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Don't Leave Dates On Photos

I wish digital camera makers would remove the ability to do this. I've seen so many Realtor websites with the date printed inside the photos. 

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Digital cameras record the date in the image's "metadata", which is saved in the digital file. You can always find the date a photo was taken using any decent photo browser, like iPhoto on the Mac or Google's Picasso. So this "feature" is a hold over from traditional, analog photo days. Turn that feature off on your digital camera when shooting a home. (Just turn it off period) If you are scanning in photos from a traditional 35mm camera, then crop the date out in your editing software. You'll appreciate the difference.

 So will your clients.

 

Jeff Turner aka respres

16 comments • Jeff Turner • November 29 2006 12:47AM

Comments

Nothing dates a stale listing better than a date on the photo.
Posted by Chris Elizabeth Griffith ~ Bonita Springs Fl Real Estate (Downing-Frye Realty, Bonita Springs, FL) over 3 years ago

Jeff -

You're right - not only does it look bad, but it tags the person who put the ad together as pretty lazy.

Posted by BallenIsles Marc Blasi (Waterfront Properties) over 3 years ago
Oh no, don't ask the manufacturers to remove it completely .... there is a time and place for having it .... the time and place just is NOT on a listing flyer !! :-) 
Posted by Cheryl Johnson, Bob Taylor Properties, Inc., Los Angeles, CA over 3 years ago
Cheryl, I'm game. What is the time and place? I'm sitting here trying to think of a reason, and I can't.
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 3 years ago
If you're taking family group photos, it's kind of interesting to remember when (at least the year) they were taken.
Posted by Sharon Simms St Pete FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS (ALVA International, Inc.) over 3 years ago

Sharon, that's exactly why, if you take a lot of photos, you should either invest in photo portfolio software that reads the metadata and can be searched, use a free tool like Picasso from google... or buy a Mac and use iPhoto. (Buying a Mac will be most fun!)

 

Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 3 years ago

Great minds... I just posted on the same thing!

This seems like a no brainer... and a sign to me of a realtor that does NOT take the power of an image seriously.

Me

Posted by Craig Schiller (REAL ESTAGING, a nationally recognized leader in Staging.) over 3 years ago
Jeff, this is one of my biggest rants as well. This isn't even close to being acceptable.
Posted by Juli Salvante (Real Estate Shows) over 3 years ago
Craig & Juli, you're both right. This should be a no brainer.
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 3 years ago
I got a Christmas card today from a Realtor and the date was left on the family photo! Seriously?
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 3 years ago
Going though some of the old posts has been so valuable to me on active rain.  This is a great example of that.  Thanks.
Posted by John Hruska (Lake Realty) over 3 years ago
Thanks, John.
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 3 years ago

The dates really make it look so amateur.... sorry. But it screams it!

Posted by Loreena Yeo - Realtor® Frisco TX Homes (214) 783-2210 (3:16 team REALTY) over 3 years ago
Yes, it does! No apology necessary.
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 3 years ago
Jeff, good eye. It's the little things that make a big difference.
Posted by Please Delete (Please Delete Me) over 3 years ago

Hubba...

No response needed. I don't feel like playing in the rain but I do need my quota for the day.

Expect to see me on your blog 10 times :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryant's Wife) The One And Only TLW. (President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) 5 months ago

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