Things to Know Before Moving to Florida from a Floridian

Florida is becoming the hottest real estate market in the US.  Not only are natives on the move around the state, but a recent influx of out-of-state buyers has many new people calling Florida home. This article acts as a sort of “heads up” to new residents. Florida is unique and has so much to […]

Things Real Estate Agents Wish You Did Before Listing Your Home

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Before listing your home, it is important to get things done in order to present your home in the best light and fetch top dollar. However, there are many things that agents wish you would do before listing your home for sale that are not always obvious. In this post, we ask several agents what […]

The Do’s and Don’ts of Cleaning Stainless Steel

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When preparing for a real estate photography appointment, it is important that your stainless steel appliances are clean and streak-free. However, it is important that you do not damage your stainless steel surfaces when attempting to clean it up. In this post, we will go over the Do’s, Don’ts, and offer some methods for when […]

Preparing Your Pool Area for Real Estate Photography

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It doesn’t seem like your pool area needs much prep for a photography session, but you would be surprised what a difference a few small changes makes to the finished photography product! In this blog post, we will share some of our photographer’s tips for prepping your pool area for your listing photography session. Clean […]

Amy has been named one of Tampa’s Best Real Estate Photographers!

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HD Showings is proud to announce that Amy Kellison has been named one of Tampa’s Best Real Estate Photographers by Peerspace.com! Amy founded HD Showings in 2008 after cultivating extensive experience in every step of real estate transactions. Her photography is both beautiful and unique, highlighting the best parts of every listing and leaving a […]

Understanding 2022 MLS Photo Rules

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Sometimes it seems like the MLS changes it’s rules overnight! However, many of the rules in regards to photography have been the same for several years. In this post, we will go over and explain some MLS rules as it pertains to real estate listing photography as of March 2022. Virtually Staged Photos Virtually staged […]

Preparing Your Bathroom for Listing Photos: A Checklist

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A bathroom seems easy enough to prepare for photography, right? You would be shocked to learn how often people have not adequately prepared their bathrooms for their real estate photography sessions! In this post, we will give you a checklist of all of the things you need to do to prep a bathroom for real […]

Best Bay Area Coffee & Tea: Our Photographer’s Picks

We spend a lot of time travelling around Hillsborough county and beyond, so we are uniquely capable of offering some awesome recommendations for various kinds of products and services! One thing that we are all fond of at HDS is coffee and tea. In this post, we wanted to offer you some of our favorite […]

Preparing Your Kitchen for Listing Photos: A Checklist

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It can be easy to overlook things when prepping your home for listing photos and kick yourself later when the photos come back. While our photographers do their best to aid you on site, sometimes it might not be feasible within the time frame provided to help you with all of those finer touches. In […]

Photo Counts and Packages: How to know what is best for your listing

Photo counts? Drone photos? Twilight photos? Sometimes it seems like there are too many options available to market your listing. But what do you really need for your listing? In this post, we are going to offer you recommendations from real estate photographers that have been photographing houses for over a decade. How many photos […]