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Can anyone tell me the name of a certified color analysis test available for the general public. I'm looking to add something like that to my resume. Is there a test that is a industry standard and respected, even if only available to professionals who administer it? Thanks! Moderator note - moved to Casual Conversation to garner wider readership

I think it’s something the algorithm in LR does automatically when export settings are set to output for screen.

Exactly! My client shared with me that she did email the local MLS support to share the experience and note that she was disappointed in the customer support she received from the MLS CSR and that she was not at all helpful. In the end it all worked out and the agent hired me for another job that I’m actually heading out to now. This community is very helpful. If you notice my first post a couple of years ago when I was starting out on the real estate photography venture you can see how much I’ve learned and how far I’ve come. Thanks for the feedback!

I did not receive the email from MLS about the technical issue on that particular day as I’m not a member of MLS and the agent did not share it with me, she simply said there was indeed a problem on their end. After I posted this question on photo.net (I was frantically exhausting all research options on what was causing this to happen) I had a three-way call with myself, the agent, and our local MLS support. It really made me look bad in front of my client because at that time the MLS CSR insisted that my files were too big and MLS had to compresss them, but I knew they were no different size than any files I have ever delivered for MLS purposes without any problems, and I even sent the agent smaller files to try with no different result. Luckily my client knows now that it was a problem on MLS’ end.

Yep, I had my Lightroom settings the same as I always do when exporting to deliver to client for MLS and never had a problem before, although those settings are for the maximum MLS requirements so maybe I’ll change them in the future to be a little less than maximum limits

I did that of course but they uploaded with the same problem

Thanks everyone. The day after I posted the agent was contacted Through mass email by our local MLS saying that on the particular day there was a technical issue with all photos uploaded. I did send her smaller sizes images as soon as she told me there was a problem but that didn’t resolve the issue. My export settings In Lightroom have always been the same When exporting for MLS so I couldn’t figure out why this one time they looked horrible!

Moderator please move if this belongs in digital darkroom...wasn’t sure where to put it. Moderator Note - I have moved this conversation to Digital Darkroom, from Business of Photography because although it is a business related question DD should reap responses addressing the technical aspect. Notwithstanding the above, responses related to the business aspect of the thread, are encouraged. I delivered photos to a client yesterday in which I did everything the same as I always do (most importantly export settings in LR...I double checked these a bazillion times) delivered them to her the same way on Dropbox but I got a call from agent saying they looked “grainy” on MLS. It looks like MLS compressed the ALOT. MLS CSR told her that the files were too big and that’s why but my understanding is if file is too big for MLS agent will get an error message while uploading. Anyone out there with experience dealing with technical problems and MLS. My images are sized 2048 X 1536 and while they exceed the 12K limit of MLS uploads (they are around 2.4-3.5 MB) MLS has never had problems compressing them without losing so much quality.

Newbie question here...I had a client ask for a slideshow of a home I photographed for her and I told her "no problem" assuming the slideshow module in Lightroom would be easy. It was not, for me anyway. What is the best app/program (preferably free or very affordable) to use when creating a slideshow presentation for real estate programs? I want to be able to modify text layout more than what Lightroom offers, as far as I can tell.

I'm new to shooting real estate. Also new to anything having to do with the real estate industry.) I recently looked at my client's online listing (MLS.com) and the photos I gave her are being cropped on the website. After looking into it I learned that the MLS website utilizes a 4:3 aspect ratio for pictures. I have a DSLR plus my current lens is 16-85mm (I plan to purchase a wider lens in the near future) so I really can't afford for much of the image to get cropped on these online listings. I have a lot of questions and hoping some of you can give me examples of how you deal with aspect ratio efficiently during your workflow, especially export. For example: 1. Should I be putting every image on a template that is a 4:3 ratio, and how? Should I set my crop ration to 4:3? 2. Not knowing what different needs a client may have for various outputs, should I have more than one template based on different sizes, aspect ratios, DPI etc. and saving each image to them individually? 3. Is there a simple way to address these concerns during output settings in LR? below I cropped with 3:2 ratio and the edited, but if I'm going to crop to 4:3 then the composition is bad. What's more important when working within the limitations of my current equipment...editing for good composition or ratio and other details of final output?

Also, the SB800 will fire when it's mounted on the camera's hot shoe so that tells me that it should be working properly.

yes, all of the above I have set. Good point. I should probably get some radio triggers. do you recommend a particular brand? One more thought, I can get the SB800 to fire when set in TTL mode but not manual.

My head is hurting from digging through manuals and reference books and nikon online support is offline. I'm trying to fire my SB800 wirelessly when setting my D90 to commander mode and nothing is happening. Am I wrong in thinking that the D90 in commander mode can fire the SB800? I have the internal speed light set to manual and the SB800 set to manual as well. They are both on channel 2 and since I only have one speed light it is set to group A.

Good point...no I have not calibrated my monitor in ages

I graduated art school concentrating in photography way back in 2001 (a fact to some to some of you who commented on my first thread may come as a surprise seeing as how I made some grossly technical mistakes during my first attempt at shooting interiors. I was surprised at how many brain cells I lost while raising five kids and leaving my camera in it's bag for 10 plus years.) Trust me, I would much rather be shooting more interesting subjects rather than real estate interiors but I'm just trying to pay the bills, and thank you to everyone for your helpful comments.