Decorate & Improve Your Home MagazineSeptember 4th 2010

Check out the latest edition of Decorate and Improve Your Home magazine. It features three projects photographed by Gareth including the front cover and a renovation project in Mount Merrion Dublin designed by Suzanne (pg 70)

The front cover image is of a refurbishment project built by
Shomera

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Residential Property PhotographyJune 3rd 2010

Summer is here and hopefully the good weather is here to stay (for a while at least!).
If you're an estate agent or a property owner why not consider getting your property professionally photographed? Award winning photographer Gareth Byrne has more than ten years experience in the market and personally oversees every photographic project. For further details on our all inclusive packages please email us at info@propertyimage.ie

Preparing Your Property for PhotographyMarch 15th 2010

Houses are very personal places and can be such an intricate part of our lives that, a lot of the time, we don't really see them any more as we go about our daily activities. So when you are having your property photographed for selling or letting it's a good idea to stand back and try to look at your house as somebody viewing it might see it.

Make the most of the space that your property has to offer by removing items that make the house very personal to you. Give the potential buyer or tenant the opportunity to focus on the spacious proportions of the rooms or the clever storage solutions rather than looking at your family photos and your children's artwork all over the fridge. Kitchens and bathrooms can be deal breakers when buying a house so make sure these are as bright and airy as possible, and of course spotlessly clean.

Here are a few tips that will help you get the most out of having your property photographed, as well as preparing for when those stunning photos are up on the internet and people are queueing up to view it in real life!

Tidy up: Pick up any toys, laundry, magazines etc and tidy them away out of sight.

De-clutter: Clear kitchen and bathroom counter tops of appliances and personal items.

Clean: Sweep floors, vacuum carpets & rugs and dust surfaces.

Remove excess furniture: Too much furniture can make a room seem smaller than it really is. By removing some items of furniture you are exposing more of the floor which creates the illusion of more space.

Let the sun shine in: Open all the curtains and blinds. Net curtains are great for privacy but they make rooms feel darker and smaller, so take them down while your house is being photographed.

Put your lights on: The photographer will turn on all the lights in each room as it is being photographed so make sure that all the light bulbs are working.

The great outdoors: Cut the grass and make sure flower beds look tidy. Remove vehicles from the driveway and from the kerb outside your house. Move bins out of sight and take washing off the line. If you live in an apartment remove excess items from the balcony such as bicycles, clothes racks, childrens toys etc

Remember that you are selling a lifestyle to the people viewing your property and if they can imagine themselves living there they are more likely to want to view and buy it. Great photographs on the internet will entice them to come and have a look, and when they take home the beautiful brochure they can imagine themselves there all the more easily while they discuss it over breakfast and last thing at night!

Property Image website now LiveMarch 2nd 2010

The new Property Image website has been launched. Property image is a new company that specialises in high quality professional photography of residential and commercial properties and BER Energy ratings / Floorplan Architectural services.
The company is run by husband and wife team Gareth Byrne and Suzanne Murphy. Gareth Byrne is a multi award winning architectural photographer and Suzanne Murphy is a fully qualified Architect & designer. For more details visit www.propertyimage.ie