EXIT’s own Kevin Vitali speaks on Real Estate Photography

Kevin Vitali, an associate broker at EXIT Group One Real Estate in Tewksbury, spoke to a group of to a group of EXIT agents at the Eastern Middlesex Association of Realtors in Reading Massachusetts. Check out my new Real Estate Photography post on Active Rain

Kevin spoke on real estate photography as a marketing tool for listing and selling homes.   One of the major points brought up by Kevin is home sellers need to remember their  first showing is on line.  Home buyers are no longer reliant on an agent exposing them to properties when the internet provides access to the entire market place at their finger tips. If you can’t compel a potential home buyer with quality photographs online you probably will lack showings on your property.

photography: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words- Part 4 – 11/24/08 08:59 AM I find Adobe Elements to be a great tool for adjusting photogrpahs.  All of my final photographs get run through Adobe Elements. You can download the program at the Adobe website.  Last I looked it was $99.00 The tool I find to be the most helpful is the transformation tool.  I … (2 comments)

photography: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words… Part 3– 11/13/08 02:32 PMI wanted to wrap up this series with optimizing the lighting of the interior of the homes you photograph.  Four of the biggest things you can do to impove your interior photos is: Use a tripod…. even for a point and shoot. Learn to use Night time mode along with … (14 comments)

photography: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…. Part 2 – 11/12/08 01:04 PM I wanted to take a moment to talk about the focal length of the camera you use to photograph the interior of a home.  You want to get the widest angle possible.  I use a 10mm to 20mm on a Nikon camera (equivelant to a 17 to 35mm in a 35mm … (4 comments)photography: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…. – 11/11/08 01:09 PM I’m amazed at some of the photographs I see in our MLS.  I went to school for photography and worked in the industry for many years.  I thought I’d share a few tips on photographing the outside of a house.  The following are samples pulled from our MLS last year for … (12 comments)

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