freelance photographer

installer

Obeo

After reading other reviews I felt like I should put my review in - Obeo is a GREAT company to work for, but you have to know what to expect.  As a contract worker for Obeo, I am not looking for jobs - they text when a job is available in the area and I only need to accept the work. Since I KNOW that this is supplemental income, if I have time then I will do it and if not I will not accept the work that they send. It's really that easy. 

Each order has visibility so I can see what the pay rate is before I accept the work, but in all honesty, it's not that much work- so it averages out to about $55.00 per hour.  That is not slave wages people - not for supplemental income.  I simply go and shoot photos and then send them back to the company.  There is no processing for me to do - I can schedule for a time that is convenient for me - and other than that, there is no stress with this position.  The money is great for doing hardly anything at all.

Obeo is a growing company, and there is not a lot where I live for me to do- but I understood that going in and I am sure that more will become available as they grow.  Some of the other reviewers are so bitter - I don't think that they realize that the jobs come directly to us and we just have to choose if we want to do it or not. 

I have never had Obeo withhold pay, never.  They have never shorted my pay either.  If there has been a mistake, I have sent come an email to their customer service team and they always get back to me quickly.  It is contract work so the jobs come as they come.

I wish that there were more of the jobs- I love doing real estate photography.  I hope that they come up with a way for me to market myself using their platform.

My experience was different than others. I ended up getting a lot of work at one point, but trying to keep things organized was hard.

Here is how they work: An automated system texts you, you have 10 minutes to respond if you accept or decline the job. Sometimes it would come very early in the morning like at 2am early. After that 10 minutes it goes to another photographer.

Once you accept it you have to call or email the realtor to setup the appointment. If they cancel or reschedule you have to work it out with them. After you submit the work then if they run into a problem they contact you. For each time you get in contact with a realtor they spoof through a series of numbers so if you have a 612 area code you get a 312 or random number to contact them. Some realtors requested me and they didn’t know it was me until I let them know.

Sometimes I’d have angry realtors reaching out to me because they think I’m their contact if they have issues. They don’t give realtors the number to the company and they’re expected to work it out with you. So they have no idea how the system works at Obeo.

Once they have an issue you have to fill out a comment card and tell the company about it. All the anger gets directed at you.

On the plus side if you do ok with them you can just break off and do it on your own. The things they do is get you in contact with work and edit. But it wouldn’t be hard at all to do both additional steps on your own.

I’ve worked for a few real estate photography companies. This by far is the absolute worst. It’s incredibly disorganized and for the work you do with you basically never having a break from work it’s not worth it. Every other company I’ve done work for handles your schedule.

If you want to learn or get into real estate photography go with a different company.


I have been working at Obeo full-time, im in Customer Service, and they just launched a new website platform that is extremely nice. Its On Demand, so placing an order and having a photographer reach out to you takes only minutes. Customers have full customization tools at their hands. So virtual tours can be customized to your liking and look. They have integrated their system so you have the tools to post quickly to MLS, and Social Media, and also to expand your marketing campaigns to create brochures and fliers in no time.

    Opportunity for growth is insane, due to the fact that homes will always get built, and more and more real estate agents, and home owners will need photography. Obviously more clients will require more photographers and that will require more management and oversight. 

    Although OBEO has been around for awhile, they have adapted to new technology they will grow at a more consistent and rapid pace now. The people that work at OBEO are intelligent, motivating and energized to take this company to the next level. Its amazing working for a company that takes your ideas and recommendations and brings them to light, They keep everybody in the loop, so nobody is left behind. OBEO's values and culture is what sets them apart. Its easy to relax at work, but still have a good productive day.

I live in a major city, so I imagine either there's a ton of competition or the company just doesn't attract much attention. Either way, I've gotten 2 gigs and been offered 4 in the last 6 months or so. 

I've had issues with glitches with their server at the beginning of my working with them, but since then I haven't had those issues again. 

It's not a bad gig if you want to practice, but its definitely not reliable if you're trying to survive. If you're looking to build your portfolio and are having a hard time reaching realtors - this is certainly a good method to meet a few and to build up your work. 

Obeo is a SCAM stay away from them! They sent me to a job I drove an hour to get there done the job and by looking at my earnings on their website they wanted to pay me $43 for my time! while they collected $119 for the order they wanted to keep more than 60% for them self, I sent them an email and told them if this my pay I don’t want it and I told them to send someone else to do it for $43 I won’t upload those pictures for them for that amount, they agreed to pay me $75 instead and they have sent the money through my PayPal account and as soon as I uploaded those pictures to them they called Paypal and disputed the amount and trying to get the money back so they can get this job done 100% free! 

SHAME ON YOU OBEO “ WORST COMPANY EVER”

What is the best part of working at the company?
Overall the workflow is well thought out making successful photo shoots standard

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes the property condition creates  difficulties getting good images 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very supportive. I can get any questions answered 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I meet the customer onsite. They show me what they want done.  After I upload the images I’m done. N ext morning I see the finished tour online. The finished product is always first rate

Found this buisness on craigslist offering a real estate photographer job. Told could make thousands per week.  Told me i needed to submit some photography of a typical listing i would be doing... front of house side, street, and so on... i was hired i then was messaged a couple of times a week with available jobs.. that paid 6 dollars for a 7 picture exterior.. and 15 dollars for full inside outside photo shoot... when i called real estate companies to inquire on how much they charge for photography listing.. they stated $200-300 do not waste your time

After working for Obeo for over 10 years and traveling over 100 miles round trip many times as a favor to keep a customer they have concocted a scheme to replace quality photographers with lower paid amateurs to save money. If you think that Obeo will live up to their promises then I have a bridge to sell you.  To add injury to insult, they lowered the pay after several years and shorted my final paycheck without even letting me know if it were the final paycheck. Truly a good company gone bad.

I worked for them briefly in 2017. They think they're clever but really they break a lot of laws to just rake in money hoping their photographers don't know any better.
They create problems with their software because they don't know what they're doing and always find way to blame it on photographers, they pit realtors against them to try and save face.  

 There are way better and cheaper photography platforms out there and they will eventually go out of business.  Don't waste your time with these people.

Working for this company has given me the opportunity to learn Real Estate Photography. They send you a few jobs here and there, but they have all of a sudden stopped paying out on the first and 15th according to our contract. They currently owe me and several other photographers and there is no explanation of what's going on. RUN from this company!

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