Explaining the Ghost “For Sale” Sign (Online, at least) Thanks to quirky (at least to me) MLS rules, home photos can’t include broker names or any other marketing information. Usually that’s not a problem, because the Realtor-ordered photos are taken before the “For Sale” sign is installed. Ahh, but when that’s not the case, to...Read More
Do Real Estate Photographers Get Overtime Pay?? They Should I’m a huge fan of backlit home photos like the one above. What’s more inviting or dramatic than a character-filled home — perhaps framed by snow — with all its lights blazing at dusk? While it’s purely anecdotal, at least in the Twin Cities, such photos seem...Read More
Explaining the Ghost “For Sale” Sign Thanks to quirky (at least to me) MLS rules, home photos can’t include broker names or any other marketing information. Usually that’s not a problem, because the Realtor-ordered photos are taken before the “For Sale” sign is installed. Ahh, but when that’s not the case, to avoid an MLS...Read More
Unseasonal Winter Photos in April? Not This Year April Fool’s may have been Sunday, but the real April Fool’s joke arrived in the Twin Cities yesterday: 8″ inches of fresh snow continuing through today, and temps more typical of February than April (overnight low: nine(!) degrees). All of which creates a surreal feeling for area...Read More
When the Sky and the Roof Blend Together Unfortunately . . . it’s not (“always sunny in Minneapolis”). When that’s the case — and the overcast sky blends seamlessly with the roof — the smart thing to do is digitally enhance the sky to create some contrast. “Blue” seemed like the right color. 🙂Read More
Not Waiting for the Weather There are two situations I can think of where “digitally” adding green grass to an otherwise brown front yard makes sense: 1) early Spring, after the snow has melted but before lawns have “greened up”; and 2) new construction, where earth-moving equipment has trampled the yard, and the developer has...Read More
