Real Estate Photography & Video in Chicago, IL.
Photography, aerials, floor plan, video and 3D tour for city listings, shot by one person in one visit. Priced off the same calculator as everywhere else, with the number on screen before you book.
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A city listing is judged on the window.
A Chicago unit sells on two things a suburban house does not have to prove: what the light is like, and what you see when you look out. A $900,000 condo with a real view and a poorly photographed one look identical in a search grid — and only one of them gets the showing.
Windows are the hard part. Expose for the room and the skyline goes white; expose for the view and the room goes black. That is a blending problem, not a camera-quality problem, and it is why so many city listings show either a grey rectangle or a room nobody can see into.
The buildings add their own friction. Elevator bookings, dock access, a doorman who needs notice and a certificate of insurance on file — none of it is difficult, but all of it has to happen before the shoot rather than at the front desk on the day.
What that means for your listing
- The view is the asset. If the window is blown out, the thing the buyer is paying extra for is missing from the listing.
- Rooms read smaller in the city. Tighter footprints need light and sightlines, not a wider lens bending the walls.
- Building access is arranged first. Elevator, dock, doorman and COI — sorted before the visit, not negotiated at reception.
- Condo or single family, one curve. Both price off list price and floor area, the same as everywhere else we shoot.
What agents tell Google.
“The photos turned out flawless and truly captured the cozy essence of my home.”
“I really owe Justin 10 stars for this incredible job! Booked him last minute the day before.”
“Very happy with the way the photos turned out. So glad to have worked with Novo.”
Other popular towns we work in.
City work, room by room.
Condos, single family and the occasional rooftop — a sample of recent frames.
Asked before every booking.
How much does real estate photography cost in Chicago?
A 2,000 sq ft condo listed around $900,000 comes to $520 for Essentials, $775 for Premium and $1,420 for Estate. Price scales with list price and square footage, so a smaller unit costs less. The calculator gives an exact figure for your address in under a minute.
Does a city listing cost more than a suburban one?
Not for being in the city. The packages and the pricing curve are identical everywhere — the number follows the list price and the floor area. Two things can still put a city shoot higher. City properties are often worth more, which the curve picks up on its own, and a shoot far enough out carries a small travel amount that raises the floor. That is about the drive, not the address, and on most listings it changes nothing at all because the price is already above the floor. Either way you see the number before the date is held, never on the invoice afterwards.
Can you shoot a high-floor unit with a skyline or lake view?
Yes, and the window is the whole problem. Expose for the room and the view outside goes white; expose for the view and the room goes black. We shoot both and blend them so the interior and what is out the window both hold in one frame. That is standard on any high-floor unit and it is not an add-on.
How fast will I get the photos back?
Photos and the floor plan are usually back within 24 hours. The 3D tour and any listing video take longer, allow about four full working days for the edit. Everything arrives in one gallery at both MLS and full resolution.
