The art of photography

Tue 26 July 2005 1:12pm by Daniel
Filed under: Net 

Isaac’s a little unwell, so I’m at home today. I was clicking around one of the real estate web sites, when I came across this superb example of great real estate photography.

Real estate photo

Funny angle, thumb in the way… weren’t digital cameras meant to solve these kinds of issues?

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12 comments on The art of photography

  1. Martin on Tue, 26th Jul 2005 2:11pm

    2. Don’t assume that the thumb isn’t hiding something.

  2. Merak on Tue, 26th Jul 2005 6:59pm

    3. heh, that looks like a drive-by photo shoot.
    Perhaps the area is so rough that the photographer didn’t dare get out of the car.

  3. Andrew on Tue, 26th Jul 2005 8:50pm

    4. Three hundred and thirty seven thousand dollars. 1.5 per cent plus to the agent. You really would expect a better pic. Of course, that price is what the owners have been told what they will get. The reality will be very different and with a fixed price sale, you can bet it will be less.

  4. Rae on Wed, 27th Jul 2005 9:20am

    5. Maybe they were trying to be artistic :)

  5. Mitty on Wed, 27th Jul 2005 11:48am

    6. This reminds me of those ebay auctions where people post a picture of an item up for sale that seems perfectly innocent, until you look in the reflection of a window nearby and see the person taking the photo is naked :)

  6. Ren on Wed, 27th Jul 2005 1:01pm

    7. Maybe she (it has to be a she unless it’s a rather she-ish he) is showing that a lovely shade of fire engine red paint will go lovely on the brickwork?

  7. Peter on Wed, 27th Jul 2005 3:09pm

    8. Now what is ‘investment property’ a euphemism for? Could it be something you wouldn’t want to live in yourself?

    Merak, there are no really rough areas, so if it was a drive-by shot then it’s due to laziness. And the car’s windows look clean enough, or at least untinted.

    If the price was a bit lower, I’d have said that bad ads, bad descriptions and bad agents could discourage buyers so reduce competition and mean one got a bargain!

  8. tmz_99 on Fri, 29th Jul 2005 12:04am

    9. It looks to me more like the sort of photo a stalker would take.. perhaps the person residing on the property is unaware it is up for sale? The realestate being part of the realestate ninja elite, he will bring prospective buyers through under the cover of darkness with no noise as to disturb the sleeping of occupants.

  9. David on Fri, 29th Jul 2005 2:57pm

    10. Having recently gone through the process of trawling real estate websites, it became quite apparent that real estate agents make the lousiest photographers - shots of blank walls etc. The best I saw, however, was a photo of a backyard with pool, however the pool had clearly gone green… nice look!

  10. Between Coffees on Sun, 31st Jul 2005 1:17pm

    11. Our Walk In Three Pictures

    A bloom, a laugh and a question.

  11. Peter on Tue, 2nd Aug 2005 3:30pm

    12. Hey, I know that place. It’s next door!

  12. Karen Sullings on Thu, 13th Oct 2005 7:28pm

    13. It doesn’t matter how good th equipment is: you’ve gotta know how to use it!