Elevate your Airbnb Listing with Professional Photography
Airbnb and short-term rentals are a dime a dozen these days. To make your listing stand out, you need to showcase what your property has to offer! Professional photography is key to making your listing shine amongst the competition.
Prepare for your listing for the photoshoot.
Clean and prep your listing so it looks its best:
- Thoroughly clean your unit including surfaces, floors, and windows. Don’t forget about tidying up outdoor spaces!
- Remove visual clutter. Tuck away things that don’t need to be in the shots. Items such as paper towels, kleenex boxes, cleaning supplies, and garbage cans are given to be included and tend to distract and just feel like clutter in photos.
- Tidy up open shelving, and curate what you have on display.
- Carefully fold towels and consider adding higher-end bath products to give more of a hotel feel.
- Ensure linens and bedding are looking their best. This might include steaming bedding, replacing worn pillows and adding in some new throws.
- Style your space by adding personal touches with decor, throws, cushions, baskets, and fresh elements like florals, plants or produce where it makes sense. This can make the space feel more inviting and livable.
Plan a shot list.
The goal with your listing shoot is to accurately document what you offer and also showcase how your listing differentiates itself from others.
Your shot list should include:
- A variety of wide shots that show overall spaces.
- Vignettes and detail shots that showcase unique features or elements of your property and offer an editorial feel.
- Shots that are wayfinding and show how spaces connect.
- An exterior shot.
- Images that inform on unit access and accessibility.
- Shots of amenities and offerings that you provide such as toiletries, towels, storage, small appliances, cooking utensils or dishes, food and beverages included (such as coffee and tea), or other treats you gift your guests.
- Showcase your unit or building amenities such as laundry, parking, fitness facilities, pool, hot tub, sauna, outdoor, BBQ access or communal spaces.
- Highlight the local area and attractions. Conveniences such as transit, local businesses, parks or paths are great to include.
Add a host portrait!
Including a friendly portrait for your account helps guests feel welcomed and that they will be taken care of should they need assistance.
If you have a vacation property, short-term rental or Airbnb and you’re looking to upgrade its listing, reach out to hear more!
