Archive for October, 2011

Congratulations Mike Leyland, Cairns AU PFRE Photographer of The Month October

October 31st, 2011

Halloween is over in Greenwich and Mike Leyland of Cairns AU has won the voting for the October PFRE photographer of the month. Notice that Mike won last month too! Mike is the third two time winner and the second photographer to win two consecutive months. Congratulations Mike! Mike says: Hats off to everyone who had a photo [...]

The Perfect Halloween Costume For The Photographer

October 31st, 2011

The Neo Property Team on The Australian Gold Coast is At It Again!

October 30th, 2011

The sex theme has worked so well for Ian Adams and the team at NEO Properties in the past that they are using it again with this property video. If you missed previous posts about their property videos they are: Here Here Here It appears that the folks at Neo Property have figured out that [...]

What’s Your Favorite Editing Application For Real Estate Video?

October 28th, 2011

Dave from Perth, Western Australia recently sent me a link to his first real estate video, showcasing a block of land on a golf course estate. The agent’s request was to shoot the block and the golf course and get some footage of nearby locations that shows off the area’s laid-back lifestyle. The agent was [...]

Who Owns The Photos That Real Estate Photographers Shoot For Agents

October 27th, 2011

Today a real estate agent/photographer told me that, “..It seems that most agents, including our office manager think that once the agent pays the photographer they own them. I’ve been talking to other photographers and tell me that they retain ownership…” This illustrates the confusion that is rampent in the real estate community about ownership [...]

GoPro Announces The Hero 2 – Twice As Nice As Previous Version

October 26th, 2011

Last week GoPro announced a new version of their popular extreme sports camera. I know, you’re saying what does this have to do with real estate photography? Well here’s the connection: As I pointed out in a previous post, that the AR Parrot drone can carry a GoPro camera and do some pretty cool aerial [...]

Are QR Codes Failing?

October 25th, 2011

I ran across this post the other day at iMediaConnection.com and I have to admit that I was a little surprised because my impression has been that, while not taking over the marketing world by storm, QR codes are starting to be used more. I’ve been seeing more and more of them in Magazines especially in the last [...]

Some Stunning Images of Rancho del Eliseo by David Eichler

October 24th, 2011

David Eichler of Daly City, CA sent me a link to his blog where he has two of really stunning images of a shoot that he did recently of Rancho del Eliseo. Nowadays every like someone sends me I hit it with my iPad to check to see if the images are visible because there [...]

Some Upper-end Real Estate Photography From The Big Island

October 23rd, 2011

Ethan Tweedie a photographer on the big Island of Hawaii who is moving into real estate photography sent me a link to a tour of a listing he shot of a $28 million listing. This is exactly what every real estate photographer needs, a great upper-end listing for their portfolio. First off I want to congratulate [...]

iPhone 4s – Canon 5D MKII Side By Side Comparison

October 22nd, 2011

It seems a little crazy that a cell phone video should be in any way comparable to the Canon 5D MKII. But the fact that the comparison looks so good is startling and makes you think about what’s happening with technology and miniaturization. The comments from the guys that did the comparison are a good summary that puts [...]