I've been using a zeiss 16-35 for years and for almost anything it's all I need. Tight bathrooms or externals where I can't move back far enough to fit the building can sometimes be unideal, so I'd like a lens that I can use as my sole lens that can address this. the 12-24 would be great, cropping in beyond 24mm isn't a huge deal if I want more of a 35 look but it cannot take filters, same with 14-24 sigma, 14mm 1.8 etc. I don't like not using a polariser for my photos, and ideally I like to use ND when I shoot video.

Are there lenses that can accept drop in filters at the rear? Or are there third party accessories that will allow standard filters? Or are there any lenses in the 12-14mm range that can take standard filters?

I started out shooting with a cheap ballhead that had shitty tripod legs that freely swung around and I don't know how I ever shot with that piece of crap. Then I upgraded to a pan/tilt head and I really liked working with it. But after it broke on my twice (and each time I sent it in for a full replacement since it's a lifetime warranty), I decided to try something else, so I went with a gear head this time, just to see how I'd like it.

Overall, I would say it's definitely more precise and deliberate, and easier to get perfect alignment. It's a bit slower but it's enjoyable, except when I want to adjust all three axes at once--that's when I wish I had my pan/tilt head. I also miss having the long handles to use to carry the tripod from my car to the property or move from space to space though. Another concern I have is how much stress adjusting the gears puts on my wrists and fingers (as they're already stressed from me being a musician and dealing with chronic discomfort from it). Pan/tilt handles are much easier on my joints for sure, but they are also more dangerous because if you don't lock them down tight, they can suddenly drop on your hand and pinch it really badly (happened to me more times than I can remember).

I think for the time being, I'll stick with the gear head and keep the pan/tilt as a backup, or just go with what my mood dictates on that day.

I am new to REP, but have been freelancing as independent contractor for non REP companies. There are a few REP companies that are hiring, and one of them seem to have great reviews from their photographer plus the pay is fair.

However, their contract seems really extreme that including a non-compete section for 2 year after termination plus 100 miles radius of my home and where the company conduct business (which is nationalwide). There are also other details that include many unfair points - basically prohibiting me from doing any REP works in the US.

I sent it over to my lawyer (who is not in my state, but my state also have similar law as CA against such a contract.), he said he had never seen such a ridiculous contract before.

I am wondering if anyone “negotiate” such a contract with the company they work with?

Or has anyone signed a similar contract and left the company afterwards? What happened afterwards?

My lawyer suggested I could either roll the dice and sign it/or changes most part of the contract and send it over (he feels like it would be a waste of time for both of us on a company producing a such contract.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!

I appreciate any help

If this posts twice im sorry. I looked this up for a bit but I haven't found a lot on the topic. I wanted to branch out and ask this local landscaping team(ran by an old friend) if he ever needed some pictures for marketing/socials/etc. Do any of you shoot for landscapers? Im wondering if it's even worth it because i know i shouldnt charge anywhere near what i do for a regular residential listing. I feel like most of the stuff they work on I would be in and out and editing would be pretty minimal so it's hard to come up with a starting price point ah. I guess I was just asking for some advice on if it's even worth taking time to do this when i could be shooting more residential listings. Could be some good networking and marketing opportunities coming out of it but im not sure.

I’m a decent photographer who is trying to break into real estate photography but everyone needs 1 year of experience and I can’t find a gig

I know it’s not good to lie on my resume but I’m broke and need money would someone be willing to help me out with some pdfs

i will use cubicasa when i do the floor plan

When editing HDR images, do you adjust the individual images first or just merge the stack and edit the one image?

After 11 years in the real estate media game, and using my website as my sole business generator and word of mouth I finally caved and got instagram for my business. I hate social media with a passion but i guess thats the world we live in. What are you guys thoughts?

So, I began doing photography about 6 years ago and focused on portraits. I own quite a good amount of equipment

Camera:A7iii Lens: GMaster 24,50 & 85

I would like to abandon portrait photography and begin doing Real Estate photography. From a learning perspective is there any YouTube channels, instagram accounts or any resources you would recommend that I can indulge in as I attempt this new journey?

Thank You In Advance

Even though RE Photography is a business for me, and I keep costs low, I think it would be such a cool accomplishment to be featured in Magazines. I’d like to know how I could go about that? How much it’d cost? What would it take?

Every once in a while I shoot these beautiful, high-end and staged homes from realtors in my area. Would I submit these somewhere?

My ultimate goal would be to attract more interior design and luxury real estate agents/brokerages. I’d love to hear some of your experiences or advice.

I’m trying to get my agents to do video intros for their listings but everyone’s saying they don’t like being on camera or they talk bad on camera etc. etc. what are some ways some of you have convinced your agents to get on camera with those objections?

I’m looking to niche down and go full force into R.E media. Everything’s about ready to go, I’m just wondering what list of programs do I need for website booking/payments etc? I’m likely going to use Aryeo for booking/delivering and squarespace for hosting my site. Do I need quickbooks to accept payments or does Aryeo have something included? I’d like to have it all integrated smoothly lol

Hi everyone,

I own a 20-60mm for Lumix S5ii but it seems that people are saying that 20mm isn’t wide enough.

Would adding a 18mm 1.8 prime to my bag work to help that?

Is it common practice for an employer to run promotions to clients where they give services for free, and then expect the contracted employee to do said service for free? There is no contract so I don’t suppose anything is “illegal”, but AITA for expecting employer to eat that cost and pay me for my time and effort? His argument is it’s a sacrifice to earn more customers. Mine is ok that’s fine, but you should eat that cost and not expect me to.

Anybody have this issue? Not paying for something I wasn't planning on paying for. Is there a way to dispute the charge?

I'm an experienced architecture photographer transitioning to real estate and have a few pricing questions. I live and work in San Francisco.

To keep things simple, I'm thinking of charging $10 per photo used. Want to use 10? $100, please. 20? Cool, $200. Do you think that's fair/makes sense?

One agent I know said her current photographer does $110 per property. Does that seem low to you? She didn't specify the number of photos but knowing her other listings it's ~15-20 images.

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone.

Firstly I want to thank this subreddit. I’ve learned a ton just by going through the different posts and helpful comments people leave on here. Much appreciated as I’m relatively new to this business.

Now, on to my topic.

Is there anyone here who has started a REP business in Asia or other parts of the world besides the US? A lot of posts seem to reference the US so I’m interested to hear peoples experiences in other countries.

I’m based in Japan but I’m eager to hear how building a business has been in your area. Were there any specific considerations required for your area? Anything you see done very differently (marketing, business development/ sales approach, etc.) compared to how things are done in the states?

One thing for me is that on average, Japanese residences are smaller, often with fewer windows meaning less natural light. This obviously depends on what kind of real estate you work with but for example in major cities there are far few properties with big gardens and drones are somewhat restricted here so I’ve been to take all this into account when planning.

I’d be interested to hear if any of you in similar situations have had that effect the gear you buy, techniques you use etc.

Thanks.

I'm wanting to start getting into real estate photography and I currently have the fuji xt5 with xf 10-24 lens. Just curious if anyone here uses fuji full-time and if so, have you had any struggles using a crop sensor for REP and what lenses do you use?

Hello! Real estate photography is currently 80% of my revenue. My homepage is like johnsmith.com. At the moment I brand myself a bit like the do everything photographer with focus on real estate which takes like 60% of the pictures of my start page.

I think it would be better to brand my self simply as specialized real estate photographer, but Iam feared about not getting any jobs beside real estate. Sometimes I have good paying jobs outside real estate but the vibe doesnt match a real estate photographers homepage.

Iam not sure what to do at this point. But Iam not happy with the current branding. I want to be known as a real good real estate photographer but I also want to do event or business photography and other stuff. How I would I solve this branding wise? Should I keep johnsmith.com for real estate and set a new honpeage for the other stuff? How do I name the other stuff? Personal branding is pretty strong these days so it kind of would make sense to use my name for my business that pays the bills and not something generic like realestatehero360.com. On the other hand it would be more esay to find a niche url for real estate. May I can come up with something like realestate-smith.com

I would apprecciate your help! Iam very confused.

Hi guys,

I use CubiCasa for floor plans and it’s been awesome. But lately I have been asked to Create site plans! What app do you guys use? Do you have to make it from scratch or is there a cubi casa like software that can do this? Looking for recommendations please. Thanks so much

I went ahead and screen recorded an example of my editing and I’ve heard a lot of people only spend 1minute per photo. I’m averaging 2-3minutes especially if there is a window in the picture. I’ve linked a screen recording to one of my 5 bracket photos editing down below. Any tips on how to be faster?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBbajIOn84

I'm currently using a Canon 90D (cropped lens) with a 10mm lens, which works well for photos. However, I've noticed that it falls behind competitors when it comes to video, as they mostly use Sony cameras. I'm considering replacing my Canon with a Sony camera that can handle both HDR and video, all within a budget of under 1K. What would you recommend?

I recentally took a job photographing dining tables and chairs for a furniture company that want thier new stock on their website. They wated 4 photos per table and i shot about 20 tables. Took me about 4 hours of my time. As i am mainly a REP i am not sure what to charge. Any thoughts? I am thinking maybe $10 per photo so $40 per table.

I think I know the answer, but I am asking for someone else, as I can't give them a satisfactory answer. They say that you don't really need something that is 4k, and with all the bells and whistles. Thank you!

I've used iGuide for 4 years. Must have given them atleast $50k. When i found that out, decided i should try matterport since its cheaper. My local market has tight floor plan regulations, so it has been worth it since iGuide measures to our strict standard.

I picked up an axis (probably the first mistake) just to try it out. I have a client that wants cheaper floor plans so seemed like a good client to try this out on. I did a test scan on my house and was fairly happy with the results. My iGuide was better, but hey its a $99 phone attachment.

Go to the shoot, i understand its pickier with scans than iguide, so i do 2 per room and lots of shots in the hallways. Im thinking its a little excessive compared to iguide.

With iguide, i can do like 4 scans on a floor and get a highly accurate floor plan. So using matterport felt a little extreme with the scans. But hey, its cheaper!

Get home and notice its a little off, no big deal right? I can just realign them in the software right? Nope. Everytime i tried it just reset to what it was. I tried a bunch of things and nothing. Fuck it, lets just upload it.

It merged 2 floors because the AI thought that was what i wanted, despite me creating 2 SEPERATE FLOORS. They also told me i have to do a scan EVERY 3-4 STEPS on stairs so it can work right? Thats like 5 fucking scans on the average staircase.

The floor plan was crooked, with iGuide i can open stitch, highlight the bad scans and shift them. Done. Now its straight. But matterport support told me i just need more scans, I had 2-3 scans in EVERY ROOM but was told i need to do more? Like wtf you want me to basically do a scan every 2 feet???

Ok, so the guy says "our repair team can do this". Great! Except he said 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS for that.

All i wanted was to shift the crooked scans and seperate the floors that it automerged (i even selected the option for it to NOT take a guess). I uploaded 2 FLOORS and they just decided EACH TIME i tried that nah, its one floor. And no one can just simply do that for me in like 5 minutes? I gotta wait 3-5 BUSINESS days for the "Repair Team"????? wtf???? Theres no way i didnt get enough data when i have 2 shots in 2 corners of every room, i see all the walls - its just one wing of the house is crooked. How is that the fault of not enough scans???

Oh and i have to do all of this BEFORE i can ask for a floor plan that takes 24hrs??? Fuck me.

Im sure if i had a Pro it would have went better, but as someone whos used to iGuide this has been a painful experience that makes me feel better about paying so much over the years. Ive never had a single problem like this and i really like that Stitch allows me to edit everything on my desktop and double check before i send it off. And i get a floor plan in 12hrs.

Rant over, wouldnt mind some advice but im just really feelin the saying "you get what you pay for" right now.

In case you missed it (I did—with apologies, as this April 22 story just popped up on my radar), CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets acquired all outstanding shares of Matterport in a cash and stock transaction.

Details here.

So in anything I ever want to learn my logic is “ it’s better to pay someone to teach you to learn faster than it is to spend more time searching for the info”. That being said to does of you that do flambient, how did you learn ? I’ve wanted a couple videos here and there especially Nathan cool material and I do Olán to buy his books but his courses are a little too expensive for me rn. I’ve been saving up and buying all the things I need for the work, but would like to know if you guys learned from YouTube university or you paid for a course and if so which one would you recommend? Thanks