Getting Clients for Real Estate Photography 

2 thumbs up Nathan, lots of good points. IMHO opinion the 2 most important things are: #1 - Be personable and fun to work with, at the end of the day you are selling yourself. Be that guy or girl that realtors look forward to working with because you carry yourself in a friendly, professional manor and provide a quality product along with top-notch service. Your best clients will be referrals from your current clients. I've never done any marketing from day 1. Started with one agent that I offered my service to for free (I know Nathan, I know...lol). 6 years later I have over 125 clients...100% word of mouth. I'd like to think it is because I am an awesome photographer, but it's more because I am easy to work with and don't sweat the small stuff. #2 - NEVER stop trying to improve. Whether its the quality of your photos, your workflow, or just going the extra mile, it will all pay off. If I was to give a tip to a "green" aspiring Real Estate photographer as to where to find business to get started, Try going to FSBO.com and look for listings that have the crapiest photos and then send a postcard to the owner detailing how professionally photographed properties sell faster and at a better price and that professional photography is an investment, not an expense. You may not get repeat business from this type of client, but if you are just starting out it is a way to hone your craft and make a few bucks in the process as you build a client base.

I have a feeling that a lot of folks have careers because of your solid teaching, advice and guidance ...I for one couldn’t have done it without your teachings. Thank you for another solid tutorial.

Thank you Nathan. I am a real estate photographer in south Florida. I have been watching and learning from you videos and books for about the past year. Between Rich Baum, Wayne Capelli and you there are plenty of great videos on real estate photography, but this particular video is important for all photographers who want to succeed. We spend a lot of time on technique, tips and tricks but far too little time on good business practices. This video clearly communicates components of business success that do not involve gear or how we use gear. But good business practices are vital to the success of any business and too many talented people fall far short of their potential only because they lack understanding or fail to practice sound business methods. Thanks again Nathan, and please keep the books and videos coming.

Did my first shoot yesterday and the client seems very happy with the photos, so that's exciting! Like you said I'm hoping to slowly ramp things up and get more and more houses from this agent to build the portfolio and build my photography kit/skills. Thanks for the motivation and making things clear, I've learned so much from your channel.

Pure gold. Much appreciated Nathan. Keep up the premium tutorials. I'm addicted.

killer video filled with tons of content. Thank you for being so direct and clear with your communication. Content is easy to digest and well worth the time to listen. Thanks again!

Thank you Nathan, I have been using your techniques and books to get going as a photographer after leaving real estate sales. I really appreciate and enjoy your approach to the subject and skill of real estate photography.. sincere thanks.

Thanks again Nathan for sharing. It is good advice to ramp up. I bought your book series and while sometimes I stray to see what others are saying, I always come back to you. Must be the T-Shirt. I sweat a lot on my shoots, so I tend to dress down and try to stay ‘Cool’!

Thanks Nathan. I have my own electrical/handyman business and being professional and NICE is paramount. I am starting my new real estate photography business - yep, change of career, and I am learning as much as possible from you and others. I believe I am quite lucky as most of my work already comes from realtors. I love this type of photography.

Thank you Nathan for taking the time and effort to put this together, great stuff!

Man I was having a panic attack, thanks for all your help. Keep up the amazing work

Yeah, Nathan, some of those guys on Rich Baum's Tips and Tricks are brutal! lol But I've met some super nice folks on there too. I usually advise they buy your Real Estate Photography Series of books! I love that I can take your books to the computer and following your instruction real time. Love it!

A very welcome video chock full of practical advice. Having purchased two of your books I looked forward to using this info in conjunction with your business book. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you, Nathan! It has been 5 months since I started with the real estate photography, I liaise with two local agencies on regular basis. I was wondering how I would go forward to get more work and checked your channel just couple of days ago to see if you had posted any videos on that subject. And found it today. Thank you so much for the idea of presentations!

Thank you for the great information Nathan. Really appreciate you putting this out!

That’s some real world insight right there. Nathan, thanks for this very clear instruction. I have your books and am still at the “getting really good” stage, and I’m not going to rush it.

Hey Nathan, can't thank you enough for your helpful content. I'm in the phase of building my portfolio right now. Thanks again for sharing all this.

Great info, Nathan. Hopefully this will be able to help out new folks in our industry.

The Guru of teaching. Thank you

Great information at a time that I am in the preparation stage! Thank you!

Excellent. Thank you Nathan. I have been a filmmaker for 30 years and I am just now getting into real estate videography and photography.

I just want to thank you for your incredibly valuable information you shared here!!

Great advice Nathan! Thank you!

Lots of great information in this video, thank you!

Awesome video, very informative and in depth.

I find your videos always inspiring and informative. This episode is no exception. I have one request. Can you also talk about pricing? I know it's different from state to state and it varies from one photographer to another. I'd like to know your thought about pricing in general.

Thank you so much very informative

Thank you so much your are an amazing guy with great knowledge! Big supporter!

Great job man. Very good info, very well presented👍🏾

Every word in this video said was helpful, thanks nathan

This is great info. Appreciate this video. Cheers!

Nathan, great video. Thanks

Another great video! I've done some RE work, but mostly with my drones. The interiors that I've done...well, I did the best I could at that time. My biggest question has to do with 'who is responsible for having the house cleaned up and ready for shooting'?? One REA I worked for seemed to be expecting me to do that. One, had asked the home owner to do it...but it wasn't done so we had to go room by room with them cleaning everything up in one room, me taking my photos, and then moving on to the next room. From what you've said in this video, it sounds like I should have just kept charging by the hour. I am really looking forward to getting your books later this month. Thank you again for your videos. They're extremely helpful!

That was very helpful, thank you.

Thanks for all the tips, love this! I have a relator that sold me my home a few years ago who I became close with (she's done it a long time) I might start with her and see if she or someone she knows needs a photographer. Maybe even if she has a few homes I could just photograph to help build a portfolio :)

Thanks for the video! I'm going to get your business book today!

Very inspirational, thank you!

Useful information business side of the real estate photography, thank you for sharing

Strategies I'll follow. Thank you.

Great information, thank you

Great as always! Thanks! I’m trying to get faster & still look really great. Still can’t get quick with ceiling fans & shadows..

Great Video. Very informative.

i love this so much!

Great advice - thanks

Wonderful video! Thank you so much!) with Love from Russia :)

I love this thank you for sharing. Do you have a more in-depth video about how to find agents or an updated video to this after a business relocating to another state into a new market for real estate photography when their work is industry standard?

thanks Nathan!

Fantastic video

Nathan, It's 1:20 am... I just had to watch one more... :) Thanks...

Thank you sir

curious, after watching the video you mentioned reaching out to agents for houses in my own neighborhood to get my 1-2 agents to try and work with regularly and build with. What are your thoughts on a house that's currently listed as FSBO? it's a flipped house, was remodeled and looks great! inside and out from the photos on it's listing. however, the photos are pretty poor. would that be someone you'd suggest reaching out to as well, even if it ends up being a one-time thing? I suppose if anything it could be good for practice and portfolio building. My other question, You mentioned to get pro critique.. outside of the photog groups on FB and the like... is there anyone you'd recommend? or if you're willing, how could i reach out to you?

Nathan, it would be interesting to hear your experience and tips at the part time stage of the game. I’m also an engineer getting my toes wet and am interested what you went through.

This guy is a stud!

Brilliant - helpful and a treat to watch. Thanks, Nathan. What about learning and employing basic sales techniques? We are, after all is said and done, in the Sales business. Any thoughts on that?

Nathan, any recommendations or comments on using a crop sensor platform (Fujifilm)?

Wished I'd watched this sooner.

Hey Nathan. First of all thank you for all the information you put out there. I have a question. I met a lot of realtors that use companies that not only provide them with good images but also matterport and floor plans all in one package deal. How do I compete with that when I only do photography?

Great video. You touched briefly on "time" and "fast". My work is fairly good but it takes me 2.5 hours to do a fully developed 1500 sq. ft. 2 story. Is this average?

On small detail I think is super-important. How much to charge? People seem to have issues giving us an estimate of how rates work in this industry.

Thanks Tony ....I mean Nathan.

Awesome thanks for sharing these tips. I want to start doing RE photography what focal length do you recommend to start super wide angle lens or something in the 24mm? I used to be a Nikon shooter now I am Fujifilm. I will appreciate your feedback 🙏

Thanks Nathan. How do you go about finding reliable service providers for other services you offer or work you sub out, like video editing?

about your comment about wedding photographers..I have a similar question. I want to do Pet Photography but also would like to do real estate photography as well. My question is about the company name I had picked "Martin Pet Photography" but think it would put off the agents in choosing me for real estate work, what do you think. Thanks

I'm from Arizona and alot of people have tint on windows can you do a room that might be so dark but want to get the window pull

Hi Nathan, I have a question. I recently did a free photo shoot of 2 apartments, fully furnished by a home staging agency. As a feedback, I got a message that they didn't like my photos (I did the photos through flambient Technik and I think they turned out fine). My question is how do you get someone to pay you for the work, because when you do it for free, people instinctively think you're an amateur. I live in Germany and here people think a picture with an iphone is enough. My question is how do I get someone to become my client and pay for it?

I asked my friends to shoot their homes for practice. And I offered a few freebie shoots to start to build my portfolio.

I use Google to advertise but it costs about $3 a click so Im not clear where you get free ads on Google

Can u do real estate photos if uare mostly available weekends.