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Hans Oscarsson Licensed Real Estate Agent,  Jersey City,  NJ

Date: February 16

Jerry Bridges writes:

"Yes Ronny I do need it if it has my name on it. I take pride in what I put
on the net for the whole world to see, I also get paid to do it for other
agents. You say "For real estate purpose it is a lot easier to work with", I
am assuming you mean JPG. I'm not looking for the easy way out Ronny.
Clients pay big bucks for us to market their property, why would an agent
want to be so cheap about it. You also said "You have to be very good with
Photoshop to modify the raw picture", yes I agree you do have to invest some
time and money to make yourself look good.
Ronny you know as well as any agent that 90% of all agent photo's are crap.
Realtor.com statics have proven that when buyers see crappie photos and very
few photos they just pass you on. Is that the type of service of you want
the real estate community, that you are apart of, to the give? It's a sorry
agent that puts up crappie photos and a just as sorry broker-in-charge that
allows it. It's a reflection on the agent, BIC and company. In most area's
of the country you can find a good free lance photographer to take the
photos if the agent does not or can not take decent photos."

AMEN!!! 3 times over. Well said!
Hans(also an awarded amateur photographer)

Hans O Oscarsson LL.M., MBA, ASPR, e-PROR
An Allen F Hainge CyberStarR
REALTORR Associate/Marketing Specialist
RE/MAX Villa REALTORSR Jersey City New Jersey

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Jerry Bridges

Date: February 17

RG said: You are right, 90% of the Real Estate pictures are crap. But do not tell me that all jpeg pictures are also crap. You know as well as I do working with good equipment like a tripod and using the option of ISO and/or exposure level can give you excellent results. Between the crappy Realtor pictures and the professional environment is also an area of very good jpeg results.
 
Ronny, I never said all jpeg images were crap! The question was why use Raw. The main reason I use raw is as long as the image is in focus I can change any mistakes in the image if in Raw. Besides that I get a higher resolution for print matter. I load my Raw images, make any needed changes and then convert to Tiff for any Photoshop work. I only convert to Jpg/Jpeg after I run it through a noise reduction program. You must remember, every time you save a Jpg it compresses. So if you use several programs to enhance your images you are compressing the image and losing resolution.
 
Jerry R. Bridges
Realtor
 
Licensed in SC, NC
cell 864-915-0779
fax 864-990-1940
jbridges@kw.com
www.Jbridgeshomes.com
www.realty360tours.com
 
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Eileen Landau, Licensed Real Estate Broker,  Naperville-Downers Grove,  IL

Date: February 17

In looking at the list of expireds that appear in the MLS daily, I've noticed that almost all of them have only one picture! And, as I understand that Realtor.com places that listing at the bottom it sure makes sense that they (the listings) are not being seen.

And, I also have to wonder why agents take pictures of toilets with seats up of course, when there are so many other things they could take instead.

And, hey, my iphone has taken some really good pictures! I'm amazed.
Eileen Landau, BA, MA, OTD, e-Pro Internet Certified, REBA, RERA, SRES
Over 800 Homes Sold!
Realty Executives, Pro/Team
Serving Naperville, Downers Grove
and Woodridge
630-961-2600 Direct
630-515-9500 Office

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Tim Fears Information Technology,  San Diego,  CA

Date: February 17

RG wrote:

"I look at the site GIMP, but they have only V2.6 and what does Aperature and Lightroom doing?"
 
 
Sorry Ronny,
I should clarify a bit, my fault. Picasa is in V3 and I use it for most tasks, primarily for organization, basic fixes, batch processing, emailing, branded galleries, and printing; along with a slew of other features.
 
 
For me, GIMP has replaced Photoshop for anything I need to do that is more intense than what Picasa can handle.
 
 
Aperture is Apple's highly refined photo management and editing application. Lightroom is Adobe's equivalent to Aperture, and is geared towards workflow for Photogs. They are both pretty intense if you don't mind paying a premium.
 
 
Bottom line: one can be quite efficient using Picasa/GIMP, not just in a pinch, but also as primary tools... and you can't beat free :-)
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Beverly Willard Licensed Real Estate Agent,  Stockton,  CA

Date: February 17

Thanks for mentioning the jpeg phenomenon of reducing with each save--that explains a problem I've been having. Now I know how to prevent it, too. Thanks again.

Bev Willard cell 209.601.8441
Kindly call for more immediate attention.
DRE #01254426, REALTOR� fax 209-951-3060
rockefeller text 2096018441@txt.att.net
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Beverly Willard Licensed Real Estate Agent,  Stockton,  CA

Date: February 17

So I'm not the only one who noticed the open toilet seats! What a lack of taste and laziness.
About only one photo on an expired listing, many agents remove all but one photo just prior to the expiration so if they don't get the listing extension another agent has to take her/his own photos.

Bev Willard cell 209.601.8441
Kindly call for more immediate attention.
DRE #01254426, REALTOR� fax 209-951-3060
rockefeller text 2096018441@txt.att.net
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Ronny Geenen Licensed Real Estate Agent,  Glendora,  CA

Date: February 17

Jerry R. Bridges said:
 
You must remember, every time you save a Jpg it compresses. So if you use several programs to enhance your images you are compressing the image and losing resolution.
 

I know that Jerry. I save my original high resolution pictures and when I need it for something I first make a copy and then work with the copy.
 
 
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Gene Carey Licensed Real Estate Broker,  IL

Date: February 17

Eileen wrote: "In looking at the list of expireds that appear in the MLS daily, I've noticed that almost all of them have only one picture!"
Our MLS retains only the main photo and drops all the extra ones once a listing expires. However, closed listings continue to display all the extra photos (up to nine). I, too, am always amazed that agents don't take the time to put toilet seats down before taking bathroom photos.
Gene Carey, Broker/GRI/JIM
RE/MAX Advisors
Lake Villa, IL. 60046
www.View-MLS-Homes.com
www.VirtualTourShoppe.com
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Suzanne Hathcock stephens Vendor,  Battle Ground,  WA

Date: February 18

Jerry Bridges wrote:
You must remember, every time you save a Jpg it compresses. So if you
use several programs to enhance your images you are compressing the
image and losing resolution.

_____

This is not correct. When you compress a JPEG, the image file size is
reduced and the image quality is reduced (as JPEG artifacts are
introduced). However, the resolution stays the same. If, for example,
you start with a 300 px x 400 px, 72ppi resolution image, after JPEG
compression, it will still be 300 px x 400 px, 72 ppi resolution.

Suzanne

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Suzanne Hathcock Stephens
Point2Agent Qualified Web Site Designer
http://www.SuzStephens.com
360-666-0881

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Jim Forsyth Licensed Real Estate Broker,  CA

Date: February 18

 

 
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The original poster was correct, you have a flawed understanding of "resolution". Take your 300 px x 400 px, 72 ppi resolution image, you could introduce noise into the image making it impossible to resolve a one pixel feature when it could previously be seen. It's still a 300 px x 400 px, 72 ppi resolution image but the true resolution is less than 72 ppi.

Jim
 

This is not correct. When you compress a JPEG, the image file size is
reduced and the image quality is reduced (as JPEG artifacts are
introduced). However, the resolution stays the same. If, for example,
you start with a 300 px x 400 px, 72ppi resolution image, after JPEG
compression, it will still be 300 px x 400 px, 72 ppi resolution.
 

Suzanne
 

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Suzanne Hathcock Stephens
Point2Agent Qualified Web Site Designer
http://www.SuzStephens.com
360-666-0881

 

 

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