--- title: 6 Common Real Estate Photo Mistakes description: We specialize in full-service residential and commercial property management in San Diego and Riverside County, tailored to fit your individual needs. image: https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/drenched_in_saturation_0.jpg --- [![Group 5068](https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Group%205068.svg "Group 5068")](https://www.hometeampm.com) - [About](https://www.hometeampm.com/about/about-hpm) - [Our Company It’s been over 20 years and our goal hasn’t changed](https://www.hometeampm.com/about/about-hpm) - [Our Team Meet the Home Team Property Management Team](https://www.hometeampm.com/our-team) - [Why Choose Us No matter your property management goals, we will get you there](https://www.hometeampm.com/why-choose-us) - [Careers Take a look at our open positions and feel free to submit an application if your experience is a match](https://www.hometeampm.com/about/about-hpm) - [Vendors We are continually seeking out qualified, professional vendors to fulfill goods or maintenance contracts](https://www.hometeampm.com/about/vendor-relations) - [Connect With Us Reach out to our expert team to see how we can assist you with your property management needs](https://www.hometeampm.com/contact-us) - [Testimonials Read HomeTeam Property Management client testimonials here](https://www.hometeampm.com/testimonials) - [MANAGEMENT SERVICES](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services) - [Residential View our residential property management services](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/residential-management) - [Commercial View our commercial property management services](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/commercial-management) - [Marketing View how we market your property to prospective tenants](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/marketing) - [Accounting We specialize in complete financial services for our property owners](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/accounting) - [Maintenance Property maintenance is one of the most important aspects of maximizing your investment](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/maintenance) - [Leasing Our leasing department utilizes the latest in application and credit screening procedures](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/leasing) - [Free Rental Analysis Get a free rental valuation of your investment property](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services) - [Get a Quote Learn how much it would cost to manage your property](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/getting-started) - [OWNERS](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners) - [Marketing Your Property Learn how we market your property to ensure the maximum exposure to qualified buyers](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners/marketing-your-property) - [Renting Your Property We provide you with guidance on how to ready your property to compete in the ever-changing rental market](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners/renting-your-property) - [Maintaining Your Property The best approach to maintenance is preventative maintenance, and this is HomeTeam Property Management policy](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners/maintaining-your-property) - [No - Eviction Guarantee We are so confident in our tenant selection process that we include a No-Eviction Guarantee](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners/no-eviction-guarantee) - [Free Rental Analysis Get a free rental valuation of your investment property](https://www.hometeampm.com/owners) - [Owner Portal Login Sign-in to monitor your account](https://hometeam.appfolio.com/oportal/users/log_in) - [Get a Quote Learn how much it would cost to manage your property](https://www.hometeampm.com/management-services/getting-started) - [TENANTS](https://www.hometeampm.com/tenants) - [Rental Search Find your next place to live in San Diego](https://www.hometeampm.com/properties) - [Tenant Portal Login Sign-in to monitor your account](https://hometeam.appfolio.com/connect/users/sign_in) - [Pay Your Rent Paying rent on time has never been easier](https://www.hometeampm.com/tenants/pay-your-rent) - [Future Tenants Important information for tenants wanting to lease a property from HomeTeam](https://www.hometeampm.com/tenants/future-tenants) - [Move Out We want your move-out to be a pleasant and successful one](https://www.hometeampm.com/tenants/move-out) - [Notice To Vacate Moving out? 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A beautiful real estate photo can be an immensely valuable resource in marketing a home, and can bring more potential buyers and tenants to your listing. It’s not easy to create a beautiful real estate photo, but it’s also not easy creating a photo so bad it leaves people scratching their heads. Here we will list the six most common real estate marketing photo mistakes. ### 1. The Rushed Phone Photo ![rushed_phone_photo](https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/rushed_phone_photo.jpg) *Not sure what the agent is trying to convey here...* There is nothing wrong with taking real estate photos with a cell phone. But it is expected that regardless of what type of camera you have on hand, you think about what the potential buyers and tenants see when they shop around. A rushed, low quality photo can often be worse than no photo at all.   ### 2. Tilted, Slanted World ![tilted_slanted_world](https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/tilted_slanted_world.jpg) *This isn't even the worst example of a crooked photo* Very few structures should be crooked in a photograph a la the Leaning Tower of Pisa. A well done real estate photo should be straight on both the vertical and horizontal axis. It can easily make or break the picture. A minor adjustment to the rotation of a photo can help immensely, while the lack of this adjustment can make the viewer tilt their head with the look of disapproval.   ### 3. HDR-ed to the Max ![hdr-ed_o_the_max](https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/hdr-ed_o_the_max.jpg) *Is this a painting or a photo? Hard to tell with bad HDR.* HDR (High Dynamic Range) is a technique used in digital photography where multiple exposures are stacked and merged together using software so that underexposed(too dark) and overexposed(too bright) portions of a scene look more appropriately exposed. Well done HDR can be unnoticeable to the average person. Yet, some people insist on creating as dramatic of an effect as possible through this technique, causing an “oil paint” effect that looks akin to something you would see in a museum of bad art.   ### 4. The One and Done ![one_and_done2](https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/one_and_done2.jpg) *I may or may not see a house in this **one** supplied photo... It's hard to tell.* Taking one photo of the property for a listing is just plain lazy. It is a disservice to your client and does nothing to generate interest from potential buyers and tenants. A responsible real estate agent will take an adequate amount of photos to represent the current state of the property.   ### 5. Wiiiiiide Angle ![wide_angle](https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/wide_angle.jpg) *This place looks\* huge!* A real estate photo should be an accurate representation of a home so that a potential buyer or renter is not disappointed when they come in to look at the property. Oftentimes, photographers opt to shoot photos in the widest setting possible, stretching the view of a room to unrealistic dimensions. This practice is deceiving and often very unattractive.   ### 6. Drenched in Saturation ![drenched_in_saturation_0](https://www.hometeampm.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/drenched_in_saturation_0.jpg) *Oversaturation and bad HDR often go hand in hand.* Nothing burns people’s eyes more than a photo with its saturation cracked up to unbearable levels. 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