Full Real Estate Video Shoot with Shot by Shot Commentary

[@Gerald_G]

Wow! So much value in this video. It’s very helpful to see the actual steps and hear your actual train of thought for each shot. Thanks a TON!

[@Ry311GP]

Great work. Simple, concise and real world talk. Also for me, you don’t need to apologize for the lack focus peaking or anything you felt you were short on. You got a like and a sub for being you.

[@oranzovaponozka]

What a fantastic video. Again. I wish I discovered you much earlier! I love the way you explain things, no bullshit what you ate for a dinner etc, just straight to the point. You are truly amazing, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@roriestannard9467]

Second this!!!!!!!

[@36206]

Awesome instructional video! Thank you!

[@visualsbyandre8235]

Take a look at my real estate videos for more ideas and let me know what you think.

[@henrry9099]

I was so worried about the shakiness of my shots, this video is just what I needed, thank you for another value packed video Mike!

[@brettgazi]

Another great and helpful video! You have helped me so much in gaining confidence in going after my passion in real estate photography. Cannot thank you enough for your time, content and valuable insight.

[@mike2687]

This is helpful way to show your workflow and giving the reasons to why you make such choices. Could you possibly give a 3 part breakdown of how long this took? How much time for drone, interior video and post for both? I'm fairly new to real estate photography and looking to add more elements to what I'll offer. Thank you!

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Glad you found it helpful! Drone was photos and video and took about 30 mins to shoot. Video took about maybe 40 mins. The video took me about an hour and a half to edit.

[@dancrosby6091]

Just subbed. Looking to get into Real Estate videography. I appreciate you taking the time to teach. Keep paying it forward👍

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Cheers! Hope my videos help 😊

[@airadaimagery692]

Do you think that it would had helped if you would had brought a small video light along just to help out with that bathroom shot? Awesome video! Thanks so much.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! I don’t think it would’ve helped much to have a light as it would’ve probably created a hot spot. Maybe on a dim setting or try to bounce it off the ceiling. I think I got it looking halfway decent just by color correcting it in editing.

[@airadaimagery692]

Inside Real Estate Photography oh I’m sure you did... Im new to all this and when I first saw that tiny room with bad lighting I just thought to myself how I would not have known what to do if I were trying to video something like that and have it come out looking nice... I guess I’ll learn about that when I start editing my real estate videos. Thanks!

[@VisiPianoOfficial]

Love your 'job shadow' style videos! Couple of questions I had: 1) How did you record the camera's screen? Been interested in doing something like this :) 2) You said you were using 120fps but I noticed that you had the shutter speed at 1/125 and not 1/250. I know motion blur depends on the video style but just want to know your intake/opinion on using this shutter speed. 3) What PP do you use for the real estate videos? EDIT: You answered the 2nd question at 15:15 just after I finished sending this message 😂 Thanks! Please keep more of these coming :)

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! I’m recording the screen via external recorder (atomos ninja v) and I’m shooting with PP1. Will definitely be exploring the new s log 3 capabilities soon with the a7siii but haven’t really had a chance to mess around yet!

[@triplewinlin5576]

Very helpful, loved the pan across the doorway shot of the kitchen.

[@alono4473]

Great video, so detailed and well explained! I just have some questions if it's ok to ask since I'm a newbie: 1) I saw when shooting, the windows were blown out, how you manage to avoid this since you are focusing for example in the dining table in this apartment? 2) When you modify white balance, you always try to set it to look like more cool than warm? Cause I saw before adjusting WB the image looks like orange because of the lights. 3) At what time you usually go and shoot real estate videos? 4) You shot mostly everything in F 2.8, when you usually change the aperture and why? 5) When adjusting ISO you can see in the camera screen if there's noise? Thanks in advance! 🙏

[@alono4473]

Hi! By any chance you saw my previous comment? Thanks! 🙏🏼

[@DronieBoy]

How do you call this type of music? I use epidemicsounds under what category should I being looking for? Well done video

[@m77ast]

Thanks. I was thinking of one light blasted at the ceiling with the correct colour temperature. No need to change colour temperature. I was just thinking.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

I think it would be hard to make it look good without any hot spots

[@2009LDP]

Great video as ever! I noticed that you kept the shutter at 1/125 with f2.8 and adjusted the iso up/down. How does light flicker effect you filming? What do you typically change, the shutter speed?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

I didn’t have any issues with flickering at this shoot but yes, lowering your shutter speed will help which makes filming at 120 fps sometimes more difficult because of the higher shutter speed. I would shoot at 60 fps if it was a big problem and that would help

[@ebelleau]

Great video! I have one question as to forward and reverse shots...I just do push-ins and reverse them in post for different looks with the same outcome. Why not do that?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Nothing wrong with that as long as nothing else is moving in the frame because then it would be going backwards.

[@ebelleau]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography haha yeah for RE work that’s not gonna be an issue 99% of the time Less space on the SD card and less shooting Great content brother cheers!

[@adilsonmoralezfotografo2529]

Excellent video and thanks for sharing. Do you have a video showing your post processing? There is a huge difference between the images on the shot x the final video. Thanks again

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! Yes, I do have a video on that. You can view it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH7TXoeopL-GqbM

[@palebeachbum]

Great video. Thank you for sharing this and taking the time to narrate it. Out of curiosity, how long does it take you to do all your video shots like this for a typical sized 3 bed 2 bath house? You're excellent at your craft and a good benchmark. I'm new to this and have a lot of room for improvement.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! About 45 mins to an hour

[@bobzhang5875]

Nice video and good editing, show us how your editing if you have chance, watch almost all ur video, love them.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! I have a video out already on editing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH7TXoeopL-GqbM

[@RafalKontrym]

Hi, thanks for another great video. What picture profile do you use while shooting vids, Auto, Standard, Flat etc? I'm a Nikon shooter so maybe Sony has different names.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

I use picture profile 1 most of the time on the Sony. It’s basically just “standard”.

[@crystalwizardstudios]

Great video! Felt like I was right there with you. I always feel leveled up after watching your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@jspate61]

Many thanks. Really appreciate what you are sharing. I always do some experimentation after watching your stuff. "We learn as we go." Question: my Canon M50 only gives me 59.whatever fps. Can I slow this down enough in post production to make it sell? Cheers from Montreal QC

[@matthewosbornmedia8828]

Easily 60fps is well more than enough. I shoot all mine in 30 and slow them down to 23.976 as the agents I work with want a more walk through style during the pandemic.

[@AliShariaty]

Hi, I use a Canon 6D and doesn’t have cool features like focus peaking. I wonder if I should use auto focus or manual focus. When I use manual focus on infinity with f5.6, I’m not happy with the sharpness of my video focus. I’m using ef 16-35 f4.0. And shoot at 60fps with shutter speed 1/125. I really appreciate the advice. Thank you.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Manual focus for video is definitely the way to go otherwise you’ll have focus hunting issues. Focusing on infinity is probably the issue. That’s too far. I check and adjust my focus for each shot pretty much. You should have focus magnification so that’s what I would use to make sure your focus is correct.

[@AliShariaty]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography Thank you so much

[@AliShariaty]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography using manual focus with magnifier was really a great tip. I practiced several times so the problem now is lets say I am doing a push in shot into a kitchen. before the shot I stay outside the kitchen and focus on a stove knob or any other appliances in the far. sharp focus when I am standing still, then when I walk in, the distances changes and therefore focus is gone. I am using F5.6. So my question is in push in push out scenarios where the objects stand still, where should I put the original focus on before I start shooting? Thank you so much for the advise.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

@@AliShariaty you should still be ok with that. Maybe don’t focus on something all the way across the room but something like more like 3/4 away across the room

[@AliShariaty]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography After several tests I think it’s not an issue with focus. The quality is just not good enough. The picture on a cell phone is super sharp but low in quality on a bigger screen. I just expected way more from 6D mark ii and an “L” lens.

[@luxuryhomescanada-architec3285]

Hi, I' like to know which lens do you use to film all nice details after a general shooting? I have my Sony A7SIII with the lens Tamron 18-28. But what Lens to put for details? I'm a new in this business without any experience in photography. Thank you in advance!

[@TheChoofamily]

One more question: so only focus the camera manually? do you focus at the back of the room? Does this keep everything sharp enough at f/2.8? Would you recommend using like a wide area focus mode at all?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Yes, focus toward the back of the room. Its all good at 2.8. I would highly recommend staying away from autofocus. I know from years of experience. I’ve had many shots ruined from the camera adjusting focus mid shot when using auto.

[@LesHutt]

Another great video mate, I may have missed in the start of video, but what setting were you using apart from manual white balance? Thank you for these great videos :)

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thank you! Yeah, just mainly manual WB, manual focus with focus peaking turned on and just manually adjusting my exposure mainly using iso.

[@carmendemlova4516]

Another great video and amazing content for newbies like me! thank you so much!!!! learned a lot from you🙌

[@Media-oq9ux]

I love all your tutorials. I cant figure out why your verticals were so off on your shots? I pass your name along at times in the fakebook groups.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! I don’t concern myself with verticals when shooting video

[@Jckal]

What picture profile do you use to record real estate videos?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

PP1

[@Jckal]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography Thank you!

[@tonyturphotography]

Great work. I have the same setup. I find pp1 very hard for post. I shoot highrisies with big windows and the contrast is killer. I also have a question is there a reason you aim down almost 85%of your shots? I have been shooting at 60fps and find it enough I guess. Is there a real need for all that storage space? Thanks again it’s great to see others using the same gear.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! Yeah PP1 is definitely on the contrasty side. Experimenting more with slog 3 now with the a7siii and 10 bit. There’s not particular reason my shots are tilted down. I make no attempt to keep it level if that’s what you’re asking about. Don’t feel it’s necessary with video

[@tonyturphotography]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography I actually don’t mind it I was just wondering if theirs a reasoning behind it. I defiantly think that changing it up is one of the only ways to keep it interesting be it angles or focal lengths. I’m going to start using slog3 myself. I’d like to be able to balance my shot moreZ if you use catalyst you will see your able to change your iso in post and reexport not a step I want to do but it’s nice option to have. Thanks for all you videos it’s definitely help guide me in the right direction. Plus who doesn’t like tech talk.

[@matthewosbornmedia8828]

Thanks for the video love them as always. Have a couple of questions. What polarizer are you using? I am looking to get some to test. Secondly, what would you roughly charge for a property of this size?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! I’m using this zeiss circular polarizer: amzn.to/3jzsAFX

[@kallepernu9251]

Your footage looked bouncy but after the edit super smooth? What do you use for stabilize it? Any tips for those speedramps?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Nothing except slow it down to 24fps from 120fps. Makes a big difference!

[@kallepernu9251]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography ok i usually go 60p and my ninja walk is horrible so i have to try that 120p out. Thanks!

[@TheChoofamily]

Thank you for your video. This is very helpful to me since I've been asked to shoot a walk through but have not done one officially yet. Question: You said that you're shooting at 120 fps. When I attempt that in my practice shoots I get a lot of flickering and fluctuations with the light in the rooms. Also, because I'm shooting at 240 shutter speed (I read that you should double the shutter speed of the fps?). I read online that this is due to the LED light wavelengths. Because of this, I've been shooting at 60 and 30 fps instead, but I would much rather shoot at 120 fps. How do you get around this?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Yes some LED lights can cause that issue but I don’t have much of a problem. That’s correct, you should double the shutter speed of the frame rate however I usually shoot at 1/125 shutter speed and it’s totally fine.

[@TheChoofamily]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography Great! Thanks for your response. I'll test out some footage at 1/125 with 120 fps and see how it goes. Thanks again!

[@karunnaidu5060]

Nice vedio sir 👍

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thank you!

[@AliShariaty]

Hi Mike, Do you use any special picture profile like SLOG2?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Just using PP1 for this

[@georgf2056]

Hi Mike, do you keep camera /lens stabilization turned on while using the gimbal? Does it add to overall image stability if kept turned on? Thanks!

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

I do keep it on because I figure it can’t hurt and might smooth out some of the micro jitters

[@georgf2056]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography Thanks for your thoughts. I'm asking because I'm not sure if there's any benefits of spending the extra 500 USD in getting the stabilized a6600 over the a6400. The Gimbal should take care of jitters anyway? Also, do you see any benefit of using a FF over APS-C at all to prevent blown-out windows if in slog? The dynamic range is pretty much the same (around EV 14) for both Sonys. Thanks!

[@yahirkoshel2152]

How about to make veryicals vertical?

[@cmjphoto]

Great channel! Very “transparent” and informative! Quick question regarding shutter speed on this shoot. You shot at 120 FPS but was still ok to have 1/125 shutter speed? Obviously the footage looks great, but this breaks the “180 degree rule”? (Asking for a friend ;) )

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Yeah, I find the footage looks just fine at 1/125!

[@cmjphoto]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography THANKS! I'll give it a go on my next shoot.

[@Listingbox]

This rule doesnt quite apply the same when moving slow/not having movement in the shot (people)/ and also when you plan on slowing it down in post. Things only look weird when your watching it in normal speed.

[@aaronmoore1238]

Do you not worry about your verticals being vertical in order to capture more of the floor?

[@lerly]

Can you make a video with photoshop actions to help blending of images? I know this is a video but I just watched the other one of your hand blending and would love to see it maybe?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Yes! It’s on my list of videos to make in the near future 😉

[@lerly]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography you can’t make videos fast enough lol, I’ve seen almost all of them and went from almost no gigs to over 6-10 a week with a waiting list using everything you’ve taught, so if there is any ever doubt that what your doing is making a difference for people just know it is and has changed my real estate photography so much!!

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

@@lerly Wow man, that's great to hear!! Thanks for sharing that.

[@Leukick]

That's so cool! You can film at 120fps with a 1/125 shutter, and slow it down in post with no problems? Do you convert/export your final video to 24 or 30 fps? Congrats on your good work

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! Yeah, I’ve never experienced any issues at 1/125. I’m exporting at 24fps.

[@zzigbang8230]

3:50

[@m77ast]

Any idea about bringing your own constant lighting?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

For the budget of a real estate video that would be just way too time consuming and too big a production. If you're getting paid a bunch of money for the job and spending the whole day there then sure, I would consider that.

[@m77ast]

I think we will go for the ronin S. We were considering Ronin S, Ronin SC or the Crane 2S. Ronin SC is the best in terms of locking arms, price and it’s a ronin but I don’t know if it will carry a canon 5Diii with a wide Tamron lens. The Crane 2S has everything but is £200 more and I don’t think that extra £200 is worth more than the Ronin S.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Love my ronin S!

[@runthermal8894]

I was wondering the reason for exporting at 24fps and if that is what causes the railing to flicker and the slight stuttering in the opening interior video?

[@runthermal8894]

ok so the slow frame rate is to remove shake, could you use a cinematic style gimbal in order to maintain a high frame rate and smoothness?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

@@runthermal8894 everything is shot on a gimbal. 24fps has a more “filmic” or “cinematic” look so that’s why I export and edit in 24fps. I’m not sure what stuttering you are seeing but it wouldn’t be caused by being 24fps.

[@ww_meysa_be-sammeylaerts6633]

My recording is shaking alot more.. Do you do something in post to remove shaking?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

No I don’t usually. Might be that your gimbal is not balanced properly or your walking isn’t smooth enough possibly.

[@scottgilbertson2618]

I'm curious on what kind of insurance you have to cover the Drone operations and Camera operations. Im finding it difficult to get insured under Drone operations. Your videos are very informative. Thank you!

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! I’m using State Farm for insurance right now. They were by far the best rates for drone coverage that I can find. I know a lot of real estate photographers use them for that reason. You’re right, the drone complicates the insurance thing but definitely check out State Farm.

[@scottgilbertson2618]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography thank you!! I called my agent yesterday and they said they couldn't insure a drone photographer. Ugh. The struggles of buisiness.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

@@scottgilbertson2618 oh wow! That’s the first I heard of that. Maybe it’s dependent on your state or area.

[@efemerum]

Hi. In camera settings you had 60fps?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

120fps

[@lerly]

Hey I have a a6100 for photos doing bracketed shots but it only does +2/ 3 photos and not 5, do you think that's fine?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Yeah for the most part that will do fine. If you are masking in for a window view you may need an additional shot if it’s super bright outside

[@jonthebeing]

I only have a 16-35mm f4 do you think it’s manageable to shoot inside with an f4

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Absolutely. I used the 16-35 f/4 for years before getting the 2.8

[@clarityphotography7493]

Hey Mike, thank you as always. Do you notice Zillow or MLS compressing photos? I’ll send my 1920x1080 photos to my clients and they’ll put on the MLS and Zillow and they look compressed and a total loss of quality.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Hey! 1920x1080 is small for photos. I would export at a higher resolution.

[@clarityphotography7493]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography they look great when I send them, it’s only when they’re put on zillow and mls they look bad. could the realtors possibly be downloading them at a lower quality from dropbox?

[@clarityphotography7493]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography Also I shoot at 16:9 because zillow crops them right?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

@@clarityphotography7493 I shoot photos at 3:2 which is the typical aspect ratio for photos so that’s what I would recommend. Zillow May do some sort of cropping to 16:9 because it’s irregular but I’m not positive.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

@@clarityphotography7493 what’s individual file sizes of the photos you are sending roughly? If they are downloading from Dropbox it should be at the same resolution you sent them.

[@DMarloww]

Do you use manual focus or auto focus when walking through a home?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

All manual focus otherwise you'll get focus hunting in your shots. I've tried it with auto focus many times and its ruined a lot of shots!

[@dreamalchemymedia]

Super informative thanks a lot! I was wondering your thoughts on 360 cameras and virtual tours and how they fit into the real estate photography offering

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Yeah, they are definitely a pretty important part of of our services. I haven’t gotten into that yet with any videos but definitely plan to sooner or later!

[@iamtherjp]

I'm a bit at a loss with all of the exterior footage. I was able to figure out which building the apartment was in until the zoom in transition took place.

[@rockandrollkid21]

What is the highest ISO you would shoot at with that camera before you would use a light?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

It has usable footage at very high ISOs however I wouldn’t say that would be in replace of lights. Lights, if used correctly, will always make footage look better. For real estate however I’m just using available light 100 % of the time.

[@rockandrollkid21]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography what video light do you recommend? how do you feel about godox sl60w?

[@123antonni]

Can you maybe show how you edited the video? Really good :)

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! I already have a video on how I edit my videos that you can check out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH7TXoeopL-GqbM

[@123antonni]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography oh thank you! :)

[@seekeroftruth101]

Pretty cool. I learned some cool tips from you. Thanks!

[@SotoUnit23]

Thank you for providing awesome content! Wanted to know, do you always keep your settings on Kelvin temperature? I usually put mine on auto or sun if I'm outside. I want to make sure Im doing it right. Thanks

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Thanks! I always do it manually. If you’re outside then using the sunny setting is totally fine. You just want to avoid auto (especially indoors) because you are going to experience color shifts in the middle of your shots which is definitely something you do not want to happen.

[@tomy79777]

How is your focus set up in whole this video?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Manual focus

[@andyschmidt5148]

That looks like Asbury Park, NJ.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Indeed it is!

[@andyschmidt5148]

@@InsideRealEstatePhotography I used to go there as a kid, I'm glad then have since cleaned it up a bit.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

@@andyschmidt5148 haha yes it’s come a very long way. I’ve lived in the area my whole life so I know of what you speak!

[@AdamAdam-ut7dn]

Thanks for the valuable video. I'm wondering do you do 360 virtual tour? if so it would be great if you can make a video about that.

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Yes I do! Yeah, at some point I would like to make a video on those for sure.

[@brendadodd2562]

Brilliant tutorials , thank you

[@raymondcphoto9756]

Thank you for sharing. Pick up a few tips from this video. 👍

[@m77ast]

Hi don’t you think it’s too dark?

[@rachelwelch1]

Post editing.

[@AdamAdam-ut7dn]

when doing panning and tilting, speed-wise do you intentionally move fast knowing that you will slow down the final footage ?

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

Yeah I do try to speed them up a bit. You can always speed them up in post too if necessary.

[@christianzavala4363]

Why was this shot with 2.8 instead of 4? wouldn't it be more in focus? Also why wasn't this eye level? it looks like eye level looking down a bit

[@InsideRealEstatePhotography]

F/2.8 to maximize the amount of light coming in and minimize pushing the iso as much as possible. No problem with focus as long as you are checking it. By “eye level” do you mean perfectly level vertically? For video that’s not something I concern myself with as I’m using a handheld gimbal and walking so it would be Impossible to achieve perfectly level shots.

[@alexromo7990]

and braking the law again here, and this one is for sure, man, dont be an idi^@ and dont fly over roads or people!!