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04/15/2005 08:36:56 PM · #1 |
I want to start to take pictures for real estate agent. I noticed that often the quality of the photography on real estate web site is really poor. My experience of sales tell me that a better picture is more likely to create an interest for the house for sale. What do people think of this idea. Is somebody here already doing that?
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04/15/2005 08:46:25 PM · #2 |
| well u look like a very experienced photgrapher and i really like ur picures, but it just depends if u r interested in it. |
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04/15/2005 08:54:18 PM · #3 |
I have a couple realtors as customers and have seen the same poor image quality on their sites. I asked both of them about who did the pictures and turns out they did, with a "so-so P&S" digital camera.
As we talked further, I found out one had a canon A80 (I think), which is a great pocket camera for their needs.
Bigest problem was in the photo editing. Neither had any idea how to make an image smaller and maintain quality, while keeping file sizes down for dial up users. |
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04/15/2005 08:58:41 PM · #4 |
This is a business that's entirely price-driven except for the high-end, estate photography portion. It's a business that depends on volume, and in larger markets it's ferociously competed for. I was for several decades an architectural photographer and never found this segment worth going after. Given the time constraints of doing it economically, your chances of producing decent architectural photographs (which depend on "good light") are very slim. The last I heard (7 or 8 years ago) 10 bucks a listing was the going price in Southern California, where I hail from.
Robt.
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04/16/2005 03:01:53 AM · #5 |
I am a Realtor. In my experience, there are so many places for an agent to spend our money (you'd be surprised at the outlay of money it takes to be a Realtor) that most agents won't fork over the money for property photos taken by a better photographer. If they care enough about the photos to have them appear decent, they will work on it more themselves, I believe.
The exception to this might be agents who specialize in high-end properties. Many of these properties are advertised in national publications and need pro shots. For some, this might even include arial views.
Unfortunately, there are many bad agents who think this business is good for a quick buck and aren't really concerned with quality or service to clients. If I were you, I would concentrate only on agents who typically list $500,000 homes and above. |
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04/16/2005 08:49:14 AM · #6 |
nevermind the house photos - why are the realtors portraits so cheesy most of the time?
Message edited by author 2005-04-16 08:49:27.
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