Worst Photoshop ever?

ebendl said:
Look at the grass on this property...

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Isn't that just one of worst photoshop jobs?
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They could have at least shopped out the oil stains in the driveway
 
Could one of the experts here, please tell me that the sound system and speakers are photoshopped in too!?!
 
RedViking said:
No ways! Is that a scam?

As fake as an agent's smile.
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Its quite a big problem at the moment. We looked for a house for almost 2 years (and had to sell our own) and everything we looked at was heavily photoshopped. Some even worse than this one.
It becomes very competitive when so many houses are on the market, you need to stand out. So they get professional photographers in and people to make your house look less **** and then still edit the photo's quite heavily. If you don't do this then your house looks like a dump, the days of the agent taking pics with a camera phone and uploading are done.

We looked at so many houses I developed a bit of a blindless to this editing. With out even going to the house I could see what was wrong with it based on what had been done to the photo. Like if the more the images had been brightened the darker the house. Wide angles means the house it tiny etc etc.

Irony of irony is that the pictures of the house we actually bought were so bad we didn't bother viewing it at first. Only after viewing two other houses on the street we decided to have a look anyway because we were there. I must see if I can find the pics still, makes the place look horrid.
 
Nerfherder said:
Its quite a big problem at the moment. We looked for a house for almost 2 years (and had to sell our own) and everything we looked at was heavily photoshopped. Some even worse than this one.
It becomes very competitive when so many houses are on the market, you need to stand out. So they get professional photographers in and people to make your house look less **** and then still edit the photo's quite heavily. If you don't do this then your house looks like a dump, the days of the agent taking pics with a camera phone and uploading are done.

We looked at so many houses I developed a bit of a blindless to this editing. With out even going to the house I could see what was wrong with it based on what had been done to the photo. Like if the more the images had been brightened the darker the house. Wide angles means the house it tiny etc etc.

Irony of irony is that the pictures of the house we actually bought were so bad we didn't bother viewing it at first. Only after viewing two other houses on the street we decided to have a look anyway because we were there. I must see if I can find the pics still, makes the place look horrid.
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Insane what these people are willing to do. Probably also hope people don't come view the place. But surely this should not be legal.
 
RedViking said:
Insane what these people are willing to do. Probably also hope people don't come view the place. But surely this should not be legal.
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Its so prevalent that its considered "fluff". I think some kind of legislation is required, even just to encourage honesty and good faith.
I just remembered something even worse. When we moved down to CT we had to find a rental online and get a years lease without actually seeing the property. We got my wifes father to have a look but in his opinion the place was fine and he hadn't looked at the online pictures. When we arrived after driving 20 hours we saw that the pictures were not even of the same unit. The agent had just reused pictures of a different unit in the same complex she had access to. The floors were completely different and was obviously in much better condition.
The place was livable but we were not in the position to make a fight of it so just stuck it out... I imagine a lot of people get screwed like that.
 
The Door said:
Trouble is they took a leaf from the wrong psychology book.
It should be the other way around - you should be wowed when you see it in person, not disappointed. What you see in the ad should make you go... wow, it's better than it looked in the ad.
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Still, I can understand the problem. People search for services / products / places to live online - not in person. Agents have to fight for your attention, so they basically have to employ click-bait type actions here (just with pictures instead of headings).
 
I bet the neighbors will be glad seeing the back of this house owner.
I bet every weekend was a Lekker Boerepompie weekend with that disco speakers and tv.
Even the cat is WTF in that pic.:ROFL:
 
Nerfherder said:
With out even going to the house I could see what was wrong with it based on what had been done to the photo. Like if the more the images had been brightened the darker the house. Wide angles means the house it tiny etc etc.
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Good strategy, use it against them...

Honestly, when I sold my first place (townhouse, fairly newly developed as we were the first owners, had a good garden and no obvious issues) I actually had a look at some of the horrible pictures the estate agents took with a small "mik-en-druk". I actually took the time to take really good pictures (not edited, just a good camera, well lit with a bounce-flash etc.) and send it to the agent.

The agent that ended up selling the place took the worst pics and ignored mine - but he knew the market and the correct price and sold it within a day.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
Its winter and everywhere the grass is brown. So they probably just photoshop the grass to make it look better or to show more or less how it will look in the summer.
Holiday destinations will not use photo's that was taken during a rain storm? The estate agent does not have much choice if he gets a listing in the winter and have to take photos.
Looks more to me like an estate agent that actually tries to put in some work to get a property sold.
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It's misleading. Ooh, look at the gutters need a paint, no problem, photoshop.
 
PhreakBoy said:
Could one of the experts here, please tell me that the sound system and speakers are photoshopped in too!?!
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A3@MBB said:
I bet the neighbors will be glad seeing the back of this house owner.
I bet every weekend was a Lekker Boerepompie weekend with that disco speakers and tv.
Even the cat is WTF in that pic.:ROFL:
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I was also wondering about this! Who needs that setup for such a small space?!
 
At the same time I would have done something about this room:

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That red seems too vibrant, and I wouldn't have a problem if the blind's level was corrected (or the bedsheet), or if the extension cord was removed.
 
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