For agents
What to shoot
About ten minutes on the phone in your pocket. No rig, no tripod, nothing to install.
Step 01
Wipe the lens before anything else
A pocket leaves a film you will not see on a phone screen and will absolutely see on a laptop. Wipe it, take one frame, check it is sharp, then start.
- Wipe on something dry before the first shot
- Take one frame and open it at full size
- Check again after the phone has been back in a pocket
Common mistake — Trusting the phone screen outdoors. Smears only show up later, on a big screen — after you have left.
The whole thing, in order
- 01
Wipe the lens before anything else
Wipe the lens, take one frame, check it is sharp. Pocket film does not show up on a phone screen.
- 02
Walk it the way a buyer would
Start at the front door and follow the viewing route. Every room, hallway, stairwell and landing.
- 03
Shoot each room whole
From the doorway or a back corner, get the entire room in frame — not a crop of the best part.
- 04
Catch the doorways twice
Shoot every doorway from both sides. The overlap is what lets buyers walk between rooms.
- 05
Add a video if you can
Optional, and it helps more than anything else here. Same route, half pace, phone level.
Do
- Turn every light on and open the blinds
- Hold the phone horizontal
- Move slowly and let the camera settle before each shot
- Tidy first — bins, cords, dishes, laundry
Don't
- Portrait mode, filters or beauty settings
- Panorama or fisheye
- People, pets or reflections of you in mirrors
- Shooting into a bright window with the lights off
What we change, and what we don't
We correct exposure, colour and lens distortion, and stitch your frames into a walkthrough. We do not add, remove or move anything in the property. If the bins are in shot, they are in the walkthrough — which is why tidying beats hoping.
Formal wording ⟨TBD — legal review⟩
Not sure how many frames a room needs? ⟨TBD — capture spec⟩