Property photography pricing in Melbourne is opaque until you’ve bought it once. Here’s the market laid out — what each piece costs, what’s worth paying for on your property, and where the aerial layer fits.
Melbourne price guide
- Standard listing shoot (interiors + exteriors, 10–20 images): $150–$400 depending on property size and photographer tier
- Twilight photography: +$150–$350 — dusk exteriors that make facades and pools glow; strong for premium listings, wasted on a plain frontage
- Aerial stills (licensed drone): $250–$450 for an edited set showing the block, position and context
- Video — ground: $400–$800; with aerial footage: $450–$900 edited
- Floor plans: $100–$250; virtual tours: $250–$600
- Full premium package (photos + twilight + aerial + video + plan): commonly $900–$2,000
What’s actually worth paying for
Match the spend to where your property’s value lives. Interiors renovated? Interior-heavy shoot. Big block, corner site, pool, views, or proximity to water/parks/schools? That value is invisible from the street — the aerial set is what shows it. Premium facade? Twilight. Selling a lifestyle (acreage, new estate)? Video. The expensive mistake is buying the generic package rather than the pieces your property needs.
Questions that sort providers
- For drone work: are you CASA-licensed and insured, and have you checked the airspace at the address? (Much of Melbourne is controlled airspace — unlicensed operators either can’t fly legally or fly anyway.)
- What resolution and how many final images, and who owns them?
- Turnaround — 24–48 hours is market standard for listings.
Where we fit
Our specialty is the aerial layer — and we hold the credentials the drone side of this industry often skips: CASA-licensed operations and full public liability insurance, with airspace assessments and approvals handled on every job. Documentation is available on request for agency compliance files. We work with agents, with photographers who subcontract their drone work, and with vendors directly (including private sellers). We’re straight about scope: for interiors, use a good interiors photographer; for everything best seen from above — the block, the position, the context that sells Melbourne property — that’s us.
For agencies and photography studios: partner rates
If you’re a real estate agency or an established photography business booking aerial work regularly, we offer standing partner pricing — a fixed trade rate card, priority scheduling for listing deadlines, consistent deliverable formats your team can template against, and our licensing and insurance documentation packaged for your compliance records. One reliable, credentialed aerial operator across all your listings, at pricing that reflects the ongoing relationship. Enquire for the partner rate card — mention your agency or studio and typical monthly volume.