HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR PHOTOS

Your photography appointment includes a set amount of time. For this reason, we would like to ask that your home be ready before our photographers arrive so that they can make all their appointments throughout the day. Follow these tips to prepare your home for the best real estate photos possible.

Home Exterior

  • Remove vehicles from the driveway and front of the house

  • Put garden hoses, tools, toys, basketball goals, and bikes out of sight

  • Lawns should be manicured; trim shrubbery if necessary

  • Clear pool of debris, toys, and cleaners

  • Clear back yard of pet waste/toys

Kitchen

  • Clear counters of food, dish racks, and cutting boards

  • Remove magnets, photos, and papers from the refrigerator

  • Hide garbage cans, brooms, mops etc.

  • Remove any large countertop appliances

  • Remove dishes from the sink

Bathrooms

  • Clean counters of toothbrushes, razors, medications, deodorant jewelry, etc.

  • Remove excess shampoo bottles and soap from the shower and tub

  • Hide trash bins, scales, and laundry baskets

  • Hide toilet bowl brush and spare toilet paper rolls

Home Interior

  • Deep clean the whole house (vacuum carpet, mop hard floors, countertops, windows)

  • Remove any signs of pets (bowls, toys, etc.)

  • Declutter and depersonalize

  • Replace all burned-out light bulbs (use the same light temperature throughout the house)

Bedrooms

  • Clear out items from under the bed that are visible

  • Put clothes, shoes, and laundry baskets out of sight

  • Declutter nightstands, remove personal items

  • Put portable fans, heaters, and trash bins out of sight

  • Tidy up desks, remove excess toys and posters

Staging Tips

  • Put out fresh, lightly colored or white towels, hang neatly

  • Use a bowl of fruit or a vase of flowers to add color to the kitchen

  • Use lightbulbs of the same temperature in every room

  • Use light-colored or white bedding

Day of your photos

  • Turn on all lights

  • Turn off all fans, TVs and computers

  • Clear driveway of all vehicles

  • Hide anything that you don’t want to be photographed

  • Hide outside garbage cans

  • Secure pets so that it is safe for your photographer to enter

  • Keep pets locked up during photos so that they don’t get into photos

  • We will not move personal items like shampoo bottles, razors, toothbrushes, etc. Please make sure that those items are out of sight.

Need to cancel or reschedule? Our photographers accept a limited number of appointments per day to allow for quality editing and fast photo delivery. If you need to cancel or reschedule your photo appointment, please give a minimum of 24-hour notice so we can open your time slot to another client. A cancellation fee may apply if less than 24 hours notice is given.