• Don’t be worried if the skies are overcast on your photo day. We replace all skies with beautiful blue skies, free of charge.

• For vacant listings, stage the property if it is within your budget. If not, we offer virtual staging.

• For occupied listings, it is speedier to shoot if the tenants go out for a cup of coffee while we capture the home.

• Thoroughly clean the entire house. If it is within your budget, hire a cleaning service.

• If there are any areas in the listing that you’d like us to focus on, please make us aware the day before the appointment.

• If no one will meet us at the property, please provide us with the gate and/or entry codes, and other entry/exit instructions the day before our shoot.

• We understand life happens; if needed please reschedule at least 24 hours before your photoshoot to avoid cancellation or rescheduling fees.

• Have the listing shoot ready before the photographer arrives.

What to Expect from our Photographers

• Friendly and professional service

• 10 Minute early arrival for camera and equipment set-up

• Shooting time is approximately 20 Minutes (per service) for every 1000 Sq Ft.
  E.g Photography and 3D tour for a 1000 sq ft home is 40 minutes shooting time.

What not to expect from our photographers

• Move or re-arrange furniture.

• Make beds, clean, dust or de-clutter or open blinds/curtains.

• Pick up toys, yard items, or pool vac/hoses.

• “Photoshop” items out of photos. Photoshop is an additional service; additional fees may apply.

• Touch personal bathroom supplies (shampoo, toothbrushes, deodorant, towels)

• Wait while you tidy up.

• Come back later to re-shoot areas that were not photo-ready.

General

• Thoroughly clean the whole house

• Remove holiday decorations

• Turn all overhead lights and lamps ON

• Replace all burned-out light bulbs

• Use bulbs of the same temperature (ALL incandescent or ALL compact fluorescent)

• Turn all ceiling fans OFF

• Turn all TVs OFF

• Turn all computer screens OFF

• Open blinds/window treatments to let in outside light

• Remove personal photographs (or replace them with general landscape photographs)

• Remove small floor rugs to reveal flooring

• Place all shoes/jackets in closets

Bedrooms

• Make beds, including decorative pillows/shams if available

• Press bed linens and bed skirts

• Clear nightstands of all personal items. Store away phone/tablet charging cables.

• Remove all clutter from the top of dressers

• Clean under the bed, removing items that may show in the photos

• Remove personalized names from walls

• Remove wall stickers/posters

KITCHEN and Dining

• Clear countertops completely (leave out a max of one small appliance)

• Clear the refrigerator of magnets, papers, photos, etc.

• Hide garbage cans in the pantry or closet

• Remove dishes from the sink, place them in the dishwasher

EXTERIOR

• Clean up landscaping

• Remove visible water hoses

• Remove toys, sports balls, etc.

• Remove garbage cans

• Close garage doors

• Remove cars from the driveway and from the front of the home

Bathrooms

• Remove and hide clean/dirty towels

• Close toilet bowls

• Wipe mirrors clean

• Hide hygiene and grooming products

• Hide soap dispensers, tissue boxes, etc

• Hide wash clothes, loofas, bath products, scales, etc

Pets

• Place food and water bowls in the pantry or closet

• Place pet beds/toys in pantry or closet

• Use a lint roller on furniture to remove pet hair

• Contain pets in a hidden crate or outside

• Clear back yard of pet waste/toys