Tom & Christy Wallace
~ Real Estate Photographers
Text by Jo Clark Photography by Tom and Christy Wallace
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Google “real estate photography classes,” and you will find 2.8 million results. “Real estate photography courses” will net you 1.5 billion results (yes, that is billion!) Why the huge interest in taking pictures of real estate? The Internet! The face of the real estate industry has changed. “Agents have discovered that quality photography makes for a crucial first impression and listings featuring professional, visually pleasing photography receive more views, shares and sales,” declares professional photographerTom Wallace.
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Eleven years ago, an encounter at church with a house-hunting friend planted the seed. Their friend pointed out the horrible images of homes in the Sunday newspaper. She flat-out said Tom could take much better photos and should start taking them for realtors. Always the student, Tom researched and discovered an underserved market. Hmmm … maybe this wasn’t such a bad idea! A tax analyst, Tom became one of the area’s first real estate photographers. He took shots on the side for five years while crunching numbers in his day job. The
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