{"id":5258,"date":"2015-09-25T11:30:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=5258"},"modified":"2019-08-21T19:59:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T19:59:06","slug":"terrible-real-estate-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/terrible-real-estate-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrible Real Estate Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you think <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hz5h7pby9osich7rlc5myneu3a1kvaow\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/eminent_domain\">taking<\/span> good real <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-06ne5o173zstoec6i26za7lhyg19zruq\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/estate_land\">estate<\/span> photos is an easy task? Well it seems simple\u00a0enough but some of us don&#8217;t quite have the hang of it just yet. They say your <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bd8wz7rumf37myh5zzlpjp0jh3mxmyfl\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house\">house<\/span> is your pride and joy so\u00a0let me give you some advice about <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-a9tt8284e1zt1cv74708w6eiy60zdwf4\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/eminent_domain\">taking<\/span> photos of your <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-cojqoyu4rryxhbmcn77i0enceungx49m\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate\">home<\/span> when your looking to up sticks and sell it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(all photos credit: www.terriblerealestateagentphotos.com)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Clean up &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>I know, most of us would do a bit of cleaning and would arrange things in a nice manner, but it seems that not everyone thinks about this when <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-eojudsowst0hmwqqfc9jkxsh9sfjttwd\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/eminent_domain\">taking<\/span> snaps of\u00a0their <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-sbvdds821sjjm6k5iozqji15zmxo49hr\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate\">homes<\/span>. Pay special attention to stains on carpets or the <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-6wnekxc7heszs3vibomwt168g3wyojqm\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/storey\">floor<\/span>, especially if they resemble blood stains \u2013 only the brave\u00a0will dare to see the <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-lk8s4w26injt6v4unaovt9cng1bshwwe\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house\">house<\/span>, the rest will run away from you thinking that you are a serial killer or a psycho.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/article-2436505-185715F800000578-271_634x473.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5259 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/article-2436505-185715F800000578-271_634x473-400x298.jpg\" alt=\"article-2436505-185715F800000578-271_634x473\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_mw2c09UPPc1rrqskho1_500.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5266 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_mw2c09UPPc1rrqskho1_500-400x300.png\" alt=\"tumblr_mw2c09UPPc1rrqskho1_500\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/badestate1_3083239k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5267 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/badestate1_3083239k-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"badestate1_3083239k\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo Credit: www.terriblerealestateagentphotos.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Avoid getting in the picture<\/strong> &#8211;<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>Perhaps you didn&#8217;t notice while <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8pfnowqhzy2pu1up0f205if1ak6hdkna\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/eminent_domain\">taking<\/span> the picture but check that you are not in sneaking into it. It\u2019s not that big of a deal, but buyers want to see the <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-apxfxpppb0ulb2uj7lyad39ng1u0mrrt\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house\">house<\/span>, not you \u2013 plus it\u2019s a bit embarrassing as your posture will be ridiculous as you try to nonchalantly contortion your body in the bath all for that wide angle shot of the <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8gscd1p2zeaqspsr3ls9gw9rbbahcdx4\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/bathroom\">bathroom<\/span>. Remember to check for any reflections in the surfaces (even if it is your lucky underwear, buyers don&#8217;t want to see it!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/article-2436505-1830FA3D00000578-714_634x462.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5260 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/article-2436505-1830FA3D00000578-714_634x462-400x291.jpg\" alt=\"article-2436505-1830FA3D00000578-714_634x462\" width=\"400\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_npp3c8skFg1rrqskho1_400.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5261 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_npp3c8skFg1rrqskho1_400-194x320.png\" alt=\"tumblr_npp3c8skFg1rrqskho1_400\" width=\"207\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Tricking Buyers<\/strong> &#8211;<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>Do not expand pictures in order to make <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-f9arpaux8r0q2v0m37n067ewst2vjmsw\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room\">rooms<\/span> bigger than they really are. When potential buyers go to see the <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-9hfcgp1t0ajrvh35dipdei5gnfhhm2az\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house\">house<\/span> in person, they will \u00a0notice the trick in the photos almost instantly. Same goes for the garden, if your grass is not in a good shape, don\u2019t edit\u00a0it in the picture. Most people will realize what you have done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5262 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/5-224x320.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"249\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/badestate6_3083253k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5263 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/badestate6_3083253k-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"badestate6_3083253k\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Put away all dangerous\/weird objects<\/strong> &#8211;<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0If for some bizarre reason you have a penchant of leaving your arsenal near the <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ch9cgq4d1lbw0ueytrgsc8qep0z5bk9w\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/bathroom\">bathroom<\/span> sink or around the <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-clkutlnlx1kx3zir3tf5wuodp3lmjzuu\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house\">house<\/span>, ensure that\u00a0its not making a guest appearance when you&#8217;re <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-exhp4veoqokfvyfwddih184e1tjf4xoh\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/eminent_domain\">taking<\/span> photos of your <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-tou2tb77103eykz22ja5sdl7qj26ol6e\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate\">home<\/span>. Put it away in a cupboard at least or better yet, just don&#8217;t own any. Also, don&#8217;t be a doe-nut and make sure you have those deer head trophies tucked away instead of gathering dust on the sofa. The same goes to strange and creepy objects! Who wants to see creepy toys in their future <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-1amis7owlq3q52mgvsozibubs3xzkzb8\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate\">home<\/span>?!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/terrible-estate-gu_3216542k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5264 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/terrible-estate-gu_3216542k-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"terrible-estate-gu_3216542k\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_n83q0hjE3S1rrqskho1_500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5276 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/tumblr_n83q0hjE3S1rrqskho1_500-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"tumblr_n83q0hjE3S1rrqskho1_500\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/terrible-estate-cl_3216546k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5265 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/terrible-estate-cl_3216546k-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"terrible-estate-cl_3216546k\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo Credit: www.terriblerealestatephotos.com<\/p>\n<p>Basically just be a little careful with the pictures, it is worth it spending a bit more time <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-fuevgltxxpt3og861w4cxopmn9lkorfc\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/eminent_domain\">taking<\/span> them than not <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-yc8tefd4sjxrrqfdyokfwek057tyl07u\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting\">renting<\/span>\/selling your <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-0dpgvwgk0g68itljyp0cz1o460d4ro0f\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house\">house<\/span> because people are scared of what they may find!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While our mini-guide should give you an idea of just how bad and bizarre <span class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hc41papm15u9471ewa8jlax8sezelaxp\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/estate_land\">estate<\/span> agents photos can get&#8230; we must admit the good folks over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terriblerealestateagentphotos.com\">TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotos.com<\/a>\u00a0are\u00a0<em>the\u00a0<\/em>place to go for all your awfully-cring-worthingly-bad photo needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Do you think taking good real estate photos is an easy task? 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