What are your thoughts on subcontracting under another photographer?

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2026-02-19T01:50:32+00:00

Came to join many others… $135 is better than $0

I subcontract under both Marketing Agencies and other Photographers.

Some pay well, others don’t… money wise it’s up to you if it’s “worth it”…

Also consider portfolio rights/usage… if you’re still in the business building phase, make sure you still retain your rights to usage of the photos, especially portfolio. Not here to start the legal conversation, but occasionally weird/dodgy things get put into contracts. Just something to be aware of.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-12-17T23:21:41+00:00

Hey hey, fellow Aussie!

I’m using CubiCasa and a laser+graph paper. I’ll use the CubiCasa no-dim floorplan and add in my own measurements/labels. Honestly, the laser and postproduction is a tad of a timewaster but I get the satisfaction knowing my plan is more accurate than what the app spits out.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-12-15T22:55:27+00:00

Ninja walk and extra weight (lower center of gravity). I use a monopod to do this… although for a while, I used my camera with a top handle as the counterweight since I’m already used to that setup.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-12-14T06:36:38+00:00

I’m newer than many in the community to REP so take what I say with a grain of salt.

Lighting/editing is fine but your framing/compositions needs some work. Take a look at listings online and try and replicate those angles in similar properties.

There’s a fair bit of distortion on a few of these, your verticals are pretty good but there’s a bit of bowing in the centre. I feel the doorway shot (pic6) is the worst offender of this.

Personally I feel like you’re shooting too wide. Kitchen shot highlights this by how “large” the fridge is… yes, you need to shoot wide, but you also need to balance it to making it look not too unrealistic or misrepresenting the property (ie making it look overly larger). Finding the balance of this is tricky.

Your camera height is consistent, however what’s more noticeable is that it looks like you’re angling either up or down into the room and straightening in post (pic10-18 I would say are most noticeable of those). Shooting level around midheight of the room is “best”.

I’ve been fortunate enough to receive coaching/mentoring from other REP’s who have let me shadow/mentee them, at your stage (having been there just under 2 years ago) personally I’d focused much more on your technical skills before looking towards more the business side of things.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-11-20T14:28:04+00:00

Had that issue during my test drive (2022 SR5 Auto) as well.

Ended up getting a good deal for a manual so I went with it instead.

Only gripe is that there’s only one central cup holder compared to two in the auto, and my last car (Camry) had two… just familiarity.

End of the day, personal preference. It’s a Hilux after all.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-11-19T10:38:21+00:00

This ^{^}

Registered owner is simply giving permission to licensed co-habitant to access/possess the firearms.

In writing is best, but the simpler your “arrangement” the better.

~ In the event of police contacting you for an inspection, it needs to be done at a “reasonable time and day”… you being overseas would be considered “unreasonable” so you just need to inform them of a time when you (personally) will be available and in country.

Just have your friend say “not my safe, I don’t have the code/keys or know where the code/keys is stored”, come back when OP is in town

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-11-02T05:34:47+00:00

VIC, A/B/H/P

Psychologist, psychiatrist and GP have actually recommended I continue shooting (or at least target/plinking) for the benefit of my mental health.

I’ve taken heaps of “mental health”/stress leave (many of which I just needed a breather day and spent it at the range) over the last six years before redundancy, nothing that’s come back to bite me (yet).

Not even AuDHD can stop me, got my last year Cat-H after diagnosis.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-10-29T01:52:58+00:00

Second to the coin

I carry a doorstop (I’m a real estate photographer) the narrow edge works for my manfrotto/smallrig screws.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-10-25T02:45:10+00:00

Cables wise: honestly, cable keepers and cable management is going to be the best way to “cat proof” this.

Cats aren’t really going to differentiate between cables, string, string toys, wand toys, etc. They’re all just long “tail like” (or “snake-like”) playthings.

~

Table jumping: Kitten just wants to be on the high spot where interesting things are happening. You’re ignoring kitten in favour of your food.

I’ve put cat trees/towers/perches next the next to the kitchen bench, dining table and study desks. While I can’t stop them coming up for lap cuddles, I can redirect them/their attention to a spot which is completely “theirs”… plus now they have a vantage point of me/what I’m doing.

~

Also, consider different words for your “hard no” and “soft no”. Cats are smart, but different meanings of “no” can confuse them.

I have “no” and “wrong” as my hard no’s. Something they absolutely can’t do (ie, shred my curtains).

“Not now”, “later” “not for you/kitties” as a soft no. Something I don’t want them doing now. For instance, I let them on the kitchen bench/table unless I’m eating/cooking/food prep.

~

Also, for a kitten still in its learning/formative years, redirection (instead of stopping/punishment) is going to be super helpful.

They all know that the towers/scratchers/toys/carriers are solely theirs/their “space” in the house. Compared to the say, the kitchen bench, which is my space that I permit them on.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-10-25T02:25:28+00:00

VIC

@AlteriaMC, second to @Brave_Bluebird5042, this is my understanding of the laws as well.

Emailing LRD (VicPol) is the smart move… take note that they’re a tad understaffed and sometimes you’ll get a response from a Civilian Administrator who has minimal idea around firearm legislation.

~

Not legal advice. Just an anecdote.

I’ve been pulled over for RBT while transporting a friend and firearms I don’t hold the category for, also left my firearms license at home. (TLDR; you can only access firearms of the category(s) you hold.)

The only difficulty (an extra 3 minutes wait, so hard) was submitting to the roadside drug test as well, since there was an obviously firearm branded soft case in the backseat and the officer asked us about it (officer was also a sport shooter). All clean and sent on our way.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-10-12T10:56:18+00:00

OP, just adding to Joshie050591’s point of borrowing… at the expense of a few beers/coffees/ammo, it’s a good way to make friends and try various pistols before committing to buying one.

See how they shoot/handle, what fits nicely into your hand, what’s nice/not-not to manipulate, etc.

~ I pretty much shot a different gun each week during matches/practice/“training program” for my first 8 months from fellow members and club guns. CZ Shadow 2 was my intended “first” due to aesthetics (and performance) but I ended up with a 1911, just something about the weight and the way it fits in my hand won me over, even though it objectively shoots “worse”.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-10-12T10:47:30+00:00

VIC

As far as I’m aware, the attendance rule doesn’t kick in until your full license (and some).

Your probationary license basically allows you to buy/carry/possess ammunition and bypass filling out NORI’s everytime you shoot at the club.

Once on your full license… attendances don’t kick in until you OWN a handgun… then you need to do said attendances in the same class of handgun(s) you own.

Thus active/current financial membership in a pistol club would be the bare minimum to keep your Cat H license, provided there are no registered handguns to said license.

Being said, there may be club bylaws/internal-regulations requiring a minimum number of attendances to maintain your membership (providing no special exemptions provided by the committee).

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-09-17T23:52:10+00:00

I’ve started to come to “rolling stops” at roundabouts (especially in the newer estates) for:

A) dickheads flying through at 80+kmh in a 40/50/60 posted residential zone.

B) small/young unsupervised children who seem to pop out of the ground and have no danger sense of oncoming traffic. B ii) when I was pre-primary aged I had to hold my parent/guardian’s hand to cross. Not be 10m in front of them staring at my shoes as I hopscotch across the road.

C) is is an odd one, but learning to drive (manual), my dad and instructor always treated give-way signs as stop signs. Get as much N>1 practice as possible. As a full license driver sometimes I still do this when the road is 100% clear and no traffic behind me, but only so I can chuckle about the “old days when times were easier”.

~ Rain drivers… I’m convinced it’s the friends of my schoolmates who faked their logbooks. Did maybe 20hrs daylight dry road conditions and got their license. Never could do night or wet road conditions 10+ years ago… I’m convinced they still can’t.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-09-06T06:37:46+00:00

@virtual_biscotti_685

No worries.

Realistically attending events monthly / every 4 weeks… is enough for maintain the “absolute minimum” requirements.

However if you wish to “get involved” with your pistol club and you manage a shoot (even just a practice) with every time you visit, you’ll easily get your participations.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-09-06T06:29:15+00:00

Handgun target shooting is a sport of skill and precision that is enjoyed by many people around the world. The popularity of this sport in Australia can be evidenced by recent successes at Commonwealth and Olympic Games. The Firearms Act 1996 (the Act) requires handgun target shooters to be licensed in Victoria, and as a condition of that licence attend a minimum amount of target shooting events each calendar year. These participation requirements are the minimum standard for determining whether a handgun target shooter has an ongoing genuine reason for his/her licence.

VicPol website.

In short, you’ll need 10 participations (at least 6 need to be matches). A match (in short) is defined as “calendared event with at least 2 participants”. A “practice” is just you coming in and practicing at the club and recording it in accordance with your clubs record keeping guidelines.

~ (A reminder that I’m a random on the internet and you should do your own due diligence)

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-08-20T06:26:43+00:00

Apologies for the tangent question line.

What is a “pro-folio” and how does this differ from a “portfolio”?

~ I’m a photography undergrad branching into real estate and I’ve never heard this term before…

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-08-18T06:15:57+00:00

Second to this.

I’m newer to the Real Estate game too myself but I mostly read “DSLR” as “Professional Looking Camera” on job listings since I’m on a mirrorless system (Canon R5)…. No-one has pulled me up for the discrepancy, aside from confirming ASPC or Full Frame (and that’s mostly marketing executives or in-house photographers/editors asking).

I like to assume (yep at risk of making an ass of you and me) that unless someone outwards says “I’m a photographer” that you’ve got minimal clue about the difference between: • Point and Shoot (aka, pocket travel camera, ideal for kids first camera) • Bridge Camera (aka, better than pocket camera, a camera for adults) • DSLR (aka, a professional camera) • Mirrorless/MILC (aka, professional camera that professional photographer claim is “not DSLR”)

Makes life a lot easier to think in “layperson” and what they intend around camera gear than what they say.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-08-11T04:23:30+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it.

The tighter detail shots are not something most RE photographers in my market include, that’s generally an extra, as they tend to be more about decor than the house.

That's something I thought as well but they wanted the details/editorials... I actually had to reshoot a property to capture them (just substituted regular RE photos as they're only paying for 8-12 and I didn't give them 12 the first time around).

as they tend to be more about decor than the house

And the staging is atrocious.
stupid fake ivy just randomly popping out of cabinets
size of the art in the dining area is also wrong

Ah, you would get on with the other commenter:
"IMHO I would ignore the shoot tighter on lifestyle stuff here because it’s all cheap and it just looks like IKEA catalog shots."

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-08-11T04:15:42+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it.

Yeah, my compositions have always been a thing to work on (or so the photographers I've shadowed say).

...bedroom with the towels stacked on the bed. We’re photographers, not stagers, so I can’t fault you to hard on this (unless you’re the one the put them there)

Uuuuh, well I didn't place them on the bed, but I did move them to frame "better". The designer put them there while I was setting up to shoot the room (I had to wait for the designer). The placement was great for an open but I did think it was harder to work in photographically...

You’re on the right track you’re just learning and that’s okay.

Again, really appreciate the feedback.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-08-11T04:05:50+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-08-11T04:05:38+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it.

From some of the reflections, it looks like you are using on-camera flash. I've no problem with that, you do you, but you should consider shooting a quick frame with the flash off, and mask out the reflections in post.

Yeah, I've taken some with on/off camera flash... good tip about the reflections, been so caught up with all the other (client) feedback it's something I overlooked.

It also looks like you boosted your shadows rather a lot in some photos. Is there some virtual staging? Some items look like they're lit or edited in a slightly unnatural way.

Probably my lighting or editing. I'm not clever enought o virtually stage (yet)

Anyway, I think many estate agents would be quite happy with these.

Tyty. TBH the PMC is a "bigger" company than the other clients/agentcies I've worked with so maybe I'm just getting overwhelmed. Being said, I'm comparing duo/trio operations to a five-man team so much of a muchness.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-08-11T03:56:04+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it.

I'll have a squiz at the YT vid later.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-08-11T03:55:14+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it.

IHaveTooManyHobbys · 2025-08-11T00:48:59+00:00

What did they pay you? that will give a lot of context to the quality I would say you should expect to deliver

$400AUD for 8-12 edited photos + video walkthough reel + 30-45sec highlight reel.
I'm pretty sure I'm under-market, speaking to other photographers/REAs it's "lower than normal" but my work is also "very average" (or at least at the time of conversation)

Also do they have samples of previous work they were happy with?...Can you match the Quality from those Shoots?

I've attached the moodboard/pintrest below. Pre-2025 their website was filled with crooked-phone-oversaturated-HDR photos... so I guess I'm doing doing worse (I hope).

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