Do we really need to have professional photos taken?

The Difference Between Professional & Non-Professional Photography

Photo by Harry Lim Photography

“Right when you get on a site like Zillow, your eye is drawn to houses with professional photography,” says Lim. “They’re brighter, and they just draw you in.”

When it comes down to it, that’s what truly matters. Capturing the attention of buyers and making a great impression. But it’s all the small things that add up to a big difference.

A Focus on Space & Composition

“Composition is the number one thing professionals work on,” says Harley. “This is so important. You need to give an idea of what the floor plan is, how rooms connect to each other. If your pictures show a bed, a toilet, and the kitchen counter tops, the buyer has no idea how the house is laid out.”

This photo, taken before Lim was hired, doesn’t give any context of what surrounds the living room.

Lim’s photo does an excellent job of providing buyers with context of where the living room is in the home.

Lim agrees: “Agents think about features, and that’s why you see close-ups of counter tops and cabinets. [Professional photographers] think about showing the space. You’ll still see the features, but you want the buyer to know that the living room is right off the kitchen and that the hallway leads to the foyer.”

This is one of the things you’ll notice when you compare quality photos against poorly-shot photos. In professionally-taken photos, doors are opened, and the photos show where rooms are in relation to one another. In photos taken by agents, you’ll often get a picture from the corner of a room that provides no perspective of the space or rooms near it.

This is a snippet of an article that appeared on blog.extraspace.com