Re: Real Estate photography

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:41:32 -0700 (PDT), Cryptopixel
<cryptopix@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>On Mar 24, 7:36 pm, "Hek" <1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Just wondering how profitable real estate photography is these day?
Have
>> agents started doing some of their own digital stuff? I guess lower
that
>> could be for lower end properties. And what about floor plans? Do they
>> expect the photographer to do that as well?
>>
>> Cheers
>
>In Queensland, High level (overhead) and panorama room photos are much
>in demand and highly paid... So I'm told!

Big demand for Poles in QLD.
I make them
www.rvv.com.au

32 of my 20M pole rigs Aus wide now in all states and NT (except Tas) 
Sent one to Sun****ne coast 2 weeks ago, another the Bris shorlty
1 to Cairns soon after.
QLD inquires coming thick and fast more recently.

No doudt you'll see one in time, hard not to, yellow vehicles with a
scud missile on the roof. ;-)

>
>You need a telescoping hoist on the side of a van to get the high
>level stuff. You can step around shooting for panoramas of rooms.
>
>The hoist will set you back $5k but it comes back in spades - (so I'm
>told) by a videographer who also does real estate stills.

The Pole rig cost about 15K for a professional grade unit like ours.