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• THIS IS NUMBER ONE, if you only do one thing, this is it: No cars in driveway or in the street in front of the house! If you think a neighbor will park in the front, park your own car there, so you can move it when I arrive. Of course, you must be home to move the car.

• Remove all items off refrigerator doors and clear the top too.

• Turn on all the lights, make sure all light bulbs are in working order, especially chandeliers

• Reduce Clutter , but don’t strip counters and walls bare – I need something to focus on:

• If you have white tile kitchens or bathrooms, put some colorful items in view, simple plants/bowls on the counters, clean colorful towels on the racks- avoid white blank spaces.

• Don’t worry about dirt – it doesn’t really show up in photos unless it’s really bad
(eg. Smudgy fingerprints/animalprints on white walls or sliding glass doors)

• Clear the floor: pick up toys, pillows, boxes, hide cords if you can

• If you don’t want framed family portraits in the photos, please remove them.

• Put trash bins and basketball nets away

• Leave a few decorator items: Table center pieces (bowls of fruit look great!), candles, ceramics, silk or fresh flowers, healthy potted plants. Tall plants/trees in room corners.

• Try setting the table with place settings, colorful plates, wine glasses – make it look like you’re giving a dinner party! Turn on gas fireplaces, if possible.

• Restrain all pets, please put them in a room or the garage during photo shoot, it makes for slow going if pets are running in and out of camera view.

• Avoid hanging cords, put away hair dryers, curling irons etc.

• Don’t hang towels over shower doors, put them on the rack.

• Please, lower toilet seat covers

• Remove garden hoses and tools. Clear front porch of newspapers.

• Water features – have spas, fountains and waterfalls repaired and running. Remove sweep hoses from pool.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET SERIOUS - REMOVE ALL:

 Kleenex boxes, remote controls
Plastic soap dispensers (ceramic or metal ok)
Floor and table top fans
Water bottles
Clothes on hooks on backs of doors
Scattered papers on desktops and counters
Dead plants

• The photo-shoot will take approx. 2 - 3 hours depending on size of property.
 I will be photographing both the inside and outside of your home.
I’ll be photographing all of the major rooms. I normally do
not photograph the garage unless it has special features.