Comments on: Five Things To Make Sure Your Photos Are Looking Their Best

By: larry

larry — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:49:37 +0000

@Mark- In Photoshop or PSE: 1. create an landscape image with the aspect ratio your MLS likes, 2. fill with background color you want 3. Place the portrait mode image on the new landscape more image 4. save to jpg.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:13:34 +0000

When shooting in portrait orientation what is the best way to add black bars to the sides of the image so that it doesnt get strecthed in RMLS?

By: Ian Haseltine - Virtual tour provider

Ian Haseltine - Virtual tour provider — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:23:23 +0000

Good Points! I like how you used point number one to stress making your client happy. Too many photographers feel that they are the authority. I for one think that if we aim to please the client first, we will end up with more clients.

By: Mike Martin

Mike Martin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:46:43 +0000

MLS 29170429 on Realtor.com is an example of how a Realtor chose a portrait as one of their primary first 4 photos. Its also includes more in their 15 posted.

By: Kiera

Kiera — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:59:56 +0000

This is very useful information to me. I am coming back into RE Photography after almost 1o years, and am looking to re-learn. I started with slide film and strobes w/ 32″ umbrellas. Digital is all different I am finding. Can anyone suggest a useful site for settings & recommended equpiment for Professional RE Shoots?

By: Mike Martin

Mike Martin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:15:24 +0000

Many small bathrooms need a portrait view to do it justice. Many even need what I call a portrait panorama (i.e., skinny tall photo).

By: M Cole

M Cole — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:14:41 +0000

This is just another reason why agents should also be using a tour or video. That way, they still have photos that haven’t been re-compressed or re-sized based on different sites they’re using.

By: Brian Allen

Brian Allen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:37:19 +0000

I check a half dozen listings in Bellevue, WA and all of them had an extra button in the middle of the four to link to as many as 25 photos.

By: Denise - DS Creative

Denise - DS Creative — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:57:07 +0000

Fred is right….Realtor.com takes the first 4 pictures from MLS in alphabetical order which is usually why it is a backyard, bath, and bedroom, etc. Just as a tip, though, you can email Realtor.com with the 4 photos you want to replace them with and they will manually do so in about an hour.

By: Joshua Vensel

Joshua Vensel — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:06:23 +0000

One reason I only shoot landscape orientation for real estate is because I’ve read several times that alternating orientations in a slide show is distracting to the viewer. I want my viewers to be as deeply immersed images as possible.