The Knoxville, Tennessee area real estate agents often work with particular photographers because they like the images they create and because they work very well together. It’s important they work as a team, both benefit from their relationship.

Providing good high quality photography helps an agent be successful and will go a long way to help them stay successful and always be in demand. Teaming together with their photographer also takes a huge chunk of time off an already busy schedule, giving them more time to spend with their clients, its another good reason for an agent to provide professional real estate photography to display on their web site.

In todays real estate world, professional real estate photography has really intensified greatly over the last many years, professional real estate and commercial photography is seen as the required property marketing tool for marketing to new buyers.

Most all new home searches begin with an internet search, an agents web site is an opening door to prospective clients, and very often is the principle reason new buyers are attracted to that real estate agent. It’s the professional photography that buyers want to see in their online searches and in turn will encourage the phone calls or the emails that will provide the agent the opportunity to help those buyers with their new home search, or not — its most often the agents web site where a agents listings are seen and become interested in and have made a good enough impression to engage buyers enough to make the inquiry on what they have found on the real estate agents web site. Real estate photography has become a must have for realtors.

Home buyers mostly don’t understand the complications involved in selling a property.  Houses weren’t designed to be placed on a sales table to be seen and inspected by prospective buyers from all sides up and down. It’s the professional photography that brings out just what a listing is. Its always best to structure the presentation of a new listing so as to really WOW for that first impression.

As a professional real estate photographer, my job is to help. I provide the images that best show what the property is all about, the beautiful area the listing lives in, the great Curb Appeal the listing has — probably the most important image I provide, it’s what kindles the burning interest to get the buyers into the open house to start the process. The interior photographs will be to showcase how the home is laid out, the furnishing help show how this house can be their new home, Its tells how well the owner has cared for the house. Professional real estate photography is a look into a make believe world of how the client can mold this property into their new home.

Professional real estate photography is an artistic profession. I have, with many years experience, developed my How I see when I go into a new listing, I’ve learned how and where to use my lighting to bring out a best look, maybe moving a chair a little to the left opens an area that looked crowded. Placing a few home items around to explain where there is a great place to sit and think with a cup of coffee is right here in front of this big window. Every picture I take, tells some part of a bigger story, Every client who sees my photography I hope will see what I saw — all the great possibilities this new listing has to offer.

Suggestions for best staging your home for photography and for selling your home

Frequently Asked Questions

Its Real estate agents working with good real estate photographers that get houses sold — for the most money and quick.  But first, you’ve got homework to do - you want to have a charming and welcoming home to get the people interested in your house. 

Everything starts through the front door.  Font doors make a statement,  a fresh coat of paint or varnish can make it an eye-catching feature.  If you decide to repaint interiors, neutral tones work best.  Selling a home, starts at the sidewalk.  Curb appeal is an actual thing, it’s the first impression a buyer gets, sometimes it doesn’t work, home sellers don’t always do everything they should to get their homes ready to sell.  It’s the basics, you want everything to look good, smell good, to feel good in your home; to the buyers, it’s a house they want to make into their home.

MLS services usually require the front exterior picture to be the only required picture and the first one seen.  That won’t take you too far, potential buyers want to see everything; besides the front of the house, they want the entire tour, inside, upstairs and down in the basement and with a walk in the backyard.

Here are a few more suggestions to help you help your agent sell your house.  Always ask your agent if you have questions about any of this.

Spring time.  It’s the best time to arrange for a real estate photographer to photograph the exterior and interior of your home.  It’s a good time for decluttering your front and back yards, the trees and bushes are adding fresh leaves, flowers are blooming, the grass is getting greener every day and you’ll need to put out new mulch in your flower beds.  Remember, curb appeal is everything in real estate sales.  Any home improvements, like a fresh coat of paint, or house repairs should be completed sooner than waiting later.

Staging.  Impressions can mean very much, it shows that you’re the type of person who has taken care of this house you’re wanting someone to buy.  The interior staging is as important as your exterior staging.  Once people get inside your home, the insides need to be as impressive as you’ve gotten your front yard.  People want a nice, clean, well taken cared for home.  You want people feeling comfortable in your house.

A few ideas to keep in mind.  Neat and organized; remove the clutter, go overboard with the neatness.  Do a detailed dusting of the entire house!  Bedrooms should look great, beds made, curtains look neat, put away the kids toys.  You might place a few potted plants around inside and add a couple by your front door after you’ve freshened up the entry area.  Clean the kitchen stove, the oven. Remove fingerprints and smudges from the fridge, sweep and mop the floor, hide the trash cans.  Make sure your bathroom is Spotless! sinks, your tub or shower is sparkling - No Watermarks on the shower window doors - and make sure it smells clean.  Spend some time in the garage, remember neat and organized, and consider power washing your driveway.

Real Estate Photography is a main ingredient in your property marketing, know when your home will be photographed, the time of day your photography is scheduled is important, the sun falling on the front of your house makes for a very nice photograph and may very well make a difference if people want to see your property.

You’ll also want to check the front view of your property.  Are there any obstructions blocking the view to your house, tree branches, overgrown bushes that spoil the look. How do your windows look?  Does yard work need to be done?  All this can affect the composition you’ll end up with.  This is an area of personal taste but it’s an area where good composition can help bring out the character of your home, a few pictures, taken from a couple fresh angles can show the depth of front porches and make dormers stand out, gable roofs, front porch railings will benefit from a good composition.

While you’re at it, check your back yard, a covered patio, a nice fresh looking deck, gazebo, outdoor kitchen, pool or other special feature could help your property stand out against your competition. 

This is not everything that needs to be done, your agent will suggest other changes they think needs to be taken care of.  You can get a free copy of my Photographers List, its detailed, but will provide a lot of good information to help you get your property ready to sell.

Good luck.