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How to Take the Best Photos to Sell Your Home http://bit.ly/2WI1TDD Itâs springtime and, finally, the temps are warming up, the flowers are blooming, the grass is getting green, and you might be thinking to yourself: âNow would be a good time to sell my house.â And youâd be right. Not only is May traditionally a good time of year to sell, but all that lovely spring color in your yard means makes it the prime opportunity to take photos that show off your home at its best. But taking photos during the right season isnât the only thing to keep in mind when you start snapping those pics. There are a few other simple tactics you can use to get the best results when youâre ready to list your home for sale. Stage itBefore you do anything else, you need to stage your home. That means decluttering, cleaning up, taking down all those personal family pictures and tucking away any eyesores that might detract from the features youâre trying to highlight. Weâve got a good guide for you here: Go naturalNatural light is your best friend when it comes to showcasing your home. Donât rely on your cameraâs flash because itâs likely to cast harsh shadows and reflect off mirrors or windows. You can turn on the lights in the home, but also make sure to throw open the blinds and drapes. Shoot your photos early in the day before the sun gets too lowâand donât take photos on a gloomy, rainy day. To take the best possible outdoor pictures of your home, the best time of day will depend on which direction your home faces. Youâll want the sun behind you when you take your outdoor photos to minimize shadows. So for east-facing homes, get out there and start shooting first thing in the morning. For west-facing homes, afternoon is better. When in doubt, if youâre in a rush and need the photos taken all at once, opt for the morning. Kneel downYou know how when you take a selfie, you raise your arm up and tilt the phone to get that angle that magically slims your face? Yeah, you want to do the opposite when youâre taking pictures of your home. This is possibly the one time when you want the object youâre photographing to look as large-and-in-charge as possible, so take a knee before you start shooting. Shoot from an angleWhen youâre shooting interior rooms of the house, stand in a corner or doorway to get the widest possible angle and allow potential buyers to imagine themselves walking through the home. When youâre photographing the exterior try standing at an angle, rather than straight-on, to show the depth of the home. Take a few close-upsIf your home has âcharacter,â then by all means, showcase it. It doesnât hurt to include a few close-up shots of the beautiful wood trim around the windows, the kitchen backsplash or the staircase spindles. Donât go overboard on these; less is more when it comes to close-ups, but highlighting a detail or two is a nice touch. Keep it realDonât go so overboard that you make your home look like something itâs not. Having a bunch of potential buyers show up and go, âUh, that was false advertising,â wonât do you any good. So donât use the old photos of your home from when you bought it 12 years ago before the paint on the siding started chipping all over and you allowed every last bush to get wildly overgrown. And donât use a wide-angle lens to make your smallish rooms look massive. You want to show your home in its best light, but it does still need to look like your home. For more from Lifehacker, be sure to follow us on Instagram @lifehackerdotcom. Gadget News via Lifehacker https://lifehacker.com May 14, 2019 at 01:09PM
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