That before and after shot of a 3-story flue got me buying a better camera

I cleaned a real nasty 3-story flue last month on a job in Denver. Looked like a black tar pit inside before I started, all creosote buildup from someone burning green wood all winter. After about 4 hours with my rotary brush kit and some heavy scraping, the difference was night and day. I snapped photos at the top and bottom and you could actually see the brick mortar joints again. Made me realize I need a proper 4K camera instead of my phone for these shots. Anyone else notice how much better their work looks when you frame those before and afters right?

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the_jennifer12d ago

After about 4 hours with my rotary brush kit" yeah that's the real deal right there. I finally got a decent mirrorless camera for my work shots and it makes the buildup look way more gross in the before pics, which honestly helps sell the service.

emeryr3811d ago

Yeah I used to think good cameras were just for photographers or whatever but man @the_jennifer you're totally right. I had this old phone camera that made everything look kinda washed out and clients would be like "that doesn't look that bad" even with like serious buildup. Finally got a used mirrorless from a friend and the before shots look legit disgusting now which sounds weird to say but it actually makes people understand why they need the deep clean. It's wild how much the difference shows up in the final result too when they see the after pics. That gross detail in the grime really pushes people to book.