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Hi my name is Alex and I will be taking you through a photographer training tutorial where you learn the principles and techniques of real estate photography. Make sure you have your camera and tripod on hand so you can change settings accordingly and experiment with some of the techniques intermittently as we go through different processes and ideas.<br/><br/><h2>Before we get started on the photography side of the job, we need to do a basic overview of best practices once you arrive at a property.</h2><br/>Firstly, it's important to remember that though there are formulas and rules of real estate photography that you'll be thinking about every shoot, every agent and broker has different preferences and goals, depending on their taste and the distinctive characteristics of the listing. Therefore after you've met the agent and gone through baseline introductions, ask them to give you a tour of the property so they can voice any specific shot ideas,angles are elements of the property they especially want to capture.<br/><br/>This will give you a good sense of their marketing goal and the layout of the house so you can mentally prepare for the forthcoming shoot. Don't hesitate to respectfully raise concerns if agent has a poor shot idea that you know won't work. In these situations you may want to take the shot and show them it's a bad idea rather than trying to describe why. Nonetheless, the ultimate goal is to give the agent what they want, so be compliant and experiment with bizarre ideas if necessary.<br/><br/>Sometimes you may even be surprised. After you've gotten a tour from the agent, start prepping the house for photos. This means turning on all light fixtures and lamps, pulling up blinds and hiding remote controls, Kleenex boxes, sponges and any other items inside that will show poorly in photos and make it difficult on your <a href="https://www.phixer.net/">real estate image retouching company</a>. For staged houses, you probably won't have to move anything out of the way but in properties where the homeowners are still living there, you may have to hide some personal items and declutter a bit. Remember you have a limited amount of time to finish the shoot, so if the house is overly cluttered or unprepared for shooting, ask the agent whether you should reschedule or if they're comfortable shooting the property in its present condition. There's only so much you can do and you're a photographer not a home cleaner/stager.<br/><br/><h2>Do not spend more than 15 minutes prepping the property.</h2><br/>Do what you can within that limit, however moving heavy furniture, decluttering every room, sweeping etc are not your responsibilities. If you have time, avoid including the following items in your shots; bath mats, small carpets or mats on the kitchen floor, modems and bundles of cords, the homeowner's personal photos, toothbrushes, shampoo bottles and personal toiletries in general, trash cans, bedside alarm clocks, home phones, dog beds, litter boxes and anything else that will negatively affect the marketability of the listing. Usually these items can be gently move to the outside of the frame of the photo, then returned once you finish capturing the space. A note on blinds, in general all window blinds should be pulled up there are few exceptions to this rule, so leave the blinds up if;<br/><br/>A. The view outside is really unpleasant, for example there's a dumpster and industrial refinery, a chaotic construction site or anything else that would devalue the listing.<br/><br/>B. If the agent and insists for whatever reason, on leaving them down, you are after all working for them.<br/><br/>And lastly:<br/><br/>C. If the blinds are broken and won't stay level or pull up entirely. Sometimes excessively heavy blinds can be problematic and it's best not to risk pulling them off the wall. Leave the blinds down and twist them open so light can come through the windows. Other notes on prepping the house; make sure you remove security signs from the front yard before taking exterior shots, also hoses should be either coiled or removed from view.<br/><br/>Garage doors should be closed and garbage cans either moved into the garage or out of view. In kitchen's especially, make sure you double check for cabinet under lighting and turn the stove lights on. Dining room and breakfast table chairs should be tucked in even and orderly. Fans, fireplaces, TVs in any other kinetic features of the listing should be turned off. These objects will appear blurry and disorienting once the disparate exposures are fused by your real estate photo retoucher into an HDR composite.

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Top 6 Benefits of Virtual Staging for Faster Home Sales

May 28, 2021

Top 6 Benefits of Virtual Staging for Faster Home Sales
Photo Editing, Real Estate, Real Estate Photo Editing

May 28, 2021

Technology has opened the doors to creating artistic 2D and 3D real estate listings using the best software available. Digital alterations are necessary to highlight the best areas and show potential with small spaces, especially those with similar interior features. You can also exhibit proportions and proper angles to ensure realistic imagery.

An exemplary professional virtual staging service will help attract the correct buyers to the home listing, especially those on the fence about the purchase.

Here’s how Phixer’s virtual staging process works: Upload high-resolution, empty-room photos → discuss thematic preferences → Phixer adds furniture, lighting, and decor → final approval. Easy revisions and seamless integration make for faster, more appealing listings.

A Seattle homeowner with vacant property used Phixer’s virtual staging. Within three days, the listing received 12 inquiries and closed in under two weeks. 30% faster than similar nearby listings.

TL;DR: Here are some of the most important decisions or reasons why you should use virtual staging when selling a home:

1. Urgency to sell before the owners move out

One of the primary reasons to use virtual home staging is when you want to sell the home before moving out. You might be in a hurry, or you’re planning to sell the property as quickly as possible. Sometimes, the place won’t be ready for a shoot; in such cases, you can deploy digital enhancements to improve the space’s appearance appropriately.

There might be hundreds of things you need to do between transferring the furniture, moving out, and clearing the space for a photograph.

2. Planning to refurbish the space before putting it on the market

Real estate companies created showrooms based on the concept that people are more likely to purchase something when it has an interesting photo. This marketing technique made models and food photography famous; therefore, you can apply the same approach to real estate listings.

You might be planning to paint the walls or add fixtures before listing, but you want to sell the space as soon as possible. You can show your vision in the form of home staging.

3. Attract out-of-town buyers

One good reason to use digital staging would be to attract buyers from other places. You need something that will help you stand out when you’re competing with hundreds of different photographs. Using a virtual staging service won’t be beneficial if you don’t know how to sell your home correctly.

4. Multiple demographics would be interested in the home

You can use virtual staging when you’re sure that multiple buyer groups are interested in the house for sale. You can reimagine a particular space in several different ways, especially when you have a two or three-bedroom place with the exact dimensions.

For example, the house is suitable for a small family. You can create virtual staging for:

  • Nursery
  • Girl/boy child’s room
  • Study room
  • Home office
  • Entertainment room

Digital home staging is one of the best ways to present possibilities to people that prefer visual representations.

5. The current condition is disorderly

Lastly, virtual staging is suitable when the current status is not presentable or unsatisfactory. You might want to show the area at its utmost best, whether you’re planning to change the space or not. Since the buyer will be making a big commitment, you should show the best potential in showcasing the home.

6. Reimagining spaces for multiple home properties

Digital home staging is an excellent method to showcase several possibilities. You can show the bare space, then creatively decorate it using various tones and color schemes. If you have a real estate website dedicated to listing several homes, you can virtually stage those with similar dimensions.

Conclusion

A home is one of the most valuable properties you can purchase since most people stay there for a long time. There is an unlimited number of ways to market your home, and virtual home staging is one of the many services of a real estate photo editing company like Phixer, so you should learn how to take advantage this and sell your home fast.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does virtual staging cost more than physical staging?

No. Virtual staging generally costs less than transporting and renting furniture, yet delivers strong ROI and flexibility.

How soon can I list after the virtual staging is complete?

Typically, within 24-48 hours, digitally adding furniture is rapid compared to traditional staging.

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