204301 Resource 137075 146274 146274 1210960967075 1210960583553 Controlled Photographing Your Home for a Listing

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<p>One of the best strategies for photographing your home is to get a tripod and set it up on a level surface. Leave artistic perspectives and dangerous views to National Geographic. This should be a straight-on shot with little flare. &nbsp;</p><p /><p><strong>Exterior Photos</strong></p><p /><p>When preparing to photograph the exterior of your home, your yard should be tidy. If there&rsquo;s snow, shovel your walkway and driveway. Make sure large piles of leaves and yard waste are left out of the picture. Your driveway should be cleared of cars, garbage bins and any other yard tools. Groom flowerbeds, bushes and trees so they don&rsquo;t overtake the front of the house. </p><p><strong>Living Spaces</strong></p><p /><p>Make sure all lights are turned on and all blinds are open to achieve the maximum amount of light in each room. This helps capture the color of the walls, furniture and depth of the room. Stage your room in a way that displays very little furniture, it helps the room appear larger<strong>.</strong> </p><p><strong>Kitchens</strong></p><p /><p>When photographing the kitchen, ceiling fans, televisions and kitchen appliances should be turned off because they pose a major distraction in the photo. Anything stuck to the refrigerator should be removed. De-cluttering countertops creates the illusion of larger workspaces<strong>.</strong> </p><p><strong>Bathrooms</strong></p><p /><p>All toiletries and cosmetics should be stored in cupboards or closets out of sight. Make sure the bath and shower have been scrubbed clean of all mildew and soap scum. Clean towels should be neatly placed on racks and all products should be taken out of the shower.&nbsp; </p><p>Most importantly, family, friends and pets should stay out of these photographs. You are trying to showcase your home, not your relations, so keep them out of the picture.</p><p><a title="More home selling tips." href="http://www.realliving.com/RC/Seller/PrepareYourHomeToSell.aspx" target="_blank">Click here for more home selling tips</a><strong>.</strong></p> 10 application/xml false Home Lisitng Photograph Photographing Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; InfoPath.1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; .NET CLR 3.5.21022) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 dgauntner 204.31.75.254 false true false false true 205849 false false true false false false true 137075 blog blogsite/RealLiving/web