Your Listing Photos Are
Working Every Single Day.
Make Them Count.
Professional photography for Airbnb, VRBO, and vacation rental owners across the Inland Empire and Southern California. More bookings. Higher nightly rates. Images that sell the experience before a guest ever arrives.
Why STR Photography Is Priced Differently Than Residential Listing Photos
This is one of the most common questions we get — and it deserves a straight answer. Short term rental photography is a fundamentally different product than MLS listing photography, and the pricing reflects that.
One Transaction. One Audience. One Time.
A listing photo is used for 30 to 60 days on average — the time it takes to sell the home. Once it sells, the images are retired. They serve one purpose: helping one agent sell one property to one buyer.
Every Day. Every Guest. Every Year.
Your STR images are driving bookings 365 days a year across multiple platforms — Airbnb, VRBO, your direct booking site, social media. The same photo earns its fee with every single booking. A strong set of STR photos can pay for itself within the first month.
The Usage Multiplier
Because your STR images are used commercially — generating revenue across multiple platforms over multiple years — they're priced to reflect that ongoing value. You're not paying for photos. You're investing in a revenue-generating asset.
More Shots. More Detail. More Work.
STR photography requires more time on site, more attention to styling and detail, and a mix of wide establishing shots and close detail images that sell the guest experience. It's a more involved shoot than a standard listing walkthrough.
Wide Shots, Detail Shots, and Everything In Between
Great STR photography tells a story. Wide shots establish the space. Detail shots sell the experience. Every image works to convert a browser into a booked guest.
Establishing Wide Shots
Full-room views that show the scale, layout, and character of each space. Every room that matters to a guest's booking decision.
Detail & Lifestyle Shots
The coffee setup. The styled nightstand. The view from the bed. The pool at dusk with string lights. Detail shots sell the feeling of staying there.
Outdoor & Entertaining Spaces
Pools, patios, fire pits, string lights, BBQ areas, hot tubs — outdoor spaces are often the single biggest differentiator for vacation rental properties.
Drone & Aerial
Show guests the location, neighborhood, proximity to local attractions, and the full scope of the property from above.
Unique Features
Game rooms, home theaters, custom built-ins, vintage décor, unique architectural details — the things that make your property memorable and searchable.
Platform-Ready Delivery
Images delivered in the correct formats for Airbnb, VRBO, and direct booking sites. Next business day delivery so your listing is updated fast.
The Shot That Stops the Scroll
Twilight photography is one of the highest-impact investments a vacation rental owner can make. That golden hour glow, the outdoor lights coming on, the pool lit from below — it's the image that makes a guest stop scrolling and start booking. Especially effective for properties with outdoor entertaining areas, pools, string lights, and festive yard lighting.
Real Twilight or Virtual — Your Choice
Real twilight shoots happen on site at dusk and capture the actual atmosphere of your property at its most inviting. Virtual twilight takes a daytime exterior and transforms it into a warm, glowing dusk image in post-production.
For properties with outdoor lighting, fire features, string lights, or pools — real twilight is worth every penny. The ambiance simply can't be fully replicated digitally.
STR Photography Pricing
Priced by square footage. Next business day delivery. Sky replacement on every exterior at no additional charge.
Studios, condos, and smaller vacation rentals
- Wide & detail interior shots
- Exterior photography
- Sky replacement included
- Next business day delivery
Single family homes and larger condos
- Wide & detail interior shots
- Exterior photography
- Outdoor & patio coverage
- Sky replacement included
- Next business day delivery
Larger single family and multi-feature properties
- Wide & detail interior shots
- Full exterior coverage
- Pool & outdoor entertaining areas
- Sky replacement included
- Next business day delivery
Large vacation homes and premium rental properties
- Wide & detail interior shots
- Full exterior & grounds coverage
- All outdoor feature areas
- Sky replacement included
- Next business day delivery
Weekend Shoot
Saturday or Sunday availability
+$150Real Twilight
On-site at dusk · 6 edited images · pools, string lights, festive yard lighting, outdoor atmosphere
+$500Virtual Twilight
Daytime exterior converted to warm dusk in post-production — per image
$35/photoDrone Photography
3 aerial shots — location, property overview, surroundings
+$100Lifestyle Production
Same-day add-on (while already on site): model fee + $125/edited lifestyle image · $500 minimum.
Dedicated lifestyle shoot day: creative fee + model fee + $125/edited image. Contact for custom quote.
Better Photos Mean More Bookings and Higher Rates.
- Listings with professional photos receive significantly more views than those with amateur photography on both Airbnb and VRBO
- Higher quality images allow hosts to charge more per night — guests expect to pay more for properties that look premium
- Detail shots that showcase amenities and unique features reduce guest questions and set accurate expectations — leading to better reviews
- Twilight and outdoor entertaining shots are among the most shared and saved images on vacation rental platforms
- Professional photography signals to guests that the host is serious about their property — which builds trust before the booking is even made
- Your listing photos are your first impression on every single potential guest. There is no second chance to make it.
The Math is Simple
After the first month, every booking driven by your photos is pure return on investment.
Ready to Make Your Listing Stand Out?
Tell us about your property and we'll schedule a shoot that works around your booking calendar. Next business day delivery so your listing is updated fast.
909-234-2711 socalhomephoto@gmail.com
