Photography For Real Estate

Keri in Witchita says: In my area, I have 2 companies charging $100-125 for 2500SF home photo shoots. They have up to 6 employees shooting for them and they appear to do good work but I cannot figure out how they can charge so little. I’m so booked most of the time I’d like to […]

Ray in North Carolina asks: I have sold approx. $8,500 worth of “Lifestyle” photos over the past few years without even promoting. I want to proactively market these photos going forward and sell them on an stock photo website.  Is anyone actively selling lifestyle photos via a stock photo website?

Gerald in South Carolina asks: What type of accounting software do most real estate photographers use? I have been using QuickBooks, but now I can’t email my invoices due to some problem QuickBooks has with Gmail accounts. Help! The comments on previous discussions of this subject indicate that PFRE readers use a wide variety of the most […]

Several readers pointed out a recent article in RISMedia.com titled Why 3D Is a Buzzkill. The article’s primary assertion is that “Through it all, quality real estate photography has triumphed over the short-term lure of novelty technologies.” I find the most interesting part of the article as follows:

Marea in Florida asks: What are professional photographers charging for additional photos now that MLS is allowing 50 images? The fact is that many MLSs have allowed unlimited photos for many many years! So this is by no means a new issue. Back in 2015, we had a fairly extensive discussion on the subject of […]

Bill in Virginia recently asked the question: I have been experiencing some issues in sending clients their photos and videos. What are some recommended photo delivery services to use? First of all, I would not send video files to Realtors. Most Realtors won’t have a clue what to do with a large video file. Host […]

Taylor in West Michigan asks: I’m wondering if you have any information on average lead times and media turnaround times for real estate photographers working full time. This question reminds me of sitting at a home seller’s kitchen table with my wife after the listing clients signed a listing agreement. The first thing out of […]

Alan in the Seattle area recently asked: Do you have any recommendations for where to get liability and gear insurance? How much liability coverage is suggested? Here are some companies recommended by PFRE readers in the past: T.C. Pickard & Co. Hill & Usher through National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) Hoffberger Insurance Group Chuck […]

A reader that would like to stay anonymous asked the following question: I would like to pose an anonymous question to the website and followers, “Have you ever tried to sell your photography business?” What are the steps in that process; who is the ideal buyer; and how do you know how much to price […]

Jack in Florida asks: Do other real estate photographers provide assistance to agents to help with advertising their listings through social media – Facebook, YouTube, etc.? Do you think that this is a viable service to consider? I’m sure there are some real estate photographers that provide a service to Realtors to help with advertising […]

Jacob in California says: I was wondering if we could have a discussion about real estate photographers’ workflow outside of the actual shoot. That is, what are people doing to prepare for the shoot and after they are done with the shoot? The following is a list of what I think are some of the […]

? A few months ago, I wrote an article about my experience with outsourcing. I could never have anticipated the number of questions, comments, and feedback that I would receive. Since that post, well over a hundred people have reached out to me directly, sharing their challenges with the outsourcing process and asking for help. […]

?Andrew in MA asks: I wonder what you and the readers think of this issue. My client (a good one) had a video done. She gave the videographer access to my still photos to incorporate in the video, which is a mix of directly-shot videos, and panning and zooming on my images. His video, by […]

Cameron in California asks: I’ve been contacted by the production company for Million Dollar Listing (World of Wonder Productions). They want permission to use my still photos of a listing on the show. Of course, the release they attached asks me to give them a free perpetual license. Have you heard of any photographers getting […]

Francesca in the Seattle area asks: I’ve recently learned that some interior photographers charge $1000 for a half day and $2000 for a full day service. I know that interior photography is different from real estate photography however, there’s a huge difference in price considering that they are pretty much part of the same family. […]