Real Estate Photography

Picture The Sell: On A Mission To End Ugly Listing Photos

By Bethany Erickson / September 14, 2017 /

If a prospective buyer visiting your listing is the first date, your listing photos could be considered Tinder — and the Picture The Sell team says they’re ready to make sure people swipe right on your listing. And this team prides themselves on being young, tech savvy and — by their own admission — real…

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Not Everything Flies Off The Shelf in Dallas: The Tale of the $4 Price Reduction

By Jon Anderson / July 11, 2017 /

The MLS provides us all with a fairly regular chuckle or eye-roll. Bang-bang, two popped into my mailbox as cautionary tales of properties trying to find their way to a buyer. No, this isn’t a hatchet job. The properties aren’t bad. What it comes down to is pricing realistically and showcasing properties in their best…

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From the Archives: 5 Ways Real Estate Photography Makes Your Listing Shine

By Leah Shafer / December 31, 2015 /

This month, there’s a story that’s gone viral by Orlando professional real estate photographer Harry Lim. His post, After Nearly 8 Months, Photos Help Sell Home in 8 Days, is remarkable because it shows the unmistakable difference professional photography makes in the marketing of a house (his before-and-after photos above make that clear!). Here at CandysDirt, we…

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Friday Five Hundred: Cherish The Historic Details in This Downtown McKinney Prairie-Style Home

By Joanna England / August 7, 2015 /

Historic districts are some of my favorite neighborhoods. When my husband and I first moved in together, it was a Craftsman bungalow in Junius Heights that set the scene for some of our first days and weeks as a married couple. That huge, open front porch was a great place from which to meet our…

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Will This App Kill Professional Real Estate Photography?

By Joanna England / July 28, 2015 /

When we first heard of Yurz, it definitely piqued some interest. Sure, some Realtors definitely need help with branding and photography. We’ve seen some awful websites out there, with some listing shots sporting horrible glare off of mirrors and windows and a flash that drowns out any details that buyers wouldn’t want to miss. Of…

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