IAP is now editing your DIY-photos and video!
To our valued real estate friends and partners,
Over the weekend, Governor Inslee issued revised guidelines to the real estate industry that allow for very limited listing and showing of homes (see NWMLS FAQ for more info). ImageArts feels strongly that the "Stay Home, Stay Healthy" order from the Governor’s office is important in the fight against COVID-19, and we are complying with both the letter and spirit of the order. We will not be sending our photographers out on shoots during this critical time.
That said, we wanted to get creative and find a way to help our agent partners and their sellers get the best possible images and video for any listings that may go live during this time. Effective immediately, and until the Stay at Home order is lifted, we will edit broker-supplied photos, whether they're taken with a smartphone or a DSLR.
The details of this program are:
We will send you our simple guide to real estate photography/videography that will help you capture the best images/video possible.
We will edit photos shot by you or your seller for $59 for up to 25 photos, or $2.75 an image, whichever is less.
We can also edit and enhance videos shot on smartphones or cameras. Our expert team of video editors will color grade, stabilize, and edit your footage and create a final 2 minute version complete with music, starting at $125*.
Photos and video can be sent via email or uploaded to any cloud service that can be shared, such as Dropbox or OneDrive.
RAW photos are best, but we will work with your JPEG files, as well.
Our highly skilled team of Production Artists will apply our Enhanced editing process to the images, including color correction, straightening, brightening, sharpening, enhancing windows, etc.
Turnaround is 4pm next day after we receive the images or video. (Files must be supplied to us by 5pm to guarantee turnaround time.)
Video Slideshows are also available to those who want a video to share online. Video Slideshows combine your images with a panning/zoom motion that mimics the feel of a video walk-through. $20 flat rate.
*Video editing prices will vary depending on the number of clips provided and complexity of the final video.
Just to set clear expectations, it is unlikely that the “DIY” photos and video, especially if shot on a smartphone, will end up looking like our usual high-quality HDR images and professionally shot/stabilized video, but we will do our very best to enhance them as much as possible. Results are greatly dependent on lighting conditions, the camera used (the new iPhone 11 and Samsung Galaxy S20 are producing nice results), the type of lens, and whether the images are delivered to us in RAW format. We will do everything we can to make them look their best, whatever comes our way.
Once the Stay at Home order is lifted, we will discontinue this service so as to focus on what we expect to be a very high volume of images, once again captured by our in-house photographers.
We hope this helps support your efforts to keep the real estate market moving forward.
Stay safe and healthy.
Sincerely,
The ImageArts Productions Team