Photography For Real Estate

There were a couple of interesting articles that caught my attention in the past couple of weeks: Canon Sees the Digital Camera Market Plunging by 50% in Next Two Years. How AI is changing photography. Both of these trends are because of what’s happening in the world of SmartPhones. Of course, as #1 says, those […]

Justin in Australia pointed out this recent article in News.com.au about the listing photos misrepresenting the color of the Brisbane River. Some Reddit users noticed that there was a little part of the river in the lower right of the photo that had been missed by whomever did the photoshopping job. This error makes the […]

I ran across this article in The Washington Post last week that talked about some of the things that the HomeSnap app does for house hunters and real estate agents. It says: House hunters have reached a point where they don’t necessarily need to set foot inside a home to make an offer on it. […]

Steven in Butte County California says: I would say I am one of the top real estate photographers in Butte county and have been for the last 5 years or so. I’ve recently lost my home in the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA and really don’t know what the future holds. I’ve already been asked […]

? Charlie Dresen, Realtor in Steamboat Springs Colorado and longtime PFRE Video Contest juror created this video of him debating with himself about the Steamboat real estate market. Great job Charlie!

Dave in Australia pointed out this article on Fstoppers titled: The Biggest Dangers Photographers Face. The article points out several  specific on-site dangers for real estate photographers: Make sure homeowners are expecting you. One Atlanta real estate photographer was shot by a surprised homeowner who wasn’t notified of the shoot. Beware, many listing agents aren’t […]

The last couple of weeks, I’ve been watching the announcements and reviews of the Nikon Z and Canon EOS R mirrorless to see if there was anything in the announcements that may be important to real estate photographers. I don’t think there was! I think a primary consideration for someone just getting in the real […]

Michael Yearout, in Breckenridge Colorado, a long-time participant in the PFRE community had a quadruple bypass surgery about a month ago and can use some help. Michael says: A little less than a month ago, I had to have emergency quadruple bypass surgery. The recovery time is long and painful. 6 to 8 weeks before […]

Brian Balduf, CEO of VHT.com has recently pointed out that: A small “ask for help” type article in a small local paper about listing photographs being used after the sale, got picked up by Realtor Magazine. Stories like this definitely help in our argument that it’s not just an issue for photographers; it’s a consumer […]

?Last week, Nikon announced its entry into the world of mirrorless cameras. It’s been fun hearing what YouTubers who went to Nikon’s hands-on event in New York on August 23 think about Nikon’s Z6 and Z7, and the handful of Z mount lenses that will be available soon. Overall opinions are mixed. Jared Polin is generally […]

?An article over at PetaPixel.com reports on an outrageous Virginia Federal Court decision that finding a photo on the Internet and using it without permission on a commercial website can be considered fair use. In the United States, whether or not the use of copyrighted material without permission can be considered fair use (17 U.S. […]

Reed in Missouri recently pointed out that Sotheby’s International is introducing a mobile AR (Augmented Reality) app called “Curate” that will: “Allow consumers to visualize a house as their own before purchase, thereby curating the homebuying experience. Working closely with Google in the run-up to ARCore’s release, the Sotheby’s International Realty® brand is the first […]

Thanks to Dave in Perth, AU for pointing out this news that many readers will be interested in: LAVAL, Quebec, April 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Urbanimmersive Inc. (“Urbanimmersive” or the “Corporation”) (TSX VENTURE:UI.V) (OTC PINK:UBMRF), the real estate content marketing platform, and Tourbuzz, LLC (“Tourbuzz”), the leading real estate photographer software solution provider in […]

Thanks to Paul for pointing out this article over at fstoppers.com. Paul says: This is something that should be talked about – a habit I have is always speaking up loudly upon entering letting anyone inside know I’m there, even if it appears no one is there at all. I would add that I would […]

There’s a new real estate photography podcast hosted by Rich Baum and Brian Berkowitz called Shooting Spaces – A Real Estate Photography Podcast. You can find this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and all the other standard places you subscribe to podcasts or you can listen to the podcast at the Shooting Spaces website. Note […]