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Some Homes Just Scream Shoot Me (At Night)

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 Marketing a listing is no longer an undertaking for the less-inspired (or less-capitalized). It takes time and money, but it mostly takes a tool box runeth over for giving each home the full-exposure it deserves.

We have never believed in a marketing “class system”. What is good for the goose is typically good for the gosling as well, yet sometimes a home will have features or a location which just call for something different.

Here is a photo of our newest listing which was taken Friday.

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It is lovely, of course, but this particularly home’s uniqueness required a little extra pizzazz. Enter Twilight Photography:

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This custom Del Cerro Heights home lights up like a candle with the nighttime shooting, but it is the view that really cried for an evening shoot. San Diegans know about our summer marine layer which is admittedly not the end of the world, unless you are trying to promote a view home.

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Know any takers? The webpage isn’t ready to go until tomorrow, but if you are in the $1 million plus range, you might want to take a look at the virtual tour.

Kris Berg

Kris Berg is Co-Owner and Designated Broker of San Diego Castles Realty. She has been serving San Diego buyers and sellers since 1997.

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  • http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/ Greg Swann

    Gorgeous photos. Can I ask how much you paid for this shoot?

  • http://www.TheTaraAndSheilaShow.com Tara Jacobsen

    WOW! That is fabulous – did you take the photos yourself? I have two semi professional photographers in my family and so all my homes get great pictures also – no matter if they are 100K or 900K homes! My husband belongs to some kind of house photo group on Flickr that he gets some good tips from.

  • http://sandiegohomeblog.com Kris Berg

    Tara – I gave up on taking my own photos long ago. I am pretty good, but the people who do this as a profession are far superior.

    Greg – The twighlight shoots command a premium: $350 per home and two to three hours of my time. This is worth every penny however, and the cost pales in comparison to the cost of producing the subsequent color, glossy, cardstock, double-fold brochures which we provide both inside and out (same quality). In this market, we have homes that are on their 600th. I’ll let you guess what these run per piece.

  • http://NRVLiving.Typepad.com Jeremy Hart

    Kris’ is right, that kind of payment for a dramatic difference like that is worth it. Wow …

  • http://kansascityrealestateblog.blogspot.com Chris Lengquist

    Money well spent. The photos would make me stop and take notice. Job done.

  • http://www.zillowblog.com Drew Meyers

    I’m with Greg – fantastic photos. They make me want to buy the home right now — though I certainly couldn’t afford the price range!

  • http://www.reagentinct.com/2007/09/11/the-feed-bag-short-and-sweet/ The Feed Bag – Short and Sweet

    [...] Kris Berg has a great example of beautiful twilight photography up in Some Homes Just Scream Shoot Me (At Night) [...]

  • http://SanDiegoHomeBlog.com Kris Berg

    Now, Drew. You work for ZILLOW! You are, by definition, rolling in the dough. Maybe you could buy it in Beer Glasses. :)

  • http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=1917 How do you get a San Diego beach house to give a positively glowing review of itself? | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments

    [...] for the light. Kris Berg shows you how it’s done. Do not fail to look at all of the [...]

  • http://blog.estately.com/ Galen

    Kris, that is definitely worth it. It’s the sort that makes you stop and really look at a place when you’re cruising through a series of potential homes for sale.

  • http://dermakler.blogger.de derherold

    I´m very impressed. And it is interesting to hear again about *business*: the hiring of a photographer. :)

  • http://sandiegohomeblog.com Kris Berg

    >It’s the sort that makes you stop and really look at a place when you’re cruising through a series of potential homes for sale.

    Precisely the point – Getting noticed. :)

  • http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=1921 Dogs Playing Poker – What do you do with great property photos? | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments

    [...] had asked me to follow up on some particulars of the twilight photos we recently commissioned for one of our seller’s homes and, specifically, how these shots translated into our brochures. Here [...]

  • http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com jf.sellsius

    Excellent work. I can feel the home.
    Twilight photos do have a warmness to them. You might also consider incorporating a few night photos, using nightscaping techniques, to produce dramatic, often striking. results. I call it curb appeal after dark. This home appears to have night landscaping features and would be a good candidate. This post shows some examples.
    http://tinyurl.com/3bhoof

  • http://www.rorysiems.com/blog/ocrealestate.html Rory

    Wow,

    What a wonderful listing, and it is on the way OUT of Poway. You should do very well with this.

    - Rory

  • http://sandiegohomeblog.com Kris Berg

    Joe, What is it about you and my spam catcher? I just saved you (again) from the bad bucket. Sorry!

  • http://blueroof.wordpress.com Greg Tracy

    Beautifully done- another wonderful example of how hiring one of the best in the business, including their knowledge of marketing and promotion benefits the client.

    Intimate knowledge of the area, and how to best market property in that area is essential to getting the highest price for a property.

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  • 10636 Scripps Summit Court, Suite 153
  • San Diego, CA 92131
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