Seller & agent resource · Melbourne
The easiest way to improve a photo shoot is to solve the preventable distractions before the camera arrives. This checklist is built from Sixth Vision's operating experience across more than 50,000 photographed properties — not from generic staging theory.
Before photo day
Photographers can correct exposure, verticals and colour. They cannot make a pile of everyday clutter disappear from every angle without changing what the property actually looks like. The goal is a calm, truthful frame where the eye goes to space, light and selling features first.
Room-by-room
When extra media is booked
Keep access clear around walls and through every room. Garages, storage rooms and large sheds may need to be entered and measured, so unlock them before the appointment.
Video sees more than a still frame because the camera moves. Clear hallways, benchtops and transition spaces, and remove anything you would not want visible during a continuous walk-through.
Move vehicles, bins and temporary clutter from the driveway and yard where practical. Let Sixth Vision know about access constraints, nearby works or anything unusual that could affect the aerial brief.
The final five minutes
Walk from the street to the back fence as though you are seeing the property for the first time. Look for the things the eye catches immediately: a car in the hero angle, a bin beside the front door, a crooked cushion, a bathmat on the floor, a charging cable on a kitchen bench, a light that is a different colour from the rest.
If the property is occupied, choose one temporary storage area that will not be photographed early — usually the garage or a single closed room — rather than moving clutter from room to room during the shoot.
Agent-ready resource
It is intentionally public, printable and ungated. A prepared property helps the agent, vendor and photographer get more value from the same appointment.