DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park

Hilton Approved Hotel Photography

After an extensive rebrand and remodel, the DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park was excited for new hotel photography for their website and their marketing. The Director of Sales, Richelle, was one of the most diligent people we have worked with! She studied the information I gave her and the Doubletree/Hilton photography guidelines. She involved the whole team at the hotel to make sure that everything was ready upon our arrival.

What Made This Hotel Photo Shoot Unique

The hotel is located adjacent to Barnes Jewish Hospital and has a walkway joining the hotel to the hospital. The guests of the hotel are lucky to have such a gorgeous and convenient. In fact, when we were photographing the hotel, Greg’s aunt was a patient at the hospital. Due to COVID restrictions, we were unable to visit her but we got a first hand taste of how special the location is.

While that location is great for guests and patients at the hospital, it definitely made exterior shots difficult. Due to the time of year, our twilight shots had to be done in the middle of rush hour! That’s always challenging since rush hour is also the time when many people check in. The hotel shares its location and parking with an Applebee’s restaurant so that was an added challenge as dinner guests also showed up right as we were shooting outside.

The hotel chose to add our aerial photography which was a great addition but added another layer of difficulty. Weather wasn’t great but as we flew the drone over the hotel, the skies cleared and we captured some beautiful shots showing the location and views of downtown.

Mixing Business With Pleasure

While we are a national hotel photography company, we are always happy to work closer to home. St. Louis is just a couple of hours from where we live so we are usually driving through on the way to somewhere else. There were a few last minute additions that the hotel needs to make so we will plan to go back to shoot the updates.

Thanks to everyone at the DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park and especially Richelle for really making this a great shoot.

Hotel Photography for Pear Tree Inn – Cape Girardeau West

When we photograph hotels in Alabama and Mississippi, we drive through Cape Girardeau and have seen the Pear Tree Inn – Cape Girardeau West. As the approved hotel photographer for Drury Hotels, we get to see most of their properties. From the highest end Drury Plaza to the more economical Pear Tree Inns, Drury does a fantastic job of delivering a high quality product. Having passed by the hotel many times during its renovation, it was exciting to get to capture new hotel photography of the finished renovation.

The staff at the hotel did a great job getting the rooms ready and their hard work showed. One of the benefits of photographing hotels for Drury is that their rooms are so consistent and their staff has a firm understanding of what is needed to get ready for our arrival.

The photos from this hotel show that a nice color scheme and simple and elegant decor really elevated the look and feel of the property. Drury does a masterful job of creating a palette that makes for great photos. Their orange and blue is one of my favorite color schemes and it looks just as nice in the economy Pear Tree Inns as it does in the higher end hotels. The photo of their business center shows how just one pop of color can transform a simple space.

Some shoots are easier than others and thanks to the entire staff who worked so hard to get ready for us, this was one of them. It makes us feel so good when the people we are working with are as invested as we are in making the photo shoot a great success!

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