Up to four images of your accommodation will be used in the Detailed Listing, and one image for the Free Listing.  For the Detailed Listing, one of the images may be your logo.  You may submit more than four images, in which case, the best will be utilized.

Depending on your particular property, we suggest:

• one exterior image

• one interior image of the sleeping unit, i.e. bedroom, living room
  

• one view image if your property has a view

• other images can be the lobby, pool, whirlpool, garden, etc.
  

If you are submitting images electronically, i.e. jpeg, gif format, they should be al least 250 pixels at the widest measurement, not including any border the image might have.

If you are submitting photographs, 4" x 5" and larger is best.

Notes

The single most important piece of data in selling your accommodation to a prospective guest will be high quality images.  The images should have these properties.

• sharpness

• good color and contrast

• good definition

We do not suggest submitting poor quality images as they convey more negative responses than positive.

• Use a tripod or a other stable platform, such as a chair, to stabilize the camera and improve image sharpness.  Especially important indoors where light can be low.
  

• In exterior images, if you are losing too much detail in buildings because they are dark, try taking the picture when the light changes.  This can be at different times of the day, or on a cloudy day when there is less contrast. 
  

• Good interior images can be difficult to obtain.  Use as wide angle of a lens as possible and take the image in a corner of the room so the view is not as narrow.  
  

• Low lighting can be a problem indoors, so use a tripod.  A flash can increase light, but it sometimes can create shadows and poorly defined dark areas.  Try letting in natural light by opening the door and window coverings.  If you are shooting towards the window/door, you may have to close them or shoot the image when the light outside is low.  Turning on interior lights also helps, but may give a yellow cast to the image.  If you are using a digital camera, most have settings to compensate for the color imbalance.  If you are using film, a blue filter will compensate for too much yellow.  Fluorescent light yields a green cast and may be compensated by the digital camera settings or a filter.