Patricia
It’s hard to deny the importance of real estate photos today. People regularly look online for homes to buy instead of visiting a house without information. It helps save time and remove homes you aren’t interested in.
If you don’t have great photos, it can reduce the number of bids available and lead to lower offers. Reports show homes can add 47% more value per square foot with great photos.
Do you want to learn what it takes to become a real estate photographer to help homeowners get great offers? Keep reading to learn how to get started.
Study Photography
The first step to becoming a professional photographer is to study what makes a great photo. It isn’t enough to know how to operate a camera. If you can’t use its features, you won’t get as good of pictures as other professionals.
This also means learning what makes a great real estate photo. You need to know which elements of homes to capture and how to display them for maximum impact.
Pick the Right Equipment
Having the right photography equipment is critical to real estate photography. You can’t just take your phone around and take pictures. Yes, smartphone pictures have come a long way — but they are still nowhere near as good as professional cameras.
Look at the good cameras on the market. You’ll need one able to take great indoor and outdoor photos. You can likely find recommended gear online, so check photography websites to see what other real estate photographers recommend.
Pick a Type of Photography
There isn’t only one type of real estate photography. You’re probably already aware of the most common one — taking photos of homes for sale and offering real estate photo editing services. But you have other options.
A great example of this is drone photography. Property owners need overhead pictures of homes, and many don’t have the tools to take those photos. If you learn to use drones well, you can include drone photography in your services and make yourself stand out from other real estate photographers.
Build a Portfolio
It’s not going to be easy to get clients when you first start. You may need to start working for another photographer initially. But as time goes on, you should be able to show your work.
Once you have clients and a reputation, you can start showing what you can do. Reach out to the people you worked for previously to see if they are okay with you using their photos as part of your portfolio.
Your portfolio will show potential clients what you can do. Put it on your website and point people to it when they want to learn more about your services.
Start Your Real Estate Photographer Journey Today
It’s not always easy to find a career in photography — you want to take amazing pictures for a living, but you also need to find people willing to pay for your service. That’s why real estate photography is an excellent option for aspiring photographers.
People always need photos for their real estate deals. Great pictures help sell a property, so finding a job in this field isn’t as challenging in real estate. Now that you know what being a real estate photographer takes, consider it when looking at your options for photographer careers.
Do you want to learn more tips that will help when choosing a career path? Check out more advice on the blog.
