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HI. I have been in my own photography business for over a decade doing studio shoots and remotes, & like you I just recently got into doing real estate shoots. I charge $100 per shoot and it take me no more than an hour to do the shoot, another hour PP . More and more agents are using us pros rather than using their iphones. They now see how fast they get showings. The houses here range from million dollar to 100k . Its a beach community and there are tons of real estate agents here.
I discovered quickly that I had to get the right equipment. I use full frame and wide lenses. the rooms are tiny. I got new business cards and a letter of recommendation and started to knock on doors.
You might look into a technique where you use ambient light bracketed in Aperture Priority. No need to bring lights or flashes. The only tricky part of the shoot is the blow out from the windows. Look into HDR. The new Canon 6D has HDR, this will save you lots of time. practice at home . The other part you will need to know is how to send the images so the agent can upload them into the multiple listings programs. I use LR, as it has HDR and I resize the photos at a 4:3 aspect ratio. This the standard that the agents use with Paragon MLS program. I hope you get well. Don't over do it. Lee

HI Gene thank you for sharing. I would like to add a more realistic view point . Yes I want to get as near excellent as possible photos, but, Gene, I am not shooting for a magazine, corporation or million dollar homes. but for realtors that will only pay $100.00 for a shoot. I am not sure the agents and public really can see what expensive equipment can do. But as a photographer I would want the best equipment. I do know to level my camera to the floor to cut down on some of the distortion. I am really trying to get a wide angle lens that will get me more of the tiny rooms, without barrel distortion or fisheye look. I am looking at the Canon 10-18mm for my crop sensor camera. What do you think about this lens? I have a 15-85mm but it has too much barrel distortion. I am presently using a 17-55mm which has no barrel distortion but limits the amount of the room that I can take. I am not sure buying a full frame camera ,like the Canon 6D2, will help that much. To put 2K into a new camera and lens just isn't practical for this market where I'm living now.
So Gene, what lens would you suggest for my Canon 7D?

HI Gene thank you for sharing. I would like to add a more realistic view point . Yes I want to get as near excellent as possible photos, but, Gene, I am not shooting for a magazine, corporation or million dollar homes. but for realtors that will only pay $100.00 for a shoot. I am not sure the agents and public really can see what expensive equipment can do. But as a photographer I would want the best equipment. I do know to level my camera to the floor to cut down on some of the distortion. I am really trying to get a wide angle lens that will get me more of the tiny rooms, without barrel distortion or fisheye look. I am looking at the Canon 10-18mm for my crop sensor camera. What do you think about this lens? I have a 15-85mm but it has too much barrel distortion. I am presently using a 17-55mm which has no barrel distortion but limits the amount of the room that I can take. I am not sure buying a full frame camera ,like the Canon 6D2, will help that much. To put 2K into a new camera and lens just isn't practical for this market where I'm living now.
So Gene, what lens would you suggest for my Canon 7D?