home prep checklist
Feel free to download this checklist to prepare your home for your photoshoot!
Here is a sample of what it looks like:
CHECKLIST:
Preparing your home
In order to ensure that your home is Picture Perfect when the photographer arrives, we have a checklist of suggestions for preparing your home below. Or, if you prefer, you may download the Picture Perfect Checklist and email it to your clients.
Exterior
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Move garbage cans out of sight
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Make sure garage doors and windows are closed
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Remove all garden tools including hoses and sprinklers
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Mow, trim bushes and remove toys from the yard
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Sweep driveways, sidewalks and patios
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Remove all vehicles from driveways and do not park directly in front of the house
Interior
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Turn off all ceiling fans
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Open and raise all blinds when possible
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Turn on all interior lights. Make sure all bulbs are in working order
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Clear off counter tops in kitchen and bathroom areas
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Remove photos, magnets, notes and papers from the refrigerator
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De-clutter rooms which may be excessively furnished
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Make all beds and tidy bedrooms
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Clothes hung, or folded and put away
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Remove piles of newspaper and magazines
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Tuck trash cans out of view in a closet or cupboard
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Pick up all scatter rugs
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Loose wires/ cables out of sight as much as possible
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Personal photos/ names on things removed
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Contain pets in the garage or out of sight. Put away all water and food bowls
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We normally do not photograph the garage, closets unless they have special features
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If you have special features of your home that are not obvious, please let us know about these so we include them in the shoot
TWILIGHTS
Exteriors
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Remove all vehicles from driveways and do not park directly in front of the house
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Move garbage cans out of sight
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Make sure garage doors and windows are closed
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Remove all garden tools including hoses and sprinklers
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Mow, trim bushes and remove toys from the yard
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Sweep driveways, sidewalks and patios
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Turn on all exterior lights including porch, pool/landscaping lights if applicable
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Make sure motion detection/bright floodlights are OFF
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Turn on inside garage lights
Interior
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Open and/or raise all blinds when possible
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Open curtains including sheers
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Turn on all interior lights including closets and any other rooms with windows
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Make sure all bulbs are in working order
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Place extra lamp under/by windows in rooms with dim lighting
During the Shoot
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Do not be in front of any window
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Be sure to not turn off any lights until you are sure the photographer has finished