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Image banner for the February 2024 PFRE Photographer of the Month Winner Art Ibewuike, with a featured image of his winning photo titled "Living Room or Family Room""

Congratulations to Art Ibewuike, February 2024 PFRE Photographer of the Month! The theme this month was "Living Room or Family Room". Art Ibewuike - #895 Paul-Dan Dragoman - #898 Peter Wingfield - #900 Here's what Art has to say: Thank you so much for ...

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LR/Enfuse and Photomatix Fusion Speed Comparison

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17/11/2017
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Eric in Florida says: I am starting to use LR/Enfuse more often. I normally use Photomatix, because it processes much faster than LR/Enfuse. I am using LR/Enfuse at the default settings. I was wondering if there are any other settings you might recommend that make LR/Enfuse process faster. Since Simon Maxwell is the expert on […]
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Photomatix vs Enfuse: Two Ways To Do HDR

25/03/2008
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I did a shoot this weekend of a new listing I have and decided to use both my usual lighting technique (primarily on camera flash) and Enfuse and use what ever worked the best. It turned out not to be much contest; I like the Enfuse results best. Here are a sequence of photos that […]

Best HDR Software for Real Estate Photography [2024 Review]

09/10/2023
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Learn to enhance your real estate photos by choosing the best HDR software for real estate photography. Read our guide to find the right tool for you.

How to Take Real Estate Photos With Your iPhone

05/04/2023
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Professional real estate photography often requires using a DSLR. However, there may be instances where you can only use an iPhone. With that, we're giving you a guide to iPhone real estate photography, so you can take quality photos as if you're using a DSLR.

How to Get into Real Estate Photography

19/01/2023
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Becoming a real estate photographer is a unique and rewarding career choice. Ready to take the next steps? We tell you everything you need to know.

Aurora HDR vs LR/Enfuse

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18/10/2022
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Ever since Aurora HDR 2019 was released and everyone was raving about how much the HDR processing has improved, I've been interested to see how it compares to LR/Enfuse. I tried it and it looks pretty good to me but I asked Simon Maxwell in London (the author of the Enfuse e-book and video series) […]

Using HDR Real Estate Photography: Good or Bad?

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02/06/2022
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Is using HDR real estate photography good or bad? If you've never done HDR photos, we're going to discuss how to do it, when to use it and where it looks bad.

How to Edit in Lightroom Like a Pro

23/09/2021
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Lightroom has proved to be a total game-changer in the world of image editing. It has become one of the leading post-processing programs used by many professionals. By learning how to edit in Lightroom like a pro, you can take your images to a whole new level in a matter of minutes.

What Is In-Camera Lens Aberration Correction?

24/08/2021
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What is lens aberration correction? We're sharing what it means to fix lens aberration and how it can improve your real estate photography.

Top 53 Real Estate Photography Tips

26/07/2021
Homeowners and agents want to sell properties at their target prices, so they hire a professional real estate photographer who can take enticing and high-quality pictures to market listings. That’s why I'm going to discuss real estate photography tips involving equipment, settings, exposure, compositions, shot list, editing, and work ethics. Real Estate Photography Tips Real […]

What Is the Best Way to Control White Balance When Shooting HDR or Enfuse?

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23/08/2017
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Charlie in Illinois asks: I bracket my photos and the white balance of the merged pictures is rarely accurate. I currently don't change the white balance of the RAW files in Lightroom before exporting to Photomatix. Should I?

How Can Real Estate Photographers Speed up Bracket Processing?

20/02/2017
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Tod in Virginia says: In the past, I've worked mainly on my own but I'm going to work (as a contractor) for a small boutique-ish staging and photography group.  It's all good and the pay is nice, the only possible drawback is I do all the post processing myself  I love Lightroom, but for my […]

What is The Preferred Way of lighting Rooms Without Windows?

10/10/2016
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Vida in Kranj, Slovenia asks: What is your preferred way of lighting rooms without windows? Having elaborate lighting to mimic windows is often impossible due to small spaces and also misleading. Rooms with one strong light overhead are lighted terribly with ugly shadows and colors. Using bounced flash is often flat and just not soft […]

Congratulations To Hamish Beeston - PFRE Photographer Of The Month For November

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24/11/2015
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Congratulations to Hamish Beeston, Bristol, UK who has won the November PFRE photographer of the month. Another UK winner! Wow, these UK shooters can't be stopped! Here are the contestants that the jurors awarded points to this month: #17 - Hamish Beeston -Bristol, UK #28 - Barry MacKenzie - London, Ontario #9 - Tim Krueger - […]

What Can Real Estate Photographers Do To Control The Color Problems When Shooting HDR?

05/10/2015
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Soo recently asked: I am a real estate agent and photographer. I like to do my own photos and I have a Nikon D750 with a 16-35mm lens. I use Photomatix for HDR for the convenience and Photoshop to edit. However, I have never learned how to get rid of the yellow color cast nicely […]

Congratulations PFRE Photographer of The Month for April: Jasmine Mak

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02/05/2011
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Congratulations to Jasmine Mak who won the voting in the PFRE Photographer of the month flickr group for April. Jasmine's image won the vote with 7 votes. There was a tie for second place between Scott Basile of San Diego and Lorenzo Vecchia of Barcelona. There was also a tie for third place between Eric Lucero, Matt Waclo. […]
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