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.
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.
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.
3,143 Square Feet for $350,000. Look at Where It Is.
A brick ranch on 0.61 acres in Cherry Valley, listed at a hundred and eleven dollars a square foot on a street with nine houses on it. We shot the Plus package for Karla Ellis and Vanessa Valtierra of Team Amare, and the drone frame is the one doing the most work.
From the Ground It's a Nice Yard. From 200 Feet It's Unusual.
Lots in this part of Stickney run about a tenth of an acre, with houses shoulder to shoulder for blocks in every direction. We shot the Base package for Michelle Russell and Paul Froiland, and the drone photo is what turns a good backyard into a genuinely uncommon one.
There's No MLS Field for "Looks at Water"
A 1985 condo building with a renovated interior and a balcony over the pond has two of its best features living entirely outside the listing data. We shot the full Pro package with multi-location coverage for Agata Kusak in Schaumburg, including six neighborhood stops within a ten-minute radius.
You Can't See the Water From the Front Step. That's Why We Fly.
At ground level this is a well-kept Northeast Elgin townhome with an updated kitchen and a deck in the trees. From 200 feet up there is open water three blocks away, dense tree canopy and a street layout no buyer could see from the driveway — and that gap is the whole argument for drone.
A 1976 Split-Level in Greenbrier That Doesn't Photograph Like One
Most homes built in Greenbrier in the mid-1970s have the kitchen closed off from the rest of the main floor, and this one doesn't. We shot the full Base package for Magda Chwalek of Gen Z Realty on a quiet eight-home cul-de-sac in Arlington Heights, including drone coverage of the tree canopy overhead.
Buyers Rank the Neighborhood Above Price. Your Listing Video Never Shows It.
Fifty-nine percent of buyers say the neighborhood is the single most important factor in where they buy, ranking it above price and above square footage. We break down why almost no listing video contains a second of neighborhood footage, what that gap costs Chicagoland agents, and the six-location structure we use to close it.
Sixteen Townhomes in a Single Frame
Photographing a development is a different problem than photographing a home — what you are documenting is the relationship between buildings, and none of that exists in a ground-level photo. Ogi Optics delivered a full Pro media package at Insignia Glen, a sixteen-unit townhome development in Des Plaines, IL, working alongside Mark Kelner.