GearListFor 2023 Alloftheequipmentneededto operateaprofitableREphotobusiness. REALESTATE PHOTOGRAPHY
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NickHoogendam
Heythere! MynameisNickandIamaworkingphotographer Ilovebeingabletogivemyselfthatlabel Inthepastmyhobbyandreleasewasphotography Whether photographingpeople,animals,beautifullandscapesorcitystreets,I’msureyoucanagreethatthereis anenergeticliftwhencreatingsomethinguniqueandbeautiful.Ilovedlearningaboutnewgearand techniquestoimprovemyimagesandspenthoursreadingarticlesandwatchingvideosfrommy favoritedigitalmentors. FrequentlyIwouldsaytomyself“IfonlyIcouldgetpaidtodothis”“Iwishtherewasawaytomakea livingwithacamerainmyhand” ButhowcouldImakethispossible?Howcanyou?Weknowtherearepeopleouttherethatdoitbutwe don’thavetheabilitytoabandonourcareersandincometo“tryitout” Soitremainsahobby.Andoncetheweekendisoverwewakeupagain,bootupthecomputerorhopin thecartobeginourworkweekandourenergyisimmediatelysapped.Wefeelguiltyforwishingitwas differentbecauseweknowothershavelessthanus.Wefeelguiltyfornotbeinghappyorpresentforour familiesandpartners Wegotosleepunexcitedforthenextdaytobegin,becauseitwilljustbemoreof thesame-monotonousanduninspired Butwhatiftherewasaway Awaytogettheexperience,toearnthemoneynowandprovethatyoucan doit Itstartsasasidehustle Anextra$300,$500,$1,000perweek Moneyinyourbankaccountthat representsyourskillswithacameraandyourabilitytoturnawishandadreamintoreality. ThisisexactlyhowIbeganmyphotographybusiness.Iam100%selftaught.Noformalphotography education,justajobasaninsuranceagentthatstolemyenergyeachday.Butwithamotivationto changethisItriedandfailedandtriedagainuntilIhadaprofitablesidehustle AndnowtodayIam proudtosaythatIamafulltimeworkingphotographer ThiscanhappenforyoutooandIwouldliketohelp Afteryouaredonecheckingoutthisgearlist,you canaccessmycompletelyfreeRealEstatePhotographyTraininghere! Cheerstoyoursuccess, Nick Hoogendam
AquickdisclaimerasIbegin. Noneoftheitemsbelowaretheexactpieceofequipmentyouneedto produceamazingwork. ThisissimplythegearthatIuseanditworkswellforme. Allimagesandtitles areclickablelinkstotakeyoutoproductpricing.
CoreSetup-StillPhotography
Canon5DMarkIV
ThisisthefirstprofessionalcamerabodyIeverpurchasedanditisamazing. Ithasallofthe necessaryfeaturestocreatebeautifullistingphotosandallowsmetohaveasmoothandefficient processwhileonajob
Canon16-35f28LIII
Forrealestatephotography,awideanglelensisamust Thatsaid,16mmonafullframecamera isaswideasIwillevergo. Anymorethanthatandyourimageswillbecomeextremelydistorted. Thefactthatthisisazoomlensisalsocriticalforframingtheshotandphotographingexteriorsof houseswhichshouldbedonebetween24and35mm. Regardingtheaperture-youcouldsavea fewbucksbypurchasingthef4versionofthislensasmyf-stopisalwayssettof9tokeepthe entiresceneinfocus
2023GearList
InduroStealthCLT203Tripod
Havingasolidtripodiscriticalandthisoneisfantastic.Thecarbonfibermaterialmakesitsuper lightweight,whilestillbeingstableenoughtokeepmycameraandlenssafeandremainstillfor whataresometimes15-20secondshutterspeeds
BendroGD3WH3WayGearedHead
Possiblyoneofthemostimportantpiecesofgearforrealestatephotography.Itiscriticaltohave perfectlystraightverticleswhichrequiresacamerathatislevelonallaxes A3waygearedhead hastheabilitytomakeisolatedmicroadjustmentstoensurealevelcomposition
SanDisk128gExtremeProSDCard
128gislikelymorespacethanyouneedforrealestate,butIdreadthedaythatIamonmysecond orthirdshoot,forgottoformatmycardatthestartofthedayandrunoutofspace.Obviouslythe solutiontothisistocarrymultiplememorycardsbutIliketomakesureIhaveextrabackupplans AlargememorycardissomethingIwon’tleavehomewithout Asasidenote,ifyourcamerabody hasmorethanonecardslotitisagoodideatouseitand“recordtomultiple”tocreateaninstant backupofyourwork.
SupplementalGear-Video
CanonR5
Ihavetestedbothmy5DMarkIVandtheR5forvideoanditwillcomeasnosurprisethattheR5 crushesthe5D Theabilitytoshootinun-cropped4kiscritical,thedynamicrangeisamazingand theinbodystabilizationmakesforsupersilkyclips Thatsaid,ifyouwantedonecamerabodythat wouldbeperfectforbothstillphotosandvideoIwouldrecommendtheCanonR6 Thepricetagis moreapproachablethantheR5andthefeaturesstillcheckalloftheboxesforREvideowork.
DJIRS2Gimbal
Fulldisclosure,IstillusetheDJIRoninSwhichistwogenerationsold ItworksgreatformebutifI wastobuyanewgimbalthe2wouldbetheoption.TheRS3doesexistbutIconsidertobeoverkill forrealestatephotography-I’mafanofsavingoncostswhenpossible.Regardless,aquality gimbaliscriticalforrealestatevideoworkandDJIisatopofthelinebrand.
SupplementalGear-Drone
DJIMavicPro2
Pro2,Pro3,Mini,Air prettymuchanyoftheDJIlinewilldothetrickforrealestatephotography Sincetheimagesarealmostexclusivelybeinguseddigitallywecarelessaboutmegapixelsand moreabouteaseofuse,safetyandprice.IdoprefertheMaviclineasIenjoyusingmydronefor othergenresofphoto/videowhichiswhyIoptedforamoreexpensiveoptionwhenpurchasing mine
SupplementalGear-3DTours
RicohThetaZ1
Matterport,Zillow3Dandother3Dtourplatformsareafantasticwaytoaddadditionalrevenuein toeachshoot Ihavetestedafewdifferentversionsof3DcamerasandforthepricetheZ1isbyfar myfavorite Ithassufficientimagequalitywhilebeingquickandeasytouseandverycompact
NeewerT222Monopod
BecausetheZ1capturesa360degreephotobothverticallyandhorizontallyatraditionaltripodas toowideofabasetonotshowupintheimage.Asimplemonopodwithathreelegbasesolves thisproblem.
SupplementalGear-IGReels/TIkTok
DJIOM5Gimbal
Intheageofverticalvideothisisafantasticpieceofgeartoincludeinyourkit Iphone/Android cameraqualityissolidandcombinedwiththisgimbalallowsforsmoothandcinematicvideo perfectforpostingonsocial.ReelsandTikTokvideosareagreatproductadditionforlistingmedia.
LowproPhotostreamSP200
Icanfit2camerabodieswithlenses,mydrone,3Dcamera,gimbal,extrabatteriesandanything elseIneedintothiscompactandeasytousebag.Havingmyentirekitliveinoneplaceiscritical forme-AglanceatonebagletsmeknowifIhavealloftheequipmentIneedforaday’sshoot..
SupplementalGear-Storage
Thataboutwrapsupthis2023gearlist!AsImakechangestomykitIwillupdatethisdocument andsenditoutagain Ifyouwouldliketolearnmyexactprocessforshootingandeditingahomeforpayingrealestate agentsyoucanaccessmyfreetraininghere! EnjoyyourjourneytobecomingaWorkingPhotographer! Nick
