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7 Steps to Picture Perfect Listing Photos in the Winter
Attractive, appealing, professional-quality listing photos are a huge key to attracting buyers when you put your home on the market. Most buyers start their search online, and your listing photos provide a crucial first impression of the property.
While it's often easier to get great listing photos during the warmer months thanks to green grass and flowers, you can still capture perfect listing photos in the winter if you know the right tricks of the trade. Our real estate agents are here to help, with a guide to capturing picture-perfect listing photos in the winter.
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Keep Snow from Building Up in Key Places
When you're competing with other Minneapolis homes for sale, you always want to put your best foot forward. Start by clearing snow away from walkways, your driveway, and your front porch. A snowy scene can provide a nice backdrop for your listing photos, and clearing snow from key places helps you set the scene while making your home feel safer and more inviting for buyers. -
Salt Walkways and Remove Icicles
Those clean walkways won't look so safe if they're coated in ice, so it's also wise to lay down some salt after you clear out the snow. It's also a good idea to get rid of any icicles hanging from gutters or other parts of the home. While icicles can look nice in person, they don't always photograph well and can create a safety hazard for visitors. -
Choose a Pleasant Day for Outdoor Photos
Taking your listing photos on a gray, dreary winter day is not a recipe for success. Instead, wait for a sunny day, with blue skies and plenty of natural light. Pleasant weather makes it easier to get great listing photos, and natural light helps show off the best aspects of your property. -
Let Natural Light Inside for Indoor Photos
Natural light isn't just an asset when you're taking photos outdoors – it's also a key to making indoor photos feel warmer and inviting. When you're ready to start shooting photos inside, open up blinds and curtains to let in as much natural light as possible. -
Keep Holiday Decorations Small and Tasteful
While you don't want personalized holiday decorations to appear in your listing photos, a few small, tasteful decorations can provide a nice finishing touch. Consider hanging a festive wreath on your front door, or stringing a few holiday lights on the front of your home. -
Edit Photos for a Professional Finish
Editing your photos is a key step in presenting your home in the best possible light, as long as you don't mislead buyers on what the property is actually like. Fortunately, there's plenty you can do to clean up photos without being misleading. Editing can help you manage the lighting in your photos, clean up distortions, and ensure that your photos have a professional touch. -
Include Photos from Warmer Seasons
If possible, it helps to include a few photos of the property from warmer, greener seasons to help buyers see what the home looks like during other times of the year. Photos from the spring or summer can allow buyers to see the home from a different perspective and provide a nice contrast to the attractive winter listing photos that you've worked so hard to capture.
No matter the season, our team is here to help you with everything you need to attract the right buyer and get your home sold. Call today to buy and sell homes throughout the Minneapolis, MN area.