17 Real Estate Photography Basics | Things I Wish I knew From The Beginning

In this video I go over 17 Real Estate Photography Basics that you need to know!

17 Real Estate Photography Basics Time Stamps:

00:32 - Time of Day
01:42 - Wide Angle Lens
02:16 - Camera Settings
03:20 - Camera Leveling
04:10 - Camera Height
04:55 - Turn The Lights On
05:30 - Open Blinds
06:05 - Declutter
06:50 - 3 Front Angles
07:22 - 3 Walls
08:10 - Center the Light/Fan
08:45 - Shoot In RAW
09:15 - Consistent Editing Style
10:10 - Photo Geometry
10:32 - Turnaround Time
12:10 - Photo Delivery
13:11 - Website
14:09 - SUBSCRIBE!

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[AlexSerrao]

P.S. SORRY FOR THE AUDIO! I’m working on fixing it 🙃

[colbyrodriguez]

1. Time of day
Know where face of house is facing
2. Wide angle lens
3. Basic camera settings
F8 iso 100 if possible never go over 800
4. Make sure camera is level
5. Camera height
Below chest
6. Turn on all the lights
7. Open blinds
8. Stage it
9. 3 different angles of front of home
10. Show 3 walls
11. Try to center fan in photo
12. Shoot in raw
13. Keep editing consistent
14. Geometry of the shot
15. Fast turnaround
Get an editor
16. Easy way to deliver photos
17. Website

I kept notes throughout the video in the comments. The notes aren’t perfect but it’s a start

[realtorsedit]

I’ve been doing this professionally since 2003 in North Texas. Camera height, in almost all cases should be right at 66 inches. The reason, especially in the kitchen and bathroom areas is because that is the average height of the eye level of women. This allows, those who normally look for homes in the family to get a really good idea of what they would be looking at every day. Also, if they preview the home in person, what they see will mimic what they saw in the photos. I may add to your list here.

[realtorsedit]

If you want your candela lights, those bright lights that are usually over the dining tables to have the sparkle, or streams of light rays coming off of them, all you have to do is stop down to f11, or f16, or even f22 if you want them to be really noticable. The reason this works is because as the aperture gets smaller, the light coming in the lens reflects off of the inside edge if the aperture leaves. Reducing the size of the aperture also increases the amount of time that it takes to take the photo. An added benefit to this is that your depth of field is maximized so everything is always crisp and clean with these aperture settings.

[jessicamcnamara]

Great tips Alex! I’m starting to consider real estate photography as a side hustle (and hopefully full time career down the road) and your channel is a great resource so far. Thank you for sharing!

[SayyoSaZ]

This was really helpful, thank you. I was contemplating Dropbox for the photos, but I've never heard of Show and Tour. Checking now!

[keithnielsen]

Such a great video. I’m a little new to real estate photography and have a few good reminders is very useful as I don’t have shoot regularly at the moment 🤓

[realtorsedit]

When you are actively editing, edit in TIFF. When you are finished and in your final composition, delete the tiff files because they are massive! All of the raw data is contained in them. Tiff files can always be recreated in the future. Keep the jpegs to be able to quickly review what you photographed in the set that way you don’t have to wait for the raw files to pop up. Sorry about blowing up your video Alex. I’m hoping that your subscribers may benefit from this information.

[wendystumbaugh]

Love my Sony. Lol! Thank you for your video!

[dustinbutzler]

Wish there was 40 tips haha but 17 helps put a lot

[yevgeniyboubankov]

Cool! But i think you forgot #18. color temperature ! Anyway i founded couple good tips. Thank you!

[RichieColemanSr]

Great video and very informative information. Thank you 😊

[Bishnu_Deb]

Hi Alex, this video on RE photography tips is amazing. I have learnt a lot from this video and I hit the subscribe button to see more videos from you in future. Thanks a ton for sharing such useful tips.

[lilianyelamo]

Thanks, great info. I'm just starting :)

[werito]

Great tips, how did you find your editor? Keep up the good work.

[emilynovak]

Thank you for these great tips!! How do you send your photos to your editor while you’re still out and about shooting?

[byronalpers]

Thanks for this video. One point you didn't address was your recommended fee. Thanks.

[mangomariel]

I feel like you missed talking about HDR / bracketing different expousures. And also about angles, should you have straight on or diagonal? or both? The answer is both, but not in all rooms :P

[brandontemple]

Unreal how many re photography channels started up the last yr. 10 yrs ago I kept up with every piece of content re photography related on you tube....now I can't even keep up.

[ohitsme]

Hey can you go through how you get the correct colours and white balance for each room, can you do this for both still photos and also video settings pleas??? Love your content, keep rolling 😊