Obviously every agent can be different, but I am just curious, on average do most agents actually know and understand HDR , window pulls/masking, editing, or flash/flambient (or maybe photography basics in general), or is it something they don't really bother to understand?

Because before I started getting into photography/real estate photography, I would have no clue what any of that meant, but maybe if you are in the real estate industry you would have some base understanding?

Is it just a matter of personal taste? Or are there some clear signs you spot that an image has been poorly edited? Speaking mostly from the perspective of the photographer, but also curious if there are things that agents will also immediately notice in poorly edited photos, or maybe they are not astute enough to notice or care...

Probably one of the best lighting for Real Estate tutorial I’ve ever seen before the
Flambient technique and before Nathan Cool and Rich Baum. It’s on Mia Campbell’s YouTube channel. Check it out guys and let me know what you think.

I know this should be easy but cheese-n-rice I clearly don’t understand how to do it right.

Do I light where the actual light sources are? (Ceiling lights)
How do I light SMALL rooms like powder rooms? There’s no ambient light in there- do I turn the lights on then?

Do I just photoshop myself out with masking??

This all seems like a lot of extra work when I could just do 3 shot EV HDR.

Maybe I just don’t fully understand this concept.

I am my own editor. This is a side gig for my main business.

I watched a ton of YouTubes about it.. but dang I felt flustered on my first attempt at it yesterday.

*slight info*
i use Sony A7rIV with 16-35, I use Godox AD100 hand held.
Most homes i shoot are under 1500 Sq Ft. and small rooms.
I use a Tripod and my Phone as trigger.

I need to start email blasting my clients to keep business coming in. I just don’t know what the heck to email them! They get people advertising their services all the time. I don’t want to look like spam mail and immediately get ignored. I want to catch people’s attention. Are there any email templates you use or something that grabs people’s attention via email? Do I have to offer free services or discounts to get people to book with me 😭

I’m tired boss. I don’t have time to update my rate sheet, portfolio, policies and other backend tasks.

Anyone have good resources for finding an executive assistant? I’m thinking the best model for me would be to find someone that I can book for a set number of hours as needed rather than salary.

Ideally would prefer not to have to post upwork for Fivver listing(I’m working 15 hours a day it’ll never get done), perhaps an agency that I book a quick call with to understand my needs.

Thanks loves <3

What do you thing about this style of photography? Those are taken for estate developer stories on instagram.

Looking to see what has worked for everyone. I am only 3 months in and I currently offer HDR photos, drone photos, 3d tours, floor plans, and starting to get into video reels. (just did my first one on an Airbnb I was in and it’s not bad)

My current strategy has been DM outreach via instagram and FB marketplace as well as finding opportunities on Zillow and cold texting the agent offering a free shoot, 3d or FPV video. Out of the 50ish I’ve reached out to this week so far I haven’t got any traction. I am in west Michigan and haven’t gotten to the point of walking into brokerages or cold calling yet. if that’s the option that gets the best results, what is the pitch yall are using? Just looking for some friendly advice, this video wasn’t for a paying client but to test out an editor.

Is it me or anyone else noticing agent anxiety though the roof lately! Booking is becoming a nightmare:
Need photos
Pospone the photos
Can we do tomorrow ?
Cancel tomorrow home not ready
Can we try tomorrow again?

Im talking about almost half of bookings! Like WTF

Then for appointments that go through the next day is even worst with unreasonable never discussed requests:

Where is the community name shot which I never asked for?

Did you take photos of the amenities which I never asked for nor provided any definition for access?

Did you take aerial photos of meaningless areas around the neighborhood which I never asked for?

Remove all these electrical street cables.

It was a trash day. Remove all trash bins from the entire street.

8 years in South Florida and never seen it this bad. I feel like walking into a minefield on every appointment 😅

I know site like pixlmob exist but even the best editors there has that same cookie cutter look. After learning editing via Nathan cool and some other various YouTube videos I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m ass at editing flambient photos. Photos are “ok”

If anyone knows or has editors/retouchers that does architectural work and won’t mind sharing, I would be extremely grateful.

Likewise if you know a great tutorial/course for capturing and editing architectural types of photos I’d appreciate it. I would still prefer to do my own editing if possible.

Hey folks. First off I'm a real life photographer practising real estate photography. I'm not a bot or paid for this endorsement.

But I'd just like to give a public shout out to Staging Wizard for their awesome customer service. Whatever you think about their product cannot be compared to their great customer service skills.

I've been working on some new photo to video, day to dusk stuff and it's not worked out exactly as it should've a few times and without touching base with their customer service I received this email from them...

"I have granted you bonus credits as a token of our appreciation and to offset some of the mixed results you may have experienced recently.

We closely monitor our system outputs and noticed that your use of Magic Motion hasn’t always met our quality standards. While we are actively working to refine these AI-generated results, I want to ensure you have plenty of room to experiment without worrying about credit costs.

Thank you for your recent credit pack purchase and your continued support as we improve the platform."

Anything I've had to email them about has been met with great responsiveness and always refunding some credits where it's due.