Photo Uploading Tips

Uploading photos of homes on Zillow is easy. Also, it's the #1 request buyers make when searching for homes for sale.

Owners: Upload photos to customize your home details page.

Agents: Upload a photo of yourself for your profile. It will also be displayed whenever you post a home for sale.

Learn more about taking photos of your house.

What our photo upload feature supports

Currently, our photo upload feature supports a number of image formats, including JPG, GIF, BMP, FPX, PNG, PSD, and TIF. (Note: LAB color space is not supported.) Only photos smaller than 5MB can be uploaded. It's not likely that you will face this limitation since most consumer-level digital cameras produce photos in the 1-3 MB range. Even if you're not trying to upload large photos, read on for tips to reduce the photo upload time on Zillow.

Preferred sizes and formats by feature

Home Details page:

• The maximum dimensions allowed for the image is w500 x h375 pixels.

Profiles:

• The optimal dimensions for the image is w75 x h100 pixels.
• The best aspect ratio is 4:3 (height:width).

Showcase Ads:

• The maximum dimensions allowed for the image is w140 x h70 pixels.
• The best aspect ratio for a Showcase Ads image is 2:1 (width:height). This will fill up the image space in the ad most effectively.
• The largest file size that can be uploaded is 5 MB.
• To upload a photo, you must have all necessary rights to use the photo in this way, and to grant Zillow the rights in the Showcase Ads terms.
• All photos and images must conform to Zillow's ad content guidelines.

Tips on how to make your photos smaller

One of the best ways to reduce the size of your photos is to resize them. While Microsoft Windows does not provide a direct way to resize your photos, there are many different tools you can use. Some might be on your computer already! Here are some suggestions:

• If you have Microsoft Office 2003 installed, you probably also have Microsoft Office Photo Manager installed. (It comes with Office, and is installed as part of a standard installation.) It's in your "Program Files," under "Microsoft Office," then "Microsoft Office Tools."
• If you own a digital camera, it probably came with software that can be used to resize your photos. Check your camera's documentation for details.
• If you're running Microsoft Windows XP, you can download and install Microsoft's PowerToys for free. PowerToys contains a number of useful system tools, including the ability to resize a photo from the right-click menu.
• Google's Picasa is a free tool for organizing, editing, and sharing your photos. Picasa can also help you resize your photos.
• Another popular free tool for manipulating photos is IrfanView. This tool has batch processing for resizing multiple photos. 
• If you don't want to install any new software on your computer, there are several Web sites that will resize your photos for you, including resizepic.com, shrinkpictures.com, and resize2mail.com. Typically, you upload your photo and select a new photo size. The resized photo is displayed in your Web browser, where you can save it back to your computer.

• For Mac users, we suggest you review this Easy resizing tutorial.