By Tyann Marcink from www.tyannmarcink.com
It may be common sense, yet it is so very important. Thoroughly clean your property before your photo shoot.
Photographs show every little detail, including smudges on the stainless appliances, dust tracks across the hardwood floors, and unmade beds.
Guests don’t want to stay at a property that appears dirty or unkempt.
Tip: Clean and prep your space just like you would for a guest, except this guest is a camera.
9. Straighten it
Bed skirts, comforters and duvets, pillows, blinds, curtains, artwork, lampshades, towels, mirrors…check that it is all straight and proper.
Because crooked means sloppy.
And sloppy means dirty.
Who wants to stay at a dirty AirBnB?
Tip: Scrutinize your space methodically, looking at each wall, each piece of furniture, and each piece of fabric.
8. Put away the clutter
A room without clutter feels more spacious and inviting in a photograph.
Every detail jumps out in a photograph, even when it is overlooked by our eyes when we are present in a room.
Remove most of the small appliances that line the kitchen counter, recycle the stack of tourist magazines the last guests left, and move the trashcan out of the frame.
Electrical cords, toaster, blender, waffle maker, coasters, crockpot, fridge magnets, cleaning supplies…you get the drift.
Put all that clutter away for your wide room shot. Then shoot a creative photo for each of those important small appliances that you would like to highlight.
Tip: After you snap your photo, scrutinize it to see if there is any clutter or cords you missed when you prepped the room. You may see something else to remove and need to take another shot
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7. Close the toilet lid
Maybe it is just a phobia of germs escaping from the toilet if the lid is up, or maybe it is the thought of my toothbrush falling into the loo. Whether you think that sounds crazy or not, close the lid for a better appearance.
6. Only food shots should be tilted
Interior rooms should not appear to be sloping unless your headline includes “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” in the title. Keep the walls and doorways straight and leave the “Dutch tilt” effect to the food shots.
Our minds associate straight walls with secure walls, so don’t make the walls feel like they are about to fall.
Tip: Line up the edge of the viewfinder of your camera or phone with a wall or a doorway.
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