Washington
Real estate photography · Seattle
In short
Real estate photography in Seattle starts at $295: 90 min on location with a photographer who works in Seattle, and 30 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 24 hours.
Why choose Real estate photography in Seattle?
Real estate photography in Seattle is a 90-minute listing shoot of interiors, exteriors and details that delivers 30 retouched, MLS-sized photographs within 24 hours, priced from $295. The Seattle-specific problem is light more than staging: a listing photographed in November under flat overcast reads gray inside, and window-pull blending in the edit is what keeps the view through the glass. Hillside lots on Queen Anne, Magnolia and West Seattle often hide their best feature, a lake or Sound view, behind a neighbor’s roofline. Recovering that view usually means altitude, which in Seattle comes with specific launch rules.
Worth knowing about Seattle
The City of Seattle requires no film permit for drone photography taken for real estate purposes, but a Master Film Permit applies whenever the drone takes off or lands on City property such as a street, sidewalk or park, with proof of $2 million in drone liability cover, and city law bans drones in parks outright. A Seattle listing shoot therefore launches from the seller’s own lot, flying under FAA Part 107 with LAANC authorization where the airspace needs it.
What does the session in Seattle look like?
- View homes on Queen Anne and Magnolia
- Sound and mountain views that need window-pull blending, since the room and the water outside sit several stops apart.
- Ballard and Fremont townhomes
- Narrow, vertical floor plans where straight verticals and stair angles matter more than square footage.
What does real estate photography in Seattle 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 Seattle
Do we need a permit for drone photos of a Seattle listing?
Not from the City for the photography itself, because Seattle exempts aerial photography for real estate from its film permit. The launch point decides the rest: a drone that takes off or lands on a Seattle street, sidewalk or park needs a Master Film Permit, and parks prohibit drones entirely, so the flight starts from the property being sold.
How fast are Seattle listing photos delivered?
Within 24 hours of the 90-minute shoot, as 30 retouched photographs in MLS and full-resolution sizes with a commercial license for the listing. In Seattle the edit includes window-pull blending on every view room, because a gray November sky and a dim interior otherwise force a choice between showing the water and showing the room.