Good Morning guys

Great question.

Well I for one make sure there is more then enough photos!

When I see a VT with about 3 photos to me is a waste of VT

I look at a VT as an Open House and should present itself as one, this is one of my main reasons I do all my own photos so that is my secrete and its not really a secrete, the real secrete is in the photos..

I also try to give the potential buyer as much information possible in the show,  after all you only have one good shot of keeping the buyers attention focus on your VT to contact you

Here is a simple one I did for some condos in Florida I am selling now, just click the watch button and it will start.

http://www.photoshow.net/viewshow/Ka3Pj4kT

I know my contact info is in the VT, well yours can be to if you advertise this property it is open to all..to do so.

Point 2's VT provides more then enough space to make a great VT

use as much of as you can :) and leave room ,for some questions for the buyer to call you

Well that's my story

Hi guys

Yea that property is one of those builder/developer ones I have and in all the other ones I have all my contact info is there to some even have my mug shot there to..

Handshakes have nothing to do with those.:)

Vancephotomatt

In talking with people about listing's the biggest complaint they have is the quality of the photos used.

I have purchased a couple different cameras starting with a 2 pixel and now I am at 5 pixel with a 10X zoom feature.

When I take photos of a listing I will walk the outside first shooting all of the front, back and sides. Then walking up to the front door at least a couple photos. Open the front door and pan the rooms one by one with at least 3 or 4 photos, I find that 30 to 40 shots will make a good library to choose from.

Now I make a folder with the properties name and add the full size

photos to that, Then re size them all to 640X480 pixels.

Watch that as a slide show and then decide which ones to use for the virtual tour.

The worst thing people do is mix up the photos by going to different rooms or just randomly flashing pictures around in the tour.

Try to give good descriptions of the photos but not long winded ones that force the viewer to read to fast and miss the photos trying to keep up with the words at the bottom.

I really try to make the tour look as much like the property as possible so people are not surprised when they arrive.

One final thought is the music you choose for the tour, What you might think is a catchy little number might just annoy others, Pick something that you think others will enjoy and not click away from as soon as they hear it, Remember that most folks attention span and tolerance levels are only a few seconds online.

I'll echo what Vance & Mike have already said and stress that virtually all of the data and evidence we collect supports your thoughts - more photos, and better photos, translate into more views and more leads.

Big, humongous pet peeve, I see the picture descriptions even on the vt's say MVC-03 or whatever the camera named the picture. WHAT IS the point? Use adjectives people. Not you guys. I am talking Vt's on my handshakes. It is so easy, even a caveman can do it. Hope that isn't trademarked.

I agree that non obtrusive music is a big plus and as many marketable shots as possible are always best. No need for any photos of the toilets and if you must, seats down please.

Vance:

As you know I am associated with a company that relies heavily on the Internet and online visuals. I must tell you that I was very impressed with your VT not only the presentation but also by the content, very clear, sharp and nice flow. I almost felt compelled to purchase your condo, which is the feeling that you want to project.

Did you have a professional take the pictures or did you do it yourself? Either way excellent presentation.

Hi Abe

I take all my photos myself,  visit one of my sites,you will see what I am up to, I make all my rounds to the properties and update photos as needed I love taking photos.

I do other photos for a few Realtors® also when I have the time.

It takes me around 3 weeks straight to visit the properties one property round trip is over 250 miles alone.

Here is a photo show my wife and I did, we updated it so nothing has changed, this is one of our favorite properties in Florida

Talk about photos there are( 58 )of them..... But the neat part is you can click on the album link and print any or all of them out.

Funny thing happens is some of the builders/developers ask me if its ok to use some of my photos on their web site .. I tell well that they are really there photos and have at enjoy Them.....

Abe check this one out.

http://www.photoshow.net/viewshow/qr3XR7hd

Thanks Abe for the compliments

http://www.VanceRemele.com  

VanceMatt

Vance, your passion for taking these photos shows up in the high quality of your tours. They are Beeeyouteeful.

Thanks guys, but spelling errors don't help ha ha

Vance

Vance,

I like the tour.  I also love to take photos & spend a lot of time picking the right photos for the tours.  I had a Realtor call me the other day & tell me that her clients were dissapointed once they got inside my listing because it did not look as good in person.  I had just taken the photos a week earlier & nothing had changed at the house.  Go figure.

Thanks for the tips.

Rob