Comments on: Bare Essentials to Get Started in Real Estate Photography http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/ Helping Real Estate Photographers Be Successful Fri, 25 May 2012 18:09:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: larry http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-65331 larry Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:50:16 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-65331 @Debbie- If you want to see the collective wisdom of the readers of this blog and how they vote with their $ on these two lenses just look at my lenses page (http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/26/marketing-tip-bypass-the-agent-and-market-photography-to-the-seller/) and view the results reader poll along the right the Canon 10-22 is the most popular real estate photography lens and almost twice as popular as the Tokina 11-16. @Debbie- If you want to see the collective wisdom of the readers of this blog and how they vote with their $ on these two lenses just look at my lenses page (http://photographyforrealestate.net/2008/01/26/marketing-tip-bypass-the-agent-and-market-photography-to-the-seller/) and view the results reader poll along the right the Canon 10-22 is the most popular real estate photography lens and almost twice as popular as the Tokina 11-16.

]]> By: Debbie Ackman http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-65330 Debbie Ackman Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:14:36 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-65330 I'm just starting out in real estate photography and have a Canon 60D. I need a wide angle lens and was planning to purchase the Canon 10-22 but the camera store rep sold me on the Tokina 11-16. I can still return the Tokina for the Canon (I have 30 days) but I keep reading mixed reviews online. What are your thoughts??? I’m just starting out in real estate photography and have a Canon 60D. I need a wide angle lens and was planning to purchase the Canon 10-22 but the camera store rep sold me on the Tokina 11-16. I can still return the Tokina for the Canon (I have 30 days) but I keep reading mixed reviews online. What are your thoughts???

]]> By: Mark http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-52963 Mark Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:35:18 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-52963 Marek, There are certainly some more advanced ways to fix this, but I've had good success using the color brush in Lightroom. I'll add a little bit of yellow and play with the saturation and exposure to get a good looking result. It may not be ideal, but it's very quick and has good results most of the time. Marek,
There are certainly some more advanced ways to fix this, but I’ve had good success using the color brush in Lightroom. I’ll add a little bit of yellow and play with the saturation and exposure to get a good looking result. It may not be ideal, but it’s very quick and has good results most of the time.

]]> By: Marek http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-52917 Marek Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:45:25 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-52917 I am using HDR enfuse program and I am very happy with it. I do however have an issue of getting WB correct for both interior and windows. It seems that if I set up a correct WB for interior, then my windows are "very cold". Looking very blue. Does anyone has any ideas of how this can be corrected or overcome? Agents love photos that are done this way, but windows are looking cold and blue most of the time. I shot in RAW format and then adjust WB in Lightroom 3. I am using HDR enfuse program and I am very happy with it.
I do however have an issue of getting WB correct for both interior and windows.
It seems that if I set up a correct WB for interior, then my windows are “very cold”. Looking very blue.
Does anyone has any ideas of how this can be corrected or overcome?
Agents love photos that are done this way, but windows are looking cold and blue most of the time.
I shot in RAW format and then adjust WB in Lightroom 3.

]]> By: mark bolton http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-51783 mark bolton Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:36:11 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-51783 As someone else said, to do a good job (at anything really!), one needs to practise. The first photog i assisted 20 years ago, said take 10000 shots and be prepared to bin them! then you will start 'seeing well'!... However, I can see that this may not be so relevant with 'real estate' photography, and my advice would be to buy Canon or Nikon, a reasonably wide lens (not too wide as the rooms start looking weird), a powerful flash and a copy of lightroom... from there, the world is your oyster. Oh, and practise a lot. (Or did I already say that!) Mark As someone else said, to do a good job (at anything really!), one needs to practise. The first photog i assisted 20 years ago, said take 10000 shots and be prepared to bin them! then you will start ‘seeing well’!… However, I can see that this may not be so relevant with ‘real estate’ photography, and my advice would be to buy Canon or Nikon, a reasonably wide lens (not too wide as the rooms start looking weird), a powerful flash and a copy of lightroom… from there, the world is your oyster. Oh, and practise a lot. (Or did I already say that!) Mark

]]> By: Robert Walker http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-45204 Robert Walker Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:26:49 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-45204 I would be very careful buying a camera body used. A professional photographer can wear out a new looking body very quickly as I surely did. In two years my Nikon D40 is way past its normal life span of 50,000 exposures and I donated it to the family for kid pictures as I no longer trust it for paid shoots. Pro model cameras, like D3, do not have this problem as the shutters are rated for 250,000 clicks. That is alot of shooting.... I would be very careful buying a camera body used. A professional photographer can wear out a new looking body very quickly as I surely did. In two years my Nikon D40 is way past its normal life span of 50,000 exposures and I donated it to the family for kid pictures as I no longer trust it for paid shoots. Pro model cameras, like D3, do not have this problem as the shutters are rated for 250,000 clicks. That is alot of shooting….

]]> By: Carolyn http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-43163 Carolyn Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:14:46 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-43163 I'm fairly new at this and even newer to my Nikon D3000. I haven't been doing much editing of my pictures, but I am interested in the capabilities of Lightroom 3. Is this program easy to use for a novice? Or should I take a course? Also, could you recommend a cost effective body with automatic HDR capabilities. I love the look, but cannot imagine realistically taking 3+ photos of every angle, of every room, of every house, then layer them all together. I’m fairly new at this and even newer to my Nikon D3000. I haven’t been doing much editing of my pictures, but I am interested in the capabilities of Lightroom 3. Is this program easy to use for a novice? Or should I take a course?

Also, could you recommend a cost effective body with automatic HDR capabilities. I love the look, but cannot imagine realistically taking 3+ photos of every angle, of every room, of every house, then layer them all together.

]]> By: Andy Mooers http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-42277 Andy Mooers Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:36:31 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-42277 Wider is better. Creative shot captures even more points earned. But take the film, milk off through extra time in photo clean up and magic you can unlock to really deliver. Wider is better. Creative shot captures even more points earned. But take the film, milk off through extra time in photo clean up and magic you can unlock to really deliver.

]]> By: Randolf http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-39872 Randolf Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:59:49 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-39872 Hard choice between two lenses, sigma 10-20 3.5 or the sigma 8-16 4.5-5.6. I am going to use on a D7000, any opinion? Hard choice between two lenses, sigma 10-20 3.5 or the sigma 8-16 4.5-5.6. I am going to use on a D7000, any opinion?

]]> By: Dave Kinkade http://photographyforrealestate.net/2009/08/14/bare-essentials-to-get-started-in-real-estate-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-33070 Dave Kinkade Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:05:34 +0000 http://photographyforrealestate.net/?p=2596#comment-33070 @Mark, thanks for the response. I had not considered the crop factor. Ugh. So much to learn. I do a lot of video shooting so was trying to also accomplish that with the same camera. That fuji will do 1080p video. Probably more worthwhile to just get a second camera for video. Appreciate the input! @Mark, thanks for the response. I had not considered the crop factor. Ugh. So much to learn. I do a lot of video shooting so was trying to also accomplish that with the same camera. That fuji will do 1080p video. Probably more worthwhile to just get a second camera for video. Appreciate the input!

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