LA Times: It pays to hire a professional real estate photographer

There is of course no better real estate photographer in northern Los Angeles than Ryan Carr from Legacy Listing Photo, and although this article doesn’t quote Ryan it is an interesting piece from the Los Angeles Times called “Pro photographers labor to show properties in a better light“. “Listing your home? It pays to hire a pro photographer. Everyone seems to be …

Gorgeous real estate listing photos with your phone?

An article was recently posted at Inman called, “4 tips for taking gorgeous real estate listing photos with your phone: How to skilfully capture the character and details of a home without hiring a professional.” The writer of the article makes some really good points, emphasizing that if you have a high-priced home that you want to sell then you …

How a real estate photographer can save you time

How a real estate photographer can save you time

Can a real estate photographer save you time? It turns out that ‘time’ is more important to most people than money, which might surprise you but actually makes a lot of sense. After all, bank accounts can keep growing, and money can move in and out, but time is one of those things that, when you lose it, you ain’t gettin’ …

“Your real estate photos suck!”

Some real estate agents understand the importance of real estate photography, and the impact it has on an agent’s business and success, and some don’t. Robert Wagener gets it: Nice work, Rockin’ Realty Guy! Here are a couple of the most important things he says here: “We as real estate agents like to throw out numbers like we’re geniuses. We say, …

How to get a higher sale price when selling a home

Here’s real estate coach Tom Panos talking on Sky News: I’d like to pick out a few little things that Tom mentions in this video: “Make sure that as people are flying through that you’ve got photos and headlines that stops the consumer, and says, “Wow, look at that!” So I would say, make sure you’re using amazing photography, great …

Real estate photography is an investment

When professional real estate photography is of a high standard then it ceases to be an expense. It’s no longer just money going out, never to be seen again, but instead it’s an investment that is almost guaranteed to see a return in terms of a higher sale price for the home. Why do I say that? It’s because marketing …

Dream home: Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Today we are interviewing Sunshine Coast real estate photographer Jonathan May, who recently photographed this stunning holiday rental. Where is this place? “The house is in Tewantin, a pretty suburb on the banks of the Noosa River. Tewantin was a port town in the mid 1800’s linking the gold fields and forests of the hinterland with Brisbane. Today you can …

Things you should not do with your real estate photos

We all want to make our homes look amazing, and whilst it might be tempting to use some Photoshop magic to improve things there are some things you should definitely not do with your real estate photos. But first … What can you do with your real estate images? Add a new sky This is not a permanent feature of …

The benefits of hiring a real estate photographer

  You see, the benefits of hiring a real estate photographer are not just about getting the house sold, as though it won’t sell without them. Of course it will … well, it probably will. Maybe. The point is that hiring a quality real estate photographer (and it has to be said, not all real estate photographers are equal – you get …

Got a house that won’t sell? Get new photos.

So you’ve had your home on the market for 3 months, and it hasn’t sold and nothing seems to be happening. Assuming you had it professionally photographed, should you continue to use the same photos of your home? It can be a good idea to start afresh with new photos, even if you had a professional real estate photographer shoot your …