South Carolina
Real estate photography · Charleston
In short
Real estate photography in Charleston starts at $295: 90 min on location with a photographer who works in Charleston, and 30 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 24 hours.
Why choose Real estate photography in Charleston?
Real estate photography in Charleston is a 90-minute shoot of interiors, exteriors and details, priced from $295 with 30 retouched photographs delivered within 24 hours in MLS-sized and full-resolution files. Charleston listings carry two unusual demands. Historic houses are narrow and deep, with the main rooms opening onto a side piazza rather than the street, so the exterior frame that sells a Charleston single house is shot from the side yard rather than the sidewalk. And many shoots are for vacation-rental listings, which the City of Charleston regulates before a single photo goes online.
Worth knowing about Charleston
A vacation-rental listing shoot in the City of Charleston comes with a rule the photos themselves cannot fix: under the City of Charleston residential short-term rental application, a unit must not be advertised until all inspections are complete and a Certificate of Operation and a business license are issued, and every listing description must show the last 5 digits of the Operational Permit number. The permit is valid for one year, so a listing refreshed with new photographs at renewal also needs the current number.
What does the session in Charleston look like?
- The side piazza of a Charleston single house
- The covered porch that is the real front of the house, photographed along its length so the rooms behind it read.
- Interior rooms with tall sash windows
- Window-pull blending holds the garden or street view outside without the room going dark.
- The garden or courtyard
- Often the selling point on a deep peninsula lot, shot in open shade mid-morning.
What does real estate photography in Charleston include?
- 30 retouched photographs
- Interiors, exteriors and key details
- Window-pull blending so the view outside is visible
- Vertical straightening and colour correction throughout
- MLS-sized and full-resolution files
- Delivery within 24 hours
- Commercial licence for the listing
FAQ — Real estate photography in Charleston
Can new Charleston short-term rental photos go online before the permit is issued?
No. The City of Charleston states that a residential short-term rental must not be advertised until all approvals and inspections are complete, fees are paid, and a Certificate of Operation and business license are issued. Real estate photographs can be shot earlier, but the Charleston listing goes live only with the last 5 digits of the Operational Permit number in its description.
How fast are Charleston real estate listing photos delivered?
Within 24 hours. A Charleston real estate shoot of 90 minutes produces 30 retouched photographs, with vertical correction and window-pull blending included, delivered in MLS-sized and full-resolution versions so a house photographed in the afternoon can be listed the next morning.