creative survival guide

When you’re shooting real estate videos, you don’t always have perfect conditions. Sometimes you have to raise your ISO. Sometimes a pool light flickers through an otherwise great shot. And…

If I could only buy one lens for both real estate photography and video, it would be the Sony 16–35mm f/2.8 G Master. It is not the widest lens I…

Getting more clients is not the only way to grow a real estate photography business. Sometimes the faster move is increasing how much each existing client buys from you. That…

For the past few months, I’ve been using the DJI Air 3S on everything—from $1 million listings to $20 million homes—and I think I’ve found my new favorite drone for…

The other day, I delivered a complete real estate media package to a client. Photos. Videos. A 3D tour. Floor plans. A property website. Everything. She looked through it and…

Real estate videographers are in trouble. Not because AI is suddenly creating better cinematic videos than experienced filmmakers. It isn’t. But AI can now take listing photos that have already…

I’ve been photographing real estate for almost 10 years. Tiny apartments, multimillion-dollar mansions, Airbnbs, fixer-uppers, historic homes, brand-new developments—I’ve walked through nearly every kind of property you can imagine. When…

For the past few months, I’ve been tracking every dollar that comes through my business. Not because I wanted to brag. Not because I wanted to publish another generic income…

One of the questions I get asked more than any other is: “How do you actually get real estate photography clients?” There are hundreds of videos online with opinions about…

For a long time, I thought the best real estate photographers were the ones who did everything themselves. I wore it like a badge of honor. I edited all my…