Archive for February, 2010

First Episode of Real Estate Photography Q and A Podcast

February 28th, 2010

As we announced back in January Mike Miriello over at RealEstatePhotographyPodcast.com and I are doing a regular (when ever we get enough questions for a 30 to 45 minute session) Q and A podcast session. This session was our first. Be sure to send us your questions via the Q and A form.

The questions [...]

What is the Market For Real Estate Video? How Many Are Shooting Video?

February 23rd, 2010

I was asked the following question recently: “What is the market for video with Real Estate? Does it have a place in the future or are agents not interested?”
My answer was, “The market for real estate video is, I think, large. The problem is that it’s more difficult to shoot video   than shooting stills. [...]

Aperture vs Lightroom- Is There a Best Choice For Real Estate Photography?

February 21st, 2010

Apple’s recent release of Aperture 3.0 highlight’s the fact that photographers that are Mac users are faced with a choice of do they use Adobe Lightroom or Aperture for digital asset and workflow management.
I want to disclose right up front that I am a Mac user and I use Lightroom extensively and Aperture only occasionally. [...]

Newly Announced Fujifilm FinePix HS10 Suitable For Real Estate

February 15th, 2010

McAllen,TX Realtor, Lee Jinks pointed out to me that the newly announced FinePix HS10 would be a great camera for real estate shooting. Indeed, it does! It seems like the toughest thing to find in compact cameras is a wide enough lens. The HS10 has a 24mm, effective, lens; very workable for shooting interiors.  In [...]

What Should I Charge For A Shoot?

February 9th, 2010

“What should I charge?”, is probably the most asked question by beginning real estate photographers.
The answer to the what to charge question has two parts:

How much on the average does it cost you to show-up to any property in your territory?
How much should you charge as an hourly rate?

How much to show-up? Anyone in the [...]

HDR Studio by Unifiedcolor Announces A Mac Version

February 7th, 2010

I did a post last August on HDR Studio when unifiedcolor.com released their Windows only version.
They recently released a Mac version and temporally reduced their price from $149 to $99.
I’ve downloaded the 30 day trial version and have been using it for a few days. I have to say there is much to like about HDR [...]

A Knockout Time-lapse Video of Vancouver, BC

February 2nd, 2010

Thanks to David Lenhert for sending me this link to a beautifully done time-lapse by the David and Dan Newcomb  and the Interlife Project, of Vancover, BC.
Vancouver is a beautiful city and is coming to life right now because the 2010 Winter Olympics that start Feb 12 in Vancouver and Whistler, which is the  my all time [...]