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Photographs of your actual work outsell stock
A slightly imperfect photo of something you really made beats a flawless one of something you didn't, and the reason is not sentimental.
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Stock photography is cheap, quick, and does one thing reliably: it tells the visitor nothing. Everyone in the same trade is using the same library, so the images carry no information about you specifically.
What real photos actually prove
A photo of your work is evidence. It shows the standard, the scale, and the kind of job you take on. A visitor deciding between three contractors is looking for exactly that, and cannot get it from a smiling model in a hard hat.
- Finished work, in the real setting, is worth more than a studio shot.
- In-progress photos are more persuasive than most people expect — they prove the work happened.
- A photo of the actual person who will turn up beats any team illustration.
On quality
Modern phones are more than good enough. Shoot in daylight, hold still, take more than you need, and do not use a filter. The failure mode is not “not professional enough” — it is dark, blurry and cluttered.
Build the habit now. Photograph every finished job for a month and you will never need a stock library again.
