Sands Landing, Crystal Lake: Commercial Land Photography and Lot Plans
How we photographed 4.62 vacant commercial acres on Route 14 in Crystal Lake, registered the recorded lot lines onto the aerial, and staged what fits on the site without pretending it is built.
Real Estate Photography in Park Ridge, IL
Park Ridge runs on prewar brick, oak trim and tight lots, and the listings that sell there are the ones photographed with that in mind. Here’s how we shoot Park Ridge, what it costs, and two local jobs that looked nothing alike.
One Day, Three Cameras, in This Order
Photos, video and drone on one Woodstock listing in a single visit — and why the drone goes up last, not first.
What to Do Before Your Listing Photographer Arrives
A one-hour checklist for agents and sellers to run before the listing photographer arrives: counters, cars, lights, blinds, beds and the yard.
When the Best Thing About a Listing Is Outside the Walls.
Listing photography and drone work for a second-floor coach home in Old Orchard Country Club Village, Mount Prospect, and why the aerials carried this one.
Real Estate Photography in Schaumburg, IL
Schaumburg sells fast and sells above list, and a big share of its inventory is condos and townhomes that look identical in the MLS data. Here is how we shoot them, and what it costs.
What Real Estate Photography Costs in the Northwest Suburbs (2026)
Most photographers make you fill out a form to find out what they charge. Here is the whole price list, what each piece costs separately, and the three things that actually move the number.
Why We Shoot Two Sets of Exteriors for Every Listing
The strongest exterior frame from a shoot is often the one we can’t post. Not because of the photo, but because of three brass numbers next to the front door.
Six Bedrooms in Lincolnshire. The One Nobody Expects Is in the Basement.
Six bedrooms, three finished floors and a cedar sauna behind the basement bath. Here’s how we shot a 5,401 square foot house in one afternoon, and why the best feature went last.
Real Estate Photography in Des Plaines, IL
Des Plaines sold 186 homes in the month through July 2026, and nearly half of them closed above asking. Here's how listings near the Metra stations, in Cumberland and Oakton, and in the new townhome developments actually photograph, what the packages cost, and how fast you get the files.
Your Exterior Photos Have a Shelf Life
A house listed in March gets photographed in March — bare beds, grey lawn, an empty deck. Same house, worse listing, and no editing fixes it. Here’s the workaround, and the window it depends on.
Real Estate Photography in Arlington Heights, IL
Arlington Heights sold 334 homes in the year through August 2026, and more than half of them closed above asking. Here's how the listings in Greenbrier, Scarsdale and the downtown condo towers actually photograph, what the packages cost, and how fast you get the files.
Most 1918 Houses Have Hardwood. This One Has a Mosaic.
A 1918 house in Riverside with hand-set mosaic tile running from the kitchen up the staircase. Here’s how we shot it, and why the floor set the whole plan.
Six Things I Fix in Every Listing Shoot (Three of Them You Can Fix Before I Get There)
Most of what makes a listing photo look cheap is fixable. Three of these are on me. Three take an agent about five minutes before I walk in.
Most Land Listings Get One Photo of Weeds
A one-acre parcel coming soon in Schaumburg. We cleared the overgrowth, marked the boundary, and rendered the owner's existing architectural plans onto the lot so buyers can see what an acre actually holds.
At a Mental Health Walk, You Photograph the Walk. Not the Faces.
NAMIWalks DuPage filled St. James Farm in Warrenville on September 13. Most of the people walking were there for someone. That changes how you shoot it.
Removing a Laundry Basket Is Presentation. Removing a Defect Is Misrepresentation.
Both edits happen with the same tool in about the same amount of time, and they are not the same act. Here is the test we use on every AI edit, why the line matters most on occupied properties, and what disclosure actually accomplishes.
Where Most Chicago Investors Start
A purpose-built four flat from 1923 on a corner lot in Calumet Heights, photographed for the buyer who is actually looking at it. We shot the Base package for Stephne Pettitt-Gaines, and the set leads with the roof and the block rather than the kitchens.
A Homebuyer Wants the Kitchen. An Investor Wants the Meters.
Every convention in listing photography was built for someone who is going to live in the house — and on a two, three or four flat, that buyer does not exist. We break down what an investor is actually pricing, the photograph almost no listing includes, and why the floor plan matters most here.
A Queen Anne Victorian That Isn't Actually Old
Turret, wraparound porch, leaded glass front door, curved staircase under a vaulted entry — and none of it is a hundred years old. We shot the Base package for Jeff Padesky of JP Group on 2.1 acres in Burlington Hills, where the year built field works against the listing.