Comments on: The Value of High Quality Photos for Real Estate Listings http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: WWPS http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-271822 WWPS Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:20:43 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-271822 I am putting together a real estate website that others can list their properties called http://www.worldwide-propertysales.com and I would like to know what you would recommend for file sizes and compression rates so that we can show the listings in the best light possible. Also are there better formats than others to save the file in? (jpeg, gif, etc?) Thank you, I am putting together a real estate website that others can list their properties called http://www.worldwide-propertysales.com and I would like to know what you would recommend for file sizes and compression rates so that we can show the listings in the best light possible.

Also are there better formats than others to save the file in? (jpeg, gif, etc?)

Thank you,

]]> By: FBS Blog » Blog Archive » California Association of REALTORS® Statewide MLS Business Plan Confirms flexmls&#8482 Web Has “Most Desirable” MLS System Features http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-145301 FBS Blog » Blog Archive » California Association of REALTORS® Statewide MLS Business Plan Confirms flexmls&#8482 Web Has “Most Desirable” MLS System Features Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:51:34 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-145301 [...] One place where the description deviates from our system, however, is in the photo storage area.  The business plan is estimating six photos per listing.  (It’s unclear whether that is a limit or just an estimated average, though we’ve found such limits common in larger MLS systems.)  In the flexmls™ Web system, however, photos are unlimited, as they should be given that photos are critical to effective marketing of homes for sale. [...] [...] One place where the description deviates from our system, however, is in the photo storage area.  The business plan is estimating six photos per listing.  (It’s unclear whether that is a limit or just an estimated average, though we’ve found such limits common in larger MLS systems.)  In the flexmls™ Web system, however, photos are unlimited, as they should be given that photos are critical to effective marketing of homes for sale. [...]

]]> By: The Importance Of Photographs For Home Listings : First Time Home Buyers : A guide for first time home buyers http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-143899 The Importance Of Photographs For Home Listings : First Time Home Buyers : A guide for first time home buyers Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:54:30 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-143899 [...] Mark from Rain City Guide, of which our very own Mr. Luther is an active member, wrote a really great and detailed article about the value of high quality photos for real estate listings. He mentions that although it does cost money to hire a professional, sometimes the improvement in your business can outweigh the initial cost. [...] [...] Mark from Rain City Guide, of which our very own Mr. Luther is an active member, wrote a really great and detailed article about the value of high quality photos for real estate listings. He mentions that although it does cost money to hire a professional, sometimes the improvement in your business can outweigh the initial cost. [...]

]]> By: Mark Reibman http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-93163 Mark Reibman Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:00:06 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-93163 Arlena, Email sent. I shouldn't be so difficult to resolve. Get a good photographer. Regardless of the format they are dropped into, better photos will be better photos. Bob, Your experience may be different but in general a wide angle lens will not reduce distortion, it will actually increase it, more or less on how it's used. Ardell, Her concern, as stated, is with the photos, irregardless of who is coming to see it. Every seller has the right to have the property professionally marketed whether 0 people are visiting the property or 100. The more people who view the property (photos) in a 'good light' the better. Arlena,

Email sent. I shouldn’t be so difficult to resolve. Get a good photographer. Regardless of the format they are dropped into, better photos will be better photos.

Bob,

Your experience may be different but in general a wide angle lens will not reduce distortion, it will actually increase it, more or less on how it’s used.

Ardell,

Her concern, as stated, is with the photos, irregardless of who is coming to see it. Every seller has the right to have the property professionally marketed whether 0 people are visiting the property or 100. The more people who view the property (photos) in a ‘good light’ the better.

]]> By: Bob http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-93063 Bob Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:02:50 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-93063 Arlena, if your agent hasn't already, she may want to try a wide angle lens and see if the photos are still distorted. If she doesn't have that capability hopefully one of her colleagues does. Arlena, if your agent hasn’t already, she may want to try a wide angle lens and see if the photos are still distorted. If she doesn’t have that capability hopefully one of her colleagues does.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-93018 ARDELL Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:35:17 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-93018 From the agent side of the fence, yes, of course the pictures are very important. But only if no one is coming to see the home. If 40 people have been through the home, and no one is making an offer, great pictures are not going to cure that problem. Pictures can only help to get more people to the house. What happens at the house determines whether or not someone makes an offer, and pictures are a non issue at that point. From the agent side of the fence, yes, of course the pictures are very important. But only if no one is coming to see the home.

If 40 people have been through the home, and no one is making an offer, great pictures are not going to cure that problem.

Pictures can only help to get more people to the house. What happens at the house determines whether or not someone makes an offer, and pictures are a non issue at that point.

]]> By: Arlena Bora http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-92778 Arlena Bora Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:26:43 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-92778 I am so glad I found this site. I am selling my home in the New Orleans suburbs. I thought I was a voice in the wilderness until I read some of your articles. The photographs of my house on the agent's website have all come out vertically distorted. My house looks narrow and the furniture looks jammed together - after all the uncluttering and attempts to make things as spacious as possible. I cannot seem to get this across to the agent, and don't want to appear to be picky or a problem client. I fear that even if I offer to pay for professional photography, the pictures will still be dropped into a pre-set format in their computer, and still look stupid. I know my agent sympathizes with me, but feels that she cannot do anything about it. What can I do without harming the relationship between me and my agent and her bosses? Thank you. I am so glad I found this site. I am selling my home in the New Orleans suburbs. I thought I was a voice in the wilderness until I read some of your articles. The photographs of my house on the agent’s website have all come out vertically distorted. My house looks narrow and the furniture looks jammed together – after all the uncluttering and attempts to make things as spacious as possible. I cannot seem to get this across to the agent, and don’t want to appear to be picky or a problem client. I fear that even if I offer to pay for professional photography, the pictures will still be dropped into a pre-set format in their computer, and still look stupid. I know my agent sympathizes with me, but feels that she cannot do anything about it. What can I do without harming the relationship between me and my agent and her bosses? Thank you.

]]> By: RachaelGC http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-63607 RachaelGC Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:05:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-63607 Dear Mark, I currently work at a real estate agency as a digital dark room developer and I cannot begin to tell you my frustration with the pictures I get every day. Every image I get, once I start to work on it becomes so grainy that it's embaressing to put my name to. How can I help these people to take better pictures? The terrible skewing, poor lighting, and distorted camera lens are easily fixed if I could just get the pixelation under control. We sell million dollar homes here and yet they insist on amateur photographers. It's incredible and sad! Dear Mark, I currently work at a real estate agency as a digital dark room developer and I cannot begin to tell you my frustration with the pictures I get every day. Every image I get, once I start to work on it becomes so grainy that it’s embaressing to put my name to. How can I help these people to take better pictures? The terrible skewing, poor lighting, and distorted camera lens are easily fixed if I could just get the pixelation under control. We sell million dollar homes here and yet they insist on amateur photographers. It’s incredible and sad!

]]> By: Selling houses is a flashback to dating on Match.com | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-60541 Selling houses is a flashback to dating on Match.com | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:33:29 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-60541 [...] As I’ve been in the real estate biz only a few years I imagined that all agents who work with higher priced properties might actually take the time to provide exceptional skills when it comes to marketing a home. Well, apparently this isn’t the case. Do sellers just not think to ask to see what their house will look like online? The post that came in a few days ago about putting in good photos on real estate listings really strikes a chord with me. Which photo would you rather have for your home? The one that limits the scope of the room to be seen and is kind of dark and depressing? Or go for the warm, inviting photo that gives some sense of the actual space? [...] [...] As I’ve been in the real estate biz only a few years I imagined that all agents who work with higher priced properties might actually take the time to provide exceptional skills when it comes to marketing a home. Well, apparently this isn’t the case. Do sellers just not think to ask to see what their house will look like online? The post that came in a few days ago about putting in good photos on real estate listings really strikes a chord with me. Which photo would you rather have for your home? The one that limits the scope of the room to be seen and is kind of dark and depressing? Or go for the warm, inviting photo that gives some sense of the actual space? [...]

]]> By: If you build it, they will come… | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-59690 If you build it, they will come… | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:00:52 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/03/the-value-of-high-quality-photos-for-real-estate-listings/#comment-59690 [...] Many agents are creating their own blogs, refocusing their content based on lessons learned, focusing on improving the quality of their listings, or taking part in social networks… No longer are agents going to push their message at consumers when they don’t want it (like mass-mailers, supermarket ads, bus benches, etc.), but rather I can sense that more and more agents are looking for ways to reach potential clients when and where they WANT to be reached… [...] [...] Many agents are creating their own blogs, refocusing their content based on lessons learned, focusing on improving the quality of their listings, or taking part in social networks… No longer are agents going to push their message at consumers when they don’t want it (like mass-mailers, supermarket ads, bus benches, etc.), but rather I can sense that more and more agents are looking for ways to reach potential clients when and where they WANT to be reached… [...]

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