When Taking Real Estate Photos - Personal Experience
In the years of working with real estate agents (I'm a photographer), I've picked up a few [photography rules](https://www.format.com/magazine/resources/photography/real-estate-photography-tips) that make the property look the best. 

I believe that high-quality shots drastically increase the customers' interest. So, here are a few suggestions: 

1. Work late in the day. Not in the evening, but somewhere around afternoon when the sun is lowering and creates beautiful golden shades that complement any room 
2. Use wide-angle lens. Well, this is pretty obvious for photographers, but I still find real estate media done with a wrong camera! Here are some good [wide-angle lenses](https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/uk/buying-guides/best-wide-angle-lens) recommendations. 
3. A tripod and a remote trigger are a must when dealing with low shutter speed which is essential to capture all the details and good lighting. 
4. I always use a drone for aerials and exterior shots.

I hope these tips help you to boost your business and attract new clients!
[{"id": "gg5952e", "text": "Question - Do you have a commercial drone pilot license? If not, you're technically operating outside of the FAA regulations for \"commercial use\" of a drone, no matter the size or what you're doing with it. I was in the same position and corporate insisted on us getting licenses so the FAA couldn't come after us for that.", "replies": [{"id": "gg5emrs", "text": "Also, some places you can't fly drones at all. Like all of Washington, DC for example.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gg5b7yt", "text": "&gt;A tripod and a remote trigger are a must when dealing with low shutter speed which is essential to capture all the details and good lighting.\n\nI use the timer in the absence of the remote trigger.", "replies": [{"id": "gg5d7c3", "text": "If you use a Nikon, the SnapBridge app is pretty useful when it works.", "replies": [{"id": "gg5myhq", "text": "I use Canon since the times of film developing, lol. I think there is an app for my current camera too, but I am a little old fashioned.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "gg5f147", "text": "Same. \n\nCanon has a 2 second trigger, perfect for 3 shot brackets. \nOne button press and two sends later 3 shots happen. \nNo external button to drag around.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gg5ko77", "text": "havent had a real camera in years....\n\nhow much would be a reasonable investment for this work?", "replies": [{"id": "gg64fvf", "text": "I spent a little less than $1,400 to get all this equipment about a year ago (minus the drone). I wanted a full frame camera body so I went the used route on eBay, you could probably do it cheaper if you don\u2019t care about the full frame body. \n\nAll in all I got a Nikon D610, Nikon 18-35mm lens, tripod, wireless speed lights and trigger, SD cards, and a couple other accessories for $1,395.\n\nThe D610 is a little older at this point but still a great camera. I\u2019m very happy with the photos I get, but I might go a little wider on the lens if you can find something decent for your budget. \n\nIf you go for a non-full frame used camera body I think you could get some really high quality photos out of a $500-700 setup. Maybe even cheaper if you really stretch it.", "replies": [{"id": "gg67gk0", "text": "That\u2019s a very affordable gateway. I was looking at wide angle lenses and they were coming in $900-$3k so I was a little daunted, but I could see this being a great component to a RE skill set\nIf you wanted to keep something in-house", "replies": [{"id": "gg6kpwg", "text": "Yeah, if you are strictly using the camera for RE photography the $3,000 lens is overkill in most situations. If you put a cheaper wide-angle lens on a tripod and get the exposure somewhat close, then make some quick adjustments in Lightroom you will easily end up with something that looks much better than most of the listings on CoStar. It's always nice to speed things up for marketing and not have the need to schedule a photographer a week or more in advance.", "replies": [{"id": "gg6m0vf", "text": "I appreciate you giving this incite. I am getting so much real world information here instead of embarrassing myself with naive questions in the wild. Great information!", "replies": [{"id": "gg7kki2", "text": "I posted another comment in this thread that could help you with settings", "replies": [{"id": "gg7n1u5", "text": "I saved your post for future reference. I taught myself to be a photographer when I was very young, but its been years since I have used a real camera. This was of course back when I had a Konica back in the 80s if that timestamps the lapse in my practice.", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gg6flwr", "text": "Question: Why do listings have drone photos? I will never see my house or property from that perspective. Do people gobble those shots up, or are they just there for a perceived wow factor?", "replies": [{"id": "gg71e9r", "text": "It\u2019s a good way to show what\u2019s around the house like how close are the neighbors, how big is the back yard, is the roof in good condition, etc", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "giqrd88", "text": "Good to know if there\u2019s a trash pile or sewage lagoon nearby. Most normal people look properties up on google maps though and switch to earth view.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gg7kfch", "text": "Here's what I do:\n\n1. Tripod\n\n2. Count down timer\n\n3. Mirror lockup: on a DSLR the mirror will lock in the up position and then you start the countdown\n\n4. Lowest iso: less noise\n\n5. Biggest f-stop / smallest aperture: greater depth of field\n\n6. Exposure bracketing: multiple photos at different shutter speeds so you can merge into hdr in post. Usually pretty wide apart like +/- 1.5.\n\n7. Generally, over exposed by .5\n\n8. Aim the camera at a corner\n\n9. All the lights on\n\nDon't be surprised if shutter speed is measured in seconds", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]