By :
Mark Etinger
I was recently in the market for a new apartment. It kind of became a hobby, looking for apartments. I would do it when I was sad or feeling a little restless. It was cathartic. Even though my move in date was ages and ages away, I looked anyway. I searched several websites and looked in all surrounding neighborhoods. There's a lot to be learned from searching meticulously like this.First, you learn how to use search terms and second, you find what works in an advertisement and what doesn't. If realtors were smart, they'd search the ads like I did! I'm sure they'd learn quite a bit!One of the biggest lessons that can be learned is how to take a good real estate picture. It's definitely an art form. The best pictures will get the most interest, that's for sure. So you should take it with a good quality Nikon digital SLR camera and not with your small cell phone camera. You can even use a really nice Nikon compact digital camera. These will make sure that your photos aren't grainy and everything has crisp clear edges.Try to take the photograph during the day. Natural light always looks better than other light sources. Of course if you have a Nikon compact digital camera, you can use the flash but again, it will not look as good as the natural sunlight streaming through the windows. Sunlight is also enticing because, unless they're a vampire, potential renters do not want to live in a basement or in a space that doesn't get a lot of light. So the more light entering the apartment, the better.Also, don't try any photography tricks. The savvy renter will be able to tell if you've used a fish eye lens to make the apartment look bigger. The tell tale stretch near the edge of the photo will tip them off. This will make them think that maybe you are being disingenuous about how large the space is. Your Nikon digital SLR camera has a great lens anyway; you don't need to get too fancy with the lens or effects.Never, ever Photoshop an apartment photograph. This will really make the renters distrust you and less likely to rent an apartment from you.And to think, all of this was learned from just doing a lot of internet searching. Think of what else the wide world of the internet can teach you about photography!
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