How To Photograph Real Estate Houses At Dusk and Sunset
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
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This is truly amazing.
I've been following Mike for a bit and love his shots. I need to practice and take a tutorial. Thanks for showing this with less expensive equipment. And nice pew, pew pew!
I lucked up and was able to snag that Nikon flash for $30!
I love this technique and can certainly see it's application in many types of shots, but for real estate where the images are likely going to be viewed on a computer screen or phone and only for a short duration of time (resale) this is a whole lot of overkill. 3 bracketed shots in RAW and Lightroom radial filters will get you 95% of the look of this image and will only take 5 mins in post.
It really depends on the cost of the home. This image was shot for both the architect and a realtor. When a house is listed for 4 million dollars, the owner/agent is happy to spend big money to get people in the door to view it. This house was on the market for like 2 years and then sold 2 months after we updated the images. People simply weren't touring it because the images didn't stick out from other listings. But you are right, for homes less than $800,000 this is overkill but Mike teaches very simple real estate techniques in the tutorial. This section was more for high end commercial clients like architects and commercial properties (hotels, restaurants, tour attractions).
Fstoppers Fans Lets say for a 1 or 2 shots over the course of 2 days i understand. But realistically if it is going in the mls or zillow etc it will need more shots. Most agents want a minimum 20 photos usually for a 1,500 sq ft house.
This home looks like it could easily be 6,000+ sq ft or whatever really i mean realistically even a 3,000 sq ft home will need 30 photos to showcase it properly and do it justice.
So if this shoot took 1 hour and then post editing took 1 hour to get one final image that is excellent sure i get it. But 99.9999% of agents will want more. And also keep in mind, mls, zillow, homes.com etc they all reduce the quality of the photo as well.
I can achieve the 95% of the same results with just 3 bracketed shots and some quick and careful highlighting/editing AND deliver 30+ shots in 1 day that online will essentially be so close that only someone really keen to photography will notice.
Great job though, but if you are in it for the $$$ this is not feasible. Take care.
Ezekiel Daniel I am a Realtor and photographer and I endorse this message. When you upload your high resolution images to MLS they lose a lot detail, dynamic range, and clarity. I have accomplished some pretty nice dusk/night images by simply bracketing in my 5D Mark III and editing in Lightroom.
Oh, and as someone with over 10 years of experience in real estate sales in the Charleston area, I can tell you if a home is priced right it will sell regardless of how nice your images are.
Yup. Most of it can be done post processing, get pretty close to this or even better. Show plenty of catchy photos, instead of one perfect photo. They sell just as well if not better. This method is good for artistic pursuit eg. if you want to win award.
Oh by far it's overkill. But you won't get the same quality, no matter what they do. And this guy gets paid to do the very best, overkill work possible.
I never thought this was cheap :D
Very help full video on photographing a house at dusk and sunset!!
First time so far coming across a photography video going over shooting during dusk/dawn, loved it!
"I don't know what to do with my hands." - Ricky Bobby
Great deal of work involved to produce such amazing images definately worth it to the real estate agency if they want to unload houses. Nice work.
I liked your work...
surprised he didn't talk about the flash gel. Thats a pretty crucial part, maybe the most crucial for getting the correct lighting. With a take strobe, this wouldn't turn out the same
Awesome Tutorial, very clear explanation.
Thanx very much to all the Fstoppers team.
Do you change the white balance during the shoot ? Use auto ? Set it to one temp. and play with it on post ?
wow!.. no words. I need a full day hahaha.
WOW.
Beautiful tutorial
HOLY CRAP MAN, WONDERFULL
Great tutorial. As long as the basics are there (what you have shown us), anyone with a knowledge of photoshop can create stunning images like yours for free. Many thanks for the post.
Yeah we hope you can take something away from free content like this. Obviously Mike shows you how to be fastest and more efficient throughout a shoot as well as tackle other issues that are common with this sort of thing. But yeah, this is probably 40% of the overall technique he does.
He's rocking the pink phone case
Nice video showcasing photographic and Photoshop technique. It's nice think that's why the house sold, but the truth is that the housing market has changed for the better these past couple of years.
Van Dixon WOW... This cat fire son.. That Ps is a beast huh...
Love it!
"How do I get great home photos? It's simple and cheap. You just need half a day's work, several hundred dollars and, of course, photoshop."
I do think this is good stuff and fairly interesting but it's funny how the video shows it.
I was curious if you guys have looked at things like the "Live Composite" function available on Olympus cameras. It seems like this would be a cool way to do a lot of your painting with light in the camera itself and see the results live as well.
Que masiso esta algo nuevo para mi
If you're good with photoshop you could probably do the same thing with a handful of images, from day to night shots during the golden hour. I make 3D renderings for Architects and do it with those.
Fantastic!
9 minutes and 30 seconds of my life to find out I've learned nothing and just watched a sales pitch. Selling stuff if fine, but could have done it in less time.
I´d learn, that i don´t need expensive stuff to get a picture like that.. that´s good to know. so it´s time to invest more in knowledge.
😍😍so beautiful. Wish I could do this....I still suck at photoshop 😍😍. Thanks for sharing
I LOVE his technique, very soon ill buy the course, thaaanks
Hotels, restaurants, and maybe new home builds to help sell the neighbourhood make total sense. I'm not convinced about resale though (I do this work for a living). However, if a home owner can afford a 4M home it shouldn't be difficult to sell them on the cost of this service, but the reality is practically zero buyers would be able to tell (or even notice) the difference.
Yeah the tutorial tries to cover all things architecture so if you want to shoot homes for Zillow or the new Vegas Hotel you can learn a bunch of techniques. I'm not sure buyers don't notice though. They may not understand that a bunch of work went into the photo, but when you are looking at listings and all the images are shot with a fish eye and HDR'd in photoshop vs another listing where one image is amazingly composed and lit with "studio" lighting, the potential client is definitely going to click on that image. Real Estate Photography is all about just getting someone to look at the house and setup an appointment to visit it. In many cases the nicer homes need to show off a beautiful ocean view or golf course view and if the photographer doesn't do a good job to show off that view while positioning the camera inside (living room looking out), then you can never tell from a thumbnail that the house has an amazing view from inside and that listing will often go overlooked. I've now shot 4 homes here in Charleston for houses that weren't selling or even having showings (all homes were above $600,000) and all 4 of them sold within 1 month of the updated photos. What's crazy is we were only hired for one single photograph, a hero shot that was the main listing image and were paid $1500 per house/image. So I think it's safe to say this style of photography does sell homes and is worth the time/money for luxury homes. Imagine how much money is lost every month these homes sit vacant or if the seller has to stay in them?
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Don't get me wrong, all of what you said I agree and I understand/know that this works, I've done it many times myself! All I'm implying is that you don't have to go to this extent to stand out from the poorly light, poorly composed, HDR, cringe worthy FE shots, and cell phone pics that agents use. If the home owner wants an amazing twilight shot as a parting gift, or if the image is going to be used in builder contests, or long lasting promotional material then by all means! For a simple resale this is far more than you need, even for an estate shot (which I also regularly shoot). It's still a killer technique though!
Clinton Spindley Pretty much want to echo this. Yes, there are a lot of cringeworthy attempts at tasteful hdr that look anything but tasteful. However, give me this raw file, just ONE shot at regular exposure. And i PROMISE you i will return an image that is 95% as good. And do it in less than 15minutes.
You would notice of course, because THIS is what you do. But 99% of the public wouldn't. Please don't take this as me saying anything bad. I want to congratulate you on your skills and all the success you have but what i say is still true.
Do you compose your image out of RAW's or jpg's? Because my PSD file is probably gonna get really hefty with uncompressed 14bit RAW out of my d810, which will as well slow the computer a great deal.. And if you use jpgs, what colour profile do you use?
Tough to answer this for you. You need to be aware of what your market will enable you to do/charge for your work and build your workflow around that cost so that you can work efficiently and cost effectively on your own end. I rarely see the need to shoot more than a single medium quality jpg, however will use a single RAW file when shooting for a builder or contractor so that I have more latitude in post. Their images tend to be used for much longer periods of time and are subject to higher scrutiny than a real estate agents images are. All my post work is done in LR using a workflow that I have built myself. The only time I use PS is when I need to remove items from the image because LR cloning is horrid.
Good vid, informative. Lots of work into that one photo!
Loved it, thanks for the great tut!
Good result but it does seem a little over kill. The green hedge on the far left is too bright. White light on the palm tree makes no sense for a dusk shot. Also for a dark sky and the front of the house to be so brightly lit doesn't make sense when there are no visible lights outside.
Funny... I was thinking the same thing. Makes it seem like there are spot lights when in reality they don't exist, making this house sell what it doesn't have.
well its selling a feeling and is using a bit of artistic freedom. That being said, unless this is for a magazine cover or some other special case, way over kill for real estate photography
F stoppers never put straight and full information tutorials up. All f stopper videos are always advertisements. Sad.
I don't understand, this is 10 mins of free content that is in our tutorial. Out of everything on our channel, maybe 5% of it is ads for things we have produced.
You want us to put the 8 hour tutorial online for free? I wish Ford would have given me my car too. Those greedy bastards, always trying to sell cars rather than give them away. Sad.
Guys dont listen to her, you are just wasting your time.. :)
But thx alot for your work.
***** Gold
Apparently this dude has a full dvd that goes thru everything in details including the biz of architectural photography
Make S6 Edge vs Sony A7Rii 4k video comparison test and a profesional photo shoot
this can be done with simple bracketing of 3 to 5 images. the dusk/sunset image can just be grabbed on google so you dont have to wait for hours for a dark sky.
well grabbing random images from google is illegal and the lighting will still be off.
I highly recommend it :)
Great stuff...and love it!!, but still learning & don't know much about bracketing yet. I don't understand, wouldn't he be in every shot if the camera is on the dock shooting from a distance & he's triggering the flash around the property? Guessing he has to extract himself from every image within photoshop? Is that it? Anyway, I'll dig deeper around youtube but anyone who feels like it, feel free to shed some light. Thx
His work is fantastic. Many real estate agents do their clients such a disservice with the photos they post! It's shocking! The people who hire them never think to check out their online listings. If the homeowners looked at it from this perspective, they would be horrified.
Awesome vid
nice
awsome
my goodness
simlygreat
Nice work! Gotta loose the pink phone case though. ;-)
What type of sync cable do I need for the PW Plus III with a Nikon D5300 or D810?
Interesting, a lot of stuff on your website , just it is adding up to the $ If you want it all
is he saying to bracket the shots that have the flash pops as well?
haha - look at those mini-clothes! haha!
Why do you need a monopod for the flash? Is it possible to just hold it?
MintEEV Not the way hes all over the place when hes talking...
So Is there a tutorial I can buy?!
This guy looks so much like Ricky Fitts from American Beauty
Follow along... yeah right.
Do I really need to flash on everything?
No, but it does help. If you don't want to use flash you can bracket your shots to bring out more dynamic range in post which basically was his main goal in this video shoot. The key here is knowing how to use Photoshop really well. It's certainly not difficult just takes some practice.
discount code???
hi there!!!. i love your work, i would like to buy the content of the cds or in case, the videos, but i live in Guadalajara Mexico, how can i get them ?
They are all digital downloads. You just goto fstoppers.com/store
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You can do the same thing in Lightroom with less photos and far less complex.
If you can do that with a $300 camera why but more expensive stuff?
What's the name of the app to watch the photos you've taken in the camera. What app and what gear
Thank You very much Bill!
OH!, Where??
Yes haha, I´ll look for it in the App Store. Thank You Bill!
@Bill B good info, you think a canon 70D can work for these evening shots or should i upgrade?
What name is soundtrack?
That's why I always go to see the property with my eyes.
"I'm not gonna use an iPad or a Mac or anything expensive, I'm just gonna use a simple iPhone"
What does he mean by bracket?
he means the same photo taken on a tripod but with different exposure values to blend later in photoshop.
I think he missed the $300 camranger in the total cost. If he used a Nikon he could have used the $40 wifi dongle that tethers to your smartphone. Though it does't allow for remote control of your cameras settings.
YOU HAVE GREAT AKILLS AND PHOTOGRAPHY KNOWLEDGE, IM loving your work big time, I'm just a hobby shooter and I'm learning all the time, youtube is great isn't it ha, I'm a big beleaver in it's not the gear it's the shooter, to a point of course, you have proved that u don't need to spend a crazy amount on full frame and L lenses to get pro results, I use a canon 60d and I don't see a reason to upgrade, I own one l lens which is 70-200 f4 IS, and my other lenses are lower priced, I am getting the 24-105l soon, but used of course lol, your results are the reason I don't buy massive amounts costing massive amounts, u don't need to, I own a Panasonic gx 80 also, great camera but like canon more ha
The 60D has a horrible AF system
the photo just looks to fake.. too much editing for my liking .. This is not photography
"Cheapest Gear Possible"
Uses $1000+ of equipment.
$1,000 is about as cheap as it gets... most pro real estate kits would cost 3-5x that easily. (I'm a real estate photog)
You learn the process in nine minutes and 30 seconds to get the details you need to purchase the tutorial which is an hour long. Nothing wrong with this video. It does teach you the process. You need to pay for the details.
I love how awkward this guy is hahaha
Don't need to take photos anymore with how much post processing is done nowadays.
Honestly, going to have to down vote this one guys. Not your best work, any way you stretch it. Usually I can walk away with a few pieces of usable knowledge -- but like others have mentioned -- this was nothing but a fancied up teaser sales pitch. The only useful part was under-rated gear, which is admittedly, probably helpful to anyone just starting their photography journey. Waste of 9 minutes, and contrary to the videos goal, made me less interested in buying the tutorial (when I was actually considering it...)
This just frustrated me and showed me that I could never do that and would have to hire someone.
To all the no nothing naysayers on here ... guess who's getting the jobs and making big money ... Mike Kelley ... yep! Thanks Fstoppers.
Wait all of this was for 1 photo??
Ranger Photos Pew Pew Pew..lol
I am full time real estate image editor
Is that Tom Brady?
They're joking right? I get about 2 hours max to scan a home, do DSLR, create a floor plan and do drones.
definitely special case scenario. Not practical for typical real estate
An over complicated way of achieving an otherwise simple shot just for the sake of selling a tutorial
At the same time you are also confusing the people who are new to photography.
This is a growing trend in professional photographers, they are so insecure that they want to make their shots look all complicated n difficult.
Disappointed.
This is a typical frustration shared by untalented, undriven amateurs who want to shame professionals for perfecting their craft and who think their simpler methods are just as good. As there are athletes who train hours daily to perfect their abilities and perform at an elite level, there are people who are "pretty good too" who never dedicated their lives to being the best.
bruh you are using flash outside
??????😂😂😂😂😂
Isn't cam ranger $300 by it self? So much for not burning a hole in your wallet
Don't need all this gear for a real estate picture.....continues to show us all the gear he's using..... -_-
Hmm really I can say it's crazy and unnecessarily you doing all this....
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When did Tom Brady start a UA-cam channel??
About 9 years ago! You are late to the party. -P
Ha wish I would have discovered it 9 years ago. Would have made my photographer life/computer gear knowledge a lot easier. Just purchased the architect photography course
This is too much and unnatural!just stared doing photography and always a fond of being natural!
That was not very impressive for the amount of work that guy put in
thats like 10 hours of shooting + editing to get 1 picture. not cool.
1 hr of shooting and 1 hr of editing. Seems like such little time to create beautiful work.
isn't photoshopping images cheating?
it's like when those menu burgers look juicy, then you get this flat mess in reality.
Pretty unnecessary, in my opinion... Great job though.
Damn it Mike, stop moving your hands so much when you talk, I counted over 70 "punctuations" in the first 2 min alone. Is it a twitch or something? Like watching someone about to have a seizure....
wasted my 5 mins in my life
Sorry, but this looks so fake....you practically photoshoped up the whole photo....is not natural....
Interesting behind the scenes info. This house was on the market for 2 years with an asking price of $4-5 million when we used it for this tutorial. After the realtor changed the MLS photo to Mike's image of the kitchen looking out to the water, the house sold within 45 days. The realtor, not us, claimed that the reason the house sold was 100% because of the eye catching lead image on the MLS listings and I believe the buyer was not local. The photo literally allowed a buyer to see the listing, fly down to view the property, and it sold a month after we photographed it. The moral of the story is that fake or not, these photos are for advertising and grabbing the initial attention of a potential buyer. The house wound up being the most expensive house to ever sell on James Island in Charleston and the buyer, seller, and real estate agents were all happy in the end. -P
All sales.. unsubscribed.. zero value from your videos
The bushes looked a bit over lit. Of course this channel is not going to show everything. They are all about trying to sell their learning courses and make a profit.
wow
It's not because of the gear I use and you don't need a computer. (proceeds to use camera that 90% of the population deems too expensive and $800 worth of name brands tripod and extras, then photoshops on a high-end Mac for an hour.)
Should have given the guy $200 and a cell phone said, alright, go do it.
Wound have wound up with a point and shoot and a $20 Sears tripod from a flea market.
are you fucking stupid? People buy 1k phones, how is 800 dollar camera expensive? So many people already have them too used for taking stupid family photos. 2nd, the average joe isn't buying this. Its photographers who want to get into the field, so for them its the cost of entry into the business. Considering how you can get equipment that in the 10k plus range, it is budget relative to it. Youre not suppose to be doing this as a hobby, its suppose to make you money if done right. You can literally afford this with a min wag part time job! Take your broke ass some where else.
and dont pull the 90 percent number out of your ass. Most people already have a computer too. Dont need a high end mac. Youre the type of person that blames others for your own failures
Natural things are not beautiful anymore. We need to chage everything to make them artificially nicer.
Amazing!
All sales.. unsubscribed.. zero value from your videos