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Professional photography designed to help your listing stand out. Airbnb reports 19% more bookings on average for listings using its professional photography programme, although results vary. From £250.
Property Photo Guy is just me, not an agency or a franchise. I'm a dad and photographer based in the South West, and I've spent 17 years photographing homes and holiday lets across the South West.
When you book, I'm the one who answers your message, turns up at your property, takes the photos, edits them, and delivers them within 48 hours. I photograph holiday lets every week, so I know exactly what makes guests click 'book now'.
More bookings with pro photography
Airbnb, 2024–2025
Higher host earnings on average
Airbnb, 2024–2025
Recouped the photo cost in one night
Airbnb, 2024–2025
Photo delivery as standard*
Standard turnaround
Quick Answer
Property Photo Guy provides specialist Airbnb photography in Bristol, holiday let photography in Bath and across Somerset from £250. Packages include up to 70 or more finished images depending on tier, drone aerials where the property suits them, and optional Matterport virtual tours. Signature day rates are available from £550 for properties where photography is the main draw. Airbnb reports 19% more bookings on average for listings using its professional photography programme, although results vary. 48-hour delivery, 17+ years experience. Get in touch or call 07545 450543.
Each set below is one real property. Click any image to browse that shoot full size, or read the written case study for the thinking behind it.
Langport, Somerset
Two luxury shepherd's huts on the Somerset Levels, photographed across three sessions in a single day: soft dawn interiors, practical daylight detail, then lit fire pits and glowing windows at dusk.
Elton, Gloucestershire
A one-bedroom luxury cabin on the edge of the Forest of Dean, shot to feel like an escape rather than a floor plan. Drone frames prove the seclusion and the outdoor stone bath gets the coverage it deserves, because that is the image guests screenshot and send to their partner.
St Pauls, Bristol
A characterful terraced house in St Pauls, photographed for a competitive city market. Every room, the flexible twin second bedroom, and the street art on the doorstep, so guests understand both the house and the neighbourhood they are booking.
Herefordshire
A pre-launch shoot for an A-frame eco lodge set in open Herefordshire farmland. Architecture, hot tub, fire pit and the mezzanine loft, all tied back to the view that the whole building is designed around.
Tetbury, Cotswolds
A beautifully styled Cotswold stone cottage managed by Must Stay Again. The set covers the refined interiors and the branded touches, with detail frames that show the level of care a guest is paying for.
I photograph your property the way guests want to see it, warm, inviting, and true to life. Every image is carefully composed and edited to showcase your space at its best across Airbnb, Booking.com, and every other platform you list on.
From cosy cottages to luxury retreats, I adapt my approach to suit your property and target guests.
From thatched Somerset cottages to converted barns and farmhouses. I capture the character and charm that makes guests choose your property over the competition.
Modern flats, city apartments, and studio spaces. Clean, bright photography that shows off the space and makes your listing stand out in search results.
Shepherds huts, treehouses, yurts, and pods. These properties sell on experience, I photograph them to capture the atmosphere and adventure guests are looking for.
High-end properties with premium amenities. Magazine-quality photography that justifies premium nightly rates and attracts discerning guests.
The numbers don't lie. Here's what the data says about professional photography and holiday let performance.
Airbnb's current professional-photography data reports 19% more bookings on average and 21% higher host earnings. Results vary by listing, but strong photography can help a property earn attention and bookings.
Professional photography can help communicate quality and support a stronger market position. Airbnb's current comparison reports 21% higher host earnings on average, although results vary by listing.
Your cover photo is the first thing potential guests see when scrolling. A professionally shot hero image dramatically increases your click-through rate compared to phone photos.
Use your photos across Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Sykes Cottages, your own website, and social media. One shoot provides marketing assets for every channel.
Real photos from holiday lets and Airbnb properties across Somerset. Click any image to view full size.
Professional photography packages for holiday lets, Airbnb, and short-term rentals.
If your photography is how guests find you and decide, look at . If you need a clear, accurate set of images for a listing, the standard packages are the right fit.
Starting prices
Airbnb and holiday let photography goes beyond wide-angle room shots. It's a mix of wide-angle and curated editorial-style images, lifestyle details, styled vignettes, and guest-perspective angles that sell an experience, not just a space.
80% of my work is holiday rental photography. You're booking a specialist who's shot hundreds of listings and written the book on what makes them perform.
For a booking-focused image library in practice, see the Collie Shepherds Huts case study.
Studios, one-beds and single-room lets
Up to 25 finished images
Typically earned back within one or two extra bookings
Most 2–4 bed lets
Up to 40 finished images
Typically earned back within one or two extra bookings
Larger properties and hosts marketing across multiple channels
70+ finished images
Built for bigger properties with more rooms to cover, and for hosts who need images for their listing, direct bookings and social.
Usually covered by around two extra bookings, then it keeps paying
Photography that pays for itself
On a typical holiday let at £120 to £180 a night, a small number of additional bookings can cover the shoot. Airbnb reports 19% more bookings on average for listings using its professional photography programme, although results vary by listing, and the images keep working for years afterwards.
Every package delivers a library rather than a single listing set, so you can refresh your photos through the seasons, feed direct booking sites and social, and keep your listing looking current.
Volume rates and monthly retainers available for agents and portfolio landlords. Get in touch for a rate card.
*For standard packages. Larger shoots or multi-property commissions may require additional editing time — I'll always confirm your delivery date at booking.
Signature shoots aren't priced by bedroom count. A two bed lodge with a beautifully considered interior often takes as long to photograph properly as a five bed house, because the time goes into the light and the detail rather than the floor area. So these are booked by the day.
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Editorial imagery shot and finished to the standard interiors magazines publish. Composed properly, lit properly, hand-finished frame by frame.
A day rate suits both ends. Shepherd's huts and one bed lodges, boutique cottages, and larger houses and mansions all get the same level of care.
We wait for the light, style and reset as we go, and don't leave until the property has been shown at its best. Guaranteed, or I reshoot it.
It should pay for itself, quickly
At luxury nightly rates, a Signature shoot is typically earned back on the first booking it wins you. From there it is pure return: the same set keeps filling your calendar, at a higher nightly rate, for years.
Signature isn't a bigger package. It's a different kind of shoot: fewer, better frames, made with the time and attention that a property with real character needs. If what you want is a large library to rotate through, Airbnb Premium is the better buy.
What drives the time is how many spaces you want to feature, whether we're styling and resetting between shots, whether we're waiting for the right light, and whether there are exteriors, grounds or aerials to cover. Tell me what you have in mind and I'll say which makes sense.
Signature sets aren't sold by the image. You get everything worth keeping from the time we spend, fully finished, which is where the value sits: a small set of images this strong will out-earn a large set of ordinary ones, and they stay usable for years across your listing, your own site, print and press.
Add any of these extras to any package above
Interactive virtual walkthrough added to any photography package. Booked on its own, tours start from £249
Laser-accurate 2D floor plan with room dimensions & total area
Dusk exterior shots to make your property stand out. Available with any standard package, and included in Signature Full Day
Professionally filmed property walkthrough video with smooth transitions
Next-day delivery guarantee for urgent listings
Wine, fresh bread, flowers & seasonal fruit to style your shoot, yours to keep
Give guests confidence in the layout and room sizes. From £75 as an add-on to photography.
Learn moreProfessional welcome guides and property brochures designed and printed locally.
Learn moreRead my guide on preparing your holiday let for a photography shoot and maximising your listing's appeal.
Read articleReal Results from Clients
Direct feedback from Airbnb hosts after their new photos went live.
in the first few days
“Just to let you know I finally posted your 5 star review, well deserved! We got 7 bookings within the first few days of posting to Airbnb. Thank you so much for your service.”
Lizzie C.
Cottage Owner, Cotswolds
compared to a normal week
“I’ve probably had 6 or 7 bookings since Monday, normally it’s a couple a week, so really great!”
Laz J.
Airbnb Host
Helping Airbnb hosts and holiday let owners attract more bookings with professional photography.
“We recently launched our first luxury self-catering cabin in the Forest of Dean and, after muddling through the first month using photos I'd taken myself, I realised it was time to invest in some professional photography for our website and marketing. I found Matthew through a Google search, and from my initial enquiry he was quick to respond and a pleasure to deal with. His communication throughout the whole process was excellent. Most importantly, the photographs are outstanding. Matthew has perfectly captured the luxury feel we wanted to portray, and the drone images showcase just how peaceful and secluded the cabin is within its surroundings. I couldn't be happier with the results and will definitely be inviting Matthew back to capture the changing seasons as the landscape around the site continues to develop.”
Airbnb & Holiday Let Photography Specialist
Around 80% of my work is holiday rental photography. It's not a sideline, it's what I do every day. I've shot hundreds of Airbnb listings, holiday cottages, glamping sites, serviced apartments, and boutique B&Bs across Somerset, Bristol, Bath, the Cotswolds, and beyond.
That volume of experience matters. I know which compositions drive bookings because I've seen the results. I know that a bedroom shot from the pillow perspective outperforms one from the doorway, that guests scroll past the front elevation and stop on the fire pit at dusk, that a styled kitchen detail converts better than a wide-angle overview. That knowledge comes from doing this work day after day, property after property.
I've also written the book on it. Stay Booked covers everything from listing optimisation and photography strategy to pricing and guest experience. When you book a shoot with me, you're getting that knowledge applied to your property, not just a set of technically competent images from someone who usually shoots weddings or headshots.
Most of my Airbnb clients see a noticeable jump in bookings within the first month. One host in Glastonbury told me her occupancy went from 60% to 92% after updating her photos, and she raised her nightly rate by £15 at the same time. That's the kind of return that makes this work genuinely rewarding.
My Airbnb and short let packages start at £250 for Essential (up to 25 finished images, including drone aerials where appropriate), £350 for Professional (40 to 50 finished images), and £425 for Premium (70 or more finished images, suited to larger properties with more rooms to cover). For most holiday lets, the Professional package at £350 is the most popular choice. Aerials are included at no extra cost where they genuinely add something, a rural setting, grounds, a coastal outlook or a view worth showing, and skipped where they would not, such as a mid-terrace city flat or a site where flying is restricted. If photography is how guests find and choose your property, my Signature day rates are from £550 for a half day and £950 for a full day. Matterport 3D tours, video walkthroughs, and floor plans are available as add-ons. View the pricing section on this page for full details.
All photos are delivered within 48 hours as standard, fully edited and optimised for both web and print use. If you need them sooner, express 24-hour delivery is available.
I provide guidance on preparing your property before the shoot, things like fresh flowers, plumped cushions, and clearing surfaces. For a full styling service, I work with local interior stylists who can dress the property to a magazine standard. Just ask and I'll arrange it.
Airbnb recommends images of at least 1024 × 683 pixels. I deliver all images in high resolution (typically 6000 × 4000 pixels) so they look sharp on any device and can be used across all platforms without quality loss.
I'd recommend scheduling the shoot during a gap between bookings when the property is freshly cleaned and staged. This gives us the best results. Most hosts find a midweek slot works well, I can usually accommodate short notice bookings.
Yes, while I'm based in Somerset, I photograph holiday lets across the UK. Travel is included within Somerset and surrounding counties. For properties further afield, I offer competitive nationwide rates. View the pricing below or call me to discuss.
Airbnb's current professional-photography data reports 19% more bookings on average and 21% higher host earnings. Airbnb also says results vary by listing and are not guaranteed, so I present these as useful evidence rather than a promise of a particular return.
Absolutely. I offer Matterport 3D virtual tours and laser-accurate floor plans as add-ons to any photography package. Virtual tours are particularly effective for holiday lets, they give potential guests confidence in what they're booking and reduce enquiries about room sizes and layout.
See how professional photography has helped real holiday let owners boost their bookings.
LUXURY LODGEA one-bedroom luxury cabin on the edge of the Forest of Dean, photographed to feel like an escape rather than a floor plan. Low evening-light exteriors, drone work proving the seclusion, and repeated coverage of the outdoor stone bath.
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GLAMPING & SOMERSETTwo luxury shepherd's huts on the Somerset Levels photographed across three sessions in a single day, from soft dawn interiors through practical daylight detail to lit fire pits and glowing windows at dusk.
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AIRBNB & BRISTOLA characterful terraced house on Prince's Street in St Pauls, Bristol, photographed for Airbnb. The shoot covered every room, the outdoor space, and the street exterior.
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AIRBNB & HOLIDAY LETA pre-launch Airbnb shoot for a stunning A-frame eco lodge set in open Herefordshire farmland, capturing architecture, interior design, outdoor spaces, and landscape setting.
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AIRBNB & B&BFerndale Mews in Bristol switched from smartphone photos to professional property photography. See the before-and-after transformation that boosted their online bookings.
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AIRBNB & BOOKING.COMA beautifully styled period apartment in the heart of Bath needed professional photography for its Airbnb and Booking.com listings. See how the right images showcase Georgian character and boutique styling.
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AIRBNB & HOLIDAY LETA beautifully converted Wiltshire barn needed professional photography to give potential guests a true representation of the space and uplift the listing.
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AIRBNB & HOLIDAY LETA beautifully renovated Cotswold stone cottage needed photography that captured its cosy character, from the original arched windows and oak beams to the thoughtfully dressed interiors.
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PREMIUM AIRBNBA beautifully maintained Regency property on Cheltenham's Royal Crescent needed professional photography to position its Airbnb listing at the premium end of the market.
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COTSWOLDS AIRBNBA small, private Cotswold stone cottage in the sought-after village of Lower Oddington needed editorial-style photography combining interior shots, village context images, and a drone aerial overview.
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COTSWOLDS AIRBNBA beautifully styled Cotswold stone cottage in Tetbury, managed by Must Stay Again, needed photography that captured its refined interiors, branded touches, and the warmth of a premium holiday let.
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Practical advice to help you get the most from your holiday let photography investment.
Discover the 15 must-have shots that will make your holiday let listing stand out from the crowd.
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Room-by-room styling tips, staging advice, and a day-of timeline for photos that get bookings.
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Costs, ROI, and what to expect. Learn how a single investment can boost your bookings.
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How local knowledge of Cheddar, Exmoor, and the coast helps create photos that boost bookings.
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Maximise your ROI by using professional photos on social media, your website, and more.
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From the Blog
Great photos are the biggest factor in holiday let bookings. How professional photography helps Somerset Airbnb owners maximise occupancy and rates.
Everything Bristol Airbnb hosts need to know about getting professional photography for their listing. Room-by-room checklist, preparation tips, and how to maximise bookings with better images.
An honest comparison of the three main UK short-let platforms. Covers fees, audience demographics, which property types suit which platform, and how to run a multi-platform strategy.
Boost your Airbnb bookings with my essential photography checklist. Discover the 15 must-have shots that will make your holiday let listing stand out from the crowd.
Ready for your property's close-up? My complete guide for holiday let owners covers room-by-room styling, staging tips, and a day-of timeline for photos that get bookings.
Thinking about professional photos for your UK Airbnb? My 2026 pricing guide covers costs, ROI, and what to expect. Learn how a single investment can boost your bookings.
Shepherd's huts, cabins and luxury lodges shot dawn to dusk
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360° Matterport walkthroughs that sell properties
Laser-accurate floor plans for your listings
Cinematic walkthrough videos with stabilised filming and drone footage
A free 15-page PDF with checklists, pricing frameworks, and marketing tactics used by top-performing UK holiday lets. Written for hosts who want more bookings without more platform fees.
Get Your Free CopyHow UK holiday lets stay booked, from the first photograph to the fully fledged business. Available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.
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