An Open Letter About Communication
I got an e-mail yesterday from someone trying to get me to use them as an editing service. Here’s the e-mail… Hi John am doing Real Estate images editing, with
Author: David Reed
Wet Concrete
I’ve never been one for wetting down the concrete — I always think it looks like some major plumbing issue has occurred — but sometimes Mother Nature insists….
Billing
Customer: You added a late fee to my bill. Me: It’s been 45 days. Customer: I never saw the bill. Me: How’d you see the late fee then? Customer: Oh…um….
Threshold
I believe that every real estate agent has a threshold price point in mind: anything over that number and they’ll use a professional photographer; anything under it and they’re using
Occupants
Photographing houses can be a challenge sometimes. Empty houses, while easy, are boring and it’s hard to tell scale — is that a 4′ wide window or a 6′ wide
Aging
I had a birthday recently. I’d rather not get into specifics, but let’s just say I can now become a full voting member of AARP. In fact, someone left my
Exposure
Ya know what’s great? When someone approaches you and wants to use your photos for free. But they’ll give you exposure! I tried paying for groceries with exposure once but
Blinq
If you want a truly awful experience purchasing a laptop, I’d like to recommend Blinq. They had some decent “open box” deals on laptops, so I thought I’d give it
Staging Bathrooms
Earlier today…. Photographing a bedroom and hearing agent and stager fighting with shower curtain in the main bath. Move to next bedroom, they continue being frustrated by it. Finally they
Light Bulbs
I love these “Edison” light bulbs.