With a new court decision, the real estate market is going to change, and that means there may be fewer jobs for the average real estate photographer.

I have been shooting real estate for over 10 years, and yes, it took a while to get good at the real estate shooting style, as I mostly shot vacation rentals, which is a different style. So, work on your skills if you want to continue photographing homes.

The new law is eventually taking real estate buyer agents out of the picture, which means there will be fewer agents, with less need for photographers and only the best photographers being hired. I can relate to this lawsuit, as I sold my loft years ago, and I had no idea I was responsible for paying the buyer agent commission, so you can imagine that paying both agents came as a surprise to me. Unfortunately, with this shakeup, many people who photograph homes may be out of a job.

Photographing real estate is not easy, and now, realtors are going to be very discerning, so learning to be a great real estate photographer is going to be very important. There are so many tutorials online to learn from, but it takes a lot of practice. Every home comes with its own set of challenges, so learn all you can and shoot all you can.