Detrimental Listing Photos
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Everett_Tom
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 Re: Detrimental Listing Photos At least those are semi-nice..
I saw one photo of a house a few months ago where I'm pretty sure the doctored the photo with Microsoft paint.. (they filled in some.. "grass" in the front yard).
(I'd link to it, but the place went off the market awhile ago).
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| Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:22 pm |
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WestSideBilly
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos BillE wrote: The trees outside the kitchen window are nice and green in this pic. The kitchen also has a strange glow.  But they forgot in this pic. No leaves on the trees and the kitchen lost its shine.  To me, this is two different people taking a picture of the same room; one knows what s/he is doing, the other does not. How long has this house been on the market?
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| Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:45 am |
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deejayoh
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos I think some of the really good listing photos - with the super saturated look like this one  are the result of taking 2 photos and digitally superimposing them on each other. Gives an almost 3-d impression.
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| Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:14 am |
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perfectfire
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos Photos with an erie glow or cartoonish colors are HDR photos. HDR done right can better represent how a person would percieve a scene. Usually in photos with very bright and very dark areas either the light areas look nice and the dark areas aren't visible at all or the dark areas are visible while the light areas are completely blown out. In reality though you can see both areas just fine.
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| Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:17 am |
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deejayoh
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos perfectfire wrote: Photos with an erie glow or cartoonish colors are HDR photos. HDR done right can better represent how a person would percieve a scene. Usually in photos with very bright and very dark areas either the light areas look nice and the dark areas aren't visible at all or the dark areas are visible while the light areas are completely blown out. In reality though you can see both areas just fine. yeah. that's it! I knew there had to be a term. I had a co-worker who used to do this so I knew about the approach, but I'm not much of a photographer. I just knew that some of the glamour shots had to be using some other technique because they looked so much better, and they reminded me of the shots my buddy used to show me I've learned something today. now I can go back to bed...
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| Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:20 am |
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EconE
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos BillE wrote: I didn't notice it until now, but the kitchen photos have more than just color touch-ups. One shows a brown floor with a fridge by the stove, the other shows a white floor with no fridge.  It looks as if the original angle that the picture was taken from missed the fridge. They did do some slight "spring" remodeling however. It looks like a new range was put in (compare oven handles) and the faucet on the kitchen sink was changed. A few sq yards of linoleum doesn't cost much so I'd bet the floor was redone too. They took the paper towels off the holder also...go figure.
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| Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:27 pm |
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deejayoh
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos EconE wrote: It looks as if the original angle that the picture was taken from missed the fridge. They did do some slight "spring" remodeling however.
It looks like a new range was put in (compare oven handles) and the faucet on the kitchen sink was changed. A few sq yards of linoleum doesn't cost much so I'd bet the floor was redone too.
They took the paper towels off the holder also...go figure. Good job. now can you find six differences in this one? 
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| Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:28 am |
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The Tim
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos deejayoh wrote: Good job. now can you find six differences in this one? - below: worm smiling | above: worm shocked
- below: flower has center | above: no center
- below: rabbit 3 whiskers on right side of face | above: 2 whiskers
- below: 2 clouds | above: 3 clouds
- below: 2 leaves on top of tree | above: 1 leaf
- below: back of blue bird's left foot missing | above: complete foot
Now back to odd listing photos. How about this one? 24302 116th Ave W Woodway, WA 98020
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Charles Dean
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos Honestly, for someone who fishes, if they're showing you can go fishing in your backyard, that's not too bad of a listing photo I think.
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| Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:01 am |
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treaty
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos The Tim wrote: Now back to odd listing photos. How about this one?
Wow... fish takes the cake - you may just be able to close this thread now as I'm not sure that one can be topped. A bit anti-climactic but: 7621 Aurora Ave N Seattle, WA 98103  Fill dirt not included.
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The Tim
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos WTH is that even supposed to be showing? Bizarre.
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WestSideBilly
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos Charles Dean wrote: Honestly, for someone who fishes, if they're showing you can go fishing in your backyard, that's not too bad of a listing photo I think. I don't consider a stocked trout pond to be fishing. 
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ira s
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos WTH is that even supposed to be showing? Bizarre.
Basement window overlooking the lovely shed?
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cheapseats
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The Tim
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Re: Detrimental Listing Photos WOW. If you had not provided the link, I don't think I would have believed those were really being used on a listing.
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