Jeff Gettings's (jgettingsphoto) Blog

I have done a small blog on single property websites, but as I am restructuring this product, I wanted to see if I could get some feedback on what is important from the agents standpoint.  So, agents, PLEASE let me know what is important to you in a single property website. For those of you not f...

If you are not a photog, you may not realize that lighting is your single most important creative tool when creating a photograph.  It does not take the most expensive camera with an array of expensive lenses (although good quality equipment is a good idea) to make beautiful, professional photos....

I have been trying to work soething out in my head, and I have the design, but I don't know if it will work or not.  It might, but I just can't get my head wrapped around it. I want to be able to do a 360° tours AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF AN ITEM.  in otherwords, say you have an piece of sculpture, an...

Have you heard of Panoriders available from your RTV dealers to go with your virtual tours?  How about single property websites? Your local RTV virtual can provide you with a single property website and a beautiful rider to hang on your sign with this web address right on the sign.  This is a gre...

I know that you are creating virtual tours, and hopefully doing so many that you can't keep up.  But, what other services do you offer your clients?  I am also interested to see how you got into the virtual tour business.  I was a photographer and decided to branch out into virtual tours.  But, t...

These days, there is nothing more important than a personalized webspace of you are in business for yourself.  It doesn't matter if you sell hand made purses or real estate.  Most of your customers simply expect you to have a personal website. You do not need to spend thousands, unless you have t...

If you are a real estate professional, and you are not interested in hiring a professional photographer, that is no excuse to have flat, lifeless photos of your properties.  There are a couple of easy things that you can do to take much better pictures! First and foremost, buy a digital SLR camer...

In response to someones question about GIMP. GIMP is open source (i.e. community built freeware) raster image manipulation software that gives you many of the capabilities of Photoshop without the financial investment.  While the user interface is not as user friendly as Photoshop (at first glanc...

It just makes sense that most home buyers turn to the internet when it comes to buying a home.  What better way to allow your potential clients to view your listing than a 360 Degree Panoramic Virtual Tour?  A virtual tour provides folks with the ability to comfortably view all of your listings, ...

Virtual tours are a wonderful, cost effective marketing tool.  With the current state of the economy, we are looking at homes that are on the market for an extended time frame, so advertising costs can skyrocket with each home that you list.  The great news about ordering a 360 Degree Panoramic v...