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What listing photography costs in Brisbane, and the sixteen edits that should be included

$220 buys a standard fifteen-image set. If sky replacement, verticals and window pulls are quoted as extras, you are not comparing the same product.

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Interior photographed for a Brisbane property listing

$220 for up to fifteen fully edited images. That is the standard Brisbane listing set, and it covers most three and four bedroom homes without anyone having to make a hard choice about which room to leave out.

Ten images is $180. Twenty-five is $350. Same-day delivery, 24 hours guaranteed, with all editing inside the package price.

That last clause is the one worth reading twice, because it is where two quotes that look identical stop being identical.

The price list

ItemPrice
Up to 10 daylight images$180
Up to 15 daylight images$220
Up to 25 daylight images$350
Dusk images (added to any daylight package)From $60
Floor plan, up to 150 m²$180
Floor plan, 150–300 m²$280
Floor plan, over 300 m²On quote
Virtual staging$85 per image
3D showcase tour, 3 bedrooms$320
3D showcase tour, 4–5 bedrooms$400
Property video, 30 / 60 / 120 seconds$165 / $242 / $330

There is no travel loading inside the standard radius, no editing surcharge and no file-release fee at the end. The full real estate list is here.

The sixteen corrections

Every image in every package gets the same sixteen. None of them is an upsell, and the reason for spelling them out is that a listing where they were skipped is easy to spot on a portal at thumbnail size.

CorrectionWhat the listing looks like without it
HDR bracketing with window replacementBlown-white windows, or a dark room with a visible view
Vertical and horizontal straighteningWalls leaning inward, doorframes off true
Lens distortion removalBowed skirting boards and curved benchtops
Outdoor sky replacementFlat grey sky on an otherwise bright house
Lawn repair or replacementPatchy dry turf reading as neglect
TV screen replacementA black rectangle, or a reflection of the photographer
Flash reflection removalHot spots in glass, splashbacks and mirrors
Photographer reflection removalA person in the bathroom mirror
Fire added to fireplacesA cold empty hearth in a winter listing
Pool cleaner removalHoses across the water in the hero shot
White balancingYellow kitchens and blue bedrooms in the same set
Brightness and contrastRooms that look smaller and darker than they are
Tone adjustmentInconsistent look across the gallery
Image sharpeningSoft detail at portal display size
Dust spot removalMarks in the sky and across pale ceilings
Minor blemish removalScuffs and marks pulling the eye off the room

Add those up as line items at typical per-image editing rates and the difference between an all-inclusive $220 and a $150 quote with editing charged separately usually goes the wrong way.

Comparing two quotes properly

Three questions do it.

Is editing in the price, and which edits? "Professionally edited" means nothing on its own. Ask specifically about window pulls, verticals and sky replacement. Those three are the most commonly excluded and the most visible when they are missing.

How many images, and who chooses them? A package of fifteen means fifteen delivered. If the photographer shoots forty and you select fifteen with the rest available at a per-image price, that is a different product with a different real cost.

When do the files land, and what happens if the campaign date moves? Same day is achievable. Three business days is common. On a Thursday shoot for a Saturday open home, the difference decides whether the listing goes live with photographs or without them.

How many images the listing actually needs

Ten, $180. Units, townhouses and two-bedroom apartments. Enough for a hero exterior, the living and dining, kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom and an outdoor space.

Fifteen, $220. The standard, and the right answer for most three and four bedroom houses in Brisbane. It gives you two exteriors, both living zones, the kitchen from two angles, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, the outdoor area and a detail or two.

Twenty-five, $350. Acreage, luxury listings, and homes with separated living zones or a second dwelling. Also the right call when the block is the selling point and the house is secondary, because you need frames for both.

Buying fifteen for a home that needed twenty-five is a false economy that shows up as a portal gallery skipping straight from the kitchen to the back fence.

When the add-ons earn out

Dusk, from $60. Worth it when the property has a lit outdoor area, a pool, a view, or architectural form that reads better against a dark sky. Not worth it on a flat-fronted brick home with no external lighting, where the add-on buys you the same house in worse light. Say so to the vendor rather than adding it by default.

Floor plan, from $180. The single highest-value add-on on the list, because it answers the one question photographs cannot: how the rooms connect. Buyers who cannot picture the layout do not come to the open home.

Virtual staging, $85 per image. For genuinely empty properties. Three or four staged images is normally the correct quantity: the living area, the master, and one flexible room where you want to suggest a use. Staging every room costs more than it returns and starts to look like a catalogue.

Property video and 3D tours. Video at $165 for thirty seconds is inexpensive social content. A 3D showcase tour at $320 for a three-bedroom home does a different job: it filters out the buyers who were never going to proceed, which is worth more on a listing with heavy inspection traffic than on one with none.

The logistics that affect turnaround

Base is Sunnybank Hills, with a 12 km radius covered as standard and anything further quoted on the address. Payment is taken up front so that delivery stays same-day and nothing waits on an invoice being processed while an agent needs files.

Book early in the day where the property allows it. A 9:00 am shoot delivers same day comfortably. A 4:30 pm dusk shoot cannot, because the light you came for has not happened yet.

Quick answers

Related questions

How much does real estate photography cost in Brisbane?

A standard Brisbane listing set of up to 15 fully edited images is $220. Ten images is $180 and 25 images is $350. Dusk images are from $60 on top of any daylight package, floor plans start at $180 for homes up to 150 square metres, and virtual staging is $85 per image.

How fast are real estate photos delivered?

Same day where the shoot runs early enough, and 24 hours guaranteed. Payment is taken up front so the turnaround is never held up by an invoice.

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