Real Estate/commercial
Mar 14, 2012 14:22:38 #
Are there any real estate and commercial photographers in the group? I would like to expand my photography into this. Any advise welcome. Thanks
Mar 15, 2012 10:31:51 #
I do some real estate photography but I'm more a home inspector right now.
Get yourself a wide angle lens, something like 18mm at least; learn how to do indoor lighting including indirect flash; and learn how to work with bracketing.
Get yourself a wide angle lens, something like 18mm at least; learn how to do indoor lighting including indirect flash; and learn how to work with bracketing.
Mar 15, 2012 10:45:47 #
Thanks for the response, I have a canon 17-55mm 2.8 now. Is this ok to start with. I would like to purchase a canon 10-22. What would you recommend for another lens?
Mar 15, 2012 12:40:15 #
I just realized that I know two real estate agents in St. George, Utah: Wanda Kubat and Paula Smith.
Depending on your camera, your lens should be more than adequate. I would suggest a full-frame camera, but if you can't afford one of those, something like a 10mm wide angle should work. With a crop factor of 1.5 or 1.6, that 10mm will act like a 15 or 16 mm, which means your 17mm will act like a 25 or 26 mm, which might not get you some of those good interior shots.
Depending on your camera, your lens should be more than adequate. I would suggest a full-frame camera, but if you can't afford one of those, something like a 10mm wide angle should work. With a crop factor of 1.5 or 1.6, that 10mm will act like a 15 or 16 mm, which means your 17mm will act like a 25 or 26 mm, which might not get you some of those good interior shots.
Mar 15, 2012 16:56:02 #
Mar 15, 2012 21:18:55 #
dfarmer wrote:
My camera is a Canon 60D. What real estate company do they work with?
The 60D is not a full frame camera. It's crop factor is 1.6, so try to get a 10mm wide angle at the low end.
Sending you a private message.
Mar 16, 2012 23:12:10 #
Mar 17, 2012 01:33:26 #
How long have you been doing the virtual tour. What is the response you receive from realtors? What type of equipment are you using?
Mar 17, 2012 02:44:01 #
The 10 is good for the wide side, but with some homes having small features like Etherner cable and special wall plates or golden toilet flush handles, a macro should be available. Just the musings of a former realtor...
By the way, not everybody wants a virtual tour. Some agents just want one or two prints for initial presentation. Virtual tours can actually turn off some clients.
By the way, not everybody wants a virtual tour. Some agents just want one or two prints for initial presentation. Virtual tours can actually turn off some clients.
Mar 17, 2012 08:12:04 #
Bill41 wrote:
The 10 is good for the wide side, but with some homes having small features like Etherner cable and special wall plates or golden toilet flush handles, a macro should be available. Just the musings of a former realtor...
By the way, not everybody wants a virtual tour. Some agents just want one or two prints for initial presentation. Virtual tours can actually turn off some clients.
By the way, not everybody wants a virtual tour. Some agents just want one or two prints for initial presentation. Virtual tours can actually turn off some clients.
I'm one of them. I would much rather quickly look at 20 picture rather than watch a 2-minute video. Many of my friends are the same.... birds of a feather.
The only way I will watch a video is if someone tells me its funny, out of this world, etc. Or if the video is about 2 hours long and stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.... lol
Mar 17, 2012 12:47:12 #
Thanks for all the feedback. I just purchased a Tamron 10-24 versus the canon 10-24 about 300.00 less money. I have a canon 60mm macro also. I'll visit with some realators and get their feel for virtual tour.
Mar 17, 2012 14:18:19 #
dfarmer wrote:
Thanks for all the feedback. I just purchased a Tamron 10-24 versus the canon 10-24 about 300.00 less money. I have a canon 60mm macro also. I'll visit with some realators and get their feel for virtual tour.
If you do any print communication, make sure that you spell realators correctly. It only has one A in it: Realtors. And at a minimum, it should always have an initial cap. The National Association of Realtors, which owns the registered trademark prefers "REALTORS®" but their instructions for using the term say that REALTORS without the ® and Realtors both are acceptable.
Knowing that, and doing it properly, will endear you to many Realtors.
Mar 18, 2012 03:08:43 #
russelray wrote:
quote=dfarmer Thanks for all the feedback. I just... (show quote)
Thanks, russelray, for the correction to my use of that real estate word. Maybe that's why I am a former one. Or maybe it's because I wasn't a very good one. Actually the only reason I used the word was because I was too lazy to type out real estate salesperson.
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