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Real Estate Photography in Cave Creek, AZ
Professional real estate photography, drone, 3D tours, twilight, and video for Cave Creek agents. Serving Tatum Highlands, Desert Hills, Carefree, and custom estates throughout the area.
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Why Cave Creek agents choose us
Cave Creek is a horse town with a luxury market attached. Inside the town limits most lots start at an acre, many are on unpaved roads, and the homes are custom territorial, Santa Fe and desert contemporary builds from the 1980s through today, with barns, arenas and guest casitas as common as pools. Black Mountain, the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area and the Tonto National Forest frame the north end of town. Along Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway the market changes to golf and master-planned living with Cave Creek addresses: Dove Valley Ranch, Rancho Manana, Tatum Ranch, Tatum Highlands, Lone Mountain and Montevista. Buyers are second-home owners, relocating executives and equestrians who want privacy, land and a view, and they are also looking at Carefree and North Scottsdale.
The land is the sale, so the aerial is the lead photo more often than the front elevation. On acreage the drone shows the lot lines, the barn and arena, the wash, the distance to the next house and Black Mountain behind it all. Horse improvements are photographed like rooms of the house. Twilight suits the desert contemporary homes, and the town keeps outdoor lighting low, so the sky goes dark and the house glows. A typical Cave Creek home runs 35 to 45 edited HDR photos; a custom estate with a casita and outbuildings runs 50 and up and fits our luxury packages.
Pricing is published and the same in every city: photography from $165 by square footage with a free 2D floor plan, drone $100 added to a shoot, twilight from $200 by season or virtual twilight at $50 for five, Zillow 3D from $110, iGUIDE from $155 and luxury packages from $950 when the home calls for it. Delivery is the next business day.
Two Cave Creek details. Airspace here is largely unrestricted, one of the easier places in the Valley to fly, and we still check every address. And the roads matter: many lots sit on dirt roads and some driveways cross washes, so after a monsoon storm we confirm access before the photographer leaves, and we allow for the drive time on every booking.
What we plan for on Cave Creek listings
Land leads the gallery
On acreage the aerial is the lead photo: lot lines, the barn and arena, the wash and the distance to the next house, with Black Mountain behind it.
Horse property
Arenas, barns, tack rooms and turnouts are photographed like rooms of the house, because that is what the equestrian buyer is paying for.
Desert contemporary twilights
Custom homes are shot architecture-first, and twilight suits them; the town keeps outdoor lighting low, so the house glows against a dark sky.
Cave Creek golf lots
Dove Valley Ranch, Rancho Manana and Tatum Ranch homes get the fairway from the yard and from the air.
Dirt roads and washes
Many lots sit on unpaved roads and some drives cross washes, so we confirm access after storms and allow for the drive time.
Cave Creek listings we've shot
Cave Creek listing film, shot in one visit
11602 E Manana Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331. Photography, drone and a cinematic walkthrough from the same appointment, cut for the MLS, YouTube and social. Listing video starts at $150 for an Instagram cut; the full film starts at $399 and scales with home size.
Listing video pricingEverything your listing needs, from one team
Order a la carte or combine services into a single booking with one crew and one invoice.
HDR photography
From $165 · next day
Wide-angle HDR with sky replacement, and a free 2D floor plan with every order.
Drone photography
$100 with a shoot · $175 on its own
Aerials that show lot size, pool, community and nearby amenities.
Twilight photography
Virtual $50 · real from $200
The dusk hero image. Virtual twilight, $50 for five photos from the daytime exteriors; a real dusk shoot from $200 by season when the yard earns it.
3D home tours
Zillow 3D from $110 · iGUIDE from $155
Zillow 3D for your Zillow listing, or iGUIDE for measured floor plans and a tour you can host anywhere.
Videography
From $150
Instagram video from $150, exterior drone video $225, full interior and exterior film from $399.
Virtual staging
$50 · 5 photos
Photorealistic furniture for vacant listings, with before and after images included.
Communities we serve in Cave Creek
Acreage and horse property: the Spur Cross Road corridor, School House Road, Fleming Springs, the Black Mountain foothills and the custom lots north and east of the town core toward Carefree. Golf and master-planned, with Cave Creek addresses: Dove Valley Ranch, Rancho Manana, Tatum Ranch, Tatum Highlands, Lone Mountain and Montevista. West: Desert Hills and the acre lots along Carefree Highway toward New River.
Horse property gets the arena, the barn and the turnout photographed like rooms of the house, plus aerials with approximate lot lines. Dove Valley Ranch and Rancho Manana homes are shot with the fairway from the yard and from the air. Custom homes on the Black Mountain slopes get the twilight and an aerial that places the lot against the mountain, and we schedule to the actual sunset because the ridgeline shades the east side early.
Also shooting nearby: Anthem real estate photography · Scottsdale real estate photography · Phoenix real estate photography
- Free ARMLS-compatible 2D floor plan
- Sky replacement on every exterior
- 25 to 40 edited photos, 50+ over 4,500 sq ft
- MLS-ready gallery in your inbox next morning
Frequently asked questions
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Other things we photograph in Cave Creek
Short-term rentals
Airbnb and VRBO galleries built for the search results page, with styled lifestyle photos from $85, floor plans and 3D tours for group stays.
Rental photographyProperty managers
Turnover photos priced per door on a monthly volume tier, same crew and same framing for every unit in Cave Creek.
Volume ratesSelling on your own
The same shoot agents book, at the same price, with a free floor plan and next-morning delivery.
Owner photographyBuilders and contractors
Working with a builder, pool company or landscaper in Cave Creek? Our sister studio photographs job sites on a schedule and cuts build films. Start with a $900 content day, no contract.
See Copper Frame Media's Cave Creek pageWhat sets us apart for Cave Creek agents
The Listing Bees was built by people who worked inside the real estate industry, so we understand MLS deadlines, listing timelines and what buyers respond to at midnight on Zillow.
We know Cave Creek
We photograph Cave Creek regularly, and we know which angles and times of day show its homes and communities at their best.
Next business day, guaranteed
Every shoot, every time. Book Monday, shoot Tuesday, photos in your inbox Wednesday morning before the MLS opens.
Floor plan included
An ARMLS-compatible 2D floor plan comes with every photography order. No upsell, no fine print.
One team, every service
Photography, drone, twilight, video, virtual staging, 3D tours and floor plans, scheduled in one booking rather than across three vendors.