Mauricio9
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Re: The ethics of "Photoshopping" Real Estate Listings.
said by quatrix  :said by Mauricio9 :If you can't get a clearer view without the power lines by walking around or changing lenses, then the clearer view does not exist. Part of the value of the property is determined by how it looks from outside, power lines and all. If after putting on your superwide angle you still can't get a view without the power lines, then it means that they are going to be in your field of view no matter where you stand. How is that any different? Whether you take the photo from a different angle, stand with the wires behind you, or edit the finished photo, you're still consciously trying to deceive people. If you can get a shot without the powerlines, that implies that there is a perspective from where the view of the house is unobstructed. If you can't and photoshop them out, you imply there is a perspective from where the view of the house is unobstructed when in reality there isn't. That is very different in my book.
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quatrix
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said by Mauricio9 :If you can't get a clearer view without the power lines by walking around or changing lenses, then the clearer view does not exist. Part of the value of the property is determined by how it looks from outside, power lines and all. If after putting on your superwide angle you still can't get a view without the power lines, then it means that they are going to be in your field of view no matter where you stand. How is that any different? Whether you take the photo from a different angle, stand with the wires behind you, or edit the finished photo, you're still consciously trying to deceive people. |
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If I was a Realtor, I'd be scared as shit about this. People will sue at the drop of a hat, which means real money to a real estate office. |
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Mauricio9
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said by 35375105 :But if they photoshopped the powerlines out because they don't want the buyer to know it's there, then yes that is very unethical. If you can't get a clearer view without the power lines by walking around or changing lenses, then the clearer view does not exist. Part of the value of the property is determined by how it looks from outside, power lines and all. If after putting on your superwide angle you still can't get a view without the power lines, then it means that they are going to be in your field of view no matter where you stand. Photoshopping them out amounts to misrepresentation.
Edit: what he said!
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said by 35375105 :Dunno depends on how it is intended. Like for instance if they photoshopped the power lines out to get a clearer view of the property itself, then I don't really think it's unethical. But if they photoshopped the powerlines out because they don't want the buyer to know it's there, then yes that is very unethical. No matter how you slice it, that's still mis-representing the property. Now, I will of course shoot something from the best possible angle (which means I'll have the powerlines behind me or out of the frame), but if I can't the angle that I can achieve that and the unwanted feature has to remain in the frame, it stays in the frame, at least when I send it to them.
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35375105
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Dunno depends on how it is intended. Like for instance if they photoshopped the power lines out to get a clearer view of the property itself, then I don't really think it's unethical.
But if they photoshopped the powerlines out because they don't want the buyer to know it's there, then yes that is very unethical.
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