Its nice that you shoot the garage. So many real estate photographers, or maybe it is the relators that are leaving the garage out of listings. That is a very important space to some of us and it is frustrating when it gets left out of listings. Any relators watching, make sure you get garage shots!
I always skip the garage. It’s always filled with garbage and doesn’t show well I’m pictures. If it’s nice, sure. If it’s full of junk. Leave it outttttt
@@christopherderksen5524 As someone who uses the garage for hobbies/tinkering, etc, I wouldn't care how it looked, I am more concerned with whether the space will work for me. Is there something that intrudes into the space like a water heater, how high is the ceiling, are the walls/ceiling finished, etc....
I am taking a year off of school and starting a Real Estate photography business. I already had a A7III, lens (just traded for Tamron 17-28 f2.8 ), and Mavic Air 2, and so when I was looking for a job that could be worth my time and make decent money, I thought I would give it a shot. This video really helped me with what the process looks like. I have been practicing on my own house and been looking at houses on Zillow to do "mock trials" on how I would shoot it (angles, lighting, etc), but I like the visual guide of this video. Appreciate it.
Really helpful to see someone else's workflow. I've been trying to shoot flash + ambient, but realize I am moving at turtle speed. Trying to find the happy medium as I get my footing in this niche of the photography universe.
Jordan does a good job here with the HDR shooting workflow, although Jordan would suggest getting the Meike grip it has a remote and it is not an ir sensor type like yours I can fire mine from the next room much more convenient especially since I am usually firing it from behind the camera. As for Flash Ambient I have trained many non photographers to shoot real estate for me on the Sony’s I set custom dial one to hdr 3 bracket -2 and custom mem dial 2 to flash single frame settings so you just have to flick the dial quickly. Also here is a tip.. if you use a non Sony flash system our case I use Canon Godox triggers on the Sony it will fire during the first frame of the HDR bracket.. usually I am firing off the ad200 around 1/2 power or more to get the one pop only, this works because the camera doesn’t communicate with flash that way, so it just gets the fire instruction. With Sony triggers it communicates and the camera turns off the hdr bracket because it can’t fire for each frame. Now washrooms you will have to turn down the flash power. I literally can shoot a flash ambient 3000 sq ft home in 45 mins or less. Since I got a new wheely monopod Frankenstein creation I am even quicker and less tired as I am not doing curls with the tripod running around the house. Just have to watch out for uneven floors. Hope that helps.
Thanks for this great video. My zeiss lens broke and got this 16-35gm as a replacement. I find it less sharp so I was wondering what is your focus setting? Wide, zone, centre?
Great video. I'd have loved to see a quick view of what pictures the agent actually posted on the listing, and your own critique of why some and not others.
It surprises me you're not levelling your shots in camera. Yeah you can fix it later, but it's such a better practice to make it as good as you can get in the time that you have in camera.
Minor leveling adjustments is built into our presets, so no extra time on our end. If you don't have that, then I would recommend getting your shot more accurate during the shooting process. I prefer to move faster with level pretty good then slower with perfect level. Thanks for watching!
I just came across your video. Very informative Thank you! My question is What software do you use post-production? I noticed your gear and it's high-end Sony. With gear like that do you have to do much editing? Also, thoughts on shooting with Micro 4/3 with pro lenses either Olympus or Lumix.
What is your gear set up? Specifically the external monitor, remote shutter and tripod bracket you are using. Do you have any cons to what you are using or would you recommend anything else? Thanks.
Hey Darin. Check the description I have since created the list of gear I used in the video. I shot this home with the A7SIII. Some homes require more megapixels (this camera on has 12 mp). For homes that need higher resolution I use the A1 or A7R4. Our go to all around camera we use for business is the A7III. Hope this helps :)
Sweet video, cool to see your perspective. I like the raw straight up no music style. You gotta get a gear head my man! It’s a game changer. You sure do use 16mm a lot, even on close up angled shots where everything is distorted. Would love to see the results of your edits
Watching lots of different videos to learn Real estate photography, and while only at 7:25, yours gives good detail on initial walkthrough and shooting. What is the extra video scree you use? I like the idea of it, but what is it called? Also, unless I missed it in the video, what lens do you use? Thanks for any info
Depends on the house for lighting. I’ll shoot F4-F11 depending. I usually like a lower setting if I can’t tell a difference for a faster shutter speed. ISO isn’t fully auto but a preset lower range of 100-400 so I don’t have to change it during the shoot… higher than 400 the noise in the image can be problematic. Hope this helps! :)
Noticed your shooting at F/4. If I shot that I would be back the next day. Was this intended? I have always been taught that you need to be between f/8- f/11. Am I missing something? Thanks great video.
Lightroom for starters. Auto stack your images and use hdr merge… when selecting multiple stacks will merge each individually. From there just edit to you liking
It’s incredible how fast you shoot this house. I just got my A6600 and learning sony camera. Obviously your shooting bracketing shots without flash. I’m just wondering about the camera setting because you never touch the dial and just go with the work flow. Specifically I’m looking for a video how to set AEB with flash in a single shot. Idk if that’s possible tho lol. But hopefully I can get to your speed level when shooting a property
Yes is possible for flash bracketed. That was our method of shooting for years. I’ll post a video on the topic at some point. Glad you found it helpful
I currently have a sony a7ii- do you think this is a good enough camera to get started with in real estate photography? or do you recommend upgrading to a new camera?
The Sony A7ii was our workhorse one of my guys was always using it.. although the shutter on it has finally gone funky I am told.. ( still works when I whip it out) Anyways that is a beast of a camera sensor is amazing and shot thousands of properties for us and was left in some baking cars in its day. It is the perfect camera for real estate really unless you need 4K video. Our guys now are on the a7iii and a7iv’s A7iv is an amazing hybrid camera for photo and video.. but I don’t like to change lenses too many times so when I am out I usually do photos with a7iii and 422 video with the a7iv it is just a speed thing for me.. cameras all set up and ready to go job to job. I have the a7iv already mounted to the gimbal so I don’t have to fiddle with the balancing.
Hi,loved your video probably the best one i have seen so far,i noticed you don,t use single center focus but a group of focus points,what did you actually use,thanks.
I usually use the wide focus setting. Delivers good results most the time. It's rare to be out of focus using a wide angle with that setting.... with Sony camera's that is :)
Excuse my amateur question, but I'm wondering about the aperture. I see the photos are taken at an f4. And a quick snap and go. I'd be so paranoid I'd get back home to post and everything's not in full focus. I thought f8-11 was ideal to capture entire spaces in focus. Is there something I'm missing here?
Wide focus area at f4 I’ve never had problems. Allows camera to function faster and I’m happy with result but I know how my gear performs and results. This is very important. Hope this helps
Hi Jordan, Thanks for your Video. I am also a Real Estate Photographer for 8 Years. Currentely I am learning a bit about the Sony setup,etc,etc. I have used Nikon for years. I am curious which HDR software you are using ! Is it Enfuse, Aurora or maybe SNS. Which software setting do you use for this sony setting ? Thanks !
Enfuse is your best option for more natural looking photos although it requires some editing before you get there.. My suggestion would be to separate a minus one and a plus one frame from your set the if you are using auto white balance it will change.. what I used to do for this is my minus one frame would be the one I would be generating most of the colour from I would radial fix colour casts from window blue to warm tungsten lights until it came out looking pretty close to natural.. then my second bright frame I would use more as luminosity layer just pull back the highlights and do any other tweaks to your liking.. then I would turn down the vibrancy to 20 % export both out as tifs.. for the whole batch of -1 frame and plus one.. one coloured one for luminosity purposes then batch edit them in Enfuse once they are outputted they used to be pretty close to finished, throw back into Lightroom for a final few tweaks and some bump tweaks and export out finals.
What kind of camera do you have and it seems like your taking pictures in different lights when you went through them. How do you set up your camera to automatically take different pictures in different iso?
Thanks for the video. i noticed that your setting for the three exposures is at 3 stops, but when the shutter speed shows for each frame some of the images seem to be 1/30, 1/60 and 1/4, not three stops apart. does the video not show what the actual shutter speeds are? Also, do you get color variation using auto iso? Thanks again.
Three Exposure Values or EV -3, 0, +3... Shutter speed does vary from exposure to exposure.... If a darker exposure shorter shutter speed, it brighter exposure a longer shutter speed. I haven't noticed color variables using auto iso. Hope this helps.
@@rep_hub Thanks Jordan. i got the idea of ev changes, but when i watched your screen inset of the back of your camera in the video showing the shutter speeds as three images were taken, the shutter speed did not change three stops, sometimes one or two. is the ev change a combination of the changing shutter speed coupled with an alteration in the iso with the iso set on auto? ps. sorry if i over stepped my bounds with the other post...
Hey Mike. I personally like shooting F4 unless using lighting or trying to get some distant background in focus. Im using the Atomos NinjaV so I can get that perspective for the course im currently working on.
Fantastic video. You are the only real estate photographer I've watched who uses a monitor and I think it is a perfect solution for speed and accuracy. When I looked up the Ninja V, the price is around $600. I'm not familiar with monitors, but the Ninja V seems to be geared towards recording. If I'm not recording and will strictly use this for photography monitoring, do you have a recommendation for a solid, decent resolution and brightness, decent battery life, decent screen size... monitor? Thanks!
how much $ is your gear about? It seems so easy with a click and the big screen in real time. I do not use HDR post as most of it seems fake (at my price point).
When I do the Sony -3, 0, +3 3.0 EV 3 images settings, my A7Siii always playes with the ISO instead the shutter like in your video. How can I change that? Thank you man!!
You need to set your iso setting lower and upper limit. Even though my camera shows Auto iso it is actually appropriately set by be to 100-400. Adjust your auto range should fix the issue. Hope this helps!
I don't think you mentioned this and it's something I think about a lot when shooting houses out here in Phoenix: if you're shooting a hallway-facing angle from say the master bedroom, and you can see out the bedroom door and there's another bedroom, or bathroom across the hall, do you leave that door open or closed? I think compositionally it looks better with the hallway bathroom or other bedroom door closed but I also think when a homebuyer is looking at the photos they might want to see how one room relates to, or is adjacent to, other rooms.
Yes open is better but just remember you will get colour cast issues and different light exposures, especially if you are using a flambeint shooting style, there is ways around that too but instead of extra pops for each room, I usually just fix it up in post with the right selections and some solid Lightroom presets that boost it for me quickly. But I have one of my togs that drives me nuts with capturing 20 open doors with the worst colour casts and lighting.. Sometimes it is better to show less. Depending on the mls system in your area some have photo amount limitations.. Toronto’s used to only be 25 photos until the last couple of years, if you are limited skip the connecting shots and stick to the main room shots. If you have no limitations then capture them, but just be cognizant that it will mean extra work for you in post. So it depends on your pricing and the competition in your market. Time is money.
Hey I have a question why do you turn off the fans in the house? I know someone who has been doing real estate photography for 10+ years and tells me to leave them on while shooting? Why is that and why do you turn them off!?!? I hope you see this :)
Exposure time shorter for -3 and longer for +3. Not sure if that answers you question. -3 darker image, less light, faster shutter. +3 brighter image, more light, longer shutter.
Notice how the camera screen said the camera was going to take 3 photos, one at -3EV, one at normal, and one at =3EV. The camera will do this exposure automatically. Merge them together with your photo editor.
Crazy how you have the height of the tripod and camera so high indoors. It's chest level. Most photographers choose just around hip/waist. Is it because of higher ceilings?
Very well done. Thanks so much, this is a must watch video for even experienced Real Estate photographers. One question: I understand why you shoot at f4.0 (from your comment above) but I don't see how f4.0 can give you continuous sharp focus from close to far, especially when you are using Auto focus. It seems like manual focus at f8 would always provide perfect focus from close to far.
Our team default is f8 but if you have high-quality lenses, you can't really tell a difference when shooting wide real estate photos... I personally prefer a faster shutter speed at f4. It allows me to move faster through the house. Conventional wisdom would say f8 is better, but I've done several tests with the lenses I use, and they perform well at F4.... if you were to shoot an object or a person, you would see a big difference in aperture settings but not much when shooting a wide room in real estate. If you are using a low quality wide angle lens, you will notice a difference. I shoot with Sony G Master lenses. It does matter, though if you are trying to capture mountain view at a property... for those I bump my aperture... usually around f13. Hope this helps.
Expensive external monitor, yet stays stuck in auto ISO en F4.0... I think you can do a whole lot better when you actually control the shutterspeed yourself. No reason to not be in manual and lowest ISO settings when you are using a tripod..
I can shoot many ways but I tend to prefer to focus on composition and let the camera do it’s thing vs manual settings on every shot. Just a preference. Thx for watching
Yes for pros like Jordan it is a speed thing and shooting RAW WB is not an issue.. But if you are doing video I suggest you manual the white balance as you don’t have as much wiggle room to fix WB in a compressed video codec.
Depends on size of home and if photo ready. For your average home less than 30 when vacant and less that 45 when occupied. Those are averages. There are other variables to consider, but a good avg.
Jordan, great video. It was a pleasure watching you swiftly move from one room to the next. My question - I did not notice how you focused for each shot in the various rooms. How did you focus, did you use Zone Focusing? Could you please explain your focusing, Thanks again for an excellent video. I look forward to watching more videos from you. All the best, James.
I shoot a range from f4 to f11. It’s important to know Lens performance before selecting aperture. F8 is a safe bet and is our standard real estate photography aperture recommended setting. Hope this helps!
It really not full auto iso... but auto iso with a range set 100-400.... camera will select 100 for exteriors and 400 for darker rooms interior without having to adjust the setting manually for reach shot/room. Home this helps.
I use flash on most properties. I do several job shadows using flash in the courses at realestatemediacourses.com. I designed this video for someone just getting started that needs to focus on getting proper composition and not so much on flash/camera settings... not to make the process more complex than it needs to be. Hope this help! :)
@@rep_hub Thanks for your reply. I agree as I am doing real estate photography myself. I enjoyed seeing someone else's ideas and ways of photography. I also like to keep things simple. Thanks again.mal
I have a lot of different gear I use, but almost always a Sony Mirrorless camera with a Sony wide angle lens. Zeiss 16-35; Sony 16-35 GM or Sony 12-24 GM
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Jordan, I found your video today, Nov 5th, 2021. Lots of GOOD information. Thanks 4 that. U Now have a NEW Subscriber...ME, and a LIKE. I will ALSO check out your other videos. Cheers!
just to keep things as simple as possible on this particular shoot. I go more complex on many training videos at realestatemediacourses.com if interested. Thanks Miguel.
I personally shoot f4 most of the time shooting hdr without flash... with flash usually 7.1... I like a faster shutter and no big side effects from my experience at f4 in image quality... That being said that is how I do it... Most of our photographers shoot closer to 7.1... I will also increase it if im trying to get a distance shot with house as well... like a mountain in the background, etc.... I also dont like managing a manual iso, so typically I do shoot auto iso 100-400... I like being efficient... This video is part of a course I am launching at the beginning of 2021... In the middle of the videos right now... about 100 videos into it of 200+ :)
@@rep_hub Thanks for the detailed feedback. I am always trying to learn all I can about the various techniques. Looking forward to seeing what your course contains. Thanks again!
Huh I just shot a 1200 square foot home and every ambient shot I took the outside was so blown out but yours all seem pleasantly exposed with a perfectly exposed interior. Why does real world never look like you tube hmmmm
Interesting no flash. I am usually running around with a xplorer 600 popping flash everywhere lol takes me about an hour to shoot a 2000 square foot house. Your method seems much faster.
In this video no flash... others with flash. Im in the middle of putting together a course... HDR method is what I recommend for someone just starting out so they can focus on composition and not so much on the camera variables. Course launching early 2021... im about 100 videos deep in the 200+ video course :)
@@rep_hub good to know that you use both. I've been shooting with the xplor 600 and layering with ambient, but thinking I need to practice HDR for cheaper homes/agents or when I need a quick shoot or turnaround time. Thanks for sharing your techniques!
Why are you shooting in ISO Auto and at f4?your shots have to be a little out of focus. I know it was said by someone else in the comments, but it’s always a better practice to get your shots level in camera. Also, why are you shooting everything in 3:2?
3:2 is aspect ratio we deliver. I’ll shoot f4-f11 with the lens I use depending. I recommend 7.1 or 8 if you are looking not to adjust and get consistent results with any wide angle lenses. Not all perform well at f4. ISO is has a set range of 100-400 so not fully auto. That’s the range I deem acceptable without a crazy amount of noise. 100 for exteriors and closer to 400 for interiors without have to adjust the iso setting. Hope this helps!
I will shoot at F4 at times when not using lighting. The Sony lenses I use produce a good result at F4. But if you are using a cheaper lens you would need to test your end result before doing so. The two main lenses I currently use are the 16-35 2.8 G Master and the 12-24 2.8 G Master. Hope this helps!
The main reason I shoot F4 is that I move quickly through homes and prefer a faster shutter speed at low iso settings. Three bracketed shots within 3 seconds.
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Its nice that you shoot the garage. So many real estate photographers, or maybe it is the relators that are leaving the garage out of listings. That is a very important space to some of us and it is frustrating when it gets left out of listings. Any relators watching, make sure you get garage shots!
Garage shots are usually an issue where the current residents usually have the last of their stuff in the garage for the move out
Most of the time they are filled with shit and look like crap so I skip them but if they are nice sometimes depending on the shoot I’ll include them
I always skip the garage. It’s always filled with garbage and doesn’t show well I’m pictures. If it’s nice, sure. If it’s full of junk. Leave it outttttt
@@christopherderksen5524 As someone who uses the garage for hobbies/tinkering, etc, I wouldn't care how it looked, I am more concerned with whether the space will work for me. Is there something that intrudes into the space like a water heater, how high is the ceiling, are the walls/ceiling finished, etc....
@@SupraWes i would suggest floor plans in that case then. Measures the garage
The sound of the shutter clicks are sooo satisfying!
This is too raw. Thank you so much for sharing what you know. You're a blessing. A legit teacher. Thanks much from PH!
Glad it was helpful!
I am taking a year off of school and starting a Real Estate photography business. I already had a A7III, lens (just traded for Tamron 17-28 f2.8 ), and Mavic Air 2, and so when I was looking for a job that could be worth my time and make decent money, I thought I would give it a shot. This video really helped me with what the process looks like. I have been practicing on my own house and been looking at houses on Zillow to do "mock trials" on how I would shoot it (angles, lighting, etc), but I like the visual guide of this video. Appreciate it.
how did it end up going?
Yeah how is it going? Or was it going?
@@Laura-sg6ss I did it for a few months. I’m in telecom engineering and going back to school now.
Great video! Helpful tips and tricks for finding the right compositions
Great job and thanks for sharing this information 👍
Thanks for watching!
Really helpful to see someone else's workflow. I've been trying to shoot flash + ambient, but realize I am moving at turtle speed. Trying to find the happy medium as I get my footing in this niche of the photography universe.
Also, how are you mounting your external monitor?
with a manfrotto friction arm built for the tripod quick connect port. Thanks for watching!
Just bounce one flash off the ceiling directly above your camera. Super easy and quick.
Jordan does a good job here with the HDR shooting workflow, although Jordan would suggest getting the Meike grip it has a remote and it is not an ir sensor type like yours I can fire mine from the next room much more convenient especially since I am usually firing it from behind the camera. As for Flash Ambient I have trained many non photographers to shoot real estate for me on the Sony’s I set custom dial one to hdr 3 bracket -2 and custom mem dial 2 to flash single frame settings so you just have to flick the dial quickly. Also here is a tip.. if you use a non Sony flash system our case I use Canon Godox triggers on the Sony it will fire during the first frame of the HDR bracket.. usually I am firing off the ad200 around 1/2 power or more to get the one pop only, this works because the camera doesn’t communicate with flash that way, so it just gets the fire instruction. With Sony triggers it communicates and the camera turns off the hdr bracket because it can’t fire for each frame. Now washrooms you will have to turn down the flash power. I literally can shoot a flash ambient 3000 sq ft home in 45 mins or less. Since I got a new wheely monopod Frankenstein creation I am even quicker and less tired as I am not doing curls with the tripod running around the house. Just have to watch out for uneven floors. Hope that helps.
Amazing! Thank you for showing us how the job is
Great video with great insight! Thanks :)
Glad it was helpful!
I am shooting my first property tomorrow and this video was so great to find, I took notes on several elements to be mindful of. Thanks man!!
Good luck!
This was great. Please do more. Thanks
More to come!
This was helpful thanks.
Glad to hear it :)
Awesome video thanks for walk through your shoot
Thanks for this great video. My zeiss lens broke and got this 16-35gm as a replacement. I find it less sharp so I was wondering what is your focus setting? Wide, zone, centre?
Great video. I'd have loved to see a quick view of what pictures the agent actually posted on the listing, and your own critique of why some and not others.
THANKS
Does the monitor you have assist you with visualizing the space from the client/home buyer perspective?
It surprises me you're not levelling your shots in camera. Yeah you can fix it later, but it's such a better practice to make it as good as you can get in the time that you have in camera.
Minor leveling adjustments is built into our presets, so no extra time on our end. If you don't have that, then I would recommend getting your shot more accurate during the shooting process. I prefer to move faster with level pretty good then slower with perfect level. Thanks for watching!
@@rep_hub do you sell those presets online? Thank you
I just came across your video. Very informative Thank you! My question is What software do you use post-production? I noticed your gear and it's high-end Sony. With gear like that do you have to do much editing? Also, thoughts on shooting with Micro 4/3 with pro lenses either Olympus or Lumix.
My question too. I shoot an Olympus OM-D with 4/3 lenses.
What is your gear set up? Specifically the external monitor, remote shutter and tripod bracket you are using. Do you have any cons to what you are using or would you recommend anything else? Thanks.
Hey Darin. Check the description I have since created the list of gear I used in the video. I shot this home with the A7SIII. Some homes require more megapixels (this camera on has 12 mp). For homes that need higher resolution I use the A1 or A7R4. Our go to all around camera we use for business is the A7III. Hope this helps :)
Sweet video, cool to see your perspective. I like the raw straight up no music style. You gotta get a gear head my man! It’s a game changer.
You sure do use 16mm a lot, even on close up angled shots where everything is distorted. Would love to see the results of your edits
Ill test one out. Which one do you recommend?
@@rep_hub Benro gear head has been my go to for years
Watching lots of different videos to learn Real estate photography, and while only at 7:25, yours gives good detail on initial walkthrough and shooting. What is the extra video scree you use? I like the idea of it, but what is it called? Also, unless I missed it in the video, what lens do you use? Thanks for any info
Atomos Ninja V
What lens and mm focal length did you use? Not sure if you mentioned that and I missed it? Thanks!
for this home I shot with my 16-35 2.8 G Master Sony Lens. Most of the shots are take at 16mm. Hope this helps!
@@rep_hub Awesome, thanks :) That's a nice lens! Do you think the Sony a7c would be good enough for this? What camera are you on?
Great video! Do you shoot your pics in RAW?
Yes. Raw
nicely done. When do you use flash? Your ISO always set to auto? Why F4 vs F6.3? Thanks
Depends on the house for lighting. I’ll shoot F4-F11 depending. I usually like a lower setting if I can’t tell a difference for a faster shutter speed. ISO isn’t fully auto but a preset lower range of 100-400 so I don’t have to change it during the shoot… higher than 400 the noise in the image can be problematic. Hope this helps! :)
Noticed your shooting at F/4. If I shot that I would be back the next day. Was this intended? I have always been taught that you need to be between f/8- f/11. Am I missing something? Thanks great video.
What do you use for post production? What would you recommend, New to real estate photography.
Lightroom for starters. Auto stack your images and use hdr merge… when selecting multiple stacks will merge each individually. From there just edit to you liking
Great video, do you do drone shots??
It’s incredible how fast you shoot this house. I just got my A6600 and learning sony camera. Obviously your shooting bracketing shots without flash. I’m just wondering about the camera setting because you never touch the dial and just go with the work flow. Specifically I’m looking for a video how to set AEB with flash in a single shot. Idk if that’s possible tho lol. But hopefully I can get to your speed level when shooting a property
Yes is possible for flash bracketed. That was our method of shooting for years. I’ll post a video on the topic at some point. Glad you found it helpful
I currently have a sony a7ii- do you think this is a good enough camera to get started with in real estate photography? or do you recommend upgrading to a new camera?
The Sony A7ii was our workhorse one of my guys was always using it.. although the shutter on it has finally gone funky I am told.. ( still works when I whip it out) Anyways that is a beast of a camera sensor is amazing and shot thousands of properties for us and was left in some baking cars in its day. It is the perfect camera for real estate really unless you need 4K video. Our guys now are on the a7iii and a7iv’s A7iv is an amazing hybrid camera for photo and video.. but I don’t like to change lenses too many times so when I am out I usually do photos with a7iii and 422 video with the a7iv it is just a speed thing for me.. cameras all set up and ready to go job to job. I have the a7iv already mounted to the gimbal so I don’t have to fiddle with the balancing.
Hi,loved your video probably the best one i have seen so far,i noticed you don,t use single center focus but a group of focus points,what did you actually use,thanks.
I usually use the wide focus setting. Delivers good results most the time. It's rare to be out of focus using a wide angle with that setting.... with Sony camera's that is :)
@@rep_hub I agree on the sony. My a7II even my old SLT-a58 were just fine with wide, but my Canon EOS R... not the same with wide, strange
Excuse my amateur question, but I'm wondering about the aperture. I see the photos are taken at an f4. And a quick snap and go. I'd be so paranoid I'd get back home to post and everything's not in full focus. I thought f8-11 was ideal to capture entire spaces in focus. Is there something I'm missing here?
Wide focus area at f4 I’ve never had problems. Allows camera to function faster and I’m happy with result but I know how my gear performs and results. This is very important. Hope this helps
Hi, what is the setting for your AEB shots? How do you keep always from 0 to +1and -1 without adjusting every time ? Thanks
Drive mode in Sony -3, 0, +3 3.0 EV 3 images. Hope this helps!
Hi Jordan, Thanks for your Video. I am also a Real Estate Photographer for 8 Years. Currentely I am learning a bit about the Sony setup,etc,etc. I have used Nikon for years. I am curious which HDR software you are using ! Is it Enfuse, Aurora or maybe SNS. Which software setting do you use for this sony setting ? Thanks !
Enfuse is your best option for more natural looking photos although it requires some editing before you get there.. My suggestion would be to separate a minus one and a plus one frame from your set the if you are using auto white balance it will change.. what I used to do for this is my minus one frame would be the one I would be generating most of the colour from I would radial fix colour casts from window blue to warm tungsten lights until it came out looking pretty close to natural.. then my second bright frame I would use more as luminosity layer just pull back the highlights and do any other tweaks to your liking.. then I would turn down the vibrancy to 20 % export both out as tifs.. for the whole batch of -1 frame and plus one.. one coloured one for luminosity purposes then batch edit them in Enfuse once they are outputted they used to be pretty close to finished, throw back into Lightroom for a final few tweaks and some bump tweaks and export out finals.
hey, what kind of screen is that you have on your tripod? thanks :)
Hi Jordan could you recommend a good wireless shutter release capable with the A 7 iii, thanks
Sony Wireless Remote Commander model: mt-p1bt I like bluetooth for range as well as not having to point it in a certain direction.
I will definitely make sure I don’t need to do pros production
What kind of camera do you have and it seems like your taking pictures in different lights when you went through them. How do you set up your camera to automatically take different pictures in different iso?
This one is a7siii… use bracketed photos to have camera fire multiple shots and different exposures automatically. Hope this helps! :)
Can you do a video of the camera set up you used here? Great video! Thank you for sharing!
On my to do list :)
What equipment did you use, awesome video and explanations
A7siii and 16-35 2.8 g master lens for this particular job shadow.
Thanks for the video. i noticed that your setting for the three exposures is at 3 stops, but when the shutter speed shows for each frame some of the images seem to be 1/30, 1/60 and 1/4, not three stops apart. does the video not show what the actual shutter speeds are? Also, do you get color variation using auto iso? Thanks again.
Three Exposure Values or EV -3, 0, +3... Shutter speed does vary from exposure to exposure.... If a darker exposure shorter shutter speed, it brighter exposure a longer shutter speed. I haven't noticed color variables using auto iso. Hope this helps.
@@rep_hub Thanks Jordan. i got the idea of ev changes, but when i watched your screen inset of the back of your camera in the video showing the shutter speeds as three images were taken, the shutter speed did not change three stops, sometimes one or two. is the ev change a combination of the changing shutter speed coupled with an alteration in the iso with the iso set on auto? ps. sorry if i over stepped my bounds with the other post...
Any HDR techniques you using?
Thank you Jordan! Quick question, around what time do you start your jobs/ take the pictures, for lighting purposes?
Our photographers usually start at 9am and finish after sunset if they have a twilight on their calendar as well. Hope this helps!
Thanks Jordan. What field monitor and clamp set up do you have ? And normally shoot with f4 ? Thanks
Hey Mike. I personally like shooting F4 unless using lighting or trying to get some distant background in focus. Im using the Atomos NinjaV so I can get that perspective for the course im currently working on.
@@rep_hub thanks Jordan appreciate it. Thanks for the videos
This was great!
Any chance you recorded the editing process for this shoot?
Glad you liked it :)
uploading the complete HDR editing process on another home tonight. Process is the same. Cheers
@@rep_hub Hello there...
I'm a real estate photo editor
Could you help us?
How did you record your camera screen for the overlays? Is that an external recorder, not just a monitor?
Atomos NinjaV
awesome video. I am a new photographer and using a DSLR Nikon 3200. Can you make a recommendation for a slave screen and tether set up?
Fantastic video. You are the only real estate photographer I've watched who uses a monitor and I think it is a perfect solution for speed and accuracy. When I looked up the Ninja V, the price is around $600. I'm not familiar with monitors, but the Ninja V seems to be geared towards recording. If I'm not recording and will strictly use this for photography monitoring, do you have a recommendation for a solid, decent resolution and brightness, decent battery life, decent screen size... monitor? Thanks!
Atomos makes a monitor only version called Shinobi you may be interested in.
@@rep_hub Thanks for the great information! What is the mount you use?
@@rep_hub Would love to know what mount you use!
any video on how you edit these photos
Not sure if you noticed but your f stop is at 4.0 Was that by accident?
how much $ is your gear about? It seems so easy with a click and the big screen in real time. I do not use HDR post as most of it seems fake (at my price point).
In this video I was shooting with A7SIII and Sony GM 16-35 Lens.
When I do the Sony -3, 0, +3 3.0 EV 3 images settings, my A7Siii always playes with the ISO instead the shutter like in your video. How can I change that? Thank you man!!
You need to set your iso setting lower and upper limit. Even though my camera shows Auto iso it is actually appropriately set by be to 100-400. Adjust your auto range should fix the issue. Hope this helps!
Could you show the post production edits?
What editor do you use for real estate photography?
Hey Izhaan. We have our own upwork team of editors. Hope this helps!e
I don't think you mentioned this and it's something I think about a lot when shooting houses out here in Phoenix: if you're shooting a hallway-facing angle from say the master bedroom, and you can see out the bedroom door and there's another bedroom, or bathroom across the hall, do you leave that door open or closed? I think compositionally it looks better with the hallway bathroom or other bedroom door closed but I also think when a homebuyer is looking at the photos they might want to see how one room relates to, or is adjacent to, other rooms.
Always let them open, it shows the buyers the house Tour
Yes open is better but just remember you will get colour cast issues and different light exposures, especially if you are using a flambeint shooting style, there is ways around that too but instead of extra pops for each room, I usually just fix it up in post with the right selections and some solid Lightroom presets that boost it for me quickly. But I have one of my togs that drives me nuts with capturing 20 open doors with the worst colour casts and lighting.. Sometimes it is better to show less. Depending on the mls system in your area some have photo amount limitations.. Toronto’s used to only be 25 photos until the last couple of years, if you are limited skip the connecting shots and stick to the main room shots. If you have no limitations then capture them, but just be cognizant that it will mean extra work for you in post. So it depends on your pricing and the competition in your market. Time is money.
question: whats the little flash thingy your using before the camera goes off?
I believe you are referring to camera remote? I use that to trigger the camera so I don't have to push the camera shutter and create camera shake.
@@rep_hub whats the brand of the camera remote?
Would like to see how these pictures came out
what is that screen you are looking at connected to your tripod?
Atomos Ninja V
couldn't tell if you use the level on tripod and camera. some people are obsessing over that, but I guess that slows things down quite a bit.
Hey I have a question why do you turn off the fans in the house? I know someone who has been doing real estate photography for 10+ years and tells me to leave them on while shooting? Why is that and why do you turn them off!?!? I hope you see this :)
off.... fan motion blur is distracting in my opinion. I like fans on low for video though. hope this helps.
Fantastic job!
Please, could you explain the exposure time for sub-expotion and over-expotion photos?
Thanks a lot!
Best regards.
Exposure time shorter for -3 and longer for +3. Not sure if that answers you question. -3 darker image, less light, faster shutter. +3 brighter image, more light, longer shutter.
@@rep_hub Yes, this answer clarify my doubt. Thank you!
Notice how the camera screen said the camera was going to take 3 photos, one at -3EV, one at normal, and one at =3EV. The camera will do this exposure automatically. Merge them together with your photo editor.
Crazy how you have the height of the tripod and camera so high indoors. It's chest level. Most photographers choose just around hip/waist. Is it because of higher ceilings?
Great video, I love how you showed the camera screen with pip :)
Glad you liked it!
What type of tripod are you using?
Manfrotto 190x
Why do you use auto ISO? and why not shoot at f8 - f11 ?
what lens and camera do you use?
In this video A7SIII and Sony GM 16-35, but our media specialists shoot with A7III and Zeiss 16-35. Hope this helps.
Very well done. Thanks so much, this is a must watch video for even experienced Real Estate photographers.
One question: I understand why you shoot at f4.0 (from your comment above) but I don't see how f4.0 can give you continuous sharp focus from close to far, especially when you are using Auto focus. It seems like manual focus at f8 would always provide perfect focus from close to far.
Our team default is f8 but if you have high-quality lenses, you can't really tell a difference when shooting wide real estate photos... I personally prefer a faster shutter speed at f4. It allows me to move faster through the house. Conventional wisdom would say f8 is better, but I've done several tests with the lenses I use, and they perform well at F4.... if you were to shoot an object or a person, you would see a big difference in aperture settings but not much when shooting a wide room in real estate. If you are using a low quality wide angle lens, you will notice a difference. I shoot with Sony G Master lenses. It does matter, though if you are trying to capture mountain view at a property... for those I bump my aperture... usually around f13. Hope this helps.
What about contracts with the realtor? If you haven't done a video on that, it'd be worth doing.
Noted foe future content
How much are you charging for this shoot Jordan? By the hour or by photo?
Good question. We charge based on square footage.
Expensive external monitor, yet stays stuck in auto ISO en F4.0...
I think you can do a whole lot better when you actually control the shutterspeed yourself. No reason to not be in manual and lowest ISO settings when you are using a tripod..
It’s interesting that you shoot everything on auto. WB ISO. I still have much to learn.
I can shoot many ways but I tend to prefer to focus on composition and let the camera do it’s thing vs manual settings on every shot. Just a preference. Thx for watching
Yes for pros like Jordan it is a speed thing and shooting RAW WB is not an issue.. But if you are doing video I suggest you manual the white balance as you don’t have as much wiggle room to fix WB in a compressed video codec.
Lens? 24-70 or 16-35?
Sony 16-35mm G Master.
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Who does staging and should it be a requirement since it really brings more emotions than an empty house?
What is the average time you spend on a shoot?
Depends on size of home and if photo ready. For your average home less than 30 when vacant and less that 45 when occupied. Those are averages. There are other variables to consider, but a good avg.
Jordan, great video.
It was a pleasure watching you swiftly move from one room to the next.
My question -
I did not notice how you focused for each shot in the various rooms. How did you focus, did you use Zone Focusing?
Could you please explain your focusing,
Thanks again for an excellent video. I look forward to watching more videos from you.
All the best, James.
Autofocus set to wide.
Why f4 in u opening shots and auto iso😮
Shooting on f4?
dro auto?
You shoot at F4? I normally do F8
I shoot a range from f4 to f11. It’s important to know Lens performance before selecting aperture. F8 is a safe bet and is our standard real estate photography aperture recommended setting. Hope this helps!
why auto ISO and not shutter priority?
It really not full auto iso... but auto iso with a range set 100-400.... camera will select 100 for exteriors and 400 for darker rooms interior without having to adjust the setting manually for reach shot/room. Home this helps.
Hi don't you use a flash, it's just that I didn't you move a flash around?
I use flash on most properties. I do several job shadows using flash in the courses at realestatemediacourses.com. I designed this video for someone just getting started that needs to focus on getting proper composition and not so much on flash/camera settings... not to make the process more complex than it needs to be. Hope this help! :)
@@rep_hub Thanks for your reply. I agree as I am doing real estate photography myself. I enjoyed seeing someone else's ideas and ways of photography. I also like to keep things simple. Thanks again.mal
you shoo at f4?
Good video, Can please describe your equipment for this shooting and why or is this your usual ? Thank you
I have a lot of different gear I use, but almost always a Sony Mirrorless camera with a Sony wide angle lens. Zeiss 16-35; Sony 16-35 GM or Sony 12-24 GM
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10:05, In this scene, why didn't you just set the lamp on the floor while you grabbed your shot of the area?
What is HDR and AEB?
AEB is automatic exposure bracketing and HDR is high dynamic range.
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I’m surprised that you don’t use a grid or a level to make sure your lines are straight.
Why aperture priority?
just to keep things as simple as possible on this particular shoot. I go more complex on many training videos at realestatemediacourses.com if interested. Thanks Miguel.
So you only shoot at f4 and auto iso?
I personally shoot f4 most of the time shooting hdr without flash... with flash usually 7.1... I like a faster shutter and no big side effects from my experience at f4 in image quality... That being said that is how I do it... Most of our photographers shoot closer to 7.1... I will also increase it if im trying to get a distance shot with house as well... like a mountain in the background, etc.... I also dont like managing a manual iso, so typically I do shoot auto iso 100-400... I like being efficient... This video is part of a course I am launching at the beginning of 2021... In the middle of the videos right now... about 100 videos into it of 200+ :)
@@rep_hub Thanks for the detailed feedback. I am always trying to learn all I can about the various techniques. Looking forward to seeing what your course contains. Thanks again!
You shot in hdr right?
On this property yes. We shoot different methods depending on the property/products ordered. Thanks!
Huh I just shot a 1200 square foot home and every ambient shot I took the outside was so blown out but yours all seem pleasantly exposed with a perfectly exposed interior. Why does real world never look like you tube hmmmm
looks used 1635gm. but linking 20G lens -.-
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Interesting no flash. I am usually running around with a xplorer 600 popping flash everywhere lol takes me about an hour to shoot a 2000 square foot house. Your method seems much faster.
In this video no flash... others with flash. Im in the middle of putting together a course... HDR method is what I recommend for someone just starting out so they can focus on composition and not so much on the camera variables. Course launching early 2021... im about 100 videos deep in the 200+ video course :)
For our higher end shoot I use the Godox AD 600 Pro, so similar to what you use. I will have videos on that method as well.
@@rep_hub good to know that you use both. I've been shooting with the xplor 600 and layering with ambient, but thinking I need to practice HDR for cheaper homes/agents or when I need a quick shoot or turnaround time. Thanks for sharing your techniques!
Why are you shooting in ISO Auto and at f4?your shots have to be a little out of focus. I know it was said by someone else in the comments, but it’s always a better practice to get your shots level in camera. Also, why are you shooting everything in 3:2?
3:2 is aspect ratio we deliver. I’ll shoot f4-f11 with the lens I use depending. I recommend 7.1 or 8 if you are looking not to adjust and get consistent results with any wide angle lenses. Not all perform well at f4. ISO is has a set range of 100-400 so not fully auto. That’s the range I deem acceptable without a crazy amount of noise. 100 for exteriors and closer to 400 for interiors without have to adjust the iso setting. Hope this helps!
Are you shouting 3 bracketed HDR’s ? And are your shooting 1 stop over , 1 under and a normal exposure?
Late answer but you can see in the screen view he's doing 2 stops
so ur just shooting one photo and not HDR?
Seems he's using auto HDR, I can hear the shutter close theee times. Everything is being shot on automatic.
He’s shooting 3 shot BKT 3 stops over and 3 stops under continuous. It’s seen on his screen settings
This home was HDR. 3 exposures per image. -3, 0, +3
@@rep_hub How do you set it to that? mine will only do 0.3 increments and I don't want to do 9 photos LOL. Cheers
you can change it, just press left or right. I found out about it later too lol @@louisburley1597
f4 ?
I will shoot at F4 at times when not using lighting. The Sony lenses I use produce a good result at F4. But if you are using a cheaper lens you would need to test your end result before doing so. The two main lenses I currently use are the 16-35 2.8 G Master and the 12-24 2.8 G Master. Hope this helps!
The main reason I shoot F4 is that I move quickly through homes and prefer a faster shutter speed at low iso settings. Three bracketed shots within 3 seconds.
@@rep_hub I was only wondering about enough depth of field at f4. But obviously you do fine at that setting. Thanks.