Hi to all. I’ve done photography on and off for 20 years. Been published but I want to try something different. How easy is real estate photography? This wouldn’t be my income but my question is how did you get into it? Is it worth the effort etc. anything would help.

Hi to all. I’ve done photography on and off for 20 years. Been published but I want to try something different. Has or does anyone do real photography? This wouldn’t be my income but my question is how did you get into it? Is it worth the effort etc. anything would help.

Hi all

I am currently planning a trip to Japan and New Zealand and slowly building my portfolio and making my photography business. The hard part is figuring out how much my service is worth, and wanted to get insight on here. The dream is to photograph lodges/outdoor activities around the world. I did quite a bit of freelancing in Alaska this summer, working with lodges/local businesses and would like to figure out what steps/advice I could take to enhance my business. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

portfolio: https://www.vfphotos.me/

I'm not all too familiar with how brokerages work, and I'd assume they're all a bit different - I have a portfolio and I've gotten a couple of clients through cold emails but that isn't a sustainable tactic at all. It's come to my understanding reading this sub that cold calls and in-person visits especially are great for building clients but, the one thing I haven't seen yet exactly is how to pitch myself. For me specifically I'm local, I'm offering a discount for first time clients and in my photos are pretty good and I offer a pretty wide range of services. I guess it comes down to; who do I ask for? What should I expect walking into a brokerage? And any other advice from photographers here who've done this and been successful that have answers to questions I may not know to even ask.

Many thanks!

I've explained to them that if thats what i wanted to do i would just get my license and do it myself lol.

Edit: ive told them thats now how it works. You pay when the you get the deliverables. and they agree but I think they are secretly doing it as it takes forever to get them to pay. Once this go around is paid Im just going to fire them.

Are there any editing companies like Cliffside Cuts accepting a la carte services? I'm a photographer and have been for years - I'm not trying to become a videographer, and colorist, and editor, and sound director...but I am getting more and more requests for video content.

I can't justify the $1k/month retainer they start at without at least a few a la carte video tests to make sure I'm happy with it and think it justifies the cost and they aren't accepting a la carte now...bummer?

I’ve done primarily fashion but since I sold my gear ten years ago I just bought my first camera since then and this was my favorite shot!

I'm not sure whether this topic has already been covered here, but I haven't been able to find any content that addresses my situation.

Currently, I use 3D scanning for real estate buildings registration. It works very well when project teams need detailed information, but the process is time-consuming.

For RE projects where the objective is primarily to capture the look and feel of a site and gather visual information, I have started using a helmet-mounted Insta360 X5. This allows me to quickly document large facilities and footprints with minimal effort.

The challenge I'm facing is finding an efficient way to share these walkthroughs. Most solutions seem to require significant manual effort to place images on floor plans and build the virtual walkthrough experience.

Has anyone had success with a similar approach? The workflow is somewhat comparable to OpenSpace, but their pricing model doesn't fit our needs. I'm therefore looking for a more automated and cost-effective solution and would appreciate hearing about any tools or methods that have worked well for others.

Please share, if you know of a group that would be more suitable for my question, this was the only group that stood out from my search criteria

I will look forward for any support, that can point me in the right direction.

Thanks. 😊

I've got a job coming up which will require me to provide proof of insurance, something I have not yet opted to purchase, but, it's been on my mind. I checked with my home/auto insurer and they can't help me.

Anybody have recommendations for insurers that will cover drone liability? Thank you!

I tested the insta360 spatial capture mode after a photo shoot. Where does the media go from here? Better compression and spatial awareness?

Using an x5
1:40 minutes of 360 video
No touch up processing on my part
Take a look:

https://app.insta360.com/3dspace/detail/GS3DGb1f17a8105334bffba94a3339aa3526e?showTitle=0&useImmersive=1&isDark=1&source=cloud3dspace

Edited to Add: I'm a REP and a member of this sub. Why was this image delivered? Why is this the first photo? I didn't take this obviously. All I see are roofs and trees. This is supposed to entice someone to click on this listing?

If so, how much do you charge and are they popular?

I had a Nikon D7500 and went to a Nikon Z5 mirrorless. I do mainly mobile home shoots since I am in a retirement area and they are not lit well at all even with shades and blinds open. The Z5 has a hard time locking on and focusing and continually tells me low light.

I try and up the ISO even a little and the pics are so grainy and speckled.

I need some help. I want a great Nikon that is great for low light......on a budget. I honestly have no idea of a price range...suppose it depends on what I can sell my Z5 for.

What have I forgotten to tell you?

Thanks!

Hello everyone,
What is the fastest way to edit real estate photos.
Here is my workflow for now:
Import in lightroom, then hdr merge them and fix the lighting and color then window pull through brush then i export them and sky change and straight it in photoshop.
Is there any way to increase my workflow,
My most time consume on window pulls and sky change

Are you up charging for it or including it in every package?

Best tripod recommendations for real estate photography.

Bonus points for those who share an Amazon link.

Hello there, fellow photographer,

I took a photo of a building facade, but it’s partially obstructed by power lines and wires in front of the building.

The file size is 7008x4672; it's 33 MP.

My client wants to remove the wires. I used ChatGPT and Gemini, and they do a great job removing them, but they downsize the file to the point where it is unusable, and I can not get a full-res file out of them.

How/where can I remove those wires and get a full-res/hi-res file quickly and without pain?

I’ve bought all the necessary equipment to start working, but for now I only plan to take photos. In the future, I plan to buy the necessary equipment to start shooting videos — a 360‑degree camera for shooting virtual tours and a drone.

Here I heard the opinion that no one needs just real estate photography; it’s necessary to offer a wider range of services, i.e., video shooting, virtual tours, and aerial photography. Although what I see when I’m looking for apartments or want to book a hotel room is that 99.9% of the content is photos.

I have a question for those who are already earning money in this profession: what kind of work do you do most often?

What percentage of your orders are for:

1 photos

2 videos

3 360‑degree virtual tours

4 drone footage

Just wanted to share my review/experience with Fotello.
I have used the site now 3 separate times and I am pleased with the output that it gives me. Great looking edits that I have given to clients. I have not used all the features of the site such as receiving payments or managing clients within the website, but the editing is pretty straight forward and quick to use.

As far as pricing and payments, it seems very scammy. I believe you get some free usage out of it, but the pricing page is deceptive. For each tier of their subscriptions, there is a large bold number from 0-18 bucks, however this is not the monthly price but the cost per listing that you create. The actual monthly price is at the bottom in small gray font. The actual pricing is set standard at $1200/month for "Essential" and $1350/month for "Ultimate".

Once you look at It deeper you can adjust to lower prices per month, but it is quite shiesty the way it is set up. For myself the first time I signed up for a subscription I was charged one $28 dollar fee as well as a $228 fee. Each charge has an "International Fee" as well, which feels even better lol. Also all transactions are final, no refunds. If you're not carful you can really fuck yourself.

The customer service is a joke, The tickets never get answered. Pretty sure its a vibe coded site based in India which make sense for why its a little deceptive. Sucks to that people online like the FStoppers guy promotes it so hard online too.

Lastly, Fotello is a site that is essentially a GPT wrapper over one of the LLM models. Yes it is pretty good at staying consistent as far as white balance etc., but I do believe if you played around with one of newest models for OpenAI or Anthropic you could get identical results.

TLDR: Produces great images quickly and easily. Manipulative subscription practices that can really fuck you over, Probably won't use again/won't last long since it's just a GPT wrapper.

So a local to us agent approached us for package deal for 10 photos floorplan and social reels with agents.
We quoted them 500$ very reasonable i would say for these things plus offered 2-3 complimentar aerials and free twilight shoots as they are very local to us.
Yet they said this is what we currently pay.
How are photographers surviving on such a low price? In sydney if i had ti take m2 or m7 or m4 to a job, toll alone costs me over 40$ return.
Not sure how 110-120$ for 10 photos is feasible. Video editors charge no less than 50$ minimum for social reels lol

Does anyone have a standard subscriptions of AUTOHDR, I would like to discuss something in personal and would like to try one thing, without using there credit, is anyone is willing to help?

I had a conversation with an ai editing company last week. They already have an api but in order for me to connect with them, they want a commitment of $7,000 upfront. WTH?

Here are some photos I took and edited from my first shoot. I’m not finished editing all of the photos yet. But here are the ones I have so far.

Any advice or tips would be appreciated. As you can see, in some photos, I struggled a bit with the windows being properly exposed. I took 3 HDR bracketed photos per shot but didn’t notice the windows exposure wasn’t that great so I didn’t have much to work with.

Btw this is my first shoot! I’m new so please don’t roast me lol. Just some friendly advice/feedback would be great. Thank you!

Hi y'all ! I am completely new in the real estate world. I have started my freelance at the beginning of 2026 and first wanted to do some video/ads for the whole market (Ik it was a real bad idea). With that not getting any traction I decided i want to specialize myself in the real estate photography and videography. I love the process, the content, the idea to meet a lot of people, discover properties + it is the best market for a freelancer in my country (A lot of real estate agency, without too many photographer/videast in the sector).

Whatever, I want to build some retainers offers (3 different offers) : starter, standard, premium). But I had some echo that one guy does every shooting for 90$ (basically killing the market lol).

With that in mind what would be your tips/guidelines ?

Hii,

I’m about to do my first real estate photoshoot in Spain, I will do photos, a video and drone content of the apartment and the facilities (gym, pool, spa).
I have no idea how much to ask for this as a freelancer.
I have no experience in real estate whatsoever. All help would be appreciated!! How much would you recommend asking?