HDR Real Estate Photography: The Most Efficient Process

[@garysheehan381]

A cracker of a tutorial. Straight to the point and very informative. Looking forward to trying this out. Cheers.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

My friend! So glad you got some value from this :)

[@JNUC172]

I've been shooting real estate professionally for 11 years and a lot of what I have learned along the way is included in your video. I've never used a -1.7 exposure comp but I'll give it a try. I also use F9 and shoot at ISO 400 interior and 100 exterior, but that's a minor difference. I shoot a litter higher than you inside, especially in kitchens (hate seeing the underside of cabinets). Overall you did a great job with this.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thank you so much! Haha yes… some people hate to see the underside of cabinets and I totally understand. I tried to give as much value as I could in this video as I’ve learned a lot from years of shooting houses - wish this video existed when I first started shooting lol. Fun fact - yesterday we were shooting and the house had super dark cabinetry and I shot the kitchen at -1.0 because the brightest bracket at -1.7 was still a tad dark … so I changed it. As I stated in the video, every home is different but this is the first time in a long time I went brighter than -1.7 for interiors.

[@saturn_fpv]

You shoot real estate professionally for 11 years and shoot in jpeg or don't know that iso doesn't matter when you shoot RAW?

[@aznomads1579]

09:27 - This is a perfect example of why I believe flash is so superior and nearly as fast. The flooring looks like different colors in the bathroom vs rest of house. Also, the typical issue with the mullions looking dirty on the windows, but not as important. Curious to see how you’d shoot plantation shudders with this method.

[@carlosxramirez]

Honestly... this has been the best no bs tutorial I've seen on YT when it comes to real estate photography.. honestly, 10/10 tips and video dude. 👏🏽

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Wow. Appreciate that a ton bro. Stay blessed

[@southernstylesa]

The connecting shots showing the flow of the house are great. The potential buyers 1st impression when viewing a home online is to see the flow of the house. I also incorporate this technique into my videos. 👍

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Absolutely. Most of these rules I will repeat in our breakdown of real estate videos. Have to guide the viewer through the home!

[@romanticdonkey468]

Never shot a home, but I've viewed thousands of homes online. It drives me crazy when a room appears to be an island where you have no idea it's position in the house, or what connects to it.

[@Harrison.Tzortzis]

Dude make more tutorials! Great video

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Dude! We're planning to make a bunch releasing soon :)

[@_eszet7578]

I wondered, why you should compensate by -1,7 EV. Tried this method by myself (Luminar Neo HDR Merge) and proofed you absolutely right. The results at -1,7EV were much more (naturally) saturated, than with +/-0EV, what I would have expected to be the standard. But at +/-0EV the result ist very washed out. So thanks a lot for this great input! I would never have tried this by myself and would have missed this great workflow.

[@EnrichedExistence]

Professional architecture shooter tip: I use the TS-E Lenses for Canon to compose super interesting shots that include a greater view height, without needing to pan the camera (you should never do that except for details) so everything still lines up perfectly. Not sure if Sony has got those lenses too, but it's definitely a game changer for premium photography.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Agreed! Great tip my friend

[@EnrichedExistence]

@@AllisonMediaCo my pleasure :) good luck! Btw do you have content for pricing=

[@RonnieMbugua]

Thank you so much! This is gold!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

You're very welcome!

[@kimsutlive7812]

I have watched many real estate videos and this was the most informative. I have some experience in real estate photography but learned a great deal. Looking forward to more videos!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Gosh ... I'm so gad you enjoyed this :)

[@ChristianAguilarr]

Thank you Elijah! Definitely trying the -1.7 trick 👍

[@Freed0703]

nice video bro, I watched like every single real estate video and you are the only one that taught me to capture 3 walls in the photo and that made a huge difference!

[@johnrumballphotography]

Great video! Thank you! I started my RE photography career shooting HDR but was never really thrilled with the results. This year I switched to the flambient method which I am still refining but love the results… just not the time involved. One essential piece that is missing from your video is your HDR workflow. I would love to learn how you process your images. If you have another video that includes this let me know. Thanks again.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Glad you love the video!

[@samuelgais]

Absolute Legend

[@chrisnugent2880]

Any chance to do an editing video to show how you take your bracketed photos to the beautiful final results?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

I'm planning on it! It would be a long very in-depth video because every video about HDR editing on KZbin is very "skimmed-over" and not in-depth of what to actually do.

[@chrisnugent2880]

That would be awesome and much appreciated by many viewers.@@AllisonMediaCo

[@VegasRey]

Great stuff! Thank you!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thanks man! Appreciate that

[@FishVisions]

Got my first shoot today. Writing all notes down! SUPER valuable ❤

[@Mikeiriyee]

Good luck! Got my first on Saturday

[@AllisonMediaCo]

No way!! So glad. Instagram DM your notes if you have them ... would love to what you ere writing down. Means the world to me that you found this valuable.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Happy for you!

[@Norton1531]

How did it go?

[@FishVisions]

@@Norton1531 it went great actually!

[@gabo8322]

Nice video!!! Can you do a quick video showing the editing portion? I shoot 3 brackets combined with flash. I am interested to see how you blend 5 brackets . Thanks!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

I will eventually make this video! Maybe in the next month or so. Any other video ideas let me know :)

[@lochuynh4105]

I am a real estate photo editor, I will help you post-edit real estate photos.

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[@Louleclair]

great tutorial wow, to the pouint, thank you! would love a advanced business tutorial like how to scale the business. Doing a few shoots per month but would like doing full time. Thank you!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

So glad friend! Yeah ... I would like to make that video one day. We'll see :)

[@MarioKilian]

Surely the best real estate photo tutorial on youtube!!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@mouofotografo1218]

That's perfect. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

So so so glad you found this helpful

[@dct124]

-1.7Ev works b/c its closer to what your eyes see, especially at night. If you find Ken Rockwell's LV chart which he made like 25yrs ago you'll see all of the Lv and how they correspond with Ev. 0Ev is 50% grey roughly, and used primarily for editing from a single frame. It's also an easy way to set up a custom WB. +1Ev is what most fashion photographers use. New shooters are afraid of or just unsure about how to incorporate blown highlights (mostly for portraits/editorial). A general rule of thumb is +1 day, -1 night if you don't like having to edit and you have a picture profile look.

[@alexecheverria7746]

Your photos are SHARP, great work! Do you use polarizing filter? Maybe it couldve made the exterior windows shine. Great video, definetly using f8 or 1f10 from now on. Keep up the content!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thank you my friend! We don’t use polarizing filters. I’m thinking of A-B testing photos using one vs. Not using one and see how they look after post processing (and make a video on it for you all to see). My guess… not a huge difference. But we’ll see! If they’re better photos with a polarizing filter, we will switch to using them

[@larryb0315]

Hi Elijah, thanks for taking the time to put this together, it was very informative! Quick question, how would you handle a home with dark wooden ceiling, would you still use the 5 shot/2 stops apart rule or would you use a strobe? Also how are you getting your window pulls so balanced, they look great! Thanks in advance!

[@Bishnu_Deb]

Great contents about the real estate photography. I have learnt a lot from here and will surely incorporate these ideas in my forthcoming shoots. Allison you have earned a subscriber. Love from India.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

My friend!! Thank you so much. Appreciate the kind words - so glad this was helpful for you

[@Bishnu_Deb]

@@AllisonMediaCo I wish you all the best.

[@michaelrodgers63]

Awesome photos and super helpful info. I’ve done photography in the past and am just starting to learn about shooting RE. Hope to see you put out more content.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Appreciate the comment so much my friend. If you have any video ideas let me know!!

[@ShaheenEydgahi]

Stumbled across your video. Been in RE photography for about 4 years. Would love to see how you edit HDR to get good window pulls on complex images (chairs, couches, stuff in front). I shoot flambient nowadays, but would love to get back to the speed of HDR.

[@16goncalo]

This type of editing probably is outsource editing not sure. Usually editors have a really good clean images with a lot of selections to remove color casts from HDR photos..

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Shot flambient for probably 6 months and gave up. I always outsourced my editing anyway and didn't love the look of flash for Real Estate anyway, a full flambient workflow just wasn't for me at all. Now with our editors we got a product I'm far more pleased with and I don't have to use a flash lol

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Yes... outsourced editing :)

[@edi18912]

Great Video! can you please help me. I'm currently using a FX3 with a Laowa lens 15m 2.8 for real estate photos but I want to take better photos. What do you think of my current gear? should I go with an A7IV with a new lens such as sigma 14 - 24 2.8 or Sony 16-35mm f/4 Zeiss?

[@pereze75]

Good Tips. What is the purpose of shooting at -1.7 EV?

[@pereze75]

i shoot at iso 320 F8, but just changed my settings to f10 at 5m to give it a try.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Purpose of shooting at -1.7 EV just means the brightest image in the bracket is more than bright enough, and the darkest image is more than dark enough Just the perfect set of brackets in my opinion. I might do a KZbin Short about that :)

[@Mathew-A]

Very informative video mate. I’m starting my new job as a real estate photographer 😊

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Stellar. Thank you so much for the comment and best of luck with the new position!

[@Mathew-A]

@@AllisonMediaCo 🙏🙏🙏🙏 I had my first Realestate session yesterday.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Nice man. How’d it go

[@TimKingof5]

This is pretty much how we shoot homes as well - spot on! Been doing it for 8 years now. We learned how to be in an out and get the job done quickly but nailing all the shots. I too shoot at 0 exposure, with 5 brackets you pretty much get all the dynamic range needed. I also shoot F9 @ 400 ISO for interior and F11 @ 100 ISO exterior. I feel that's the sweet spot for my camera. Excellent job putting this together! BTW, who does your editing? 🤩

[@AllisonMediaCo]

So good!! Everyones settings are different ... always do what works for your workflow :) Really appreciate the comment Tim!! Haha ... anytime we onboard a new editor they go through our editing training workflow (I haven't shared or talked about this online yet), just work with them on a few older homes for a few days before putting them through a paid job. Have to make sure quality is consistent.

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[@jimcoon]

Great video with good info. I shoot almost all my exteriors with my drone. No leaning buildings/homes and I can shoot straight-on. I only need to fly the drone at 20 ft or so for most homes

[@AllisonMediaCo]

COMPLETELY AGREE!!! Thanks for bringing this up. Anytime we have a drone ordered... we basically redo the exteriors we got on our Sony's ... with the drone. Such a great point to bring up... thanks!!

[@dab7963]

I worked in a trial law firm in technology for over 30 years and I was recently let go and did not want to go back so I started a photography company and your video really inspired me to get into this I could not understand why you take bracketed photographs and then I researched and purchased Photomatix and Aurora HDR and now I understand. I ran a test with it today using your settings on my living room and the results were spectacular . I also have a drone one of the best better ones from DJI and I am going to get my commercial drone license so that I can take exterior Drone footage commercially sure hope the test is not that hard. Would love the opportunity to chat with you at some point

[@PanPanProperty]

Thank you so much for quickly summarizing all the important points. Saw that kitchen was empty but staged in the final image. May I ask if it is virtual staging and what website do you use for it.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Our editors are our virtual stagers ... they handle all of those orders :)

[@AlzuGaming]

Love the video! Can you tell us who you outsource the editing to? Thank you so much.

[@southernstylesa]

Great video. Quick and easy to follow. Personally I shoot a bit higher. Canon 850D + Manfrotto tripod 2 sec delay with shutter button. Apeture Priority @ F8 AWB ISO on auto (Set to max 400) 5-6 brackets (3 exposing for interior. 3 exposing for exterior) 1 camera mounted flash shot. From all the images I may only use 4 including the flash and merge in Luminar Neo. By far the best HDR merging software.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

What is the camera mounted flash shot used for in the blend?

[@southernstylesa]

@@AllisonMediaCo I find that the single flash helps to reduce shadows, colour cast, dark corners, and brings back original colour of walls. It also helps with window pulls depending if there is something decent to view. I find with HDR it loses some colour so the flash helps.

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[@catherinetaylor3391]

Love the tip about connecting the entranceway to the bathroom. Definitely gonna do more connecting photos from now on

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Awesome. So glad you liked this :)

[@dronecologne4249]

Hi there, great video! Where can I find the pdf checklist with the preparations? Thx!

[@BehaviorYT]

Good job! I’d be curious to see your editing process. I recently switched to outsourcing my editing but if you have a quick and effective way I’d love to learn it.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

We outsource our work & recommend everyone do the same, but I am thinking of making a video of how to edit a real estate photo. It is a super long process to get something great though

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[@echowhisper99]

Great video! Both comprehensive and succinct at the same time. There are two things, though, that I would appreciate clarification on if possible. 1. Sorry if this is a really stupid, beginner question, but I've been using autofocus almost exclusively so far so I kind of am a beginner in this way. When you say manual focus at 5 meters, do mean setting the focus dial on the lens itself to that number? If so, unless I'm reading it wrong, that distance is way outside of my lens's range (also a Tamron, but a 15-30mm for Nikon). It only goes from .28 to 1 (and then infinity). 2. Possibly another really stupid question, but if Aperture Priority is supposed to give you the ideal base exposure (for the middle of the bracketed sequence), what is the need for the negative exposure compensation? Thanks!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Glad you liked this video! 1. Focus dial to 5m yes. Its a digital reading for us, theres no window on the top of our lens that shows us the distance, it shows up in our viewfinder, thats how it shows up at 5m. If you find autofocus works for you ... stick to it!! I just know for a fact 5m at manual focus will get me perfect focus every single time. I'm relying on myself... not the camera :) 2. Aperture priority mode is just so I never have to adjust my settings ... shutter speed is auto based on exposure comp... aperture stays the same ... iso stays the same. The need for -1.7 exposure comp is because in MY opinion ... having it any higher than -1.7 makes way too bright of images ... anything lower than -1.7 I find they aren't bright enough. It is just a sweet spot for me :)

[@echowhisper99]

@@AllisonMediaCo Thank you! Just to quickly elaborate on the focus issue, and it's an important point, no, autofocus is NOT working for me. That's why I asked. It's by far the most difficult aspect of real estate photography for me and what really slows me down. I had noticed in the past some really soft shots, so I switched my settings to Focus Priority, not Release Priority. That prevents shots with bad focus, but often that's because it does NOT achieve focus with autofocus so I have to switch to manual focus, find some object in the room, and then manually focus on that. Which seriously disrupts my workflow and makes it impossible to complete the shoot within anything even close to 18 minutes! So, I was hoping that the 5m trick could be the answer I've been looking for, but my lens apparently doesn't even offer that option. I wonder why your Tamron does but mine doesn't. Maybe time for a new lens? I don't know -- I have to figure this out. Thanks again.

[@joepeters9607]

This is awesome, so helpful thank you! Question: If you have flat lighting on a cloud cover day; glare through windows. How are you setting up the camera to compensate for this?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

So glad this was helpful for you!! Settings don't really change based on the sun for our real estate work :) we leave it all pretty much the same. The only time we might adjust from regular settings is if the sun is blaring at the white siding of a house, even the darkest frame in a 5 bracket at 0.0 exposure comp might not be enough, so I might bring exposure comp down to -1.0 for those exteriors. Hopefully, I answered your question haha. For the glare on windows, are you talking about interior lights reflecting onto windows?

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[@KSDigitalMediaAU]

Would love to see your editing process! Interesting you choose to do 5 exposure blending over flambient

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Flambient takes far more time than standard HDR. For architecture work we use flash :)

[@derhustler1449]

@@AllisonMediaColooking far superior too. Better quali = more money = less shoots

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[@luisamiguelezsomarriba3240]

Great video. Thanks from Spain. Do you always use all your 5 pictures for editing? Waiting for an editing workflow video. New subscriber.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Editing workflow video is a tank to create. I want to be sure we're doing it write and not missing anything because I don't want to create useless content. I want to cover all the bases. No we definitely don't use all 5 images in editing, just the brackets that make the most sense for that specific image

[@luisamiguelezsomarriba3240]

@@AllisonMediaCo Thanks!

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[@underthedrone2735]

@@dunghoang-hu7zt Maybe you should leave yours so people can contact you.

[@BaldManVisuals]

Cheers for the tips! :)

[@AllisonMediaCo]

No worries!

[@BenjaminGib]

Great video.. I’ll be getting my a7IV soon. Great to see how the Tamron looks and I don’t need a G-master right away.

[@jameshart3225]

What about the people who want to get started in real estate photography and are on a budget as far as camera? What camera brand and model would you recommend?

[@Dini.studios]

Canon R6 or R5 with a wide angle lens: 16mm

[@jameshart3225]

@@Dini.studios I actually got a Sony. Beautiful pictures and video.

[@michellewilliams3589]

I'm just getting started. This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Doashi]

do you have recommendations for ones starting out new to real estate photography? in terms of budget friendly gears?

[@simoncroze2688]

It is very hard to believe that you obtain those clear window only with HDR. I usually obtain that by using a flash and do the brecketting myself. Very time consuming. If you got that results in one shot in HDR I am selling all my Canon gear to go with sony. This is a dream to see thru window like this with only use of hdr. Please advise me so maybe Canon gear will be on sale soon. 😁😁

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Lol. I used to be a canon boi but switched. You can easily get these results with canon, its not the camera that makes the photographer :) We of course outsource our editing to achieve this kind of edit

[@davidortman1872]

Well you don’t just use hdr and then not edit. You still have to do some editing but it’s still pretty fast.

[@scottwallace1]

@@AllisonMediaCo I’ve heard about pros outsourcing editing ‘overseas’ so much lately…how long would it take you to edit one deliverable photo? Figuring it has to be long enough that your time is more valuable for billed hours taking photos instead of editing them.

[@sheffield_estate_visuals]

@@davidortman1872He explained that at the beginning… taking 3 or 5 bracketed shots, 2 stops apart to have under, over and properly exposed photos. None of these photos are one shot. After in post processing u can use the under exposed photos to those windows and other details from differently exposed photos. U can find very good editors who sort these out until you sleeping. 🙂

[@sheffield_estate_visuals]

@@scottwallace1The best thing is in outsourcing is you can shoot 3-5 properties in one day, sending photos over and the next morning everything is done. 👍 Imagine that after just say 3 properties you need to sit down and edit… on my side it takes like 2hrs/property… depends of the number of photos.

[@langheproperty]

Great video and thank you for the checklist! Very helpful.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Zorodrumz]

Just getting my start, nice video man hit some points I didnt find in some others. Thank you!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

My man! Tried to cover everything I could in this one to make sure there’s only 1 video to watch when getting into real estate photography. So glad you enjoyed this video

[@JeffYoungbloodPhoto]

It's interesting to see how many different ways / settings are used for real estate photography. I just saw video that said 3 brackets at 0 Exposure comp and 6.3 was the best. I've been shooting real estate for about 8 years now. I think i've tried just about all the settings haha.. -1.7 at f/10 sounds like you'd be taking longer exposures than needed, but maybe only in darker homes, which i see a lot of. I've tried the 3 bracket, 5 bracket and even 7 bracket.. can't really decide if the higher bracket number helps for dynamic range. Currently I'm at 3 bracket (auto), 2stops apart, 100iso outside, 320iso inside at f5.6-6.3, Exposure Comp 0.. seems to work well, except doesn't always pull the windows when it's a darker home. I've never used AP but might give it a try to see how it works. For reference, i'm using a Sony A7R5. Not because the camera matters, but because dynamic range does.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Haha yeah everyone uses different settings - to each their own :) I just found that -1.7 5 brackets 2 stops apart works perfect for us

[@JeffYoungbloodPhoto]

@@AllisonMediaCo For sure, and i didn't mean anything negative.. it's good that photographers see there are many ways of getting to the same result. Whatever works, works. :)

[@AllisonMediaCo]

@@JeffYoungbloodPhoto I totally didn't think you meant anything negative! Whatever people find that works, they should just do that :)

[@MikeC2K10]

Great video, liked and subscribed. I'm trying to get into RE media and look forward to more videos from you, especially how to hustle new clients and ways to deliver the media files. Olympus E-M1 Mk III and 7-14mm F/2.8 PRO is my kit. It has in-camera HDR that comes close to your results, but not quite as good. I agree you need about 3 stops for the inside and the outside.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thank you for your comment Mike!! Would love to see your in-camera HDR with that Olympus ... email me :)

[@JustinClayton]

Been shooting real estate for a while now, and I really enjoyed your video. I'm going to try this out on a shoot today. Do you shoot any verticals? Also, do you have any tips for finding a 3rd party editor? Thanks!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Glad you love the video! Yes I shoot verticals from time to time. Rarely but some places just need it

[@AJDigital82]

figured id comment to help your algomarhythms....im not yet any type of pro photographer, im a practicing phone photographer at best...but alot of how you do things makes sense to me and lined right up with how I imagine I would do things if I got into real estate gigs once I have a camera. Which makes me feel like Il do alright lol. certain angles just make more sense for perspective, helps the viewer get an actual feel for the space rather than just a visual of what kind of rooms are in there. TY for your efforts.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thanks so much for your comment!! Best of luck with getting into this whole photo game. If you need anything I'm just a comment away!

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[@JedGrant]

Great video. Selling our house and didn't like the photos from the company the realtor hired. I do mostly portraits, but want our house to be well represented. This helped!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

So glad you liked the video! Let me know if you have any questions

[@davemil716]

Probably answered somewhere... but why cropped sensor camera? APS-C in particular. This was a great video, now to check out your channel!

[@israeltor]

I think he said Sony A7IV which is a full frame sensor, what are you talking about?

[@davemil716]

@@israeltor I missed a word… why NOT cropped sensor?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Cropped sensor cameras do not produce nearly the image of a full frame camera. Also with a cropped camera youd have to use a 10mm to get an acutally good wide shot with real estate ... and idk a 10mm lens that is actually good glass Full frame will just get you a better image :) I would love to do a video comparing a full APS-C setup to a full frame and see if you'll REALLY notice a difference... My guess is not a crazy difference once compressed on the MLS

[@davemil716]

@@AllisonMediaCo First I really appreciate you taking time to respond. And I really found your video informative. I don't totally agree with you on the lenses. I have a 12-28 zoom for my Nikon Z50 (24megapixel) and it is cropped sensor system. Which makes it a "18" and you are suggesting a "17". I am not a novice photographer, just not a real estate photographer. Being retired, I am looking for a genre to work in. I felt real estate might be an option. What I am wondering is if a realtor will really see the difference between full frame and cropped sensor? As you mentioned this isn't architectural, just photography. Do realtors really need big files? I think the best answer is to call around locally and see what folks are requesting. Thanks again so much for the response!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

No, an agent will never see the difference :) Use whatever works for you!!

[@studiovitta]

Nice job man I disagree for the bathroom because if you don’t see at least a little from the door looks like exhibition bathroom but you do excellent edit job also

[@israeltor]

I always thought that catching a bit of the door or doorjamb gave you a bit of perspective in terms of size or at least context of the toilet and vanity. My two cents, though he referred to this as "amateur". 😅

[@AllisonMediaCo]

I've turned a bit of a corner on that now lol. Sometimes I have a little bit of a door handle ... don't hate it as much as I used to. Probably shouldn't have called it amateur to do it lol ... yah live and learn

[@israeltor]

@@AllisonMediaCo I hear you! I'm an agent learning the ropes in real estate photos so that I can better control my images and also to side hustle if things are slow on the real estate side of things. Thanks for the great content.

[@toddsedlak]

So interesting the different styles people have. I also have a three wall rule, which is to never show three walls unless it's a one point. I hate photos that show the near wall

[@lifewithpdsingh]

That's a great tutorial. I have a quick question. Which software or app do you use for editing that virtual staging that I see in the photos. looks amazing. Thanks in advance.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thank you so much!! Outsourced virtual staging ... not sure what exact program they're using. There's a lot of great options out there for virtual staging programs though

[@jahivan]

hey.. excellent video i love it! do you have a step by step video on how to edit these brackets? Havent checked your channel yet. Also, FYI you need to clean your videocamera sensor bc theres a dust spot right in the middle-upper side.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Yeah. Noticed the dust after, it was on the lens lol. We might make a video on editing later. That video I'd have to put a lot of time in because no one goes in-depth on youtube about how to actually edit real estate, they glaze over a lot of the rules because it would be a lot of work to make a video like that.

[@jahivan]

@@AllisonMediaCoThanks for replying! keep great videos coming!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

You got it my friend! More videos will be coming. Currently swamped with client work but we'll get to it :)

[@nzpatm]

How are you organising and selecting your photos on the PC? Keen to see you post-process.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Lol... definitely don't have the best process for this. It works... but not super well. Idk, what's your process?

[@tunakaya9973]

Can you do a video where you show your editing process pls too?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Yes, eventually we will! We want to be sure we cover all the bases for the editing video and not miss a step, so it's taking a while to put together!

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[@scottwallace1]

So I’m not asking the following question like I know already and am wanting you to explain why you do it wrong, but 😉 with the camera on a tripod and with bracketing, why not go lowest ISO possible? I’m CERTAIN you have a good reason and want to know what that is. Thank you!!! 🙏

[@butch5511]

My guess would be time. At iso 100, each image will take more time. Since he's doing 5 brackets that could become a considerable amount of time added to the shoot.

[@scottwallace1]

@@butch5511 yeah, the extra time is a given with a lower ISO. But isn’t the whole reason to do bracketed shots on a tripod to get the cleanest shot possible? Why add noise with a setting like higher ISO? Not being combative and you’re totally correct in your line of thought. But it’d be interesting to get the photographer’s take. Peace ✌️

[@butch5511]

Not really. The purpose of bracketing is to get a higher dynamic range. It's so that the shadows have detail without blowing out the windows. By bracketing one shot is used for the darker areas, one for the midtones, and one for the highlights. This way, there is detail throughout the image. In most cases, if you took a single shot you'd have to choose between the highlights and the shadows.

[@KennethAmadorMedia]

When I shoot -1.7 exposure, my screen gets pretty dark so i dont really know what im shooting. is there a setting with the sony a7iii on how to make the image brighter while still haviing it at -1.7 exposure

[@albertlewis]

when i use -1.7 it changes the shutter speed to compensate, why? I want it locked in at the correct exposure and then to apply the -1.7. help please!

[@sinanvorderbunst]

Such a great video! Really helped me

[@AllisonMediaCo]

I'm so glad!!! All the best

[@soycristof370]

Thank you so much for all this knowledge

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Of course :)

[@marcoshuayai3995]

So you keep the tripot the same size to take all pictures?do you use vertical line?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

I don't use a digital level, just on-camera level. Tripod changes a bit now throughout the home. I might change it 1-2 times per house MAX

[@marcoshuayai3995]

@@AllisonMediaCo ok

[@IgreaseBreh]

Great video. But the real question is where did you buy that sweater from? Please send me that way. Thanks!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Abercrombie & Fitch !!

[@hotwireman49]

Do you have a video that shows you going through the camera settings?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

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[@PokeFodder]

Dual native ISO on the a7iv is 100 and 400. Might as well shoot 400 instead of 320.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Doesn’t Dual native only comes into play when shooting different colour profiles on LOG, slog 3 is iso 800 and 3200, s-cinetone is 125 and 500, correct me if I’m wrong … but does native iso ever some into play for RAW photos?

[@PokeFodder]

@@AllisonMediaCo There is dual native ISO for the different video profiles, yes. But there is also dual native ISO for still photos. 100 and 400. I've actually seen where 320 is the worst ISO on the a7iv but I read that on the internet so...

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Haha shoot ... maybe I shouldn't photograph at 320 ISO, I will try 400 and see if it is any cleaner. Appreciate the comment!! Any other videos you think I should go over?

[@dhavalprajapati4752]

Please make video on editing too sir. You showed how to click but editing the photos is the main thing. BTW your photos are stunning and you earned one more subscriber 😊😍

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Editing is a huge portion for sure, I'll make one eventually

[@dhavalprajapati4752]

@@AllisonMediaCo Will wait for that video.

[@dhavalprajapati4752]

@@AllisonMediaCo Actually one of the real estate agents told me to send her photos of my friend's home (she just sold it to him last week). And if she likes my photos, she will hire me as her real estate photographer. Her photographer just resigned last week. And I'm going to click photos today but I'm really nervous. 😑

[@AllisonMediaCo]

You will do great!! Follow the steps that you see here on KZbin and you'll do great my friend. Happy for you

[@dhavalprajapati4752]

@@AllisonMediaCo Thank you so much 😊 Just clicked photos and tried to follow all of your tips. Now I need to edit them and feels like that's most difficult task for me.

[@tamaravandale2164]

Hi there - I’m assuming you use flash at f10?

[@dunghoang-hu7zt]

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[@AllisonMediaCo]

No flash

[@golderone7189]

I did my first real estate photo shoot with the 24-70, but my lens was wrong for the job. Now I want to buy a wide angle lens. I'm torn between 12mm Laowa and 16-28 Sigma. It feels like 16mm isn't enough. I'm curious about your thoughts on this matter. Thank you very much for the content.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Not sure about the Laowa... I'd suggest the 16-28. 16mm is more than enough, I used to shoot with a 14mm and the photos look super un-natural. We shoot with a 17mm now. Laowa lenses might not have great quality compared to a Sigma

[@golderone7189]

@@AllisonMediaCo thanks 🙏🏻

[@MaxPhotoGraphic]

Thank you mate, really usefull.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Dude so glad you liked this video

[@dunghoang-hu7zt]

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[@javierdeleon1736]

Awsome! Can you make one on editing?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Yes for sure!! The market is insane where we are so we are so busy, not enough time in the day to film a KZbin video but we will soon :)

[@RazaFilmsYT]

Love this content 🔥

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Appreciate you my friend!

[@Adam_Kobyshev]

Love your work! Really inspires, but…. Did you have any agents who said it looks good but I can’t understand the layout of the house and this video is useful for me, bla bla bla, I see it’s good for cinema screen but no value for my customers because they won’t be able to figure out how the house looks like… did you had that type of people, how do you fight them?😁

[@seangaffney581]

Nice sky replacement 👌

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thank you!!

[@thaogarage2531]

Nice bro best video with great tips

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thank you so much man. Really appreciate this comment

[@marleenkovalik]

I need this exact video also on editing 😍

[@AnneliHolm]

Me toooooo 🙋‍♀️

[@SLRMobileHomes]

Well done. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Amazing! So glad you enjoyed this

[@dunghoang-hu7zt]

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[@dddavid132]

Hey man can you make a video on how to get clients

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Yeah I will for sure put that on the list of videos to make!

[@dddavid132]

@@AllisonMediaCo do you currently have enough clients for your business?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Yes and no … yes because we’re doing awesome as a business and no because we’re always looking to scale :)

[@aduffy218]

so I have a G-series 24-105, is that good?

[@chrisedits6828]

I have a 24-105 mm which is only really good for landscape,vehicles, and most of the time for portraits of people but I found that even at 24mm it’s not good for indoor shots. I have an 11-24mm and it works like a dream at around 15-18 for perfect indoor shots

[@mikefrick1958]

how do you guys virtually stage the empty rooms and add appliances in post?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Search up a tutorial on how to virtually stage :)

[@chrisneibauer]

6:22 all I see is the corner of the wall. Bad comp, turn left. You're welcome

[@AllisonMediaCo]

True. Good point

[@PaulMrPKcom]

Easy object to shoot... White walls and celling, lot of light, no yellow light, no window pulls. How long time take you to shoot furnitured home with mixed lighting and som window pulls ? This is more when most of us need to do

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Pretty much the same amount of time if no one is home! Maybe 5 minutes more. We shoot just as many photos for unfurnished vacant properties as we do for a regular house full of different wall colours, colour temps due to lamps and other lighting. If the client wants to virtual stage, we want them to have the option to choose the photo they use. A furnished, lived-in home may take a little more editing, but we outsource all of our editing.

[@dab7963]

Great video.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@focusedandframed]

Thanks for the information. This camera WILL get me out of this cubicle.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

YES IT WILL!!!!

[@xplorider_18]

Im on budget i am planning for sigma 16-28mm and 28-70mm lens. Can somebody help me if i options are correct

[@AllisonMediaCo]

I would say so! Both are great choices.

[@Houses2Highrises]

My grandmother fired me- I watched this video and now I told gma to 'get lost!' bc I have so many clients :D

[@seancasey6984]

Please make another tutorial video on real estate videos!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

This one is next! Excited to make that video :)

[@mittendronemedia]

My next step is to get a full frame camera, but for now I'm making my GH5 w/12mm work just fine. And yes, I've shot a door handle/frame once or twice in my life... 😝

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Lol I still get door frames in my shots

[@ILoveTheGreyScale]

I shoot more cinematography and I have a question, 5 brackets means your shooting a 5 burst shot and then blending them? Or, you are shooting 5 separate takes on each shot at multiple stops?

[@AllisonMediaCo]

5 photos each 2 stops apart from each other, blended in photoshop :)

[@MichaelR-r8v]

6 months later... still waiting on the editing video! Lol Do I need Photoshop? Wondering if I can get away with just using Lightroom for RE shoots.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

lol sorry. The business has gotten so busy!!!! Editing is the largest video of them all to make haha

[@chriswittstruck282]

Nice vid thanks! Subbed.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

Thanks for the sub!

[@D-GAF]

The one thing I’m wondering is if it’s volume based? If you can just clarify that in your next video that would be great thanks 😂

[@AllisonMediaCo]

LOL dude I even took out a bunch of me repeating it haha. Idk why I just kept repeating it over and over

[@D-GAF]

@@AllisonMediaCo haha don’t sweat it bro the video was still great.

[@nickdaniel2606]

What do you mean by 5 brackets 2 stops apart?

[@dunghoang-hu7zt]

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[@AllisonMediaCo]

The camera will photograph 5 different photos, 2 stops of exposure apart from each other

[@0soft]

Can you share contacts or profile of your virtual stagers please?

[@ericbarkhurst2951]

ISO is subjective (320 is odd) - but you need to check what the 2 native ISO's are on your specific camera. For instance my camera has a native of 400 and 800 - meaning there is no difference in quality between the 2 (except for the amount of light). I think the A7 IV is 100 and 400. I know the client will never know ( and neither will the mls).

[@AllisonMediaCo]

I think the A7IV is 400iso base ... the difference will be incredibly minimal and the naked eye probably would never notice haha. But yes we've now switched to 400 iso as we got this comment many times! Cheers.

[@ericbarkhurst2951]

@@AllisonMediaCo Totally agree with you. No one will notice. Just thought 320 was an odd choice!!!

[@AllisonMediaCo]

@@ericbarkhurst2951 Yeah I get it. I come from doing flambient style, and all those tutorials say use 320 iso lol. That was the only reason why I ever used that "odd" number :)

[@ericbarkhurst2951]

@@AllisonMediaCo I say do what works - if the client is happy and the results are working that's really all that matters. I use bracketing and flash as needed. I shoot non brackets and handheld also - all for real estate/rental/architectural/ and interior design. Clients are happy and I get a ton of repeats and referrals.

[@AllisonMediaCo]

@@ericbarkhurst2951 Love it man glad to hear you're doing well. if you're successful and happy, what more can you ask for. If it aint broke don't fix it