Merrimack Valley Real Estate- Massachusetts, Essex and Middlesex County

One of the most difficult aspects of photographing your listings is the blown out window/ or the dark interior.  This is where to get the proper lighting in the interior your windows go completely white and in some cases start to flare.  For many homes its nice to show the outside scene and can a...

Thanks Karen Otto for this post.  I love the before and after of the combined dining room and living room photograph.  This is a typical scenario I run into.  The way the client lives in the house is not condusive to showing off the house. If you look closely no money was spent.  Everything was j...

I would like to reshare this blog post on preparing for a home inspection.  One big take away for this post is make ALL areas of your home accessible to the home inspector.  Don't leave buyers wondering or needing to come back.  Thanks Tom for the post. If you're selling your home, there will pro...

I probably get one email or phone call every other week or so asking what camera or lens one should buy for real estate.  So I thought I would write a quick post showing how your camera's focal length relates to a finished real estate photograph. What is Focal Length This is technical and not all...

Thanks Debbie for the post.  Remember the little details matter whey you are listing your home and making it available for showings.   Not only should your bulbs all be working.... take it one step farther and make sure a all the bulbs match in a room.  All light have different color tempratures ...

I am a big proponent of home staging what is it?.  I believe almost every home can benefit from bringing in a home stager.  Preparing your home is a key piece of selling your home quickly and for top dollar.  Here in New England a fireplace is something that can be used for over half of the year ...

The following photos are a series of photographs and various techniques to photograph real estate.  From a simple point and shoot style shot to a more complex multipflash/blended shot.... and everything in between.  In fairness to the process all shots were post processed (but one) in Photoshop s...

22-33 Middle Street, Unit 9, Lowell MA 01854- Loft Style UnitOff Market | Bath: 1 Full | Living Area: 775sq ftThis loft style unit, in Historic Downtown Lowell offers everything you would expect in a loft.  Wide open living space, high ceilings and large windows all wrapped up in the historic Mol...

Using Multiple Flash The following is a series of a shot used in a recent listing of mine.  The room was lit with one large window and one overhead light in the kitchen.  It was really like being in a cavern. Bright window in the back with light falling off quickly towards the kitchen. The challe...

Whats available for photo and video software? Adobe Photoshop can cost you upwards of $600 with updates around 200 regurarly and can put quite a dent in your pocket. Never mind good video editing software. Here are some alternatives for shelling out hundreds of dollars for photo and video editing...