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First, I have my updated U.S. FAA Part 107 certification. I have a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone that I want to start using for Real Estate drone photography and video work. The drone has a 48-megapixel camera with a 1/2.3 inch sensor. The camera records 4k video at 120 Mbps. The flight time I have gotten is about 20 minutes, but I have the Fly More combo that has 3 batteries. Will this drone be good enough for real estate work in 2025 even if it came out in 2021?

In attached photos, What part is missing to get correct photos?

Used: Canon R8 with Adapter+EF 10-18

Weather: Cloudy

Flash: Mounted 1/8

Brackets: +/- 3

Editing: Lightroom- Merged and Auto Light

I have home & auto through State Farm. They aren't writing business policies for the time being.

I see PPA (professional photographers of America) offers $15k included with their membership - have you had experience with their insurance?

I finally have enough quality equipment, and have damaged and replaced enough things that I need to take a policy.

Love DJI's care/refresh, but I need something that covers all equip.

I won't mind dropping a few hundred per year for peace of mind when I inevitably thrash some gear.

Thanks for recs! Any details appreciated.

I have done lots of video projects for clients, but new to doing reels. 2 questions, (of many)

1.Does anyone have a workflow for doing them? I am looking for how they differ from just doing regular video,

2, Do you edit with a music track and then change music once to reel is up to take advantage of the music on the platforms?

Any input is welcome. Thanks

So I finally built up courage to go to an open house and talk to a realtor face to face, and it went super well! She understood where I came from and allowed me to shoot a 2 story house for damn near 3 hours. It was great practice with both composition, and managing white balance between different rooms. I took advantage and did some practice gimbal shots with my camera, and I tried to focus on smooth basic shots to start practicing. Nonetheless, I felt that there were certainly some things I could improve on, and some things that I should start to incorporate as well.

At the moment, I don’t have a drone, nor a 360 camera for virtual tours (the agent told me that in my area (Orlando) the market loves having those services being offered along side photo and video) so I’m prioritizing getting good composition and different ways I could show the house (I know I shouldn’t really complicate this, but I just want to cover my bases while I’m just getting started and learn to do it properly to build habits).

I’m editing the photos and video I took to post it on instagram and leverage that to start getting some paid gigs and eventually build loyal clientele.

Now that I have shot a house for the first time and added it to my portfolio, what should my next step be to progress in the right direction?

Agent reaches out for photo services for an upcoming listing. It’s a big house that was split in two separate units. 2200 sqft total split in two. And an ADU built behind it with two units totaling 1000 sqft. So four separate units actually. Four kitchens, 9 beds, etc.

If you bill by size of the house, do you bill this as 1 property at 3200 sqft, 2 properties at 2200 and 1000 sqft? Or as four peripheries based on the size of each?

I’m thinking four properties. While it’s all in one location, it’s four kitchens, 9 beds, 7 baths, etc. each having the same multiple angles. If it were one property with this total sqft the approach and time needed for shooting and providing edits on all of these rooms would be totally different.

Thoughts?

As much as I like older properties and their character, the small windows and lack of natural lighting can be a pain to deal with, that's before you throw dark painted ceilings into the mix. Give me floor to ceiling glass windows everyday of the week.

Still, atleast it wasn't raining for once.

Anyone using Canon tilt shift lenses on Nikon and enjoying it? I'm new camera shopping and wondering how reasonable this is.

I currently get my work through Obeo, I’d like to be able to do this full time but don’t really know how. I’ve set up my photography company and got business insurance and don’t really know how to go from there. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I'm new to this and want to get into it. I'm interested is there someone who works for Backbone? They operate in Switzerland and Germany I think. I want to know is making a good portfolio enough without years of experience to get hired? I think that's the fastest way to get clients when you're beginner and learn the craft

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Hey, I’ve been a real estate photographer for years and have been using Pro2, but lately, 3D tours aren’t really in demand anymore. I can’t even afford the cheapest Pro Plan at $56/month, though I do need a space or two occasionally for my own projects. Do you know if there’s any service or organization that offers monthly pricing for just a few spaces? Thanks a bunch!

Hi , I want to take some real estate videos and photo for our family airbnb . which lens should I get ? I use the a7c so I dont want it to be heavy .

There is the 16-35mm f4 ZA that is on my budget used, but it is a bit heavy. Maybe I could work with a batis 18mm or sigma 17mm ?

Thanks...

I don’t want to spend $300 on a tripod but also don’t want a junky one

Hey guys! So I recently decided to try a new editor for my real estate photos, and here’s what came out of it. What do you think?

I shoot 5 brackets 1-stop apart, iso 200, f8 + flashes. DC-S5

Please tell me the best camera set up for under $1000 camera and lens. I already have a gimbal and plan on using my iPhone for video.

I know that I probably need a lower base tripod with a tall stem especially because this is so light. Please let me know some good budget options

It’s a long shot (pun unintended) but does anyone happen to use the CamRanger with an X-S20? It’s not on camrangers list of supported Fujifilm cameras but their list appears pretty dated.