Prepare your home for the Photoshoot! Audra Lambert 2023

Prepare your home for the Photoshoot! Audra Lambert 2023
Tips for getting your home ready for that photoshoot!
This video gives helpful suggestions to get the best images from your property photo shoot. Most homebuyers look at your photos online before scheduling an appointment to view your home in person. These helpful tips will assist in capturing your home in its best light.
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[@HaggisIsGross]

Just finished our photo/video/drone shoot and I swear, it was every bit as exhausting as moving! We’d decluttered for weeks before hand but made sure every surface was clean and polished, decorations neutralized, bathrooms looking like hotels, garbage cans stowed, dark drapes removed. I got a dozen vases and containers from tiny to huge, put them on a tray and arranged them with greenery pruned from the yard, (no flowers, stayed neutral) along with bowls of fruit and herbs, and let the photographer pick and choose where to place them. The photographer loved that, and used them all over the house and yard. The pictures turned out SPECTACULAR! Thank you for all of your wonderful tips!

[@terriblejustawful2825]

I love that vases with greenery, herbs, and fruit idea as bonus staging options for the photographer!

[@Miz-Newsy]

Great info about removing the kid’s photos from the house. I was checking out a home in New Mexico that had multiple photos of two darling little girls - and the property address was posted with the listing. I called the realtor and asked them to remove the child’s photos - and I told them exactly why. They removed the photos and reshot the home photos. (I have relatives that work in child protection…). And I am a real estate photographer …. My Mom was a real estate broker.

[@roylappin4491]

Thank you! Very informative!

[@Papparratzi]

I’m a Real Estate photographer and publisher. Everyone of these is recommendations are highly appreciated. I shot two $12 million dollar homes in the last 6 months that already sold, but even those required my prepping them. Those photos are my reputation and since the stake were high, it was worth the effort for all concerned. Thanks for your well presented explanation of what to do and why it should be done. I wish more agents were at your level of expertise. BTW, I’ll update my shoot prep list because you reminded me pet peeves that I forgot to include. Cheers

[@AudraLambert]

Oh wow...I feel so honored. I know photographers are like mini stagers too. You are constantly picking up and moving "things" to get the perfect shot. High quality photos are so important! Really appreciate your comment. Means a lot to me.

[@glendabanta4832]

As a real estate photographer, my two biggest pet peeves are: ceiling fans that are still on when I arrive and open toilet seats. I'll adjust the lights and blinds to suit myself, but it is great if the lights actually work! The comment about getting neighbors to move their cars cracked me up. That would NEVER happen in Texas. Getting the owners to move all their cars is often a challenge. Asking the neighbors would just get you a dirty look and a door slammed in your face. The thing that annoys me the most and makes my job almost impossible is when the sellers are there and their pets and kids are underfoot.

[@AudraLambert]

Hello Glenda, I thought you were a realtor. You are very knowledgeable. Yes, having the kids running around (and pets too) is always fun. When I've asked neighbors to move their cars for the photoshoot, I usually warn them a day or two in advance with a treat of some kind. Luckily, most the homeowners I work with know me and are willing to assist. I just tell them that I am selling the house next to them and want amazing photos to fetch top dollar...ultimately raising their values. Believe it or not, no one has slammed the door in my face. You can always edit the cars out of the photo if its distracting...just one less thing to do. Thanks for your comments. They are good ones.

[@glendabanta4832]

Nope, I am a real estate photographer and home stager. My husband is a handyman. We provide pretty much full service preparation before listing. I am a master of editing out cars, trash cans, etc. It doesn't matter how nice you are or how much warning you give people, those things just don't get moved here. It's a different attitude. It would make my job so much easier, but....

[@johnd4348]

Were is the Hispanic neighbor going to move 15 cars to.

[@kennixox262]

IF I were looking at a potential home to buy: If I see a neighborhood to where the homes have 3 - 4 car garages and then the owners park their vehicles proudly parked, front facing out" in the driveway, I would look elsewhere. Nothing tackier than the neighbors showcasing their cars for all to see. Garages are for cars. Thankfully, my neighborhood frowns on that and everyone parks in their 3 -4 - 6 - 8 car garages. I get a kick out of Real Estate "Porn" looking at all the horrid HGTV trends, the word art on the walls, the massively large clocks and other "things" from Home Goods. Just say no to that! The other pet peeve is that awful 5000k LED lighting that is so popular. If gives the impression of a police interrogation room. One of those online forums had some real estate listing of people sleeping in bed and the most shocking, old "Grandma" in a hospital bed in the living room with oxygen tanks and other things. You would think that at least they would wheel granny out of the way so that the photographer can do their jobs. Along with open toilet seats, no potty chairs, or dirty toilet seat extensions and by all means, pick up what your dog leaves on the carpet. Just a little RE humor but yes,, I've seen that.

[@e-spy]

@@AudraLambert My neighbors are a horror (luckily only one of them). When they moved in, they put all their junk (it does look like a junkyard) facing my back yard. I built screens and planted clematis to hide this--expensive. Then they have a bunch of junk cars on their driveway, constantly park on mine, spill oil and paint on mine, throw all their trash and ciggy butts in my yard, they even threw pizza into my fenced back yard, etc. Good luck getting them to move anything. The rest of the block front and back? Awesome neighbors. I will recommend photos do not include their side.

[@pattyrehm8468]

You are one of a kind! We need one of you in each state/city and county. So enjoying your videos. Thank you so much for all your hard work. You have worked hard for your success and it shows. Wish I could hire you to sell my home ! Unfortunately , WI would be a little too far for you.

[@AudraLambert]

Ahhh..thanks so much. You just made my day. Best of luck selling your house in WI. Really appreciate your comment...means a lot.

[@alittlebitnat]

Oh man I’m so overwhelmed. I’m trying to prepare my home for sale but I’m broke and chronically ill and can only do so much. I feel so defeated trying to get it up to a standard I need. I wish I had the time and energy to do more.

[@AudraLambert]

Oh no! Have your reached out to some realtors yet? Please try to interview at least 3 agents. See if they can help prep your house for you. So sorry to hear you are not well and broke:(. There are great agents out there that really care...just have to find them.

[@gracealba1006]

You are not alone,I'm in the same situation as you,believe me!! Same you feeling ,I Don't know how to start...especially in the garage!!😢😢😢😢

[@lyric8529]

I feel you pain. We have been on this mission for a very long time. Chronic illness (with pain & fatigue) is so limiting & trying to find reliable help where we live is next to impossible.

[@e-spy]

I am in the same boat! The realtor I hired said just pack and I'll take care of the rest...crickets! She doesn't even call anymore. I've hired a bunch of people to help, but that's super expensive and half of them don't show up! I am ready to give up and resign myself to live in a house too big to manage with a yard too big to manage for the rest of my life. I have been doing a lot of the work myself, but in my condition I can only work a few minutes and it usually ends in injury. 3 months of this!

[@silversoulawakening9195]

BRILLIANT ADVICE!

[@helenguingab2499]

This is another good tip. Thank you Audra. Please keep your channel going. You’re helping a lot of people. I’ve been watching your previous videos also. See you on your next one.

[@AudraLambert]

Thanks Helen. Sometimes I feel like no one is watching my channel...I am just trying to help others. So glad you are getting value. You are giving me the extra push I needed. Have a great day...and thanks again.

[@PegR38]

I remember checking out the photos of one house where the little dog was in about half of them. It was cute, but it was really distracting from the house itself. Another one of my pet peeves is when the toilet lid is left up.

[@AudraLambert]

Couldn't agree more!!Especially the toilet lids. Ugh!

[@ak4939]

Great tips and presentation, Audra……short, sweet and to the point, with nothing extraneous. Thank you. And wonderful channel !

[@AudraLambert]

You are so welcome! So glad I could assist. Really appreciate your kind words:0

[@angelab5531]

Hello from England. Watched this video a couple of hours before our photo shoot and am so glad I did. (The last time I sold a house was over 30 years ago when a 3”square advert in the local paper was all that was needed!) Cleared away much more than I was going to and the photos look amazing. Thanks so much x

[@AudraLambert]

Yah..so glad I could help. Best of luck selling in England. Can't believe you are watching from England. You'll do great!

[@texasjody9835]

I’m not selling but now I want to clean my house!

[@AudraLambert]

I love a clean house!! Always makes me feel better:)

[@texasjody9835]

@@AudraLambert oh me too! It’s not fun living with two big dogs and a messy husband. I clean daily!😠

[@coppermutant]

I do love the brutally honest advice. Kleenex boxes everywhere lol

[@user-rn9gy7uj3j]

great tips

[@lauriefuda]

Just started decluttering our house. Thankfully we have time and I have been telling my husband some of the tips and he said we never had to do that and I said we've been in our house for 25 years! It's a completely different process nowadays. Hopefully I will convince him, but in the meantime I'm doing what I can do and I appreciate all of your tips.

[@AudraLambert]

Hi Laurie! Living in a house for 25 years is a long time. I am sure you are surprised at how much you have collected over the years. I promise you that decluttering the house will make a huge positive impact. So glad you are getting value out of my videos:). You're going to do great.

[@sharondesfor5151]

Oh, Laurie, I feel you. My husband and I moved six weeks ago. I spent a month packing (not worth it, I got maybe 20% of what was going with us. Let a pro pack and move you.) I rented a 20 yard dumpster and filled it (also 25 years in one house.) I spent two weeks with the floor plan deciding what furniture to take and where it would go (totally worth every second, even laying out masking tape in the new house to be SURE everything would fit as planned.) Pro move, followed by an estate sale (meh, it wasn't great but I covered a bit more than the cost of the company.) There was So. Much. Left. 😵 Rented another 20 yard dumpster and filled it, had to call for a dumpster swap and filled that too. Meanwhile, my daughter and her wife, who were living in our in-law suite, were packing for their relocation across the country, so their stuff is in boxes everywhere. (Yes, the house was stupidly big. I had a company with multiple employees operating from it for 15 years. And most of the first dumpster was company stuff that somehow we never noticed got left behind.) I've got a painter doing 90% of the rooms (because it's been a decade since some rooms were painted and we had an unfortunate liking for wallpaper), carpet cleaners, electrician (electrical codes change and being up to today's standard will save you an expensive ding on the home inspection), carpet installation because cleaning them will show you at least one room that can't be cleaned (Murphy's Law says it will be in the front room where potential purchasers will walk in and see it first thing.) The kids finally move out and guess what... They had a water leak in their bathroom and there's mold growing. 😫 Now I have to hire a bathroom renovation company to track down the problem and fix it, pull out the moldy drywall and replace it. In the next room over, the carpet is shot so yesterday I pulled it out and pulled up all the tack strips. Pro cleaners yesterday also. Today I want to finish cleaning the grout in their shower, pick up any debris in the yard (older neighborhoods have mature trees, yay, but they shed branches nearly every night), and photos at 2pm! And two days ago I suddenly realized I hadn't emptied the large garden shed, so I did that, too. OMG, I am over 60 and this has been exhausting. On the upside, I'm in better muscular shape than i have been in years. I guess what I'm saying is that you have way more stuff than you think you do, that it is so worthwhile to hire pros. So yes, declutter vigorously while you're living there, plan thoroughly, and budget at least 2-3 times as much money and time as you think you'll need, to hire pros to do the work.

[@sunnsag2654]

Great video! Thank you for all of the tips and info.

[@AudraLambert]

You are very welcome!! Good luck!!

[@EveBrocart]

Thank you for everything I followed all your videos and now have 2 offers in less than 5 days Still I wish you were my agent lol 💜❤️💚💕💙

[@AudraLambert]

Ahh..EVE CONGRATULATIONS on the sale of your home. Yah. So glad I could help. Wish you were my client:).

[@Judi4Him4Ever]

I’ve always loved home photos with wet driveways, patios and sidewalks but my realtor says “no”. She said we can do it if we insist but she doesn’t like it. Do you have an opinion on that? Thanks in advance. Shoot is in three days!!

[@herbgilliland]

Really thorough and great job thank you. As a home stager, I love to see the garbage cans removed from bathrooms and kitchens if they are visible

[@janssen1240]

Great sharing. Thank you so much 💯🙏

[@AudraLambert]

You are very welcome!!

[@brittanymcdonaldbarr1106]

Good tips. Thank you.

[@AudraLambert]

You are very welcome. Glad I could help.

[@angiebunnell6046]

Good info ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@AudraLambert]

Thank you...so glad you got some value!

[@florencehendrick4781]

Super great video....as always Audra! My biggest pet peeve (I don't know where that term came from because a pet isn't a part of the equation) is TOILET LIDS LEFT OPEN...HATE IT!! Don't use the toilet before their arrival (no one wants that odor or whatever is used to cover it up)

[@AudraLambert]

So glad you got value out of watching my video!! I completely agree with you regarding the toilet lid..ugh!!

[@e-spy]

I also recommend getting new toilet seats if they are over 5 years old. Good ones, too, not that crap plastic stuff.

[@claudineraynfamily]

ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO 😍 AWESOME TIPS!!! Thanks so much for making and sharing these videos. Recently stumbled upon your channel and since subscribed and binge watching your videos very helpful and thorough ❤

[@AudraLambert]

Thanks so much!! Thanks for subscribing. Glad you are getting value out of my videos.

[@julianavillanueva7385]

I am currently going through all your videos ❤…. So good. I am in the middle of getting my house ready to put on the market.

[@AudraLambert]

You got this! You're going to do great!!

[@julianavillanueva7385]

@@AudraLambert spent yesterday painting , gave a lot of stuff to a single gal so she can sale in a garage sale. Your energy moves me …… thank you .

[@worldoftone]

Thanks for the tips!!!

[@AudraLambert]

You are very welcome!!! Thanks for watching.

[@kennixox262]

I agree that home photos should look nice, but if a street is full of cars and things, I would want to know that. Same with barking dogs next door. A friend of mine finally gave up and moved due to obnoxious Las Vegas neighbors who had constantly barking dogs and loud parties on the weekends. That neighborhood the homes ranged from 2 - 3.5 million. While that does not that far here these days, one would hope for nicer neighbors. In my neighborhood, we have several pro ball players and they entertain a lot. Fortunately they are not on my street but have to pass their guests parked TRUCKS in and out of my street. Neighborhoods in California and Las Vegas are the worst regardless of price range.

[@AudraLambert]

Oh my goodness, that is just awful! Its definitely important to evaluate the neighborhood when purchasing a home. I am all for over disclosing everything you know about the property. I really like to take photos of the properties I am selling presenting the house in its best light. Sometimes homeowner will park their cars on the driveway, or their kids has a car parked in front of the house etc. It is important to look for nuisances around the property. You makes very good points. Thanks for commenting.

[@CatsAreNiceMeow]

At what point does real estate agent help with staging? A week before, a few days before or day of shooting?

[@azoolanderrat4594]

What about walk in closets? Do you recommend clearing all clothes? Thank you.

[@AudraLambert]

No I do not recommend clearing out all clothes. I would organize the closets. If you take the clothes out of the closets, a buyer might think the seller is in a distressed situation (divorce, death etc) and offer a low ball price. I know...sounds crazy...but true.

[@e-spy]

@@AudraLambert but what if you ARE single and don't buy too much? My clothing would fit into a 1930's closet with lots of room to spare! Should I borrow some?

[@ROOFMAXXofSebringFl]

👍

[@AudraLambert]

Thanks for watching...appreciate the vote of confidence:)

[@chickchoc]

Here in the Low Country of SC pine straw mulch is the norm. It's reddish. Will this fail to photo well? Love your channel and your advice is greatly appreciated.

[@AudraLambert]

Hello there! You should be fine to go with pine straw mulch. It will look very nice. There is this bright orange/red mulch we have out where I live..its too much color. Really glad you are getting value out of my videos. Happy to help!

[@chickchoc]

@@AudraLambert Yes, ma'am!

[@johnd4348]

Weird pets. I have been bitten 6 times, and every homeowner told me they were the best pets and friendly.

[@AudraLambert]

Right? Animals can get weird...its their territory they are protecting. Thankfully, I have never been bit.

[@hikingwiththedog6078]

I learned a long time ago, never assume anything about dogs, and never assume another person will be safe and comfortable around a dog! Even my own dog, who can do no wrong IMO, is a liability left alone with a stranger!

[@thomascabral8443]

clutter chords sxales tissue boxes gone,,,

[@lauram7803]

I need more information about how cats act weird. IME, they hide. For days. That said , I second removing animals that might escape.

[@gracealba1006]

The garage is my headacke!!😢😢😢

[@AudraLambert]

Well, the good news about the garage is that it doesn't have to be perfect. I would just make sure its not dangerous for visitors...where someone could hurt themselves if they opened the door.

[@gordonryan5100]

*promosm* ☀️

[@lamamaaigle5223]

Hahaha lol

[@AudraLambert]

Thanks for watching.

[@lisat.8138]

For the love, people, put your sh$$ away!!! Make it look like no one lives there.