Please review and complete the photo check list the day before your shoot is scheduled.
Thanks to Torben Photography for this list. If you are in the Farmington Hills area of Michigan. Give Them a call. 734-516-0139
The list is not all-inclusive but does provide a pretty good starting point based on past experience.
Staging List | Inside
 All light fixtures work properly |
 Closets, tidy with nicelyhung clothing; floors cleared |
| Turn every single light ON |
Hide (out of sight): |
| Towels on towel bars |
– Trashcans |
| Add, or remove, artwork |
– Cleaning supplies |
| Remove toilet covers |
– Magazines |
| Remove rugs; unbroken floor space increases perceived square footage |
– Books |
| Clean all windows, glass, counters |
– Coffeemakers (etc.) |
| Dust everything |
– Tissue boxes |
| Remove cobwebs |
– Religious items |
| Curtains, fresh looking |
– Political items |
| Open all window and door covers; let all the light in |
Broken decorations |
| Refrigerator, free of magnets, kids’ drawings, fingerprints |
Exposed power cords |
| Bedrooms, beds made, tidy |
Turn OFF |
| – Ceiling fans | |
| – Computers (screens, specifically) | |
| – Televisions | |
Staging List | Outside
 Prune trees, foliage |
Hide (or out of sight): |
| All light fixtures work properly |
– Trash cans |
| Turn every single light ON (for twilight shoots) |
– Garden tools |
| Grass, freshly cut and raked |
– Lawn equipment |
| Clean, Swept, & Dry |
– Vehicles |
| – Driveways | – Toys (including in pool areas) |
| – Sidewalks |  Pool, clean, clear water |
| – Patios | |
| – Decks | |
| – Staircases |
Staging List | General
 Vehicles |
| – Driveways clear |
| – No parking in front of home |
| Garage |
| – No vehicles |
| – Clean, de-cluttered |
| – As much ‘off’ floor as possible |
| Pets |
| – Fish in clean tank, Ok |
| – All other pets out of sight |
A typical photo shoot will focus on these shots:
| Exterior Front & Front Corner |
Master bedroom and bath |
| Exterior Rear |
Main bath |
| Main living area |
 One or Two other attractive featuresidentified by Owner or Realtor® |
 Main living area |