Property Photo Guide
Animation: eight rules for photographing a property during a Proptrooper inspection
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10 rules · about 1 minute
Don't
Upright: house cut off
Do
Sideways: the whole house
41.8781° N, 87.6298° W · 10:42 AM
Camera Settings
Location Tags
iPhone
Settings › Privacy & Security › Location
Services › Camera › While Using the App
Android
Camera app › Settings › Location tags
(on some phones: "Save location")
Don't
Too far: the number can't be read
Do
Close up: every digit is clear
Don't
Roof and sides cut off
Do
The entire house in the frame
PRIVATE PROPERTY · STAY OFF
FRONT
SIDEWALK
STREET
1 · Front
2 · Left side
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Left side
3 · Right side
Right side
From the sidewalk, in front of the property
Looking left
Looking right
Don't
A parked car and bins hide the house
Do
Move a few steps for a clear view
Don't
Evening: dark, details lost
Do
Daylight: clear and bright
Don't
Tilted and blurry
Do
Level, tap to focus, hold still
Don't
Through the windshield, car in frame
Do
Step out, shoot from the sidewalk
Before you leave the property
Landscape orientation
Location tags on
House number clear
Whole house from the front
Both sides, from the sidewalk
Street view, both directions
Nothing blocking the view
Daylight only
Level and in focus
Not from the car
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1
Landscape
2
Location
3
House #
4
Full front
5
Both sides
6
Street view
7
Clear view
8
Daylight
9
Level & sharp
10
No car