Real estate photography FAQs

Choose your services and an available time on the booking page. Photos, drone, floor plans, video, or a 3D tour—we can coordinate the visit together. Not sure what the listing needs? Ask us first. You don't need a fully formed media strategy to say hello.

Lights on, blinds open, counters clear, cars out of the driveway, and pets out of the frame. Send the seller our listing photo prep checklist—it's ready to forward. The goal is showing-ready, not “nobody has ever lived here.” A little prep makes every photo, video, and tour work harder.

No. We don't rearrange furniture or clean, and we promised the sofa we wouldn't try. Please have the home photo-ready before we arrive. Our prep checklist is written so you can forward it to the seller, room by room. A little tidy goes further than any editing trick we have for a sink full of dishes.

When the home is prepped and ready, plan on about 30 minutes for photos, plus 10 minutes for drone, 15 minutes for a floor plan, or 30 minutes for Matterport. Add-ons add time, and the home still needs to be ready when we arrive. The prep checklist helps keep the visit moving. Tell us about a tight access window when you book.

Only if you'd like to be there. We're Supra capable. A lockbox, door code, or garage code works too. Add access details when you book. We'll switch off the lights and lock up when we leave—one less trip for you between showings.

Yes. We just need clear access to the rooms being photographed, with people and pets out of the frames. Please coordinate access with the occupants so everyone knows we're coming. There's no need to empty the house. Giving us room to work is what matters.

Pick the time that works for the home and your sellers. We'll make the listing shine bright in any light. No sun-angle homework required.

Minnesota weather does enjoy a plot twist. We shoot year-round, and blue skies are guaranteed in every photo with sky in it. If conditions call for moving the shoot, you can reschedule from your original confirmation email. No need to wait on us, and there's no fee. Drone flights still need safe weather and permitted airspace. Editing a blue sky doesn't make high winds flyable.

No. There's no fee to reschedule or cancel. You can move the appointment from your original confirmation email, with no need to wait on us. If the cleaners need more time, the sellers' plans change, or the forecast gets ambitious, let us know and we'll help.

If there's an opening, yes. Check the booking page, or ask us about the address and timing. Booking a shoot today and receiving photos today are different things: same-day delivery is a $75 add-on, not included automatically.

Available shoot times are on the booking page. If you need a weekend or a particular access window, ask us. We'll check what works rather than leave you trying to fit a seller's schedule into a guess.

Not at all. Homeowners, builders, property managers, businesses, and vacation-rental hosts are welcome too. Tell us about the property and what the photos need to do.

Listing photos start at $180, with pricing based on home size—not a photo-count cap. See our posted prices and Twin Cities price comparison. Need only photos? A la carte is welcome. Adding other media? The pricing page's “What a package saves” cards show the combinations and their savings against the published market comparisons.

Next-morning photo delivery is included. You'll receive edited, listing-ready images, not a folder of homework. If your launch needs them sooner, same-day delivery is a $75 add-on, with no shoot-time cutoff.

As many as the home needs. There's no fixed photo cap, and we don't pad a gallery with five nearly identical corners. Photos are hand-edited, sized for the MLS, Zillow, and social, and unbranded where the MLS requires it. See the photography details.

Hand-edited HDR photos, as many as the home needs, sized for the MLS, Zillow, and social media. Next-morning delivery is included, along with our blue-sky guarantee for every photo with sky in it, a branded property website, an MLS-friendly version, and a QR code. You don't have to attend, and there's no fee to reschedule or cancel. You can move the appointment from your original confirmation email.

Drone, floor plans, virtual staging, highlight video, and Matterport are optional. Choose a la carte or see the published package savings—not every listing needs every bell and whistle.

After delivery, never before. Your gallery arrives with a secure payment link. Pay there before downloading. You get to see the work first. We think that's a pretty good order of operations.

It covers photos, aerials captured with those photos, and virtual staging. Add it when you book if today's the day the listing needs to go live. It does not automatically rush highlight video or Matterport. Ask us about those timelines separately. Same-day is optional—next-morning photos are already included.

Start with what helps the listing. Drone can explain a lake lot. A floor plan can explain a split-level faster than another paragraph. You can build a package or book just the pieces you need a la carte.

For a 2,500 sq ft home, our published package examples are:
Photos + drone: BrightSpaces $320, going rate $380, save $60 (16%).
Photos + drone + floor plan: BrightSpaces $410, going rate $490, save $80 (16%).
Photos + 5 staged photos: BrightSpaces $265, going rate $430, save $165 (38%).
Photos, drone, floor plan + 5 staged: BrightSpaces $455, going rate $690, save $235 (34%).

These are the pricing page's November 2026 examples, not a new discount off our own a la carte prices. “Going rate” adds the middle published price for each service. Some providers offer packages. The same page also compares our $410 photos + drone + floor plan total with a $445 published package ($35 / 8% less) and a $524 a la carte comparison total ($114 / 22% less). See the comparison method.

It's one easy link for the listing: a branded version for sharing, an MLS-friendly version, and a QR code. It's ready when your photos arrive, so you can share it in an email, a text, or on a yard sign without building another page yourself.

We've photographed 5,000+ homes, from metro condos to properties with a little more driveway. We're a SPAAR affiliate member, we're Supra capable, and our drone work is FAA Part 107. More practically: posted prices, hand-edited photos by the next morning, pay after delivery, and a team you can ask a question without making it a whole thing.

Yes—let's talk about your listings, usual services, and volume. Email us or ask when you book, and we'll work through what makes sense for your team. A consistent look across your listings shouldn't mean a fresh round of explaining yourself every time.

No—we don't deliver RAW images. Those are working files. The finished, edited, listing-ready photos are what you're hiring us for. Need help choosing the right delivered files for the MLS or another use? Ask us.

For residential listings, keep using the photos to market that property after closing. Homeowners are welcome to keep personal copies, too—we understand wanting a few good photos of a place that mattered.

For commercial projects or another business's use, ask us first so we can spell out the usage for that project.

Download and save your photos when the gallery arrives, so they're handy whenever you need them. If a link ever goes stale, email us and we'll help. There's no need to keep an old delivery email as your entire filing system.

We photograph homes across Minneapolis, St. Paul, the metro suburbs, and western Wisconsin. The city list is a starting point, not a fence. If your listing is farther out, send us the address.

Travel is free within 35 miles of central Minneapolis–St. Paul, then $1 per mile one way. Not sure where an address lands? Ask us and we'll help you check. No need to measure the driveway with your odometer.

Yes—Hudson and the rest of St. Croix, Pierce, and Polk counties are part of our regular coverage. Same service prices and next-morning photo delivery. The standard 35-mile travel allowance and one-way mileage rule still apply. See western Wisconsin coverage.

Yes. We work with vacation-rental owners and property managers as well as listing agents. Tell us about the space—the rooms, setting, and details guests need to understand before they book. Just photos or a broader mix of media: we'll help you choose.