Well over 90% of home buyers use the Internet to shop for homes, so, whether you are a Listing agent or a “For Sale By Owner”, it is critical to use the best possible real estate photos to showcase homes for sale on the Internet.
Quality Photos Bring Out Emotion
Buying a home is an emotional experience, and home buyers are attracted by good, high quality, real estate photos because the visual experience is much more emotional than just reading about it.
Good professional real estate photography is all about producing images to bring out emotions that impact home buyers with a strong desire to see a home first hand.
Home buyers who shop the internet for homes are looking first and foremost for quality photos that draw them in emotionally!
What Do Quality Real Estate Photos Look Like?
Home buyers want to see sharp, clear images with vibrant colors. They like to see big, bright, high quality photos of interiors and exteriors that show all the important features of the home.
What Kind of Photos Turn Home Buyers Off?
Blurry photos are one of the most common types of real estate photos that lose buyers quickly. When taking pictues, slow down, it’s much easier to see it if it’s in focus!
How many times have you seen real estate photos that look like they were shot from the inside of a fish bowl?? Photos like this distort details that buyers need to see.
It’s amazing how many photos you see on the MLS and the Internet that look like the house is crooked or the walls are leaning in – not very appealing is it?
And those dark, yellow looking, grainy pictures taken with a cellphone, iPhone, or low-end point & shoot camera will get a home crossed off a potential home buyer’s list in the blink of an eye.
Bad real estate photos will cause a buyer, and even buyer agents, to quickly move on to the next result in their search. Unfortunately, there are plenty of examples of bad real estate photos all over the Internet!
Click here to see some good examples of bad photos…
And by the way… never take a photo of a bathroom with the toilet seat up!
Contact Us today to talk about how our quality photography can help you to more effectively market a home!
