Whether you Airbnb, VBRO, or Homeaway, professional photographs can transform your property’s listing and increase occupancy.

Whenever I travel, I typically stay in hotels. Recently, I discovered the new craze when it comes to vacation rentals through sites like Airbnb and VBRO. I love real estate, interior design and architectural photography. Recently I discovered that this field isn’t really saturated with photographers so I decided to get some practice and build my portfolio in this area.

I started searching out through the various apps. In one case, one homeowner saw an increase of 39% in rentals after he had professional photographs taken. With this apart of my pitch, I reached out to a number of hosts on Airbnb and was able to get a few vacation rental photography shoots lined up.

Jacie and Justin were warm enough to let me into their beautiful vacation rental in Driggs, ID. Jacie designed and decorated the home. I fell in love with this home because of all the natural light that flooded the open concept floor plan. Here are some pictures of the outside of their property.

When taking exterior pictures for vacation rentals or real estate listing photography you need to make sure you keep them plain and simple, highlight the curb appeal and make sure all the lines are straight. It’s a bit hard to do the second one when you’re in the middle of winter.

Exterior Detail

It’s important to note that these photographs are going to sell this listing to potential vacation renters or even those who are going to buy the home. I wanted to get a shot of the house with its most prominent selling feature… the view of the Tetons!

View of the Tetons from the front door

Also, don’t forget to detail shots. I love the repetition of the vertical lines that this house has. Combined with the muted blacks, I wanted to showcase the contrast of the modern nickel handlebar.

Beautiful Front Door

To read more about vacation rental photography check out this article.