In Real Estate, A Picture Is Worth More Than 1,000 Words

"In today's web-centric world, real estate photos are more important than ever. Many home buyers will "shop" homes online for weeks or even months before actually calling their agent to set up showings of their favorites. If your home isn't presented well online, the number of in-person visits can suffer.

While there are many different levels of photography equipment, lighting, and software editing techniques available, the broad emphasis is to use at least one of the newer technologies to enhance your photos. Interior photos just don't show up well on an old digital camera. The user can only get a small portion of the room into a shot, and the colors look less than real-life.

By using a wide-angle lens, you can really start to show the online buyer what a room actually looks and feels like in person. Your eye is basically a wide angle lens itself, so recreating the in-person view of the home is the goal.

It's not a necessity to have professional photography done in a real estate listing. Many homes sell without it. However, there's a clear trend in the market towards more online browsing and less in-person visits before a purchase. Professional photography can definitely give a home an edge, or at least entice a buyer in for more evaluation." VIA Sam DeBord

Click the property websites below as an example of photographs that make the grade:

2833 Putnam Street - Silverlake, California

8555 Hollywood Blvd. - Hollywood, California