Real Estate Photography Tip #1, Pole Aerial Photography

Almost all Real Estate Agents know that good pictures are extremely important in marketing your home. I can’t think of a single thing that is more important the good high quality pictures. I state this some what reluctantly as when I peruse the local MLS I’m dumb founded by the lack of pictures, let alone the lack of quality pictures. If 97% of all Real Estate Transactions begin on the internet, what do you think they are looking at? Pictures!

One really simple way to improve the quality of your pictures is Pole Aerial Photography or PAP and it won’t cost you a fortune to get started. All you need is a painters pole and a pole pixie. A pole pixie is nothing more then an inexpensive adapter that allows you to attach your camera to a standard pole.

You can get  a 16′ extendable painters pole at Lowes, Home Depot or Ace. That’s all you need! Obviously the better your equipment the better the pictures but for this tip we’re just staying to the basics. You probably already own a smartphone. Just get a spare case and glue a compatible nut to it, set the phone on camera and a 5 second delay, hoist and shoot. Yup your shooting blind but digital is cheap. Just repeat if you didn’t get the shot.

Wide angle is important! There are many wide angle attachments for your phone or point and shoot camera and I would highly recommend them.

Here’s 2 images shot from the same place except one is shot as a PAP.

 

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