Professional-grade craft · not phone photos
Professional Real Estate Photography
Light, composition and hand editing that a phone can’t fake. Rooms look bright and true, windows keep the view, and the gallery is MLS-ready within 24 hours.
- From $199
- Hand-blended HDR
- 24-hour delivery
Phone vs. professional
Why professional real estate photography beats phone photos
A phone photo tells buyers the listing was an afterthought. Modern phones take good snapshots. Listing photos are a different job: wide rooms, bright windows, mixed light and straight lines — exactly where a phone’s automatic processing breaks down.
- 01
The window or the room — never both
A phone picks one exposure. Either the view blows out to white or the room goes dark and muddy. South Florida glass makes this the norm, not the exception.
- 02
Distorted, leaning rooms
Shot from chest height with the phone tilted, walls lean, ceilings loom and small rooms look smaller. Buyers read it as amateur in a split second.
- 03
Mixed-light color casts
Daylight, warm bulbs and tinted impact glass in the same frame produce yellow walls and green-grey floors that no filter fixes cleanly.
- 04
Over-processed and under-sized
Heavy auto-sharpening, crushed shadows and compressed files look worse again after the MLS compresses them on upload.
The craft, up close
Professional real estate photos: look at the windows
Bright rooms with the view intact, true color under mixed light, and verticals that stay vertical. Tap any frame to view it full size.
What you get
What’s included in professional real estate photography
Professional-grade isn’t a better camera — it’s a set of standards applied to every frame, before and after the shutter.
- Every frame
Bracketed exposures, hand-blended
Several exposures per frame, merged by an editor so the view and the room both read clearly. No one-click HDR halos.
- Planned
Shot for the light
Exteriors are scheduled around which way the home faces, so the facade is lit rather than in its own shadow.
- Included
Lighting balanced room by room
Lamps on or off by design, blinds set, and mixed color temperatures corrected so whites are white.
- Included
Level camera, true verticals
Tripod height and lens choice set per room, with perspective corrected so walls stand straight.
- Included
Composition that shows flow
Angles chosen to show how rooms connect and are used — not just how many square feet fit in a frame.
- Included
Color correction & sky replacement
Tinted glass casts removed, lawns and water kept natural, a clean sky on a grey day.
- Two sets
Exported to survive the MLS
High-quality files sized for Miami MLS (MIAMI REALTORS / Matrix) and BeachesMLS, plus a full-resolution set for print.
- Done for you
Licensed, insured, building-ready
We send the association our certificate of insurance so the shoot isn’t turned away at the lobby.
- 24 hrs
Gallery the next day
Galleries are delivered within 24 hours of the shoot.
How it works
How a professional real estate photo shoot works
- 1
Plan the light
We book the time of day that suits the exposure: morning for east-facing rooms, afternoon for the pool and water.
- 2
Bracket every frame
Each angle is shot as multiple exposures so the room and the view through the window both hold detail.
- 3
Blend and retouch
Editors blend the exposures by hand, straighten verticals and correct color so whites read white.
- 4
Delivered in 24 hours
A gallery that looks like the house on its best day, sized for the MLS and for print.
Side by side
Phone photos vs. professional real estate photography
The difference isn’t megapixels. It’s the decisions made before the shoot, the way each room is captured and the editing afterwards — the parts a buyer notices without knowing why.
| What buyers see | Phone / DIY | Estate Shutter |
|---|---|---|
| Windows & views | One exposure — blown-out glass or a dark room | Bracketed and hand-blended so the view and room both hold |
| Walls & lines | Tilted, leaning, wide-angle distortion | Level tripod and corrected verticals |
| Color | Yellow, green or blue casts from mixed light and tinted glass | White balance corrected per room by an editor |
| Exteriors | Shot whenever the agent is there | Timed for the orientation of the facade; sky replaced if needed |
| Order & selection | Every frame, in camera-roll order | Curated set, lead image first, walkthrough order |
| File delivery | Compressed phone files, resized by you | MLS-sized and full-resolution sets in one gallery |
Why hand blending matters
A South Florida interior with a bay or ocean view is routinely five or six stops brighter at the glass than at the back wall. Automatic HDR flattens that into grey haze; blending by hand keeps contrast in the room and color in the view.
Why the edit is where quality lives
Two photographers at similar prices can shoot almost the same frames. The difference is the edit — color under mixed light, clean windows, straight lines. It shows most in bathrooms and secondary bedrooms, so check those in any sample gallery.
What stays honest
Color correction and sky replacement are standard. We don’t add or remove permanent features or invent a view. Virtual staging is offered separately, disclosed, and delivered beside the original photo.
Serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties with no travel fee.
Packages
Professional real estate photography packages and pricing
Professional photography is the core of every package. Choose by what else the listing needs. Every package includes the same HDR craft and editing standards, priced by square footage.
Basic
Essential HDR photography for simple listings.
from$199
Under 1,500 sqft · scales with square footage
- 30–40 HDR interior + exterior photos
- Color correction & sky replacement
- 24-hour delivery
Basic+
Photos, slideshow video and 2D floor plan.
from$299
0–1,500 sqft · scales with square footage
- 40–50 HDR photos
- Photo slideshow video with music
- 2D floor plan with dimensions
Standard
Complete property showcase with drone footage.
from$399
0–1,500 sqft · scales with square footage
- 50–60 HDR photos + 4K cinematic video
- FAA Part 107 drone aerials
- 2D floor plan with measurements
Pro
Premium luxury marketing suite.
from$699
0–1,500 sqft · scales with square footage
- 60–70 HDR photos + 3-min cinematic tour
- Drone + community aerial footage
- Zillow 3D / Zillow 3D virtual tour
Our guarantee
You love the photos, or you don't pay.
100% satisfaction
Not right? Free re-shoot or a full refund.
24 hours, or the next one's free
Miss the deadline and your next shoot is free.
Pay after you approve
Book by phone and pay once you've seen the gallery.
Guarantees are subject to our terms of service.
In their words
Hear it from a Realtor who books us.
Craig Anderson, Realtor, on working with Estate Shutter.
Mike BrunFounder & Lead Real Estate Photographer · FAA Part 107 certified
Answers before you book
Professional real estate photography FAQ
Still unsure? Call (786) 604-0823 and talk to our team directly.
A phone chooses one exposure, so either the windows blow out or the room goes dark, and its wide lens leans walls when tilted. A professional shoot brackets every frame, blends the exposures by hand, levels the camera on a tripod, corrects mixed-light color casts and delivers files sized for the MLS. Buyers notice the difference in the first thumbnail.
Packages start at $199 for an HDR photography shoot on a property under 1,500 square feet and are priced by square footage. Packages that add video, drone and a floor plan start at $399. There is no travel fee inside Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
HDR means capturing several exposures of the same frame — dark, normal and bright — and blending them so both the bright windows and the shaded corners of a room hold detail. We blend by hand rather than with a one-click preset, which avoids the grey, haloed look of automatic HDR.
It depends on the package and the size of the home: 30–40 HDR photos on Basic, 40–50 on Basic+, 50–60 on Standard and 60–70 on Pro. Every room, the exterior and the outdoor living areas are covered.
Galleries are delivered within 24 hours of the shoot. You receive an MLS-ready set and a full-resolution set in one gallery link.
Yes. Files are exported at the right size and quality for Miami MLS (MIAMI REALTORS / Matrix) and BeachesMLS, ordered with the lead image first, and delivered alongside a full-resolution set for print and marketing.
No. Color correction, window balancing and sky replacement are standard, but we do not remove permanent features or add a view that does not exist. Virtual staging of empty rooms is available separately, is disclosed, and is delivered beside the original photo.
Book by phone: no deposit — invoiced after you approve the gallery. Book online: a 20% deposit holds your slot; balance after delivery.
Cities We Serve
Professional real estate photography throughout South Florida. Choose a city to see what is different about shooting there.
Don't see your city? We serve all of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Contact us for service in your area.
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Book professional real estate photography in Florida
Retire the phone photos. Book a professional shoot and get a bright, true-to-life gallery — sized for the MLS — within 24 hours. Book by phone and pay only after you approve it.
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