Browse Forums Increasing Home Value Re: It's all about perception of value 6Apr 24, 2007 10:50 pm Hmmm, maybe. That second pic is a bit slick for me. I like the honesty of the first pic. The second one reminds me of agent pics which are obviously employing every trick of the lens possible to make things look brighter, wider, longer and warmer. It's one thing to make it look nice, but it's got to look that nice in real life as well. Otherwise it's just another evil trick like the embarassingly cliched "pot of coffee and fresh bread" BS.
I don't want 'nice' pics, I want real pics. Re: It's all about perception of value 7Apr 25, 2007 7:11 am [quote="Cabinfever"]Hmmm, maybe. That second pic is a bit slick for me. I like the honesty of the first pic. The second one reminds me of agent pics which are obviously employing every trick of the lens possible to make things look brighter, wider, longer and warmer. It's one thing to make it look nice, but it's got to look that nice in real life as well. Otherwise it's just another evil trick like the embarassingly cliched "pot of coffee and fresh bread" BS. I don't want 'nice' pics, I want real pics.[/quote] Actually neither pic is an accurate representation, and it is darned hard to take a photo of what the eye sees. The first pic can't handle the contrast ratio between the shaded verandah and the outside - our eyes can handle this much better than photo film or digital devices - so we would see more shadow detail than the camera. The second pic does the opposite, showing a brightly lit verandah in a daylight view (with star effect lights). It comes down to preferences and fashion. Like these days we photograph moving water with a shutter speed of around 1/2 second which turns the moving water into whispy cotton wool. It used to be the fashion 10 yrs ago to photograph water to freeze movemnent at say 1/500th. second But the human eye has an equivalent shutter speed of 1/12th - so neither represents reality as we see it. I see your point but if I were selling I would want my photos to present the home at its best. At the end of the day people visit the home many times before buying and can see the place in many "lights". I can best see myself sitting on the second verandah sipping champaign. 90% of the time my car is not pristine clean - I would not buy one in that state no matter how real that may be. Re: It's all about perception of value 8Apr 25, 2007 7:14 am [quote="Cabinfever"]Hmmm, maybe. That second pic is a bit slick for me. I like the honesty of the first pic. The second one reminds me of agent pics which are obviously employing every trick of the lens possible to make things look brighter, wider, longer and warmer. It's one thing to make it look nice, but it's got to look that nice in real life as well. Otherwise it's just another evil trick like the embarassingly cliched "pot of coffee and fresh bread" BS. I don't want 'nice' pics, I want real pics.[/quote] Actually neither pic is an accurate representation, and it is darned hard to take a photo of what the eye sees. The first pic can't handle the contrast ratio between the shaded verandah and the outside - our eyes can handle this much better than photo film or digital devices - so we would see more shadow detail than the camera. The second pic does the opposite, showing a brightly lit verandah in a daylight view (with star effect lights). It comes down to preferences and fashion. Like these days we photograph moving water with a shutter speed of around 1/2 second which turns the moving water into whispy cotton wool. It used to be the fashion 10 yrs ago to photograph water to freeze movemnent at say 1/500th. second But the human eye has an equivalent shutter speed of 1/12th - so neither represents reality as we see it. I see your point but if I were selling I would want my photos to present the home at its best. At the end of the day people visit the home many times before buying and can see the place in many "lights". I can best see myself sitting on the second verandah sipping champaign. 90% of the time my car is not pristine clean - I would not buy one in that state no matter how real that may be. Re: It's all about perception of value 9Apr 26, 2007 12:18 pm When selling a house, you need to sell a dream. Basic 101 marketing.
Note the picture change is not just about lighting but the second one is taken further back giving a better indication of the size of the decking. I would probably use the option on my camera to use a small area to determine lighting requirements (not sure of the technical term). This would give a more natural look but at the same time make it more visible. I would also take it further back as in the second pic. I would also try to get more of the view and less of the neighbours house. With the bright sunlight in Australia, over contrast can be a real problem in photography. Another option is just to take the photo on an overcast day. I have seen so many poorly represented photos of houses in real estate brochures I sometimes wonder how they sell at all. 3xb As a tradesmen get a private inspector although I don't think there worth it in their profession themselves the reminder they serve to the tradesmen doing the work is… 3 27359 They make the room much easier to clean for one, reflect more light (if light colour tiles are used), and you dont end up with dust on the top edge of tiles (cause most… 3 9593 The last home I lived in didn't have a pool and when i went to sell it the agents were not happy, even telling me to put one in to sell the place. The agents weren't happy… 2 4239 |