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Is Pro RE Photography ‘Really’ Important?
As a professional real estate photographer, my primary competition right now is ‘anyone with a smartphone.’ As someone who has his own smartphone, I continue to be downright amazed at what can be...
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Most of my posts are more polished, bit more ‘structured,’ if you will. This week, I have been, and continue to do a good bit of travel. Thought you may enjoy. This weekend, I took two days to...
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Michigan’s Lighthouses
Michigan is host to dozens of lighthouses. Spanning Upper and Lower Peninsulas, Michigan actually has more lighthouses than any other state (Pure Michigan Lighthouses). If you’re looking for something...
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Want Interesting? Change What’s In Front
There’s an old saying attributed to National Geographic’s Jim Richardson, “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.” It’s reinforced by Elliott Erwitt, what...
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Breaking News! Blood Moon Arrives Early
Confirming: Torben Photography issued a release earlier this evening. Photographer captures evening’s Blood Moon arriving early in Farmington Hills, Michigan. With incredible detail, the image captures...
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Winter. Michigan. What Do You Do?
Michigan Winter. If you live in Michigan, it pretty much speaks for itself. Good news: We’re about half-way through now. Bad news: We’re about half-way through now. About this time everyone is...
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Spring, Rain, and RE Photography
When clients call looking to schedule real estate photography, a primary concern is: rain. Yep, rain’s here in Michigan, fairly often this time of year, so it’s a natural concern. So I wanted to take a...
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Shooting RE Photography Can Be Downright Fun!
I really enjoy shooting RE (real estate) photography. At times it can be down right fun. In this case, a single mother wasn’t ready for me when I showed up. Her daughter was a real dynamo and, for some...
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Post-Election Real Estate Bang!
The last few months leading into the US’ presidential election definitely saw a slowdown in real estate photography, at least here in the Midwest. There is always a normal pre-holiday slowdown. Few...
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What is a REAL Camera?
Need a real camera? Well, what does that mean? Two people are talking, an author and a photographer. The Author says to the Photographer, “I’ve seen your work. You must have a great camera.” The...
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Buying a Home Will Be Harder Than Ever This Spring
Thinking of selling a home? Think about those looking to buy a home. This will include you as well. Sooner, with good marketing. April 1st, the Wall Street Journal wrote an article with the same title....
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Aerial Photography–More Than Pretty Pics
In the local market for Torben Photography llc, aerial photography had been primarily a talking point. Clients were curious, wanted to know more, but none were serious about having it done. At the...
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Commercial Activity Picking Up
The traditional view is that real estate activity falls off significantly during the Winter season. This is certainly true for Residential properties. However the past few years I have noticed exactly...
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Millenials: Not Buying Homes?
The current young generation starting to buy their first homes, has found the going tougher than prior generations. You might have thought it’s just ‘you,’ but it’s not. There are a number of reasons:...
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sUAS Biennial Recert
Hard to believe, it’s already time for me to do a bieannial FAA sUAS re-certification for my FAA Part 107 remote pilot’s license. What’s this, you may ask? Larger Seems for a long time, the FAA was...
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Want an Easy Way to Stand Out?
While this has been true for some time, as I do shoots this season one thing stands out more than any other. Ask yourself: What’s the one thing I can do to dramatically improve my home’s...
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January Is Moving
Normally, the off-season here, December through early-March, is offset by commercial shoots. This year, 2020, the residential market kicked off with a boom. Too early to tell if it’s just a short...
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House of the Week
For those of you with access to the Wall Street Journal (or you’ve not burned any ‘free’ accesses), you may want not be aware of their contest. WSJ House of the Week is a regular contest that visitors...
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Where Did 2020 Go?
If you’re in the real estate business it’s a question you might be asking yourself about now. May-August is the hot-season for buying and selling homes. Home are always selling, but once the school...
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Cleaning Homes Before Shoot?
Had to smile today when encountering this Wall Street Journal article, Real-Estate Agents Clean House. The journalist asks a couple real estate agents about their experiences. I smile, because I’ve...
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