Before you book
Read this.
Seriously.
We want to make great work.
You want great media.
Most of the rules below exist to make sure both of those things actually happen.
01 /
Travel
Yes,we travel.
No, we're not driving two hours down a gravel road for a photo-only shoot for free.
We love Oklahoma. It's enormous.
Standard pricing covers our normal service area.
Properties outside that area may include a travel fee based on distance and drive time.
Remote properties, acreage and rural locations may require a custom quote.
The camera travels free.Unfortunately, we don't.
02 /
Prep
We're photographers.Not movers.
Have the property photo-ready before we arrive.
We may make small adjustments to improve a frame: move a pillow, straighten a chair, close a toilet lid, move something small off a counter.
We are not there to:
- Move couches
- Make beds
- Clean kitchens
- Hide mountains of laundry
- Rearrange entire rooms
- Move heavy furniture
- Organize garages
- Haul trash
- Stage the property
If it needs to disappear from the photo,it should probably disappear before we arrive.
03 /
People
The house shouldbe ready.So shouldthe humans.
For the best results, sellers, tenants, children and other occupants should be out of the areas we're actively photographing.
A full house makes it harder to:
- Compose rooms
- Move efficiently
- Capture video
- Record clean audio
- Maintain continuity
- Deliver our best work
Can we shoot around everyone? Probably.
Will it be our best work? Probably not.
Empty rooms are very cooperative models.
04 /
Pets
Pets and peopleout of frame.
People and pets should be out of the shooting areas whenever possible.
Please secure dogs, cats and other animals before the shoot.
Preferably in:
- A crate
- A closed room we're not photographing
- The backyard when appropriate
- Off-site with the seller
Do not rely on the photographer to manage pets while working.
Your dog may be incredible.He's still probably in the shot.
05 /
Clean
Our camerascapture details.All of them.
Please have the property cleaned and prepared before arrival.
Pay particular attention to:
- Kitchen counters
- Bathroom counters
- Beds
- Laundry
- Trash cans
- Dishes
- Toiletries
- Pet supplies
- Toys
- Cords
- Refrigerator clutter
- Personal photographs when privacy matters
- Driveways
- Patios
- Pools
- Yard clutter
We can edit a lot.“Put everything away” is not an editing technique.
06 /
Vehicles
Nice driveway.Can we see it?
Please move vehicles away from the front of the property before we arrive.
This includes:
- Seller vehicles
- Agent vehicles
- Contractor vehicles
- Trailers
- Trash cans where possible
For acreage or larger properties, move equipment that should not appear in the final images.
The house is the hero.Not the 2014 Camry.
07 /
Lights
Lights on.Blinds open.Fans off.
Before we arrive:
- Turn on interior lights
- Replace burned-out bulbs
- Open blinds and curtains
- Turn ceiling fans off
- Turn televisions off
- Turn computer monitors off
- Make sure fireplaces are ready if you want them photographed
- Turn off anything distracting
This lets us spend our shoot time creating media instead of preparing the house.
08 /
Construction
“Almost finished”is not finished.
For builders and new construction, please schedule photography after:
- Construction cleaning
- Final touch-ups
- Landscaping where applicable
- Contractor equipment removal
- Protective coverings are removed
- Fixtures are installed
- Construction debris is gone
If workers are still actively finishing the property when we arrive, the shoot may need to be delayed or rescheduled.
Photoshop is powerful.It is not a construction crew.
09 /
Weather
We don'tcontrol the sky.
Oklahoma weather occasionally has opinions.
Clouds alone do not necessarily require rescheduling.
Rain, storms, extreme wind or conditions that prevent safe drone operation may.
Killer will determine whether conditions materially affect the shoot or create a safety issue.
We're photographers.Not meteorologists.
10 /
Drone
Sometimesthe dronestays on the ground.
Drone operations depend on:
- Weather
- Wind
- Airspace restrictions
- Temporary flight restrictions
- Property location
- Safety conditions
- Applicable FAA requirements
If flying isn't safe or legal, we don't fly.
No shot is worth explaining to the FAA.
11 /
Access
Please make surewe can actuallyget inside.
Before the appointment, confirm:
- Lockbox information
- Gate codes
- Alarm instructions
- Building access
- Seller approval
- Tenant approval where required
- HOA or community access where applicable
If we cannot access the property at the scheduled time, additional trip or rescheduling fees may apply.
A locked door makesa terrible interior photo.
12 /
Must-gets
Have amust-get shot?Tell us.
Unique feature?
- Hidden room
- Detached shop
- Pool house
- The view
- Neighborhood amenity
- Seller obsessed with the imported kitchen faucet
Tell us before or at the beginning of the shoot.
We cannot guarantee something we didn't know existed.
We're good.We're not psychic.
13 /
Size
Square footageisn't just a number.
Larger homes take longer to photograph and film.
Acreage, detached buildings, extensive amenities and unusual properties may also require additional coverage.
Accurate property information helps us schedule enough time to do the job correctly.
Intentionally inaccurate square footage or property information may result in a price adjustment.
6,000 sq. ft. does not become 2,500because the base package looked cheaper.
14 /
Rescheduling
Things happen.
Sellers get sick. Closings move. Contractors run late.
Oklahoma weather does Oklahoma weather. We understand.
But late cancellations and same-day rescheduling can leave a hole in the schedule that cannot be filled.
If you need to move a shoot, tell us as early as you can. Our final cancellation and rescheduling policy will be published here once it's set.
15 / Photo-ready means photo-ready
When we arrive,
we want to shoot.
Not clean.
Not stage.
Not move.
The better prepared the property is when we arrive, the more time we can spend doing the thing you actually hired us to do: making it look Killer.
The actual disclaimer
We will always make reasonable adjustments on site when they help the final product.
We're not going to refuse to move a pillow because “the website said so.”
These guidelines exist because shoot time should be spent creating great media — not preparing a property that wasn't ready.
Help us
help you
look good.
Have the property ready.
We'll handle the rest.
All good?
Let's shoot the thing.