Mastering Real Estate Photography: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

[@stefanvasilev9318]

Aaaaah, that's cool! I am also into real estate and interiors with an E-M1X and an E-M1III as a backup 📸 Cheers from Bulgaria!

[@joefoto]

Wonderful! Great cameras! Thanks for the comment.

[@earthgraduate726]

How do you choose your flash power and shutter speed to get a balanced nice exposure from different locations ( before taking them to editing ) ? for example a living room with big windows and rather high ambient light coming in . Thanks Joe for your great videos 🙏

[@joefoto]

My advice is start somewhere in the middle, say 1/4 power, and adjust up our down based on your exposure. You'll get to the point where you'll just know how much flash to put out depending on situation.

[@omarelkady]

Thanks for that. I feel it's some time try and errors not everytime it's work correctly

[@joefoto]

I'm working on a new method that I will share shortly.

[@nataraja3030]

Very cool thank you

[@joefoto]

You're welcome:)

[@jhcreativemedia]

Great! You definitely help me a ton! I do this for a living in NE Arkansas!

[@joefoto]

Awesome! Glad I can help. Thanks for watching!

[@alexmorales1698]

Would you be able to share your initial and final bump presets? Really admire the settings. I typically use the Auto button to give me a good starting point but yours looks way better

[@joefoto]

Yes. I can do a tutorial on that but it super easy. I do a lens profile then just drop highlights and bump shadows. For the final bump, I drop the blacks and boost sharpness, maybe boost shadows again. That's about it. I try and keep it as natural looking as possible. I hope this helps.

[@LeoDodier]

Nice and simple, thanks.

[@joefoto]

And thank you for your feedback!

[@thedronemediacomvancouver4976]

Rich Baum teaches painting in the ambient.. this is cool..

[@joefoto]

Wait till you see my new video coming out tomorrow morning. Oh I'm excited to share this one! Thanks for watching!

[@Media-oq9ux]

Thanks Joe

[@joefoto]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@TOMSLISTER]

thanks for the tips! Im statting my realstate photograpghy business

[@joefoto]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@alancongratssoonyoullhead5273]

Great job ❤ Which city or country are you located

[@joefoto]

USA

[@harryvasutabu5523]

🙏

[@vitalis]

The black spots with the brush… ouch

[@joefoto]

Lol. Ya. Old video.

[@alancongratssoonyoullhead5273]

I am a Realtor

[@marcdeckard7064]

Looked pretty complicated to me.

[@joefoto]

Watch some of my more recent tutorials. It's not as complicated as you think. Juat keep practicing. It gets easier.

[@theaerialauditor-pu2kg]

Whoa, you must be in a tiny market. Your low res, grainy, lights off photos would never work in my area. Your light painting looks silly. Sorry, but none of this would ever work in a large real estate market. I shoot mostly in Denver. Lights are always on. Window pulls are required and expected for all photos. Do you not see how your "window pulls" have dark areas? It doesn't look natural at all. I know this was made for beginners, but why would a beginner want to turn the lights off? Nicer homes have under the cabinet lights, led strips under the base boards, etc. This method seems lazy and the results are not what I would ever call professional. People pay you real money for these?

[@joefoto]

This was an old video so my technique I teach now is a lot better. But, with that being said, there is a whole different style of shooting real estate using the lights off method. Maybe not with the realtors and homes you deal with, but many photographers use this style and the results are amazing.

[@oxxxeee]

or.... just bracket five images at 1-stop and send DNGs overseas like the rest of us do. a buck each and arrive in the morning.

[@joefoto]

I know, but I'm faster than that and I'm consistent. Some realtors need the photos the same day and I'm able to do that for them.

[@playoflightphotographicsllc]

No thanks. Images (for the most part) are flat and boring, with no depth.

[@andreasstolten9179]

I recommend NOT to follow the recommendatins in this video. This "method" does not ensure accurate colors and a lot of masking. This is low quality and super complicated. I recommend to follow the flambient method.

[@joefoto]

This is the flambient method. Check out my other videos. Tons of variety in technique. This channel teaches all methods.

[@andreasstolten9179]

@@joefoto No. This is NOT the flambient method. Fambient means: take the colors from flash and the lumisosity from the abient shot.

[@joefoto]

Wrong. Luminosity is just a blend mode, not a style of photography. You don't always need to use luminosity mode.

[@andreasstolten9179]

@@joefoto I assume you do not really understand what you are doing. I have a feeling that this leads nowhere. I quit.