Comments on: Photo Modification Ethics For Real Estate Photography

By: JR

JR — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:55:37 +0000

I have a general idea about what this article is trying to say. If only the writer had taken the time to read over his article before publishing or posting it.
I was unaware that the term “algorithm” became a verb?! I checked again and it’s confirmed that “algorithm” is defined as a noun.

And this: “how much photo modification is goes on in advertising…”
I am not a writer. But, I can recognize good english when I see it.

This is an awesome forum for this type of photography by any means. Unfortunately, I found this page after I started my real estate photography endeavors. I learn something from it every time I look it up. In fact, it’s so great, that it has become my Safari Home Page.

I am aware that this is not an “English critique forum”. But, having to read an article several times in order to get the gist of the article is a bit much to ask of the reader. We need to put some thought process and consideration in the writing before posting.
Just a thought.

By: Bill Fletcher

Bill Fletcher — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:00:51 +0000

I come from a land where folks routinely spend hundreds of thousands of dollars installing and maintaining lush resort like landscaping. To install beautiful landscaping with “Photoshop” where none exists clearly strikes me as misrepresenting a material fact.
In California we take a fairly extensive course on ethics in order to become licensed. I am sure other states have similar requirements. Because we learn then that we are not to “misreprepresent any material fact having an effect on the value of the real property,” you will not find too many listings offering a verbal description of a beautiful green lawn where no such lawn exists.
If we simply follow the same ethical test regarding our lisiting images, we should be fine, shouldn’t we?

For those who need help but are not inclined to do it themselves, there is at least one service available to improve listing photos, who will pledge never to cross the ethical line and get you into ethical trouble.

By: Cape Girardeau Missouri Real Estate

Cape Girardeau Missouri Real Estate — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:46:12 +0000

For homes that are under construction one compromise is to adjust the lawn to give the impression of grass without giving it the look of a prefect lawn. Think along the lines of an artist rendering instead of a perfect photo.

By: John Becker

John Becker — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:18:44 +0000

Honestly, unless the landscaping company is waiting for me to finish my exteriors before they start rolling out the sod, I have a hard time with turning a dirt front yard into a putting green.