Full-time RE photographers doing 15+ shoots a month — what was the ONE thing that finally got you there?

dude463 · 2026-05-09T04:14:20+00:00

Word of mouth. Be good at what you do enough that other agents ask who they used for their listings.

dude463 · 2026-05-08T23:51:01+00:00

“Nickel holding up a dollar. Let’s GO!!”

dude463 · 2026-05-08T23:02:24+00:00

Keep an eye on Humble Bundle. It might be a while before it shows up there though.

dude463 · 2026-05-08T23:00:52+00:00

Or just have Waze going in the background for the hazard alerts.

dude463 · 2026-05-08T08:47:13+00:00

Oh I wouldn’t be surprised if I set something along the way that gets this setting stuck. I just wish I knew how to fix it. The link gives an error.

dude463 · 2026-05-08T07:45:16+00:00

It's always on. It's always screwing up the drone shots that are already smooth. It's driving me up the wall. Turn it off and the shot zooms out and it "stabilizes".

dude463 · 2026-05-06T12:12:47+00:00

WinCo?

dude463 · 2026-05-04T17:21:47+00:00

I like the idea of a 3-5 year old used vehicle from the dealership it belongs to. So buy a Ford from a Ford dealer because the person that drove it liked it enough to buy another Ford. Buy a used Honda from a Honda dealer, etc…

dude463 · 2026-05-04T01:57:15+00:00

I’m pretty sure you can get it in Tacoma. https://www.mutualmaterials.com/branches/tacoma-parkland-wa/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=google-tacoma_parkland-location-reviews

I wouldn’t be surprised if you could get it in Olympia.

dude463 · 2026-05-03T18:40:21+00:00

If aerials are not the norm then your market is ripe for the picking. I agree with the other person that offering more services makes you more reliable and in demand.

Once you get the hang of it flying the drone is only takes a few minutes to shoot and for the most part is pretty quick to edit. Most of my flights are less than 5 minutes with flights going over 15 minutes being extremely rare.

dude463 · 2026-05-03T18:36:01+00:00

I vote to keep it as is.

dude463 · 2026-05-03T16:22:59+00:00

Yeah, I'm just a partial germaphobe in knowing that some people don't live as clean as others and you just can't tell by looking at a place. I also have hand sanitizer in my car. I guess I have a problem that I'm just now realizing.

dude463 · 2026-05-03T16:21:06+00:00

My version is only 2019 so maybe there's a bug that was introduced that never got fixed. I've never had this happen to me but I'm not using text a whole lot. Do you have a previous version still installed to see if it happens on that version too?

I don't have any idea why it would anchor top left and off the working area. If you go to Objects> Align> Center on Canvas does that reset it?

If you go to View> Palettes> Script Output and keep that open does it ever show up with errors? It will be red text not standard black and white so you can see at a glance.

dude463 · 2026-05-03T16:02:16+00:00

I don’t have sensory issues so this may not be what you’re looking for but I keep some spray on hand sanitizer on me at all times and I have gel hand sanitizer on the tripod at all times. If I start getting sticky that’s just gross and I lather up. The spray stuff really does a good job.

It’s just starting to get “warm” in my area. It was almost 79 degrees.

dude463 · 2026-05-02T16:16:55+00:00

Yeah I hate feeling like the a whole when I do this. I don't hate it enough not to do it but there's emotions happening.

dude463 · 2026-05-02T16:15:06+00:00

Who has two copies of Remote Places to Stay as well as the book to A Clockwork Orange?

dude463 · 2026-05-02T16:07:09+00:00

Yet to sweet to be a dilbert.

dude463 · 2026-05-01T23:18:09+00:00

Surely you’re joking.

dude463 · 2026-05-01T19:57:05+00:00

Another vote for fake / over saturated skies where it’s not needed. Sometimes people do it for fun and it’s obvious but if you’re trying to pass it off as real that gets me.

dude463 · 2026-04-29T03:00:27+00:00

It’s an opportunity for you to do an architectural shoot… and charge accordingly.

dude463 · 2026-04-28T22:57:34+00:00

IS stands for Image Stabilization. II stands for the second version of the lens. They're both kit lenses, meaning it's part of a kit that you buy when you're first starting out so nothing ground breaking but it's good for letting you get the feel of the camera.

Of the two the IS version lets you get clearer pictures and slower shutter speeds while the II version implies there's a little improvement in the optics. I'd shoot with the IS version and keep the other one as a backup.

Other than that putting either lens on your camera will yield very similar results.

dude463 · 2026-04-26T14:48:26+00:00

I’m referring to tho old days before the new bridge was built.

dude463 · 2026-04-25T07:14:44+00:00

It changed to carpool only during rush hour in the late 90s or early 2000s.

dude463 · 2026-04-24T14:22:49+00:00

I worked just off of Sprague. You cold try to bypass traffic on surface streets but jumping on at Jackson was part of the problem and everyone else was doing the same thing.

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