For Hosts, Owners & Property Managers
Photos that turn browsers into bookings.
Your Airbnb or VRBO listing gets about a second of a guest's attention before they scroll on. Bull City Media photographs short-term rentals across Durham, Raleigh, and the Triangle with a curated, design-forward look built to win that second.
TRIANGLE, NC · STR · INTERIOR
STR SESSION · EDITORIAL
Why We're Different
Shot like a design magazine, not a listing.
Standard real estate photography documents a home. STR photography has to sell a stay. That's why we borrow from architectural and design photography — working with natural light and hand blending each frame to bring out the best qualities in every room, and mixing wide-angle shots with detail imagery that tells the full story of your home.
In an industry that pushes for ultra-fast delivery, we take the extra time to hand-finish these sessions. The goal isn't photos you're satisfied with — it's a gallery you're genuinely excited to put in front of guests.
- ✓Curated, high-end look — hand blended, editorial style that fully captures the mood of the home.
- ✓Wide + detail shots — the layout and the little touches guests book for.
- ✓Sized for the platforms — ready to upload to Airbnb and VRBO.
STR Services & Pricing
Pick a session, or take the whole kit
Every session is photographed by the owner, with pricing you can see before you book. Larger or multi-unit properties, just reach out for a quote.
STR Photography
Premium interior and exterior photography — carefully curated wide-angle and detail imagery that captures the full essence of your home.
starting at $300
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Luxury Package
Everything Bull City Media has to offer in one shoot: full photography session, twilight session, drone, and a 3D floorplan. The optimal way to launch a new listing.
starting at $650
Book the Luxury Package
Twilight Photography
An evening session with up to 10 exterior images around sunset. Perfect for homes with hot tubs, fire pits, decks, lawn games, or outdoor lighting.
$200
Book a Twilight SessionAdd-Ons
Round out the listing
Drone Photography
Up to 10 aerial images highlighting your home's exterior and location — with amenity and nearby-destination markers included, so guests instantly see what's walkable.
$100
3D Floorplan
A furnished 3D floorplan that helps future guests visualize your home's unique layout before they book — especially useful for group stays.
starting at $150
Drag the handle to compare. Left: the original photo. Right: the same image with lifestyle models digitally added.
Virtual Guests
An empty room shows the space — people show the stay. With Virtual Guests, we digitally add realistic lifestyle models into select photos from your session: friends gathered around the fire pit, a couple relaxing in the hot tub at dusk, a family at the breakfast table. It's the same technique lifestyle brands use in their catalogs, applied to your listing so browsing guests can picture the memories they'd make at your home, not just the square footage.
Choose your best hero shots — outdoor amenities, dining, and gathering spaces work beautifully — and we'll hand-finish each one to match the light and feel of the original photo.
$50 per photo · $150 for 4 photos
All models are digitally added — your home, amenities, and spaces are always shown exactly as they are.
Ready to level up your listing?
Book online in a couple of minutes, or reach out with questions about your property.