how to take amazing rental photos with your phone

[Alexander Stringfellow]

Besides price, this is the most important conversion factor when advertising your rentals. put together this quick guide

- Take your photos 60 minutes after sunrise or 60 minutes before sunset. You'll get the warmest natural light. Otherwise, do it on an overcast day to avoid ugly shadows and harsh reflections

- Hold your phone horizontally - makes the space look bigger and shows better on screens

- Shooting from lower chest height, holding the phone with both hands and rest your elbows onto your lower ribs. This stabilizes and makes the photos crisper

- Use the volume button instead of the shutter button on the screen for even more stability

- Never use digital zoom. It’s not really zoom, it just crops the picture and magnifies it - leading to blurry photos. Just get closer

- Get to the corners. For spacious room shots, put yourself in corners or doorways, backing up until the door edges are visible in the lens, then scoot forward slightly to remove them. You’ll capture the widest view of the room and create “depth” as the walls guide the prospect’s eye to the opposite corner

- Floor is better than ceiling. You want to show as much living space as possible - that’s what they’re paying for. While holding the phone stable at your chest, tilt it down just a little to capture more floor than ceiling

[Nathan Gesner]

Quote from @Alexander Stringfellow:

Balance the light between outdoors and indoors so you don't get harsh contrast.

Watch for reflections.

Don't use filters or hide things. If you make the property look nicer than it really is, renters will be disappointed when they see it in person.

Sometimes less is more. Show what they need to see to get a general idea of the property to encourage them to tour the property in person. Don't show them so much that they think the pictures are all they need to see.