Took the family downtown for our first Chinese New Year Parade and managed to snag front row (standing) seats right at the corner of Powell and Post. Here are a few photos from the event.
Big Brochures and Beautiful Pictures
Just back from Brokers’ Tuesday Tour. Decided to concentrate on Noe Valley today. Brochures for even the most modest homes seem to be getting bigger and fancier. Today, I swear I got a brochure that was bigger than the house it was advertising! The house had a dumpy basement and built-out attic, all for a cool $1.4 million, but looking at the quality of the glossy brochure and the photos you’d think it was a palace.
Likewise, go to any online listing and the photos are always incredible. As a serious amateur photographer, I know how easy it is to make a shoe-box look like a salon. Just light it well and slap on a good wide-angle lens. ...