20 Real Estate Photography Hacks To Turn a Beginner into a PRO! [You need this]

Great tips! Did I hear you say you shoot 3 to 5 houses a day? That's impressive! Almost seems unreal lol! After travel, I could maybe do 3. Also, I wouldn't say that getting your Part 107 license is easy. You have an understanding of air space along with several other ever-changing laws.

Awesome advise!!! Some of them can not apply here where I am. Here is very different, I have to shoot photos, video and do floor plans in every property, it is a VERY DIFFERENT MARKET but I agree with most of what you are saying in this video. Bests regards from a Venezuelan in Panama!

Where do you source editors that edit $1 a photo? Thank!

Thanks for sharing the wealth! : )

What online service do you use for $1. Editing hdr?

I there. I am writing to see if you still feel the M50 is a viable camera for an upstart real estate business. I am 62 and have found myself unemployed, and am working toward of getting a business started Northeast of the DFW area. I had an R in the budget, as well as a Mavic 3, but after watching your videos and going through your list, have replaced those with an M50 and a DJI mini, saving about 3,000. Thanks

Do you ha e videos on how to edit bracketing clips?

I see your packages offer a set amount of photos per package. Do you ever find yourself having to look for extra things to shoot in the house and end up with filler? Or run into people buying the lower package and being limited to 25 photos you end up culling something that might be necessary? Thanks for the tips I found the video interesting.

great video. How do find editors that will only charge $1 per photo??

what is a good company to out source for editing?

Canon m50 capable enough?

Also can iPad photoshop do twilight photo edits with stacking images and boosting things and also swapping skies etc?

It would be huge if I could pull that off but I’m thinking the iPad version can’t do this kind of stuff

I have been selling real estate for 15 years and started shooting real estate photography about 5 years ago. I can say I had it easy as I built the business within my own real estate office, then grew it simply by word of mouth referrals to working with agents outside of my company. It's definitely not full time as my real estate business always comes first, however it does earn me an additional $20-30k/year which is nothing to complain about. I completely agree that flash is not necessary at all with quality editors. Hiring out my editing was the best decision ever!! I shoot, upload, download, then deliver. So easy.... I also learned early on to not go down the rabbit hole of wanting the best gear. I shoot on a 5 year old Canon 5DMKIV, 16-35mm, polarizer and tripod. Before that I used a Canon SL2 crop sensor. I honestly can not tell the difference in photo quality (when it comes to real estate photos).

One thing I will definitely say to those starting out.... EVERY real estate office has weekly sales meetings. Call around and get yourself into those meetings to pitch your services. Bring a resume of your best photos and agents will be blown away. Also... remember!!!! You are an extension of the Realtor you are shooting for. You are a part of their real estate business. When you enter a home with a realtor, be professional. Dress professional. Don't be annoying and don't be chatty. You are there to shoot as quick as possible, get out quick and deliver great photos.

There are SO MANY agents that still shoot listings themselves. It's unbelievable! Focus on them, not getting other agents who use a photographer to switch to you. Do a good job for them and your business will take off. Rant over.... Great video...

Great tips! I'm not completely on board with the "Don't be a perfectionist" advice. I don't waste time sweating every detail, but the 80-20 rule is not the way to go here because many of the clients look at the shots carefully and will call you if you missed a shot or if you failed to shoot something the way they expected, and you have to go back. Also, some of them will see 10 or 20 percent mediocre shots (not vertical, focus not sharp, poor composition, whatever) and they just won't use you again. It is worth the few extra minutes to stay focused and get the shots complete and correct, before leaving the site.

Where do you outsource your photo editing at?

I agree with most points, except for the “don’t use flash” argument. I have tried both techniques, but I just prefer the flamboyant look. Once you get your technique down, you can shoot a property as fast as an HDR shoot the editing, isn’t that hard either.

What its a good 10-11 lens for my Sony a7iii?

I think last min cancellations should be held accountable. If someone cancels last minute, that means I lost that money for that time because I could have booked another shoot but blocked it off because of them. Maybe just a percentage.

what's a good wide angle lens you would recommend to use with a canon R5

I disagree that the Part 107 drone test is as easy as he said. I studied for two weeks and got a 90%, but no way could I have passed that in one day of studying. You have to know a lot about airspaces, weather, night flight, Metar, TAF, air density, rules, etc, etc.