photography for hotels

We never know what we are going to run into when we headed to Missoula, MT to photograph the Staybridge Suites – Missoula. The forecast for Missoula showed a chance of snow but the weather between there and where we were coming from called for a blizzard! As we drove through a whole lot of snow, we worried but our worries were wasted because we ended up having beautiful weather. We would have loved to stay longer and explored the area but we felt very lucky that we didn’t get caught up in the blizzard!

Staybridge Suites are always fun to photograph because they are just beautiful but this one was simply gorgeous. The staff did a great job getting everything prepared for our photo shoot and it definitely made the photos turn out well. One of the signatures of the Staybridge Suites is their delicious breakfast and the team that worked to restock the breakfast for our shots really outdid themselves. We truly appreciate the team at the hotel for doing the prep work necessary for us to capture the hotel photography.

Our favorite compliment is when our satisfied management companies call us back to provide additional hotel photography for their other properties. We had previously photographed The in the same area for Ardent Hospitality Group so when they asked us to come back to shoot the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lancaster-Lititz, we were happy to oblige.

The hotel is located in the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country and it was fun to watch a young Amish boy plowing fields with his horse as we shot the exteriors. The area is full of history but also lots of great shopping so I was able to sneak in a trip to the Outlet Mall in between our shots.

Photos always turn out better when there has been good communication up front between the management and the onsite staff. This was the case once again with this shoot and we were so grateful to the team at the hotel for doing the prep work necessary for us to capture the hotel photography.

We stayed an extra day and were especially thankful for the nice upgrade to the jacuzzi suite with fireplace. Since we happened to be in town during an important University of Georgia football game, we were able to cheer for our Georgia Bulldogs in comfort and style.

Thanks to everyone at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lancaster-Lititz for being so welcoming and making this a great hotel photo shoot.

There was nowhere better to spend Thanksgiving than beautiful San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. We were blown away by the beauty of Nicaragua and the Orquidea Del Sur.

Orquidea Del Sur is a 10,000 private resort that boasts six private guest suites, amazing views of the Pacific Ocean, and is located on the side of a tropical jungle mountain. Our challenge was to capture the beauty of the resort of course but also to show a vision of the personalized, luxury vacation that awaits guests. We were lucky to mix business with pleasure while we were there. After a few days at the resort, we realized that we needed to change our plane reservations and extend our stay. Between our shooting, we were able to enjoy swimming in the two infinity pools, visiting the local beaches, downtown San Juan Del Sur, chartering a private yacht, enjoying massages on the yoga deck, and releasing baby sea turtles.

We are indeed the luckiest people we know to have experiences like this as our profession! We just hope that they make lots of changes so that we have to come back and shoot updates soon!

Check out the Virtual Tour of the Resort — WARNING…It will make you want to visit Nicaragua!!

We were blessed with great weather in the middle of December when we photographed the Drury Inn and Suites – Columbus Polaris. While December may not always be the best time to photograph in Ohio, the hotel was brand new and it was important to show off all the hard work.

Drury has some beautiful hotels but this one had a unique lobby and breakfast area. The colors and the decor photographed beautifully and as usual everyone at the property took pride in making sure the they were ready for the photo shoot.

While we love all our clients, we had an instant rapport with the general manager as soon as we found out that we were all Georgia Bulldogs football fans. Of course being in Ohio State territory, he couldn’t say that part too loud. We knew that we had found a kindred soul!

The greatest compliment we can receive as a hotel photographer is when our clients call us back to photograph more of their hotels. The other great compliment is when they refer us to their friends and colleagues.

Leslie Colter at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites – Atlanta Emory University Area has done both and it is always wonderful to work with her after a recent renovation.

The hotel was lovely and everyone worked hard to make this a successful photo shoot. We have a special relationship with Leslie as her property is close to the hospital where my great nephew was for much of his short life. Like many of our clients, we consider Leslie to be a friend and appreciate her support of my family during his illness and subsequent passing.