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Does a Real Estate Photographer Need Business Insurance?

10/08/202310/04/2010 by Larry Lohrman

A reader recently asked the question, “is it recommended or mandatory to have insurance? ” And he pointed out that he couldn’t find the answer on here on the blog. This is an over sight on my part. I have a section in my book The Business of Real Estate Photography on insurance but I … Read more

Pros And Cons Of Being A Independent Real Estate Photographer

10/08/202301/05/2009 by Larry Lohrman

I had a discussion with Chris Thomas and Herb Dierks yesterday about the pros and cons of being an independent real estate photographer vs having an exclusive association with a company like tourfactory.com, vicaso.com or even a franchise company like open2view.com. I thought this would be a good discussion to bring up because this “independent or not” decision is something that every real estate photographer needs to make sooner or later.

Who Owns The Photos? Not All Realtors Understand Photo Licensing

10/08/202322/07/2007 by Larry Lohrman

Do your clients think they own the photos that you shoot for them? Mike over at www.martinvirtualtours.com told me about a misunderstanding that he recently had in which he shot a tour for a new construction agent where he included some neighborhood photos in the tour. Later, he provided the same neighborhood photos to a … Read more

Proposed Real Estate Photography Code of Ethics

10/08/202325/06/2007 by Larry Lohrman

I don’t know how many of you noticed it but it but HighPix Commercial Photography BRISBAN commented on the post I did titled “When Does Wide Become Too Wide?” They quoted article 35 of the Standards of Business Practice of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). Article 35 says: “Article 35 – Photographic RepresentationMembers … Read more