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Post Info TOPIC: Just a thought about the "Before and after" pictures on the .org site
Do our .org ictures look realistic? Or fake touch-ups? [13 vote(s)]

100% real looking. I see nothing to make me think "Touched Up"
23.1%
Not real looking at all. A smart customer would recognize them as fakes.
38.5%
Not sure?
15.4%
Couldn't care less.
15.4%
I have been drinking too much and can't see well. :-) Hopefully a potential customer will be too!
7.7%


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Just a thought about the "Before and after" pictures on the .org site
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I'm not sure who supplied those pictures but I used them off the "old" site. I would really appreciate some GOOD, SIMPLE, & REALISTIC pictures for the site. All roof types...

Thanks!



-- Edited by Ugly Shingles on Sunday 11th of March 2012 05:16:25 PM

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I just took a look at the before and after shingle and tile pictures.

Sure look great!

I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND WHOEVER OWNED THOSE PHOTOS-BUT confuse

I don't know a lot about photography, but the after pictures look kind of fake-touched up. On the shake house, the house color seems to go from yellow to white and the door color is lighter too?

On the shingle house, I notcice the curtains in the window are not the same color as "before"? Knowing roof colors, it appears that this is a grayer roof than the "after" pitcure makes it appear to be?

On the Tile roof, again, knowing the colors of tile roofs in that range, the "after" picture looks far to light orange, compared to the "before"? Plus the fascia went from white to yellow?

We don't want homeowners looking at them and thinking we are trying to fake them out.

What we can do to a roof, without any touchup work, is fantastic enough.

That's just how I feel, others may not agree though?

I also may be wrong, it won't be a first for me in life!

I have never touched up a picture, but I do have a couple that came out looking unreal anyway-{attached}-but, they would only be seen "among" a group of my other, more realistic jobs in my posts.

These on our .org are all that are representing us?

We want potential customers to say "WOW" Not "I can see that these are photoshop touch ups"

I mean well and am not trying to ruffle anyones feathers at all.

Just a thought of mine, see what you think?

It's at http://www.roofcleaninginstitute.org/

Under "Roof Cleaning Information?



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Ugly Shingles wrote:

I'm not sure who supplied those pictures but I used them off the "old" site. I would really appreciate some GOOD, SIMPLE, & REALISTIC pictures for the site. All roof types...

Thanks!



-- Edited by Ugly Shingles on Sunday 11th of March 2012 05:16:25 PM


 Here are some. Take any you wish! smile



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Look's like Sharkey's on the 2nd row middle, great looking pics.

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No opinions on this? It has 7 votes and 65 views!

I thought it was "a little" important? confuse



-- Edited by Bergman Roof Cleaning Port Charlotte FL 941-698-1959 on Tuesday 13th of March 2012 06:04:58 PM

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Chuck,
I think you are right. It is real easy to doctor up pictures with photo editing, but a good untouched photo will speak volumes to homeowners

I doubt that is the only concern homeowners have, but if a picture speaks a thousand words... why not use authentic untouched photos?

Something tells me many of the companies on here have hundreds of really good pictures of every roof type!

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paroofguy wrote:

Chuck,
I think you are right. It is real easy to doctor up pictures with photo editing, but a good untouched photo will speak volumes to homeowners

I doubt that is the only concern homeowners have, but if a picture speaks a thousand words... why not use authentic untouched photos?

Something tells me many of the companies on here have hundreds of really good pictures of every roof type!


Thanks and yes, I am sure there is no lack of pictures to be used, that are not touched up.



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I Think Before & afters are real important!!



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Mr Maintenance wrote:

I Think Before & afters are real important!!


I agree. I have gotten many jobs because the homeowner had seen my pictures online or the album I hand them, as I walk around their house.

If they saw even one picture, that they recognized as "a fake touch up" they would probably feel fooled and think again about hiring me.

When you see before and after pictures, like those on our .org site, that the house, trees, sky, curtain colors etc change in the after pictures, you know somethings up! confuse

We don't want a visitor to take a look and say "These are fake" and leave?



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