ARDELL

ARDELL — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:41:25 +0000

“digital point and shoot or fancier”? I have two versions of the Canon PowerShot. An A510 and the older A60. Are these OK?

By: Galen

Galen — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:12:57 +0000

Ardell, the trick to a good night shot is a tripod or some other sturdy surface, a long shutter (digital point and shoot or fancier) and dusk. Take the picture when the lights in the house are slightly brighter than the sky or a little after that. You might still need photoshop to fix up the results.