Preparing Your Home for Real Estate Photography and Video
Give the photographer a tour of your home so they do not miss anything. If there is any part of your home to avoid or skip, let them know before they start.
Give the photographer space and leave the home if possible while the photographer is working. Giving a photographer tips or watching over their shoulder will create tension for the photographer and less than optimal photographs.
Make sure light bulbs are replaced and all lights are on. Turn off ceiling fans.
Open curtains or shades (unless the view is less than desirable). Make sure shades are pulled at all the same length in each room. (see photo below)
Stage rooms if possible. Add flowers for a colorful addition to any room.
Remove clutter: stacks of mail, food on counters, organize shelves and counter tops. (see photo below)
Hide personal items: toothbrushes, medicine, dirty clothes, bills, checkbooks, laptops/iPads/cell phones.
Move pet related items, such as litter boxes and water bowls/dishes to garages or porches.
Place clean and/or matching towels in the bathroom.
Fix obvious broken items such as light fixtures, holes in walls, closet doors that need to be re-hung, broken windows.
Try to clean large or obvious stains on carpets or hide them.
Clean windows inside and outside if possible.
Clean counter tops, toilets, and bath tubs.
Remove spider webs in corners or on ceiling.
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