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Why have Estate Agents started to do this

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  • hb2
    hb2 Posts: 1,399 Forumite
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    Like AdrianC, I would be happier with a floorplan but it seems that the EA was exhausted after posting all those odd photos!
    It's not difficult!
    'Wander' - to walk or move in a leisurely manner.
    'Wonder' - to feel curious.
  • easterbunni
    easterbunni Posts: 146 Forumite
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    Well the house on their logo is wonky...
  • Skiddaw1
    Skiddaw1 Posts: 2,296 Forumite
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    Sea_Shell wrote: »
    Oh, they made me feel quite queezy!!


    That photographer should be working for an EA within striking distance of a fault-line. He or she would be just brilliant in an earthquake area. :)
  • JGB1955
    JGB1955 Posts: 3,901 Forumite
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    I'm feeling sea-sick!
    #2 Saving for Christmas 2024 - £1 a day challenge. £325 of £366
  • kdotdotdotdot
    kdotdotdotdot Posts: 329 Forumite
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    Taking photos at an angle is called a 'Dutch tilt' or 'Dutch shift' and when used properly, adds a more dynamic feel to what would otherwise be a staid, straight-on boring angle. Used incorrectly, as seen here, it makes you feel seasick!
  • Skiddaw1
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    Blimey! I've heard of a Dutch Uncle and a Dutch Oven but a Dutch Tilt is a new one on me...:)
  • shinytop
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    These diagonal photos are awful. Also, the use of distortion to make rooms or garden look bigger is just plain silly. The other end of the room may look 20 feet away but if a double bed fills it then something's not right. I was looking at one recently where the garden looked quite big but the game was given away because you could count the standard sized paving slabs and work it out.

    Aside - floor plans are great (apart from 3-D ones) but why do you never see a garden/plot plan?
  • Davesnave
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    Skiddaw1 wrote: »
    Blimey! I've heard of a Dutch Uncle and a Dutch Oven but a Dutch Tilt is a new one on me...:)


    Like a Dutch Cap it shouldn't be relied upon too heavily, but there again, without such misplaced faith, some of us might not be here. :)
  • PasturesNew
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    I find that some agents are using some kind of "brightness filter" that makes grim and grimy black holes of Calcutta look modern, fresh and bright.
  • AdrianC
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    PasturesNew wrote: »
    I find that some agents are using some kind of "brightness filter" that makes grim and grimy black holes of Calcutta look modern, fresh and bright.
    Ah, they joys of photos with bright blue, cloudless skies - and rain drop splashing visible in the puddles on obviously wet paving...

    My favourite is exterior pics with surrounding houses faded gently out, so a fairly tightly-crammed place looks much less overlooked.
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