Comments on: A Little Added Elevation Always Helps A Real Estate Exterior Shot http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/ Helping Real Estate Photographers Be Successful Fri, 25 May 2012 01:11:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Connecting News, Commentaries and Blogs at NineReports.com http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 Connecting News, Commentaries and Blogs at NineReports.com Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:49:33 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2859 <strong>Related News Stories ...</strong> Around town ...Blogged about at A Little Added Elevation Always Helps A Real Estate Exterior Shot - photography for real estate, Events, exhibits, plays, concerts .. Art The Presbyterian Church Art Board is showing a photography exhibit featuring Nashv... Related News Stories …

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]]> By: Vince DeStefano http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2579 Vince DeStefano Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:01:23 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2579 I would probebly attatch it using the head of a really cheap $10 tripod and use a hose clamp to join the head to the pole, It can never fall of then, You can even attacha small steel cable with a caribina clip to the strap of you camera for added saftey. I would probebly attatch it using the head of a really cheap $10 tripod and use a hose clamp to join the head to the pole, It can never fall of then, You can even attacha small steel cable with a caribina clip to the strap of you camera for added saftey.

]]> By: larry http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2491 larry Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:17:07 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2491 Mary, Branden, Mike was able to use a bolt that has the same thread as the camera tripod mount, saw off the head of the bolt and thread it into the top of the wind-sox pole. I did a similar thing which I show here: http://photographyforrealestate.net/2007/08/26/inexpensive-pole-aerial-photography-pap/ except instead of screwing the bold directly into the camera, I attached the top part of my monopod. The locking mechanisms on these inexpensive aluminum or fiberglass poles vary... on my window washer pole it's a friction mechinism and on my fiberglass pruning pole it a hand operated set-screw. Go down to your local Home Depot or large hardware store and they have window washing poles.. the kind I use for around $30. Don't expect to use a heavy DSLR for this other wise it will be too much weight to control on the pole. Use a small point and shoot camera. Mary, Branden,
Mike was able to use a bolt that has the same thread as the camera tripod mount, saw off the head of the bolt and thread it into the top of the wind-sox pole. I did a similar thing which I show here:
http://photographyforrealestate.net/2007/08/26/inexpensive-pole-aerial-photography-pap/
except instead of screwing the bold directly into the camera, I attached the top part of my monopod.

The locking mechanisms on these inexpensive aluminum or fiberglass poles vary… on my window washer pole it’s a friction mechinism and on my fiberglass pruning pole it a hand operated set-screw. Go down to your local Home Depot or large hardware store and they have window washing poles.. the kind I use for around $30. Don’t expect to use a heavy DSLR for this other wise it will be too much weight to control on the pole. Use a small point and shoot camera.

]]> By: Branden http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 Branden Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:07:20 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2490 Mike - I'm curious of the same thing; how do you attach your camera at the top of the pole? Also, what is the locking mechanism between sections like? Is it easy to raise vertically with your camera attached? Mike – I’m curious of the same thing; how do you attach your camera at the top of the pole? Also, what is the locking mechanism between sections like? Is it easy to raise vertically with your camera attached?

]]> By: Mary http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2485 Mary Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:31:08 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2485 How do you attach the camera to the windsock pole? How do you attach the camera to the windsock pole?

]]> By: Photography For Real Estate » Vince DeStefano’s Design For PAP with A Canon 40D http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2483 Photography For Real Estate » Vince DeStefano’s Design For PAP with A Canon 40D Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:14:53 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2483 [...] after my post this last week on Paul Deines Pole Aerial Photography (PAP) rig I was thinking about what production DSLR would [...] [...] after my post this last week on Paul Deines Pole Aerial Photography (PAP) rig I was thinking about what production DSLR would [...]

]]> By: Vince DeStefano http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2463 Vince DeStefano Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:04:19 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2463 Im going to build a small rig for my 40d as sometimes there is a need for a slightley elevated shot and I don;t always have my big banger pole on the car! Im going to use a small fiberglass telescopic pole to get to about 3 meters. For about $140 bucks and what ever a pole will cost you, You can rig up a simple aerial system for you Canon 40D. Plug a video sender into your cameras TV out, add the receiver to a LCD screen and trigger your shutter using an ebay wireless shutter release (these are the best, every one should get one!) Strap all this gear to a painters pole and you have a simple and cheap system to go that little bit higher! Turn your 40d onto live view and you will see what the camera sees! You can even do away with the LCD screen if your on a real budget! See the links below... Video sender - $50 shipped http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-4GHz-Wireless-Video-Audio-Sender-Transmitter-Receiver_W0QQitemZ160199114478QQihZ006QQcategoryZ39835QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem LCD Screen - $60 shipped http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-5-TFT-COLOR-PORTABLE-LCD-MONITOR-TV_W0QQitemZ350015118731QQihZ022QQcategoryZ32826QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Wireless Shutter Release $30 shipped (I have one of these, Its the best $30 bucks I ever spent!) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wireless-Remote-Shutter-C1-for-Canon-350D-400D-300D-R7D_W0QQitemZ130190043627QQihZ003QQcategoryZ150690QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Im going to build a small rig for my 40d as sometimes there is a need for a slightley elevated shot and I don;t always have my big banger pole on the car!

Im going to use a small fiberglass telescopic pole to get to about 3 meters.

For about $140 bucks and what ever a pole will cost you, You can rig up a simple aerial system for you Canon 40D.

Plug a video sender into your cameras TV out, add the receiver to a LCD screen and trigger your shutter using an ebay wireless shutter release (these are the best, every one should get one!)

Strap all this gear to a painters pole and you have a simple and cheap system to go that little bit higher! Turn your 40d onto live view and you will see what the camera sees!

You can even do away with the LCD screen if your on a real budget!

See the links below…

Video sender – $50 shipped

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-4GHz-Wireless-Video-Audio-Sender-Transmitter-Receiver_W0QQitemZ160199114478QQihZ006QQcategoryZ39835QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

LCD Screen – $60 shipped

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-5-TFT-COLOR-PORTABLE-LCD-MONITOR-TV_W0QQitemZ350015118731QQihZ022QQcategoryZ32826QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Wireless Shutter Release $30 shipped (I have one of these, Its the best $30 bucks I ever spent!)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wireless-Remote-Shutter-C1-for-Canon-350D-400D-300D-R7D_W0QQitemZ130190043627QQihZ003QQcategoryZ150690QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

]]> By: Susanne Hayek http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 Susanne Hayek Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:16:11 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2441 This looks pretty good and even comes with a stand you can put under your tire wheel. http://www.wonderpole.com/tailgatingflagpoles.html This looks pretty good and even comes with a stand you can put under your tire wheel.
http://www.wonderpole.com/tailgatingflagpoles.html

]]> By: Mike Martin http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Mike Martin Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:15:12 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2440 Window washer poles have a few drawbacks: they are usually metal; they don’t collapse into a compact package, they often require mechanical hardware to tighten joints, and you might have to raise the camera/pole assembly from a horizontal position (not fun). A tapered fiberglass windsock pole avoids these issues. A most compelling I use PAP is to capture views over rooflines of waterfront and water view homes like some of my examples show. These are forceful shots for potential buyers. PAP has many other uses. For example it makes great shots of decks when otherwise you’d only see the bottom supports. The trick is to get high enough without complicated/expensive gear and to stand almost anywhere while shooting. Usually, this is more than a “little added elevation” (e.g. standing on car roofs is pretty limiting: I can’t park my car in someone’s backyard). Please don’t summarily reject the idea of using a small/light weight camera. Often it’s not the camera, but who/what’s behind it. See source for poles at: http://www.windpowersports.com Window washer poles have a few drawbacks: they are usually metal; they don’t collapse into a compact package, they often require mechanical hardware to tighten joints, and you might have to raise the camera/pole assembly from a horizontal position (not fun). A tapered fiberglass windsock pole avoids these issues.
A most compelling I use PAP is to capture views over rooflines of waterfront and water view homes like some of my examples show. These are forceful shots for potential buyers. PAP has many other uses. For example it makes great shots of decks when otherwise you’d only see the bottom supports. The trick is to get high enough without complicated/expensive gear and to stand almost anywhere while shooting. Usually, this is more than a “little added elevation” (e.g. standing on car roofs is pretty limiting: I can’t park my car in someone’s backyard). Please don’t summarily reject the idea of using a small/light weight camera. Often it’s not the camera, but who/what’s behind it. See source for poles at: http://www.windpowersports.com

]]> By: Justin Soles http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Justin Soles Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:07:55 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/15/a-little-added-elevation-always-helps-a-real-estate-exterior-shot/#comment-2438 One interesting approach I vaguely remember reading about is using a window-washer's pole and replacing the attachment for the squeegee w/a camera tripod mount. Window washer poles are pretty strong and go up pretty high, 20-30 feet or more, although I don't know if you'd want to mount your new D3 on it! ;) One interesting approach I vaguely remember reading about is using a window-washer’s pole and replacing the attachment for the squeegee w/a camera tripod mount. Window washer poles are pretty strong and go up pretty high, 20-30 feet or more, although I don’t know if you’d want to mount your new D3 on it! ;)

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