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Is That REALLY a 15-Foot Sofa in the Living Room?!?

Option B: Trick Photo So, whaddya think:  is that REALLY a 15′ sofa pictured above? And if not, why on earth would the listing agent use a wide-angle lens (or some other trick) to make it appear so? Give up? Here’s (more than) a hint:  the couch is in the living room of Graceland, Elvis’ former...
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Which VIP Visited the Twin Cities This Morning??

TWO Types of Drone “No Fly” Zones Unbeknownst to me until this morning, there are actually TWO types of “no fly” zones governing the use of drones. They are: 1) permanent “no fly” zones — typically adjacent to airports, where drones could interfere with low-flying commercial aircraft; and 2) temporary “no fly” zones, which are...
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Huge Dining Room? One Way to Tell

“Trick (Photography) or Treat” [Editor’s Note:  The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] Want to know whether a Dining Room is actually as roomy as it appears online? Here’s a quick tip:  count...
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No Real Estate Photos — or Much Housing Activity of Any Kind — in Twin Cities Today

Snow Day!! ( . . . and Night??) Professional photographers can digitally compensate for many weather conditions, less-than-ideal light, etc. But, near-white out conditions are the exception. Which is why my scheduled photo shoot near Cedar Lake this afternoon is a scrub. Ditto, apparently, for many Twin Cities schools today, virtually all local after-school activities,...
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“The Jack-O’-Lantern House”

Is it Halloween Yet? I’m a big fan of dramatically lit homes. And with the seasonal change, we’re heading into ever-shorter Fall days. And yet, the technique doesn’t work all the time ” and can even backfire: especially for smaller homes, interior lighting at night can produce an (unhelpful) “Jack-o-Lantern effect.” The (kind of) scientific...
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Real Estate Photography & Monday’s Solar Eclipse

The Twilight Shot of the Century (But, Good Luck Getting a Re-Shoot) Yes, over 80% of the Sun over the Twin Cities will be covered by the moon’s shadow for about two hours Monday afternoon (August 21). But, no, that shouldn’t affect scheduled photo shoots for upcoming listings locally (a client just asked whether his 1:30 p.m....
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