STOP WASTING MONEY on PHOTO GEAR for Real Estate
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- In this episode I show how you can save money on photography gear and apps used for real estate photography, allowing you to increase your marketing budget to get more clients while still providing exceptionally high quality photos and videos. Below are links mentioned throughout this video:
Online courses to learn Real Estate Photography:
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Learn Pro Interior Photography:
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Expert Editing for Interior Photography:
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Learn Pro Exterior Photography:
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Learn Videography for Real Estate:
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Business and Marketing for Real Estate Photography:
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My books on real estate photography:
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Mastering Color in Photography:
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Video on maximum megapixels:
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Video on Free Flambient using Gimp:
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Geared head review video:
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Tripod shown in the video (replace head with a geared head):
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Video on the best flash for real estate photography:
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Lighting review for AD200, AD300, AD400
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Hybrid flash review:
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Nikon Z5 review:
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Nikon Z5 new:
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Nikon 14-30 f/4 lens:
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Thank you for this video. It’s helping me make some crucial decisions with getting into real estate photography. Been debating between getting a bargain xt3 but I believe this video help me decide to save a little more to get Nikon mirrorless and get a full frame sensor mirrorless and your video u did back in 2021 helped as well.
Awesome! I'm glad to hear you found the videos helpful.
I know cropped-sensor cameras aren't ideal these days, but a Nikon D500 with a Tokina 11-16 F 2.8 DX II has been serving me really well. I shoot a lot of sports on the side so having the speed of the D500 and the extra reach from the cropped sensor definitely helps. When shooting real estate, I use the articulating display screen on the D500 in live-view mode, which works fine and doesn't seem to drastically drain the battery. For someone who shoots more than real estate, I would recommend this setup as a low-cost, versatile option.
I'm glad to hear you like that setup but I wouldn't recommend it for pro work. Yes, it does save you money, but a full-frame camera nowadays isn't much more than a cropped sensor camera, and mirrorless cameras will save a lot of time in the onsite REP taskflow. Also the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 DX is a much lower quality lens than what I'd recommend. BTW, I cover gear in-depth, not just what but also why, in my courses at LearnRE.NathanCool.com if you'd like to check those out.
Great advice! Can you do a similar recap foryour current recommendations for video?
Very informative and to the point! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! Glad it was helpful.
Hi Nathan, hope everything is good on your side. I wonder what do you think about Godox AD600BM flash in comparison with your standard choise AD 400 pro? Is AD 600 BM any good here?
You’ve been my biggest inspiration in wanting to pursue RE photography. Thanks Nathan! I’m in Florida, what do you think about the guys that are shooting brackets and using an editor? Seems to be a lot of that over here. I like your style the best coming from a landscape photographer background it just resonates with me
Thanks! Well, since you like my work that kinda answers the HDR-or-flambient question 🧐 One is clearly higher quality than the other. On the outsourcing: if someone relies on an outsourced editor, then they're essentially a glorified shutter release who can take low quality photos and hope that an editor can compensate for their shortcomings. I have more on that in this video: ruclips.net/video/WUl3kx6Fmmg/видео.htmlsi=chTLUuDICoMJ8Znb
Every time a new camera comes out, my brain comes up with a good reason to buy that camera. Because I have to suppress that impulse, I always transfer money from my checking account to my saving account, so my checking account is always running out of money..
As a real estate photographer, I used a Nikon D7200 with a Tamron 10-24mm lens (crop sensor setup) for seven years. The shutter count is close to 400,000, but it’s still functioning fine. These days, I keep it as a backup since my primary camera is now the Sony a7iii for real estate.
Thank you for all the information 🙏 I just have one question, Every video I watched in the topic of real estate photography, they said you must have a cpl for real estate and I wanted to buy sigma 14-24 but because it doesn't support cpl I changed my mind to sigma 16-28, I wanted the sigma 14 for the wide end of it and for the build quality, what do you think?! And do you have any video about the topic of editing reflection and glare without using cpl ?!
You're very welcome! You don't need a CPL for real estate photography. I don't use them and, as I discussed in this video, if you shoot, light, and edit correctly, you don't need a CPL. If you're watching videos that say CPLs are required, well, quite honestly, you're watching the wrong channels 🧐
So true regarding a circular polarizer. I occasionally use them for landscape photography but if you use flash they aren't necessary in RE photography and while they may reduce a little glare they are detrimental in other areas. Also trying to decide how much polarization to use or when to use it or not use it takes up time on site. Yet so many RE photographers say they never take it off.
Nathan, do you need an adapter for the Tokina lens on the Z5? What adapter do you use? Thanks
I break that all down in this video: ruclips.net/video/-knY2kEU0Z0/видео.htmlsi=UT8I3GYpChXzc3P7
Thank you - very helpful. I picked up a couple of your books recently (Mastering Flambient + Photography for Interiors) and I feel like I'm learning lots.
Why is the z5 newer than the z6?
Camera manufacturers release different grade cameras at different times depending on a number of factors, but primarily what they believe will sell best at a given time. The Z6 was initially released in 2018 and Z5 in 2020. Why exactly Nikon chose to release the Z5 two years later is something only they would know for sure, but in the big scheme of things, it's the product, not its release date, that is most important. I have both cameras, and for stills I much prefer the Z5 over the Z6.
@ thank you Nathan 🙏
Amen
I learned a new word!! FUTS around...😅
Well, it's actually in the dictionary, although you spelled it wrong 🧐 See www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futz
Also I'd like to add: rather than buying a very expensive tilt shift, get a drone. It's cheaper and much more versatile than a shift lens
No. Those two things are completely different. You can't use a drone for TS work inside and the quality won't be the same even for outside. You can buy a Laowa shift lens for less than a drone as well. Still, I don't use and don't recommend a TS lens since there are easier alternatives like shooting wide and down, correcting later in post for interiors. And if you have an exterior that needs a TS then the entire shoot would require a drone anyways, not just for a TS shot, but overall given its space, height, etc.
No. Good example of the dunning Kruger effect
What's the main reason I don't see anyone doing real estate editing through Cameron raw instead of Lightroom? Thank you
Workflow is faster using LrC with PS but some will use Bridge/ACR/PS similar to what you mentioned. Bridge though can be buggy, and straight ACR-PS can be slower for an REP workflow. BTW I cover the workflows in great detail in my courses at LearnRE.NathanCool.com