Basic Real Estate Photography
Want to create the kind of bright, professional real estate photos that help homes stand out online and attract buyers? Whether you’re a photographer looking to expand your services, a real estate agent who wants better listing photos, or a beginner interested in architectural photography, this hands-on workshop will teach you the essential techniques used to produce clean, polished, and market-ready images.
In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn the complete workflow for photographing residential properties—from choosing the right camera settings and lenses to capturing every room with consistency, balance, and impact. You’ll discover how professional real estate photographers compose images, work with natural and interior light, and create photographs that make spaces feel open, inviting, and visually appealing.
Through live demonstrations and practical examples, you’ll gain a clear understanding of where to position your camera, how to build a reliable shot list, and how to avoid common mistakes that make listings look amateur. We’ll also cover simple post-processing techniques that dramatically improve your final images without requiring advanced editing experience.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a repeatable system for photographing homes efficiently and confidently—along with the knowledge needed to create professional-quality real estate images that impress clients and help properties shine in a competitive market.
Topics Covered
- What makes professional real estate photography stand out
- Recommended cameras, lenses, tripods, and essential gear
- Camera settings for bright, sharp, and consistent images
- A reliable shot list for any residential property
- The best camera positions for living spaces, kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, and exterior shots
- Techniques for photographing interiors with natural and mixed lighting
- Basic post-processing and image enhancement
- A complete start-to-finish workflow for delivering polished real estate photos
Schedule
This three-hour class will be slide-show based, with no actual shooting. The first part of the course will be dedicated to general overview. After a break, we will work on theory, basic processing and a Q&A.
About the Instructor
For Josh Baker, life is one big adventure. He founded AzulOx Visuals in 2009 and has been exploring the world and new photographic techniques ever since. Josh loves to use his photographs to tell stories. Josh is passionate about photography and the creative development of his students. He uses a variety of teaching techniques to help his students realize their photographic vision.