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TOPIC |INDEX
|PROPERTY |TERMS |APPLY |FORM |STANDARD |TENANT
|GUIDE |BUILDING |UTILITY |MANAGER |FILE |RECORD

SUBTOPIC |SUMMARY
|COMMUNICATE |DOCUMENTS |PAY |SIGN
|PHOTO |HIRE |BILL

THIS PAGE FOR.
• To provide information regarding taking photos.

SCROLL DOWN FOR.
• RESPONSIBILITY.
• COMPATIBILITY.
• FRAMING.
• COMPLETE PROPERTY.

WHEN TO TAKE PHOTOS.
1. Document condition of property at move in, pre-move out, and move out.
2. Document condition of property related to a repair requests.
3. Document condition of property after a repair is complete.
4. Document landscape before and after major pruning service done.

WHO TAKES PHOTOS.
1. May be the owner, helper, tenant or service provider.

SHARE.
1. If it is a small number of photos they may be emailed to the owner.
2. Larger numbers of photos must be uploaded at august.ink/upload.

IMPORTANT.
1. Must be JPG file type.

SETTING IPHONE CAMERA TO SAVE IMAGE AS JPG.
1. Go to Settings.
2. Go to Camera.
3. Go to Formats.
4. Select most compatible.

FRAME.
1. Orient camera horizontal/landscape unless it is extremely narrow space.
2. Never orient camera vertical/portrait unless it is extremely narrow spaces.
3. Building manuals list (V) in photo caption if photo should be taken vertical.
4. Use wide angle camera lens if you have it.

ORDER.
1. First start with photo that show maximum filed of view.
2. Stand far from subject as possible to maximize surrounding area in frame.
3. Overlap frames so that when viewed together you see the full picture.
4. Second take photos of specific subjects for detail.
5. In close up photos show enough in frame to understand subject location.

TENANT KEY.
1. Test all tenant keys to know the door they operate before taking photo.
2. Keep in mind some keys operate multiple doors.
3. Compare actual tenant keys to list provided in documentation page.

BUILDING INTERIOR.
1. Take interior photos going room by room in order shown in manual.
2. Within each room take the photos in the order shown in manual.
3. Before taking photos move any included furniture to original location.
4. 4967 house has small metal table that goes under wood table in kitchen.
5. Portable heaters placed in laundry or storage area and shown in photos.
6. Before taking photos completely open all curtains and close all doors.
7. Open curtains so glass shows and close doors so condition is visible.
8. If a door is behind you when taking a photo you can leave it open for light.
9. You may stand outside the doorway of a room to get bigger field of view.
10. Cabinet doors & drawers should be shut for most photos.
11. Cabinet doors & drawers should be open for photos used to show inside.
12. When taking photos of doors show adjacent light switches & detectors.
13. When taking window photos show entire window frame but no extra wall.
14. Property photo documentation may include photos behind appliances.
15. Photos behind appliances may be skipped.
16. Manual photo may be framed wrong, follow caption & these instructions.

BUILDING EXTERIOR.
1. Door/window photos should include entire door & window frame.
2. Door/window photos do not need to show extra wall unless a light switch.

LANDSCAPE PHOTOS.
1. Photo areas highlighted in color on the property specific garden site map.
2. Stand at location of colored numbers on map and face direction of arrow.
3. Capture area highlighted in the same color as the number’s color.
4. Capture edges of fences, windows and rooflines to provide reference.
5. The full height of each tree must show visibly in at least one photo.
6. Limit sky in outdoor photos, better lower angle to show more subject.

COMPLETE LIST AND ORDER OF TAKING PHOTOS.
1. Take all photos shown in the property guide found at august.ink/guide.