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Real Estate Photography in Tempe, AZ
Professional real estate photography, drone, 3D tours, twilight, and video for Tempe agents. Serving Warner Ranch, The Lakes, and surrounding communities.
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Why Tempe agents choose us
Tempe is built out. There is almost no open land left inside the city, so the market is resale and infill: 1950s and 60s ranches in Maple-Ash, Mitchell Park, Hughes Acres, University Park and Shalimar, 1970s and 80s family homes in The Lakes, Dava-Lakeshore and Warner Ranch, acre lots in Circle G Ranches off the Kyrene corridor, and the condo towers on Tempe Town Lake and along Mill Avenue. Arizona State University drives a large share of the demand: faculty and staff buy near campus, investors buy anything within a bike ride of it, and young professionals buy the lake condos. South Tempe, inside the Kyrene school boundaries, is the family market and competes with Chandler and Ahwatukee.
The lots are compact and the trees are mature, so the curb photo rarely tells the story. Interiors lead in Tempe: the remodeled kitchen in a 1960s ranch, the light in a loft, the yard behind the block wall. Drone earns its cost on The Lakes waterfront, where the water and the dock are the sale, and on anything close enough to campus or the light rail that the aerial can show the distance. Condos are shot wide and bright with the lake or Hayden Butte in frame when the unit has it. A typical Tempe home runs 25 to 35 edited HDR photos; lakefront and large south Tempe homes run 40 and up.
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 photos, Zillow 3D from $110 and iGUIDE from $155. Delivery is the next business day, MLS-sized for ARMLS.
Two Tempe details. Much of the city, from downtown south through the Broadway and Southern corridors, sits inside Sky Harbor's controlled airspace, so aerials there run through LAANC authorization that we file before the shoot; we tell you in advance if an address cannot be flown. And the downtown towers need building access, parking and sometimes an elevator reservation arranged ahead, so give us the building contact when you book.
What we plan for on Tempe listings
Interiors lead
Tempe lots are compact and the trees are mature, so the remodeled kitchen, the light and the yard behind the wall carry the gallery, not the curb photo.
The Lakes waterfront
Lakefront homes are shot from the yard and from the air, with the water and the dock in the lead photo.
Condos and lofts near ASU
Tempe Town Lake and Mill Avenue units are shot wide and bright with the view in frame; we arrange building access and parking before the shoot.
Sky Harbor airspace
Much of Tempe sits inside Sky Harbor controlled airspace. We file LAANC authorization before the shoot and confirm whether the aerial can fly.
Investor and rental listings
Near-campus rentals and small multifamily are shot for the floor plan and the unit count, with a free 2D floor plan on every photo order.
Tempe listings we've shot
Tempe listing film, shot in one visit
1413 E Wesleyan Dr, Tempe, AZ 85282. 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 Tempe
Downtown and the lake: Hayden Ferry Lakeside, Regatta Pointe, Edgewater and the Mill Avenue condos, plus the historic bungalows and near-campus rentals of Maple-Ash, Riverside, University Park and Mitchell Park. Central and mid-century: Hughes Acres, Shalimar, Tempe Gardens, Dava-Lakeshore and the ranch neighborhoods between Broadway and Baseline. South Tempe and the Kyrene corridor: The Lakes, Warner Ranch, Alta Mira, Circle G Ranches, the Corona del Sol neighborhoods and the Rural Road corridor toward Chandler.
The Lakes is shot from the yard and from the air, with the water in the lead photo and the dock or the boat slip when the home has one. Mill Avenue and Town Lake condos are about light, the view and the walk to everything, so we shoot them wide and bright and include the building amenities. In Maple-Ash and the other historic streets near campus, the front elevation is shot with the trees and the porch, because the street is a good part of what the buyer is paying for.
We also photograph regularly in the Kyrene Corridor, the University District and the Rural Road corridor.
Also shooting nearby: Chandler real estate photography · Mesa 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
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Other things we photograph in Tempe
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 Tempe.
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 Tempe? 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 Tempe pageWhat sets us apart for Tempe agents
Tempe is one of the most analytically active buyer markets in the Phoenix Metro. The combination of ASU, the light rail corridor, and Tempe Town Lake draws a buyer profile that does more online research per listing than almost any other submarket — investors running comparative analysis, relocating academics evaluating neighborhoods remotely, and young professionals comparing a dozen listings before scheduling a single showing. Photography that accurately represents a Tempe property to that audience isn't just a presentation choice, it's a conversion tool.
We know Tempe's neighborhoods at a street level
Warner Ranch and The Lakes attract family buyers who want South Tempe's settled neighborhoods — wide lots, mature trees, and the kind of exterior photography that communicates permanence and quality. The Lakes waterfront properties are drone candidates without exception; the aerial showing the water relationship closes the distance between online browsing and a committed showing appointment. Downtown condos and lofts near Mill Avenue and Tempe Town Lake photograph best with wide-angle interior composition that emphasizes light and ceiling height — the two things compact urban buyers are most anxious about. Marina Heights and the ASU-adjacent corridors attract investor buyers who want clean, accurate photography that represents the property honestly and efficiently.
Guaranteed next business day delivery
Every shoot, without exception. For Tempe investors who are often managing multiple transactions simultaneously, and for agents working the fast-moving sub-$500K market, turnaround is not a courtesy — it's a competitive requirement. Your photos are in your inbox the morning after we shoot.
Free 2D floor plan with every order
ARMLS-compatible, delivered with your photos, no upsell. In Tempe's condo and townhome-heavy inventory, floor plans are particularly impactful — buyers comparing multiple units in the same complex make faster decisions when they can see the layout clearly without scheduling a visit.
Every service, one team
HDR photography, drone, twilight, videography, virtual staging, and Zillow 3D tours — all from one company, booked in a single call. For Tempe investor clients managing turnovers across multiple properties, single-vendor efficiency is a real operational advantage.