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A Nationwide Commercial Photography Company

CS3 Photography has completed over 25,000 photoshoots in all 50 states, working with hotels, restaurants, retail brands, multifamily housing, senior living communities, schools and more.

If you have multiple locations, CS3 offers discounted bulk flat-rate pricing with no travel fees, so a shoot in Miami, FL costs the same as one in Casper, WY. One scheduler is your single point of contact for every shoot. We work from the photography guidelines you provide, so your images match your brand standards no matter which market they were shot in.

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Elevate Your Photos

Expert editing included in every package.

Distraction + Blemish Removal

We expertly remove distractions and blemishes, ensuring your photos are focused, clean and professional, highlighting the best aspects of your properties or products.

Sky Replacement

With sky replacement, we replace dull or overcast skies with vibrant and appealing backdrops, ensuring your outdoor shots are always captivating and attract attention.

Much, much more!

At CS3, we understand that every photo is unique. Our editing team uses a range of techniques to enhance image quality and deliver exceptional results, tailoring our approach to meet the specific needs of your project.

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Ready to showcase your business in the best light? Our comprehensive photography services help you make that happen. Reach out today to request a quote.

Custom Photography Solutions For Every Industry

Professional photography is essential across all industries, whether for websites, marketing materials or other visual needs. These assets distinguish your brand, build customer trust, provide crucial visuals and more. Partnering with CS3 Photography ensures high-quality digital assets that effectively capture the essence of your offerings, helping you attract more customers and drive new revenue.

Here are some of the most common industries we serve that utilize professional nationwide photography to showcase their services, products, properties and more in vivid detail:

Restaurants

When your restaurant’s dishes look too good to eat when plated or your dining room got a new makeover, you need high-quality, professional photography to showcase it all to your guests. At CS3, all of our photos go through a meticulous post-production process to make sure your eatery is always shown in its best light.

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Hospitality

When your hotels have state-of-the-art amenities, upscale rooms, welcoming lobbies and more, it’s essential to showcase them visually for your potential guests. CS3 Photography is one of the leading providers of nationwide hotel photography and videography in North America, having served more than 10,000 hotels, from economy scale to high-end resorts.

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Retail

In retail, your products are the lifeline of your business — why not feature them front and center of your website, brochures or other marketing materials? CS3 provides professional photography and videography services to a variety of major retailers with a worldwide footprint, as well as some of the largest kitchen, bath and flooring showrooms in the U.S.

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Multi-Family Housing

When your apartment community offers beautiful open floorplans, resort-style amenities and other competitive features for residents, showcasing it all online isn’t an option — it’s a must. CS3 is the photography vendor for some of the largest multi-family management companies in the U.S., as well as some of the largest commercial real estate investment firms in the world.

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Senior Living

When your senior living community offers comfortable living spaces, wellness-focused amenities and exceptional care services, showcasing these online is crucial for attracting seniors searching for their ideal home. CS3 is trusted by hundreds of senior living communities across the U.S. — let us help you spotlight your community's unique senior living experience, making it irresistible to those seeking the perfect place to call home.

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Dental & Medical

Show off your state-of-the-art dental or medical facility with stunning imagery. At CS3 Photography, we're well-versed in HIPAA compliance, ensuring the safeguarding of your clients' privacy. Trusted by many, we can help you attract more clients and patients with engaging visuals that resonate.

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CS3 Photography services by our professional commercial photographers are available for businesses in many different industries and throughout the U.S. and 20+ countries.

When your school or early education program wants to show classrooms, campuses and everyday moments to prospective families, school and early education photography brings those spaces to life.

What to Look For in a Photography Company

Booking commercial photography for a single location is relatively straightforward. It’s easy enough to find a local provider who understands your visual objectives, whether you need brand-compliant photos for a hotel franchise or dynamic exterior shots for a retail space.

The challenge arises when you need to book shoots in several markets at once. That’s when cost, scheduling and brand consistency usually break down. If you’re managing visual assets across multiple properties, here’s what we recommend looking for in a photography company:

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Predictable, Flat-Rate Pricing

In commercial photography, pricing is often based on distance, travel time or a local photographer’s individual day rate. That makes budgeting nearly impossible when your locations are spread out.

At CS3, we charge a flat rate across all 50 states, meaning a shoot at your Boston property costs exactly what a shoot in Bozeman does. Because our photographers are local, there are no travel fees, and we never charge recurring or hosting fees after the fact. You pay once per shoot, and properties booked together are discounted.

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Proven Experience at Scale

When you’re managing multiple markets, you need a partner who can handle the volume. We’ve photographed more than 10,000 hotels across all 50 states, covering everything from economy properties to high-end resorts. As a Google photography partner since 2012, our work has generated more than 4 billion views on Google Maps. We know what it takes to coordinate, shoot and deliver asset libraries at that scale, so your nationwide updates happen faster and with fewer headaches.

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High-Resolution, Versatile Assets

The same set of photos has to work hard across multiple channels at once: your website, OTA listings, social media, printed brochures and outdoor signage. Each one has different resolution requirements, and a file that looks fine on a web page won’t necessarily hold up at signage size.

Every CS3 shoot is delivered at full resolution, so one set of files covers all your needs. If your brand has specific technical requirements for how images should be delivered, our team will export them in the formats and ratios you need.

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True Widespan Coverage

Most photography companies only cover a specific region, meaning they have to send someone out when your properties fall outside their footprint. You end up paying for that travel and waiting for a date that accommodates their trip.

CS3 works through a network of thousands of local professionals across all 50 states, so whoever shoots your property is usually just an hour or two away. Because of this, there is no travel fee on your invoice, and we can easily put shoots in multiple states on the calendar for the same week.

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Seamless Organization

A photoshoot pulls your staff away from actually running the property. Someone has to get the space ready, walk the photographer through and stay reachable while the shoot is happening. Multiply that across a dozen locations and it becomes a serious drain on resources.

We send your team everything they need to prep beforehand, and our photographers typically complete their work on-site in two to three hours. Thanks to our proprietary scheduling platform, Smartbook, we can book and track shoots all over the country simultaneously. You’ll have one centralized scheduler handling everything, so nobody on your end is left chasing separate conversations market by market.

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Quick and Reliable Turnarounds

Editing is usually where the delivery timeline slows down. We handle all post-production at our in-house Orlando office rather than outsourcing it, which keeps your project moving quickly.

Typically, you’ll have your final imagery within a week of the shoot. If a project requires extra services, your scheduler will flag the timeline when you book. Because our dedicated QA team reviews every image, properties shot in different states come back with a unified look that matches your brand standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the photographers?

CS3 has a network of thousands of trusted photographers and photography partners. The CS3 photographers are all local, so the most they ever need to travel is an hour or two. This helps us with lower costs that we can pass along to our clients. Since CS3 has nationwide photography coverage, our team can easily come to you and your business, so you’ll feel secure knowing you’ve got the backing of a large nationwide photography agency, while still supporting a local photographer. If you’re interested in our aerial photography services, all of our pilots are Part 107 certified and all adhere to the latest FAA safety protocols.

Who edits the photos?

All of our photographers send CS3 the unedited imagery and our in-house team of photo editors work on the post production. This ensures that no matter where the location was photographed, the images will come out looking consistent every time. We’ll work with the photography guidelines you provide so not only will the photos look good, they’ll match your brand standards.

How long does the photography process generally take?

Depending on the photography company, professional services may be structured in various ways. Therefore, the length of time may be dependent on how their business is set up, but most shoots last about 2 hours. At CS3 Photography, we believe your time is best spent running your business, not working all day with a photographer. That’s why our goal is to use less time on-site and more time in post-production. Once we’ve completed our shoot, our team’s post-production is fast and unmatched, letting you focus on managing your business while we touch up your images without taking up too much of your time on-site.

How should I prepare my property for a shoot?

Preparing your property is an essential step toward achieving your property’s picture-perfect look. Depending on your specific professional photography needs, you may need to inspect your property from top to bottom. For those seeking photography captured at the highest altitudes, it’s important to clean and repair everything necessary on your property’s exterior, including your roofs (look for damage or discoloration), walls (look for chipping paint, graffiti or cracked windows), pavement (look for cracks or potholes), gardens/landscaping (look for unkempt grass or messy flowerbeds), etc. You may also need to do some day-of preparations in order to reduce the amount of time inconvenienced for guests or employees, as well as to optimize the degree of cleanliness. These preparations may include removing items like temporary/seasonal signage, parked vehicles, maintenance equipment or anything else that could be a distraction from your property in your photography.

If your property has any imperfections you’re unable to fix prior to the photo shoot, many companies offer services to edit them out, depending on certain factors. Contact CS3 to learn more about our editing services and how you can prepare for your upcoming photoshoot.

How much does CS3 Photography services cost?

Some photography companies charge based on distance, flight time (for aerial photography) or other variables. At CS3, it doesn’t matter where your locations are — we offer flat-rate pricing on all photography packages so there’s no negotiating based on area. Learn more about specific pricing based on your needs by requesting a quote today.

What type of weather is best for this kind of outdoor photoshoot?

When it comes to outdoor photoshoots, weather can play an important role in the overall quality of your photos. Although it’s not always possible to schedule photoshoots on days with ideal weather conditions, it’s important to know that many photographers prefer partly cloudy weather over highly sunny weather because there isn’t an abundance of sunlight that overexposes the images. If it’s at all possible, try to schedule your photoshoot on a day that could be slightly cloudy. Or, if you’re looking for images with a nice warm glow, try to schedule your photoshoot during “the golden hour” (the first hour before sunset or the first hour after sunrise).

What is the typical turnaround time for getting my professional photography assets?

Businesses tend to run on a tight schedule, so the sooner you can get your photos, the better! At CS3, our team is committed to providing your photos quickly and in most cases you’ll receive your imagery within a week of the shoot. There may be some instances that require additional services, which could extend the delivery slightly.

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How to Get Started

Getting started with your professional photography project can be easy with the right partner. Contact us with information regarding your photography needs, including the size of the project, specific marketing campaigns, types of photography needed, and an ideal timeline. Our team will respond to any inquiry within 24 hours with either exact pricing or a few questions to get you pricing ASAP.

If CS3 Photography is a good fit for you, we like to set up kick off calls to go over expectations and receive any brand guidance from you or your team so we can get you the best images possible and make your property stand out. Once we’re ready to start, we’ll connect you with one of our schedulers and they will be your primary point of contact for all shoot requests going forward.

Request a quote to see if our professional nationwide photography services are right for your needs today.

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