Hi Again Roof Cleaners; I`ve been reading these post for days now and can not believe all I have learned,much GRATITUDE to you all. My question is I have no before and after photos for business cards,flyers,etc and was wondering if any one would mind if I use some from you experts across this great nation of ours.. Any assistance would be appreciated. Also was curious if anyone has tried putting business cards in Home Improvement magazines (Handyman,101 secrets to improve your home,etc or books at Barnes&Noble,Walmart,Target,etc I know when I was contracting Roofs and Windows I obtained some prospects and jobs this way, just a thought
-- Edited by Kid at 15:41, 2009-02-20
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Elite Roof Cleaners Roof Cleaning Missouri & Kansas City
I don't have that many I can offer you. When you do start taking pictures, here's a few tips that will make a huge difference in the quality of your photographs.
1) Use a tripod or mark the spot where you are going to take before and afters so you will have the exact same camera angle and cropping. Move in or zoom in close enough so the left and right edge of the roof is tight in the frame, minimizing the amount empty foreground and background space, to make the roof stand out more.
2) Use a step ladder to get up higher to give you a better angle or get on the roof and shoot a few shots up top also.
3) Lighting - Roofs with a lot of shade or tree cover with funky shadows casting on the roof don't look as good. Ideally the most dramatic before and after images are taken when it's overcast for the before pictures (dark and hideous) and bright and sunny (high noon) for the after pictures. Let it rain a few times to rinse off all the mold good to give you the cleanest possible shots prior to taking the after pictures.
4) Crank up the contrast on the before pictures on photo shop, so you can see the streaks better.
Tim Aselton has some of the best roof pics I have seen on the web, check them out.
Thanks again Mike much apperciated.. any thing is better than what I have and also Thank you for the insight on how to take the pictures..
Welecome to the RCIA
Elite Roof Cleaning,
There is much help to be found here and many excellent, knowledgeable contractors willing to lend a hand and knowledge as time for them allows.
As far as the pics go, I am personally not able to meet with your request at this time, very busy today, but when I get a minute I will search my files for a couple good before and afters you may find useful for your ad purposes.