Anyone else notice a lot of doctored listing photos? It doesn't bother me, I just find it interesting. The plants are in full bloom and everything has an artificially bright look.
For example, these first three are all from the same listing.
The trees are full of leaves.
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.
Some of them have an almost cartoon-like look. Bright, sunny photos with the trees full of leaves
Here's another.
Maybe this is a common thing I just haven't noticed until recently?
Anyone else notice a lot of doctored listing photos? It doesn't bother me, I just find it interesting. The plants are in full bloom and everything has an artificially bright look.
For example, these first three are all from the same listing.
The trees are full of leaves.
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.
Some of them have an almost cartoon-like look. Bright, sunny photos with the trees full of leaves
Here's another.
Maybe this is a common thing I just haven't noticed until recently?
Photoshop baby! Yes, it is common, although when done properly, the results are not easily visible. Same thing as done to the cover shots on the magazines at the supermarket checkout. Although that last picture above looks like somebody cranked up the color to "eleven" , check out the fluorescent-blue vehicle in the driveway!
I have mixed feelings about the practice--the objective is to get the potential buyer out to physically check out the property and no more, much like the objective of the resume is to get you an interview, and no more. If the house looks perfect online, but like a dump when you see it in person, does this really help the seller in the long run? Certainly could irritate potential buyers!
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.
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).
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.
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.
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...
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.
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?
Not that an agent would have taken better pictures, but that one is a FSBO. If it had been an agent, they'd have talked about the "dreamlike" quality of the home, and when asked about it, they might say " Can't remember, it was all a blur."
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The kid must of lost his lower half climbing through those crazy cables in the railing.
Welcome to Middle Earth!
Nice neighborhood view.
Basketball hoop, comes with house.
It depends where this house is. Some areas on the east side had that much snow just last Friday (4/3/09).
What does the rest of the house look like?
The usual. Breathtaking 4.5' ceilings, balanced oval doors, and a gold ring that you don't ask questions about.
For example, these first three are all from the same listing.
The trees are full of leaves.
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.
Some of them have an almost cartoon-like look. Bright, sunny photos with the trees full of leaves
Here's another.
Maybe this is a common thing I just haven't noticed until recently?
I have mixed feelings about the practice--the objective is to get the potential buyer out to physically check out the property and no more, much like the objective of the resume is to get you an interview, and no more. If the house looks perfect online, but like a dump when you see it in person, does this really help the seller in the long run? Certainly could irritate potential buyers!
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).
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?
are the result of taking 2 photos and digitally superimposing them on each other. Gives an almost 3-d impression.
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...
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?
Now back to odd listing photos. How about this one?
24302 116th Ave W Woodway, WA 98020
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.
I don't consider a stocked trout pond to be fishing.
Basement window overlooking the lovely shed?
http://www.redfin.com/WA/Beaux-Arts/270 ... ome/253094