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Phone: (760) 603-0100 / Fax: (760) 603-0106 / Email: [email protected]
Key Points: • Always keep in mind
buyers are more interested in the over-all architecture of each room. When taking a picture of a room, fit as much as you can into the shot so buyers can see how it is built and imagine their own furniture in it. Do not focus on the furniture already in the room.
• It is very easy for
personal items to slip into a picture. Make sure dirty dishes, newspapers, cans of soda, etc. are all hidden from view. In bathrooms, be sure to have the toilet seat down. In bedrooms, make sure beds are made, etc.
• Use natural light as
much as possible. Regular lighting can make white walls look yellow and cause glare in a picture.
• Make sure your
camera lens is CLEAN.
Before you send your photos, please do this:1. Rename your photos so that they will be grouped by room. Please do
not use CAPITAL letters, spaces, or dashes. Correct example: livingroom1.jpg, bedroom5.jpg Incorrect example: IMG051.jpg, Living Room.jpg 2. It is highly prefer red that you take horizontal shots. Please keep your
vertical shots limited to bathrooms and other small rooms, only if absolutely necessary in order to get the shot. 3. Please make sure your photos are no smaller than 450 pixels wide by
338 pixels tall for horizontal shots and no smaller than 254 pixels wide by 338 pixels tall for vertical shots. Do not stretch smaller photos up to this size, because they will look out of focus. Instead, retake the shot.
4. Please DO NOT crop photos. Your photos are added to your website in
a Gallery format, and they are all uniform in size. If a photo is cropped, it will not match the same dimensions, and will cause an obvious gap next to the other photos.
5. When you have taken all of your photos, please send them to your web-
site designer.
A note to Mac users using the iPhoto program: By default, your digital photos will export into iPhoto. We’ve found that iPhoto is really intended for printing digital photos, and doesn’t work well for the web. To cure this problem, we’ve created very clear guidelines on page 3 for exporting your photos from iPhoto. Please read them to assure your photos can be used on your website without any bumps in the road. If you follow the guide, we can post your photos much easier.
Windows: If you have photo-editing software installed on your computer, you can use that to edit your photos, rename them as indicted above, and re-size them to the above sizes. If you do not, you are capable of renaming your photos by browsing to the folder you saved them in. Once there, right-click on the photo to be renamed, and click “rename” from the menu that pops up. Mac: You already have a great editing tool built-in to your Mac! Just use iPhoto.
How to edit your photos:
Photo Tips & Advice for Your Website
Phone: (760) 603-0100 / Fax: (760) 603-0106 / Email: [email protected]
Key Points: • Always keep in mind
buyers are more interested in the over-all architecture of each room. When taking a picture of a room, fit as much as you can into the shot so buyers can see how it is built and imagine their own furniture in it. Do not focus on the furniture already in the room.
• It is very easy for
personal items to slip into a picture. Make sure dirty dishes, newspapers, cans of soda, etc. are all hidden from view. In bathrooms, be sure to have the toilet seat down. In bedrooms, make sure beds are made, etc.
• Use natural light as
much as possible. Regular lighting can make white walls look yellow and cause glare in a picture.
• Make sure your
camera lens is CLEAN.
Photo Tips & Advice for Your Website
Getting a great picture: 1. Use a digital camera set in a medium resolution ( ie. 800 x 600 pixels) 2. Fit as much of the room as you possibly can into a shot. Try to get both the
ceiling and the floor in the same shot. This helps convey how large the room really is. A wide-angle lens (getting as far back in the room as you can) will do the trick. Do not focus on specific objects like tables or beds. Those will distract the buyer and make it more difficult to visualize their own furniture in the room.
Remember: Horizontal photos work best on the website
Avoid personal items: Be sure to put away personal items that will show up in the shots. Common items are often overlooked. Read below for some helpful tips on what to look for in the shot.
Kitchen: Make sure dishes aren’t in the sink, keys aren’t on the counters, and newspapers aren’t left on the tables. Also, try to use natural lighting. However, make sure the sunlight doesn’t wash out the picture by either taking photos of your home with your back to the window, or if the window has to be in the picture, expose the photo to the room.
Living rooms, Family rooms, & Bedrooms: Make sure children’s toys are not left out or shown in the view, pets aren’t in the scene, and, again, try to use natural lighting. IMPORTANT: Make sure the TV is off and does not reflect into the camera or bounce light back.
Bathrooms: Sometimes getting a good shot of the bathroom is difficult. Try to capture as much as you can of the full room. Make sure the toilet seat is down, the shower curtain is closed, and the mirror is not reflecting you (if possible). Remove toothbrushes, combs, and re-lated items from the shot.
Outside Shots: The best time to take outside pictures is when the sun is behind you, preferably within a couple hours of sunrise or sunset, so it won’t glare in the picture. This gives a nice glow to the home and yard. Fit the whole house in the shot if you can, and be careful not to cut off the roof. Take multiple shots from each angle.
Phone: (760) 603-0100 / Fax: (760) 603-0106 / Email: [email protected]
Key Points: • Always keep in mind
buyers are more interested in the over-all architecture of each room. When taking a picture of a room, fit as much as you can into the shot so buyers can see how it is built and imagine their own furniture in it. Do not focus on the furniture already in the room.
• It is very easy for
personal items to slip into a picture. Make sure dirty dishes, newspapers, cans of soda, etc. are all hidden from view. In bathrooms, be sure to have the toilet seat down. In bedrooms, make sure beds are made, etc.
• Use natural light as
much as possible. Regular lighting can make white walls look yellow and cause glare in a picture.
• Make sure your
camera lens is CLEAN.
Photo Tips & Advice for Your Website
Mac Users: The best way to export from iPhoto:
Import Photos from Digital Camera:
Plug your camera into your computer, and click the bottom tab that says IMPORT. If your amera is connected, it will show up in the lower grey box.
Default Photo Titles
By clicking on a photo, you will see by default, it is named an un-descriptive title, such as PICT0890. All digital cameras do this by default, but it makes the photos hard to organize when they are sent to your website designer to be posted on your site.
Rename Your Photo Titles:
It is very important that you rename the titles in lowercase, with no spaces or capital letters. The photo gallery on your site is set to organize photos in alphabetical order, and group similar names. If your photos are titled “kitchen1,” “kitchen2,” then the gallery will group all kitchen photos together. So, be sure to rename the pictures. You can also name the photos “01front,” “02kitchen” if you are picky about the order the pictures are viewed in.
Important Step: Exporting Photos
When you are ready to save your re-named photos, highlight the photos you want to send, then click on FILE > EXPORT. A box will offer export options. Size: 450 x 338 (min) or 800 x 600 (max) Name: Use title Export them to a folder on your desktop, then email the exported pictures to your website designer.
