COMMON PREVENTION TIPS

• Ask after or before the shooting
• Don’t late so I’ll avoid contact with your neighbors or people on the street
• Be alone to avoid contacts with your family
• Wear a mask and gloves
• Keep a safe distance of 2 meters or leave the property while I take photos

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR INTERIOR TO TAKE PHOTOS WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING?

Open doors blinds and windows treatments to let in outside light

• Turn ON all interior lights
• Turn all computer screens OFF
• Straighten all chairs and space them evenly
• Make all beds and press bed linens and bed skirts
• Place food, water bowls, pet beds/toys in pantry
• Contain pets in a hidden crate or outside
• Tuck away the trash can
• Thoroughly clean the whole house (vacuum carpet, mop hard floors, clean countertops, clean windows)
• Feature one centerpiece such as a bouquet of flowers
• Fluff and arrange furniture pillows
• Remove children’s toys
• Remove personal items like personal photographs (or replace with general landscape/object photographs), small floor rugs to reveal actual flooring, no knives, no dishes in the sink, leave out a maximum of one small appliance (ex. coffee maker), no soap, shampoos, toothbrushes, medications, deodorant, etc
• Clear off countertop
• Use a lint roller on furniture to remove pet hair

EXTERIOR

• Close garage doors
• Remove cars from driveway and front of the home
• Clean up landscaping (mow, trim shrubs, clear leaves)
• Use a broom to remove cobwebs from eaves and door frames
• Remove visible water hoses, toys, sports balls, basketball goals, soccer goals, etc.
• Make sure the Garbage Cans are not visible

BACKYARD

• Clean porch, tidy up outdoor tables/chairs/cushions
• Pillows/cushions should be fresh, not faded
• Clear away children’s toys, balls, frisbees, etc.
• Clean pool
• Remove pool vacuum/cleaner hose
• Hide pool cleaning supplies
• Turn on pool fountains/water features
• Remove visible water hoses
• Remove trash cans