Real Estate Photography: How Important are Delivery Times to your Business? |
| How Important are Delivery Times to your Business? Posted: 21 Nov 2020 07:34 PM PST Hi all, I'm cofounding a little company working on automating image editing for RE photography. We're called Homedeck and we're trying to build something that's completely hands-off, with zero humans in the loop. We've had to do a lot of research into the RE photo business (my cofounder's a real estate photographer too) to try to understand the pain points and see where our tech would provide the most value. We think that turnaround times could be one of those pain points, and a pretty large one. For context, whereas the standard turnaround times for outsourced editing is 12-24 hours, our goal for launch (we're in a private beta right now) is under 10 minutes for 50 photos (ideally, it's gonna be under 10 seconds per delivered image). We think if a photographer had this tech in their market, they could offer like a 1 hour delivery to realtors, guaranteed on every shoot. What we're wondering is whether such a thing would make you, the photographer, stand out to real estate agents in your respective markets. Is this enough to have a competitive advantage? If you're curious about us, check out our website where you can drop images to edit (quality isn't there yet, but we're fast approaching human-level editing quality); apply to join our private beta; and check out our newsletter. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Upgrade to Canon 16-35 f4 worthwhile? Posted: 21 Nov 2020 06:07 PM PST I've been using the Canon 16-35 f2.8 on a FF Canon in my Real Estate Photography for years (it doesn't have a generation marker on it, so I assume it's a first generation, I bought it used) and have been happy with it. I do occasionally use it for group portraits or artistic sports effects but only once or twice a year since RE photography is my main business. The only problems I have with it is when a potted plant sneaks into the edge of the shot and gets distorted (also, people at the edge of the group shots get distorted, and it's hard to hit focus in the action shots (which is probably more my problem than the lens)). Lately I've been playing with the idea of upgrading to the Canon 16-35 f2.8 III or the f4. I haven't found any reviews comparing my current gen 1 with either of these two lenses, so I'm wondering if upgrading will produce a significant improvement in IQ (and edge distortion, etc), and am looking for your experiences (I've already read a lot of reviews, looking for real world experiences). I know about the weight difference and the cost difference. If the two lenses cost the same, would you chose the f2.8 III or the f4? Also, what are your experiences with wider lenses (12 or 14mm)? Some people love them, some say it makes the space look unnatural. I feel that if it looks too unnatural, you can just zoom in a bit, but would still have the option of the extra width for smaller spaces. I know you lose length at the longer zoom, but it's easier to move closer for an exterior shot than to move out for an interior shot. I haven't thought seriously about the wider lenses, but may look into them more. Thanks for your thoughts. [link] [comments] |
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