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Commercial Real Estate Photography

Industrial, Office, Retail & Hospitality

Commercial real estate photography across Riverside, the Inland Empire, and Southern California — warehouses, office suites, retail, multifamily, and hospitality. Flambient interiors, FAA Part 107 drone aerials, and next-business-day delivery, sized for LoopNet, Crexi, and CoStar. Dustyn shoots every property personally.

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Modern open-plan commercial office suite interior with floor-to-ceiling windows and natural daylight, photographed for a listing

Why It Matters

Why Do Commercial Listings Sell and Lease on the Photos?

Buyers and tenants shortlist commercial space the same way homebuyers do — from a screen, in seconds. A warehouse, office suite, or retail space that's photographed properly reads as a serious, well-run listing; one shot on a phone reads as a problem. On LoopNet and Crexi, the photo set is the pitch. Dustyn shoots commercial property with the same flambient lighting and FAA Part 107 drone work behind DRD's residential listings — scaled up for the square footage, loading docks, and rooftops that ground-level phone shots can't communicate.

Brokers market photo-firstLoopNet, Crexi, and CoStar listings live or die on the image set — a full, well-lit gallery is what earns the showings.
Scale is the storyWide-angle interiors and drone aerials communicate square footage, clear-height, parking, and access in a way a floor plan never can.
Tenant & buyer confidenceClean, accurate photos of the real space build trust and cut wasted showings with the wrong prospects.
Faster lease-up and saleSerious listings look serious — professional imagery moves commercial space off the market sooner.
Interior of a modern industrial warehouse with high clear-height ceilings, polished concrete floor, and loading dock doors

Property Types

What Commercial Properties Do You Photograph?

If it's being listed, leased, or marketed, it can be shot. Dustyn covers the full range of commercial and income property across the Inland Empire and greater Southern California — from a 40,000-square-foot warehouse to a single retail suite. Every job is scoped to the property, with the interior, exterior, and aerial coverage the listing actually needs.

Industrial & warehouseClear-height interiors, loading docks, truck courts, and yard — the details logistics tenants and buyers screen for first.
Office & medical suitesOpen-plan floors, conference rooms, lobbies, and common areas lit to read bright and move-in ready.
Retail & mixed-useStorefronts, in-line spaces, and pad sites with the street presence and signage that drive foot traffic.
Multifamily & apartmentsUnits, amenities, and building exteriors for apartment and multifamily marketing packages.
Boutique hotel lobby interior with warm ambient lighting, a seating area, and reception desk, photographed for a hospitality listing

Hospitality & Short-Term Rentals

Hotels, Airbnbs, and Short-Term Rentals

Hospitality and short-term rentals are won on the photos more than any other property type — a guest books from a phone-sized thumbnail. Dustyn shoots STRs, Airbnbs, boutique hotels, and vacation rentals with flambient interiors that make rooms read bright, spacious, and bookable. Recent Long Beach short-term rental work had the property booked almost immediately after the new photos went live.

Short-term rentals & AirbnbFlambient interiors that make small and mid-size units look their brightest — the difference between a scroll-past and a booking.
Boutique hotels & innsRooms, lobbies, amenities, and detail shots for direct-booking sites and OTA listings.
Vacation rentalsFull-property coverage — interiors, exteriors, and drone context for the setting and the view.
Built for the platformsDelivered sized for Airbnb, VRBO, and hotel booking engines, with the crops each one favors.
Aerial drone photograph of a commercial and industrial property complex showing warehouses, parking lots, and rooftops at golden hour

The Workflow

How Does a Commercial Shoot Work?

Dustyn personally shoots every commercial job — no second shooters, no outsourced editing. Flambient interiors for accurate, evenly lit rooms; FAA Part 107 drone for the lot, rooftop, parking, and neighborhood context; and color-corrected files delivered the next business day, sized for LoopNet, Crexi, CoStar, and the brokerage's own marketing.

FAA Part 107 aerialsLicensed drone coverage of the building, lot, parking, and access — with LAANC authorization near Ontario International and other controlled airspace.
Flambient interiorsFlash-plus-ambient lighting for interiors that read true to color and evenly lit, corner to corner.
Next-business-day deliveryThe same turnaround standard as every DRD shoot — edited files back in your hands the next business day.
Platform-ready filesHigh-resolution sRGB, sized and cropped for LoopNet, Crexi, CoStar, and your marketing.

Behind the Lens

A Recent Commercial Real Estate Photography Project

Bright flambient interior photograph of a coastal Long Beach short-term rental living room with large windows and natural light
Commercial interior work — flambient technique, shot for how a tenant reads a space

Dustyn Reno personally shoots every commercial property — the same FAA Part 107 flambient-and-drone workflow behind DRD's residential listings, pointed at offices, industrial and warehouse space, retail, and hospitality. Recent hospitality work includes short-term rental and Airbnb listings in Long Beach and across the Inland Empire; one Long Beach short-term rental interior set had the property booked almost immediately after the photos went live.

Local context: Commercial listings live on LoopNet, Crexi, and CoStar rather than the residential MLS, and each carries its own image expectations — every commercial set ships in high-resolution sRGB sized for those platforms alongside the broker's own marketing. Aerial frames operate under FAA Part 107 (14 CFR Part 107) with LAANC authorization near controlled airspace such as Ontario International (KONT) and Riverside Municipal (KRAL).

Quoted to the Property

Commercial Real Estate Photography Pricing

Single-Tenant / Suite

Starting at$449

Retail storefront, office suite, restaurant space, or medical office up to about 5,000 sq ft — interiors, exteriors, and the detail frames a listing needs.

Multi-Suite / Mid-Size

Starting at$849

Multi-tenant office, showroom, or flex space roughly 5,000–20,000 sq ft — common areas, vacant suites, and building exterior.

Industrial / Large-Format

Starting at$1,295

Warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing from 20,000 sq ft — clear-height and dock coverage, yard, and Part 107 aerials of the full site.

Multi-Building / Portfolio

Starting atCustom

Campuses, business parks, and multi-property portfolios — scoped and quoted per site, with consistent treatment across the set.

These are honest starting points, not teaser rates. Commercial work is priced around what the images are for — a for-sale listing, an investor deck, and a national leasing campaign are three different jobs on the same building — so the final number reflects square footage, property type, and usage. Common add-ons: Part 107 drone aerials from $175, twilight exteriors from $225, video walkthrough from $450. Next-business-day delivery is standard on every commercial shoot. Serving the Inland Empire, LA, and Orange County.

Custom-Quoted

How Your Quote Is Built

The ranges above cover most single-property jobs. Anything unusual — occupied space, after-hours access, a portfolio shot to one standard — is quoted individually. Send the address and the scope and you'll have a clear number fast. Next-business-day delivery is standard on every commercial shoot.

Square Footage

A single suite and a 40,000 sq ft warehouse are different shoots — size sets the baseline.

Property Type

Industrial, office, retail, multifamily, and hospitality each need different coverage.

Drone Coverage

Part 107 aerials of the lot, rooftop, and access, added where the listing calls for them.

Images & Delivery

How many finished frames you need — color-corrected and delivered the next business day.

Commercial Photography Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does commercial real estate photography cost?
Single-tenant suites and small retail start at $449, multi-suite office and showroom space around 5,000–20,000 sq ft starts at $849, and industrial or large-format properties from 20,000 sq ft start at $1,295. Multi-building portfolios are quoted per site. Those are starting points, not teaser rates — the final number reflects square footage, property type, drone coverage, and what the images are for, since a for-sale listing, an investor deck, and a national leasing campaign are three different jobs on the same building. Next-business-day delivery is standard.
What types of commercial property do you photograph?
Industrial and warehouse, office and medical suites, retail and mixed-use, multifamily and apartments, and hospitality — hotels, short-term rentals, and Airbnbs. If it's a commercial or income property being listed, leased, or marketed across the Inland Empire and Southern California, it's in scope.
Do you shoot drone aerials of commercial buildings?
Yes. Dustyn is FAA Part 107 certified and flies every aerial personally, with LAANC authorization filed for controlled airspace near Ontario International, March Air Reserve Base, and other local airports. Aerials show the lot, rooftop, parking, truck court, and neighborhood access that ground-level shots can't.
Can I use the photos on LoopNet, Crexi, and CoStar?
Yes — every commercial delivery includes full usage rights and files sized for LoopNet, Crexi, CoStar, and your own brokerage marketing, alongside the full-resolution originals.
How fast will I get the photos?
Next business day is standard. Interiors, exteriors, and drone frames are color-corrected and delivered the business day after the shoot — fast enough to get the listing live while the space is still fresh on the market.
Do you photograph short-term rentals and Airbnbs?
Yes — STRs, Airbnbs, vacation rentals, and boutique hotels are a core part of the commercial work. Flambient interiors make rooms read bright and spacious, and files come sized for Airbnb, VRBO, and hotel booking sites. A recent Long Beach short-term rental booked almost immediately after its new photos went live.
Do you also shoot residential real estate?
Yes — residential listing photography, drone, and video are the core of the business, with the same next-business-day delivery.See real estate services

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