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[@oxxxeee]

pro tip: save your back. get a field monitor or compose looking at LCD. five brackets are better insurance for dark rooms and blazing sun outside

[@TheEdwinEscobar]

i wouldnt do 5 all the time. 3 is fast and effecient and will get a similar result.

[@thomaswatts9881]

Oh wow. We are always shooting on 12mm or 14mm. 16mm was just not wide enough and people complained. 12-24mm is what our team uses Great video! Ive put all this into play and killing it! It works guys!

[@israeltor]

Could you please recommend your editor to whom you send your pictures?

[@aislynthemusician_]

Words can’t express my gratitude for you making this informational content. Thank you soooo very much! Your house is stunning by the way!

[@sergiothephotographer]

Love it! Thank you for sharing, I learn always.

[@chronicleproductionhouse]

Incredible work, I greatly appreciate your teachings!

[@user-cf5qf6rf8k]

This was so helpful!!! Thanks

[@marigold973]

New sub. Just arrived during my search for tips as I begin my journey. This one video covered the familiar issues and scenarios. Now I know better so can provide better service. Thank you!

[@Erantzcani]

Thank you Eli for sharing all this, very valuable info! BTW, I see you bracket the sunny exterior pics, rarely those need HDR, a single well exposed take makes it.

[@mckae9147]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and talent!!! I’m currently getting ready to build a portfolio and get started with real estate photography, and you and your content are so inspiring to me ❤

[@itselijones]

Love it!! Thank you!!

[@josefmadrid]

Which city are you located ?

[@Bigsergg]

@@josefmadrid he's lives in Austin TX

[@Harrist92]

Nice house! Great information, Thank you.

[@RussFedorov]

How do you pull the windows since it still looks overexposed in the dark shots?

[@Erantzcani]

Editor recovers them from the low-exposed RAW shot. Highlights look blown-out because the showned bracketed series hasn't been processed. That's why is important to get a cam with a good dynamical range, which happens mostly on full frame ones.

[@israeltor]

It would be great if Eli can let us know who is his editor. Clearly the editor is the other crucial half not mentioned in this video.

[@cinemarevisit7916]

Hey Eli, great video! Could you let me know if you are shooting in the aperture or speed mode? Also, what is the aperture you are shooting at? Thanks!

[@MsChubby2012]

I’m really interested in photography and realestate photography as a business so this helped alot

[@itselijones]

Nice! Glad to hear it!

[@chrismoore2784]

How about white balance? I seem to get harsh blues from outside and oranges from interior lights. ☹️

[@richryanphotography]

I, 4 minutes in, everything you are talking about is exactly why my business has become so successful!!! I am makin 15-20k per month and i started a year ago.... I take the time to do all the things you are saying, and agents are amazed that I do it.... ( I shoot all lights off though) I hate the color cast from the lights, I love the more natural look of lights off!!! Great video so far ...AS ALWAYS!!!

[@thatasianguitarguy]

That's amazing dude. Do you do just MLS listings or what all do you do??

[@wolfiemedia]

...heads up - you're missing a "w" in your website link on KZbin :)

[@lamontlenz]

Eli and his crew have answered all of my questions when I joined the program. I wasted so much time and money trying to set my business up myself...especially trying to figure out gear and settings. The program also covered the business of real estate photography. Even though I haven't completed to the end of the program, I'm up and shooting.

[@RICHMONEY6]

Was it expensive?

[@israeltor]

Are editors recommended by Eli? Any help on the topic of recommending editors is greatly appreciated.

[@GamingxKnight]

YES!!!!!! I was hoping you would do a video like this for some time! You're videos are so helpful but I always wondered how you worked during the shoot itself. This is awesome! Thank you!

[@itselijones]

Glad to hear it!! I got a ton of requests to do this so finally made it happen!

[@4NDR3SV]

I have the exact same question

[@josephl8998]

At 10:32 would it be acceptable to shoot vertical since you’re shooting through a narrow doorway or is it preferable to keep everything in landscape so it all ties together better?

[@rizo15]

Great video, Eli. Question… what do you think about utilizing a drone for all of the exterior photos?

[@itselijones]

We use a drone for the aerial stuff but can't get the best angles low level with a drone - takes longer at least!

[@jakesescapesmedia]

Haha! Everytime “hey am I in your shot” 🤣

[@itselijones]

EVERY TIME. Haha

[@oscargarzon7782]

Awesome video Eli! Just one question, what is the website you use to deliver the finished photos to your clients?

[@itselijones]

We use a software called HD Photo Hub! It's awesome!

[@chrisnugent2880]

How are you getting the clear window views. None of the three exposures have images close to the final results. Are you doing separate window pulls? Thanks

[@photograhy]

Basically if you want to work fast like that you need a huge team of editors in india/vietnam spending hours collectively on these photos to make them look acceptable.

[@musselmanmedia5236]

they send them out and somehow indian people work magic and make it perfect. they dont edit anything

[@savannahcochran3538]

Yep it's crazy

[@MatthewBlaine]

He shoot’s in raw, you’d be surprised how much detail you can pull back

[@Pkayy_]

Bracketed photos , take a 3-5 photos 2 stops a part allowing you to merge the images and create a HDR photo hope that helps

[@jahivan]

thanks for the video.. its soo cool. But theres no way those windows pull came out that good without heavy editing.

[@RICHMONEY6]

Can I use the same exposure setting if I have a Sony EV-10 or should I return it and get a M50?

[@shamimbeyzaee8619]

Where are the editors? Is there any specific website for that? And how much do they charge?

[@israeltor]

Let me know if you ever find out. That's the million dollar answer if anyone can post it.

[@evengrim]

hey what outsource editing website or company do you use?

[@ryaley1]

Thanks for the video. When you use a geared head, do you still need to level with each shot or is it good from the first shot on?

[@criticaltinker]

if the floors are all leveled, i see no reason to change the horizontal and vertical axis. the only thing you may change is the panning.

[@jerrye1001]

Excellent video. You covered it all! Do you use artificial light like lightboxes, etc. I know you don't like flash. I didn't see you use anything but room lights and natural window light.

[@hamzaakr5007]

Which lens did you use? And at what focal length?

[@watchthesuit1683]

How did you get the blue skies in the final image if none of the three photos you took show a blue sky?

[@watchthesuit1683]

@@stephem8 Thanks, but I don't think that's sky replacement. It looks more like a window pull using flash. The final images look like flambient edits.

[@rizo15]

@@watchthesuit1683 I don’t think Eli teaches to do flambient. At least not for the basics. He’s straight HDR.

[@itselijones]

@@watchthesuit1683 all ambient no flash! Our editors sky replace the windows when blending in photoshop!

[@continentmediaLLC]

​@@itselijonesneed link to your editors.

[@israeltor]

@@continentmediaLLC His editors seem to be his secret weapon since there is no mention anywhere or does not answer that all-too important question. I hope he does or someone else does for the sake of the beginners.

[@israeltor]

Great video! Who do you use for editing? That is the critically important other half of this how-to video. Awesome house by the way. Cheers!

[@itselijones]

Hey! The site we recommend for finding real estate photo editors is pixlmob.com/repp?el=youtubect Also, if you want to learn more about how to shoot real estate and get your first paying clients, here’s a link to a free workshop I put together repplaunch.com/workshopsignup?el=youtubect

[@israeltor]

@@itselijones Thank you very much Eli, I really appreciate your channel. You can count on me being an avid consumer of your content, thanks for the links.

[@richryanphotography]

Eli, on your bracketed exposures, it looks like even your dark exposure, the outside is still blown out. How did you retain the detail in post of blown out exposures.

[@BuddyQuaid]

This is the problem with this video. I'm sure he's doing a window pull shot that he is not showing. I was wondering the same thing. There's a lot more to it than what he is showing and telling in this video.

[@vimalmerfilms]

How much one should charge for ? When they just start out real estate or interior photography?

[@FIREGROUNDIMAGES]

Just purchased tripod, geared head, lens, and lens mount from your link...check your commission 👍👍👍. Thanks for the info!

[@itselijones]

Awesome!! Thank you!! 🙏🏻 🔥

[@FIREGROUNDIMAGES]

​@itselijones No problem. I only purchase from BH Photo Video, but you took the time to put this whole kit together, and then share it, it was a no brainer. Thanks again.

[@seanfehrenbacher4448]

Can you make a video of how to set the camera to take multiple shots like that?

[@Mucahit410]

Do you blend them by yourself or you leave to do it camera ?

[@rapterkingofthebrozone7490]

What do you do for the exterior shots in neighborhoods where the houses are on top of each other?

[@itselijones]

It is what it is! Just shoot it however you can. Hiding the neighbors isn't a good idea since that is how the house is!

[@rapterkingofthebrozone7490]

@Eli Jones okay gotcha. I figure that was the standard since it would be kind of dishonest to try to isolate the house you're taking pictures of without showing at least the houses on either side.

[@sunnymei]

This was the video we needed! Why do you not shoot with aperture priority mode since it doesn’t require to always change the shutter speed when moving from one place to another?

[@jeremybeal23]

Agree

[@danielolaniyi9887]

I think maybe that has to do with the overall sharpness, changing the aperture may mess that up

[@sunnymei]

@@danielolaniyi9887 aperture priority means keeping the aperture the same but changing the shutter speed

[@jeremybeal23]

@@danielolaniyi9887 Aperture priority is a shooting mode available on most mirrorless cameras that allows the user to set the desired aperture value while the camera automatically adjusts the necessary shutter speed to achieve a correct exposure. When shooting in aperture priority mode, the camera will prioritize maintaining the set aperture value, and will adjust the shutter speed accordingly in order to compensate for any changes in lighting conditions. Essentially, by fixing the aperture and letting the camera adjust the shutter speed, the photographer can exercise greater control over the depth of field in their images.

[@danielolaniyi9887]

@@sunnymei oh my bad, I assumed it was the other way around. I shoot on full manual most of the time

[@danrichardsvideos]

Where do you send your photos to be processed? What is the turnaround time?

[@kyleschwartz.]

probably outsources to vietnam, pakistan, or india.

[@Chozenone22]

Did my first photo shoot today, thank you for all the content you put out to help us out.

[@Shaqt0418]

How has it been so far?

[@hudonedem8517]

Eli, what system do you use to send large files to your editors?

[@deluxshark7667]

I am still trying to figure this out I have found show and tour working good as a website but idk how tbh

[@SirFency]

How do you find a good editor? did you try a few different ones before you found a good one?

[@israeltor]

Did you ever get a reply on the editor question? That is key to excellent photos. Please let me know if you found out, it would be greatly appreciated.

[@skillfulwebdesign]

Who is your editor, who do you send your photos to for editing?

[@dmarshall5148]

What's your ISO indise the house?

[@xbacc]

As a building critic sharing my thoughts, im doing RE foto+video here in Austria, Burgenland - Vienna region, and all of the final images are simply unreal to me, and clients are not stupid (most of them), from the images i can tell, as a potentian buyer, that the reality will be far from what we saw. Whats the point of starting with a dissapointment, as a real estate agent - who you working for, instead presenting reality best way you can, than expectations are overdeliverd, and more buying offer results higher price for the house, than the agent will call you next time, or he/she trying that you work only for them, with a 5x higher rate/project. sorry for my english

[@cincyphotopro2001]

I love it but a single added flash exposure for the lights and windows reuduces so much haze and makes images sharper Adds some time and harder to train but makes such a difference in my opionion with the photos

[@itselijones]

Interesting. Not worth the added time to me, our photos look awesome in my opinion!

[@BuddyQuaid]

@@itselijones a 3 bracket shot with no window pulls. Not awesome. They look okay. Tons of room for improvement.

[@israeltor]

Could you please refer your editor or DM your editor's contact details? I would greatly appreciate it.

[@israeltor]

@@BuddyQuaid Could you please refer who does your editing? This is such an important component in the workflow that was not mentioned. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[@BuddyQuaid]

​@@israeltorMe? It's not my video. I do my own editing.

[@Officialflymedia]

Is it a camera setting, that’s takes the 3 photos with the 3 different exposure/lighting levels?

[@WebworxAgency]

Yea it’s called AEB

[@EETSTHECREATOR]

Nice house bro

[@brandonhightower1634]

Only 30 minutes for a 4000 sq ft house? I must be doing something wrong. Usually takes me an hour to do a 2000ish sq ft house (inside and outside). Also not sure how those windows are getting that since even the under exposed picture had blown out windows. Can you make a video on that?

[@mikem6796]

Interesting video. Appreciate it. Just as a warning: Not everyone can run around houses like this. You will be totally wiped out if you shoot the entire 4000 square feet and yard. Especially if it is hot outside.

[@AuralsAudios]

I want to get into real estate photography. Is it as easy as it sounds?

[@mikem6796]

Like any business, you have to find clients. A house like this for a beginner could take 2 hours.

[@adamjackal]

Capture 3 walls not two. good advice 11:30

[@owenlindstrom]

How are you getting those window views? I find that i have to take a separate photo with super low shutter speed and mask it in photoshop to get views that clear

[@hasanulhsr]

try to use low iso.. and of course shoot raw ..i'm editing real estate photos about 4 years.. i made video about how to edit them you can check that in my channel ..

[@mike2687]

tbh, the window pulls look a bit overly enhanced... I think the point you're making is that HIS low exposure shot doesn't reflect how green those trees are--sky too but he's used a sky replacement. I also take a shot just for the outside exposure.

[@musselmanmedia5236]

he sends the photos off to editors they use software. not people edited

[@legacymedia613]

What about garage photos?

[@thaileo102]

What is the cost of an editor? Are you out source it to other country?

[@musselmanmedia5236]

yes

[@Daniel_DP83]

You should be careful with this wide angle, otherwise the corners will appear very distorted. Some customers could get into problems themselves if they show photos that show a very large room, but in reality it isn't!!! For example, I would use 24mm on a full-length camera (16mm on a crop factor camera). An be careful with mirrors so that no one can see you in it;-)

[@CollideAhYom]

Eli can you link me to your workshop on The Instagram Method? I heard you talking about it a while ago and now I can't find it

[@BubbleBoySoap]

Same

[@Andredelapaz07]

Im new to photography but I feel like you took alot of photos of the same area from different angles. Don't you think the only reason we would take all those photos of the same area is if the realtor paid for a bigger package of photos and we need to add enough photos to deliver? Other than that I dont see why you would need so many photos of the same area from different angles

[@Pcoxproductions]

11:22 aim for 3 walls in the shoot

[@criticaltinker]

You don't use a CPL?

[@Yourfavoritewhiteboyy]

So I do window pulls and my editor asks me to do so. He’s a terrific editor and my images are awesome. But I’d love to speed up my process even more so how can I tell him that it’s not necessary?

[@BuddyQuaid]

I think they're necessary. He's not capturing a good view out of the windows even in his brackets.

[@EthanRosenau101]

insane value.... I'm in the marketing side of things for real estate photographers and wow this taught me a ton

[@truroyal7048]

Do you need a business license to get started?

[@deluxshark7667]

No

[@melasweetie]

Do your setting stay the same for every room. I have a hard time with that and seem to change settings with every room if too bright from the sun. Holy Moly your home is beautiful thank you for sharing. I am still learning. Photo_graphyrealestate

[@hasanulhsr]

the only setting you have to change is the shutter speed .. so all other setting will stay same.. i'm editing real estate photos about 4 years.. i made video about how to edit them you can check that in my channel . i also do offer editing service ...

[@bob1503]

@@hasanulhsr why're you watching this video? hahaha

[@rickwhite3700]

I got the 2.8 😑

[@MarkKidsley1989]

you missed the examples of underexposed etc... at 530

[@Laura-sg6ss]

He looks like the AI guy from Upload on Prime Video

[@sundance2005]

Looking at his amazing 4000 sq. ft. house and driving a Tesla Plaid I think he knows what he is talking about.

[@cooper1979]

Only 3 brackets, no flash and you get result like this? Really? How do you avoid color cast and white balance issues. All your photo looks color accurate. How is this possible?

[@criticaltinker]

but wait! what car is that?

[@coeniejvr]

so you just take the photos and that's that. you don't edit them, because i see you using bracketing. Would like to see how you edit raw bracketing

[@Zhovnirchyk]

The difference between what's your 3 exposures are and the final product is unreal. There is no way you can pull that outside from the bracketing you are showing in the video with your 3 bracketing shots. Cheers

[@RandyGrayBroadcastProPhoto]

Trying to figure that out myself and shoot a 4K sq ft home in 30 minutes.

[@panomaxstudio8454]

Yes true all photos colors are fake and unreal. This is unprofessional for a photographer. They just want money.

[@Mr0erick0]

I do this with my Sony a6000. Definitely possible lol

[@noam8314]

​@@Mr0erick0 half of his under exposed shot's windows are blown out, yet in the final product they were not. You can't do that with editing only this three photos.

[@dariuszak1402]

I use 3 bracketed shots and of course that one can get a decent looking pictures with the right postprocessing (what I do myself). Raw add-on helps a lot. The trouble is a photographer’s own interpretation of how the final shot should look like. Some add too much colours. I strive for example for natural looking photos but the true is that most clients want bright and vivid colours.

[@stefanbernhard2710]

4000 sq ft in 30 minutes?

[@lilnassau]

Point that is missing that I bet 90% of persons also missed...Take your shoes off indoors.

[@itselijones]

Depends on the location haha. Not common to take shoes off in Texas for the most part

[@lilnassau]

@@itselijones lol yeah i saw you had your shoes off so wondered if anyone else noticed.

[@Samurai63864]

If you give the expectation you will clean you will never make it and will be completely exploited by agents. Continuously. Do a little decluttering. Very little. If you want to be making less than minimum wage set the expectation you will clean.

[@propertysnappers6297]

Don't be fooled by this. You can not be long term successful doing low, quick, quality like this. Somebody who does more advanced shoots/pro quality will steal all your business. This guy is trying to sell you something by making this seem easy.

[@roddyrodrigo420]

Holy shit that's your fucking house??????!!!!

[@roddyrodrigo420]

AND you're rocking an Aquanaut??? From real estate photography?? God damn bro, I am an agent and take listing pics for my team. I've gotten a lot of experience this year and have taken pics of rental units all the way up to multi-million dollar properties here in LA. I am pursuing success as an agent first and foremost, but damn... Maybe photography can be a lucrative income source as I grow.

[@mellymel9892]

Oh my god! You are talking 500mph 😩 SLOW DOWN bruh!

[@panomaxstudio8454]

Sorry This is unprofessional for me. Photos looks not real and dirty hdr look. You just think money I think.

[@user-ps7lu6oy5l]

Passing off the editing to someone else is incredibly lazy.

[@jimlindsay3312]

Anybody can't be real estate photographer ... stop lying.

[@kyleschwartz.]

People who use HDR method can

[@tytlyf]

Hide the soap dispensers on the counter

[@itselijones]

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