Granted my fashion marketing background with experience styling photo shoots for NY showrooms and internet businesses makes me particularly critical of some of the listing photography that I see in real estate – but come on! These are current photos of Greenwich listings that are floating out there on the world wide web – I rest my case.
REALLY CUTE HOUSE BUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER/LISTING AGENT COULD PERHAPS HAVE MOVED THE GARBAGE CANS TO THE LEFT…. AND DID THEY HAVE THE MODEL SIGN A RELEASE TO PUBLISH THIS PHOTO?
COULD THE PHOTOGRAPHER/LISTING AGENT HAVE JUST PLACED THESE ITEMS ELSEWHERE FOR THE PHOTO?
STAGING THE TABLE (WHICH I ALWAYS FIND SO CORNY) BUT WITH A HANGING BASKET? SOLUTION – WHITE NAPKINS AND PLUCK ONE FLOWER AND PLACE IN THE CENTER OF EACH MAT – IF YOU’RE STILL TRYING TO BE A TASTEMAKER…OTHERWISE – LESS IS MORE
WHY BOTHER? BAD EXPOSURE AND COMPOSITION…PLASTIC SHOWER CURTAIN SHOVED IN THE CORNER….THIS IS WHERE A FLASH IS IMPORTANT – OTHERWISE YOU’RE TELLING THE WORLD THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO LIGHT ENTERING THIS BATHROOM. CURTAIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED IN OTHER DIRECTION, AND HERE IS THE PLACE TO HANG A TOWEL ON THAT RACK TO CREATE SOME AMBIANCE IN THIS OTHERWISE DISMAL SHOT.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING…..NOT SURE WHAT THIS PHOTO ACCOMPLISHES….IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE AREA IS DRY TODAY, BUT MAYBE THAT WAS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE…ARE THOSE STAINS ON THE LEFT WALL? THIS WILL NOT HELP THIS LISTING
The art of the deal transcends all businesses, and more so in real estate than in many other professions. For the client, it's often an emotional purchase or sale, rather than a simple commodity or luxury item. I make it my mission to have each side come to terms with a transaction that works for everyone. It's not always easy, but good things in life usually take effort - something from which I've never shied.
Licensed since 2009 as a real estate sales agent in CT & NY, I often work with clients on the border of both areas.
With sales and distribution experience for luxury designer products, and watching/reacting to the markets, my acumen for sales was established. Achieving success and contributing to the growth of many global apparel designer brands, such as Giorgio Armani and Paul Smith for over 20 years, it was time for a change. I wanted to explore another passion that would keep me in one location rather than traveling the globe.
Now I have the best of both worlds, a successful business as a fulfilling personal life. My husband and I have lived in back country Greenwich since 2003, where we enjoy easy access to great biking, hiking and golf. We love to ski and that's usually where our travel takes us.
Life is good in Greenwich!
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