I’m getting more shoots than I can handle and I usually offload them to a friend of mine. Unfortunately he’s been going through some health issues so he’s only taking on what he can handle right now. I’ve been referred some other people but they’ve been super inconsistent and their pricing is all over the place.

How do you guys find reliable RE photographers that you trust in your area?

My company currently specializes in Agent Branding Videos along with photos, however we are debating if we need to add floor plan services. Our clients hire us specifically for our videos and photos and have not asked us for 3D tours of floor plans yet. However I feel we are missing out on revenue by not offering those. Been in the industry for two years now.

What do you guys recommend? Has anyone seen a drastic increase in revenue or any prior clients have reached out for 3D tours?

Looking for advice strictly related to 3D tours and added revenue.

Edit to add : Which camera is recommended if we add this to our services?

Been juggling physical therapy during the week and freelance dev work evenings. Started shooting houses weekends when my brother-in-law needed listing photos. Tripod work and bending angles wreck my back some days. Switched to a cross-body camera strap and folding step stool instead of crouching. Still getting motion blur on twilight shots. What do other weekend shooters use for stability when you can't stay out late? Anyone go from full-time work to real estate photography without quitting first? Also looking for gear that holds up after a 40-hour week.

Hey everyone! I’m a beginner looking to buy my first dedicated camera and I’m torn between the Fujifilm X-T30 III and Sony a6400. I’d appreciate advice, especially from people who use their cameras for paid work.
A little about me:
Budget: $1,500–$2,000 CAD, including tax.
Goal: Keep the same body for 3–5 years and start taking paid jobs within 6 months.
Subjects: Real estate/interiors, food and restaurant photography, travel, street photography and portraits.
Editing: Planning to learn Lightroom on my iPad Pro.
I’m open to buying used lenses and upgrading my gear over time.
Why I like Fuji: I prefer the X-T30 III’s design, physical dials and overall shooting experience. I also love its film simulations and the idea of getting great JPEGs straight out of camera.
Why I’m considering Sony: I’ve heard from people at a camera shop and on Reddit that Fujifilm is more of a hobbyist/travel system, while Sony is more common professionally. I’m worried about outgrowing the Fuji or limiting my opportunities if I pursue photography as a side business.
I know lenses and technique matter more than the brand, but I’d like to choose a system I can stick with for several years.
My questions:
Can the X-T30 III realistically handle paid real estate and food photography for the next 3–5 years?
Are there any meaningful professional advantages the a6400 offers for these types of work?
Is Sony’s lens ecosystem or workflow worth giving up the Fuji experience I prefer?
If you were starting from scratch with my budget and goals, which would you choose, and why?
I’d especially appreciate feedback from photographers who have used either system professionally. I want to make a sensible long-term investment rather than choose based on brand reputation alone.

For a typical listing photoshoot for this home, my rate would be $300. I’d shoot exterior and interior of course, and I’d probably end up giving about 50 to 60 images.

Agent asked if I’d be willing to shoot the front exteriors now (because of fresh landscaping now), back exteriors in a future trip (overgrown and messy now, but they’re starting a project to clean all that up next), and interiors later. 3 trips in all.

This is a friend and good client but don’t fact that in. I’ll give my usual discount % off for her after I figure out what to charge.

So, typically $300 if shot all at once, but it’s 3 different trips between now and Feb, when she’ll actually list the house. So, it will be 3 separate invoices. Thoughts?

Option 1: $100 for front exteriors, $100 for back, $150 for interior

Option 2: $100, $100, $200

Option 3: something else? You tell me please.

I'm just starting out and I see how some photographers use flash to photograph interiors and real estate. But also many other photographers say that the flash is generally unnecessary in our work because you can use long exposures and exposure bracketing.

Please share your experience. You use flashes in your work. if you use it often and in what situations?

I wonder why RAW gets so infilated in size when saved as TIFF (16-bit, LrC).

I shoot HDRs, I have an idea of sending HDR Merged TIFFs to editor rather than 5x (or 3x) RAWs.

I am a realtor in my town and my son is the shooter but I proof all of our business before delivering to other realtors. He gets sent out on a hour each way shoot, realtor was not there and had no idea her sellers had not even "tried" to make it worth shooting. This was my prompt on the batch edit. "remove glare from lights, remove all unnecessary items from counters, and beds, and laundry room, remove vehicles and junk from exterior photos" That's it and it just did it's thing. Yes the realtor will have to note the edits but it sure makes the property potential shots look feasible.

This question is for interiors/architectural photographers as I do not do real estate HDR “flambient” look.

When in negotiations to schedule a shoot with a new client, do you ever ask if they’ve seen your work and aesthetic? Sometimes you are referred so they may not necessarily see your work and sometimes they’ve seen your work but still act like they haven’t when they receive the photos.

I’m just thinking of ways to be transparent and avoid surprises for them.

Thanks!

I can probably blame this on poor googling skills, but I'm coming up short looking for an example of a license for real estate photos. Tons of blogs about licenses, but can't find an actual example of what it would look like written out.

Hi! I have a clients that requires the Pro3. I only have the Pro2. However no Idea if they have 20 or 2 jobs next year. In general the need for my Pro2 from clients has be very low only a few jobs a year, most gets done by the Z1. But these also getting rare.

The US is always a few years ahead in terms of technology compared to Europe. Do you see a big increase in demand for Pro3 jobs?

Update on the app (posted here in August)

The feedback since then was consistent: good leads, good drafts, nobody has time to send them. So built the sending.

It's called Autopilot. You write one email. Every day Fetch emails the new agents in your area, during business hours, and reads the replies. Interested agents show up as a notification. Not interested, it stops. Email only, no texts, no AI replying for you, off whenever you want.

The work went into not landing in spam:

- You get a dedicated mailbox on its own domain. Your real email never touches cold outreach.
- Two weeks of warmup before the first agent gets an email, then it climbs week by week to your target.
- Every address verified before sending.
- Your email has to pass a CAN-SPAM check before it can turn on. Postal address and one-click unsubscribe on every email.

I'll post real reply numbers once there are enough to be honest about. Questions welcome.

gofetch.tech

Have you or have you not found being on these lists helps you get clients?

It's called Photocraft and lightcraft.

How do you deal with homeowners walking around property and their dogs running rampage everywhere. Getting into every shot. I was filming a room and agent assistant and homeowner came in, saw that I was filming and just continued to talk. So had to circle back to that room.

I know some people send out a shoot preparation list of some sort. It was constantly people, moving things they just set out. Tv in living room and drinks as I am still shooting. Normally I have them go to other room or floor so I can finish the floor then swap. But they just couldn’t not stay out of the shot 😅

Hey guys,

Gonna be moving to France here within the next several months to the Basque region. Contemplating doing real estate photography as a way to supplement my income and keep myself from going homeless lol. Curious if anybody has any advice on what the market is like for REP there? Any advice at all would be super helpful. Thanks!

Hello, I am a professional photo/video in another industry. I have friends who install closets, I was wondering if you would recommend a prime or zoom lens for this type of video work? I shoot on a Sony FX3 - I have a Sony 20mm, but at times that is not wide enough.

What file size do you export your photos at or tell your editor to export them at? My realtor was having a lot of issues with a lot of my photos because they were over 15MB.

A listing tour might only need to stay online for a few months, while a rental property's tour could be useful all year. I'd like to budget hosting around how long each client needs the link.

Are there platforms where you can pay for three or six months on one tour, then extend just that tour if needed? What does that cost in practice compared with a subscription covering a set number of active spaces? Interested in options people use for paid property shoots.

I know this is a photography subreddit but I’m betting a lot of us do the videography as well. I’m struggling with agents requesting to be in the video and on the day have no idea what to say, how they should move, or where they want to be filmed.

I’m not a director and it’s hard to come up with everything on the spot and also focus on my own shots. I have started to request that they have a basic script in place, but know how to make it all flow together on the day is time consuming and editing it all is a nightmare

Do you guys ever deal with this issues and if so, what preventative steps do you take, what’s your flow like, and how much do you charge?

Hello,

Two weeks ago, I was contacted by an out of state real estate investment company to shoot a car wash. It's the kind of property where they do their own edits in house, so I shot the bracketed images and aerials, and sent the unedited images in a Dropbox folder. Fairly straightforward stuff

Two weeks later, the invoice is still unpaid. I didn't consider it much of a red flag, because I have done these jobs before and I know when it has to go through an accounting department, it can take a couple weeks - but I did ask for a follow-up yesterday. I received a reply (looking into it) but no resolution

Just yesterday another investment team reached out to me to shoot the same property (only two weeks apart). This contact SAID this was for insurance reasons, but his website points to an investment firm. I would have thought he was lying (which, of course, we know they do so that the employees don't get clued in that the place is being sold), but the shot list included things like close up details of the inside of the tunnel - things that could be used for insurance. However, it does ALSO include wider angle shots and aerials that you would expect would be needed for real estate

I have had local real estate agents reach out to me about the same property, but that usually has a simple explanation (the homeowner changed agents). I've never had two investment firms reach out to me a couple weeks apart. I would have thought large investment firms like that require a commitment from the seller that would keep them from switching so quickly

Does this pass the sniff test?

Would you be open about already shooting the property and try to figure out what it going, or would you keep it to yourself? I didn't sign any NDA for the first job, and they also haven't even paid yet. TBH - I kind of hated the job - it was outside in the heat and the obstacles around made the aerials difficult and stressful. I really just want to offer him what I already have (butttt I know I probably shouldn't). How would you proceed?

Hi everyone!
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I can help with:

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If you’re a property owner, Airbnb host, real estate agent, or someone looking to get professional portraits taken, feel free to send me a message! I’d be happy to discuss your project and see how I can help.
Thanks for your time, and I appreciate any support or recommendations! 🙌