Builder & Construction Photography in the Charlotte Area
Document your builds, market your work, and give buyers a polished view of finished homes. Ground photography, aerial drone coverage, and project reels by an FAA Part 107 certified operator.
Built for Builders
Construction isn’t about selling a single house. You document the process, build a portfolio, and market your company. McComb Media works with custom builders, production builders, and developers across the Charlotte metro to deliver:
- Progress documentation — Recurring photo and aerial coverage that tracks builds from groundbreaking to finished home.
- Model and spec home photography — Listing-grade photography for completed builds, ready for your website, social, and sales materials.
- Project marketing reels — Curated video edits that showcase finished work for builder websites, sales presentations, and social media.
- Aerial site documentation — Drone coverage for lot surveys, pre-construction site context, and progress tracking on hard-to-photograph sites.
All work is FAA Part 107 certified with LAANC authorization for controlled airspace around Charlotte Douglas and other restricted zones.
What’s Included in Every Builder Shoot
- Professional editing and color correction on every delivered image
- Aerial drone coverage at no additional cost on every progress visit
- High-resolution files for print, web, and marketing use
- Consistent shot framing across recurring visits so progress comparisons look clean
- Google Drive delivery within 3 business days (rush available)
- FAA Part 107 certified operator with LAANC authorization
Builder & Construction Pricing
Pricing is structured for the way builders actually work: recurring documentation for active sites, project-based pricing for finished builds, and marketing video priced by deliverable. Contact me for multi-site or large-scale project quotes.
Progress Photography
| Service | Price | Details |
| Single Site Visit | $175 | Ground photos + aerial coverage of one active site. 30–45 min on-site. Edited set delivered within 3 business days. |
| Aerial-Only Site Visit | $150 | Drone-only documentation for site context, lot surveys, or quick progress checks. |
| Add-On Site | +$85 | Discount for multiple sites within 5 miles of each other. |
Monthly Retainers
| Service | Price | Includes |
| Monthly | $160/visit ($160/mo) | 1 progress visit per month. Best for single active builds. |
| Bi-Weekly | $150/visit ($300/mo) | 2 visits per month. Best for faster-moving builds. |
| Weekly | $145/visit ($580/mo) | 4 visits per month. Best for builders tracking multiple active sites or fast schedules. |
Retainers are billed monthly. Pause anytime between active projects with 14 days notice.
Finished Builds & Model Homes
Priced by square footage using my standard real estate photography and video rates:
| Property Size | Photography | Walkthrough Video | Photo + Video Bundle |
| Under 1,000 sq ft | $125 | $225 | $295 |
| 1,000 – 1,999 sq ft | $150 | $250 | $330 |
| 2,000 – 2,999 sq ft | $175 | $300 | $390 |
| 3,000 – 3,999 sq ft | $210 | $350 | $450 |
| 4,000 – 4,999 sq ft | $245 | $400 | $510 |
| 5,000+ sq ft | Contact me | Contact me | Contact me |
Aerial drone photography included in all packages.
Project Marketing Reels
| Deliverable | Price | Length |
| Builder Portfolio Reel | $700 | 90 sec ~ 2 min finished video. Mixed footage from progress visits and finished build content. Licensed music, color graded, branded intro/outro. |
| Extended Builder Reel | $1,000 | 2–3 min finished video. For builders with longer-form marketing needs or website hero content. |
| Time-Lapse (single-build, 6+ month project) | Starting at $1,400 | Captured across progress visits, edited to a final 30–90 second time-lapse video. Quoted by project length. |
| Social Media Reel (30–60 sec vertical cut) | $100 | Add-on to any video deliverable. Optimized for Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. |
NC sales tax (7.25%) applies to all services.
How It Works
- Step 1 — Discovery: We talk through your active builds, marketing needs, and timeline. For ongoing work, I’ll recommend visits that match your construction schedule.
- Step 2 — Site Setup: For recurring work, I document a consistent shot list on the first visit so every subsequent visit produces comparable, side-by-side imagery.
- Step 3 — Visits: I arrive on schedule, capture ground and aerial coverage, and stay clear of active work areas. PPE compliant and site-safety aware. Drone liability insurance certificates available on request for builders who require additional insured coverage.
- Step 4 — Delivery: Edited photos delivered via Google Drive within 3 business days of each visit. Video deliverables on the timeline agreed at booking.
- Step 5 — Invoicing: Single visits are invoiced after delivery. Retainers are billed monthly. Project reels and time-lapse work are billed 50% at booking, 50% on delivery.
Where Your Media Works
- Builder website — Hero imagery, project galleries, and embedded reels
- Sales presentations — Polished finished-build photography and walkthrough video
- Social media — Progress posts, before/after content, and short-form reels
- Email marketing — Project updates to past clients and prospects
- Trade publications and awards submissions — High-resolution, professionally edited work
- Pre-listing media — Spec home content ready for MLS the day construction wraps
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: Can you photograph an active site safely?
- Yes. I follow standard PPE protocols, coordinate with site supervisors on access, and stay clear of active work. Drone liability insurance with additional insured certificates is available on request for builder policies that require it.
- Q: What’s the difference between a builder reel and a real estate walkthrough video?
- A walkthrough video shows a finished home to a prospective buyer, room by room, focused on the space. A builder reel showcases your company and craftsmanship. It might combine progress footage, finished detail shots, drone work, and multiple projects into one piece designed for your marketing.
- Q: Can I use the progress photos for my own marketing in real time?
- Yes. You get full usage rights for all images and video on delivery. Post on social, use it on your website, send it to clients. It’s yours to use however you want.
- Q: Do you do time-lapse?
- Yes, but true long-form time-lapse requires either a mounted fixed camera on-site for the duration of the build or a planned set of consistent visits over months. I quote time-lapse separately based on project length and capture method.
- Q: My site is near the airport. Can you still fly?
- Most likely yes. I can receive LAANC authorization for the controlled airspace around Charlotte Douglas, which covers most of Mecklenburg County. Some restricted zones require a manual FAA waiver and additional lead time. I’ll flag this at booking if it applies to your site.
- Q: Do you work with builders outside Mecklenburg County?
- Yes.
- Q: Can you shoot finished home photography that’s ready for our agent’s MLS upload?
- Absolutely. Finished home photography is delivered in MLS-ready format alongside high-resolution marketing files. Many builders share the listing-ready set directly with the selling agent.
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