The Seller Is Watching More Than You Think

Sometimes the most valuable perspective belongs to the person who has lived there.

A Second Photo Session Changed My Thinking

Early on, I photographed a home that I thought had gone well.

The images were delivered, and I moved on to my next appointment.

Then the seller asked if I would come back.

Not because they were unhappy with the photographs. They wished they had pointed out a few features of the home that were meaningful to them before the session began.

That conversation stayed with me.

No One Knows the Home Better

The seller had lived in that home for years.

They knew which details visitors always noticed. They knew what made the home different from the one next door. They knew what they would miss after they moved.

I couldn't have known those things by simply walking through the front door.

"No one knows a home better than the people who have lived in it."

Since Then, I Ask

That experience changed the way I approach every photo session.

Before I begin, I ask the agent and seller if there's anything they want to make sure isn't overlooked.

Sometimes the answer is, "No."

Sometimes they point out something I never would have known to photograph.

Either way, it's a conversation worth having.

Representation Is a Shared Responsibility

A photographer brings one perspective.

The agent brings another.

The seller brings a lifetime of experience in the home.

When those perspectives come together, the home is often represented more completely than any one of us could have managed alone.