If you love looking at homes and you love photography, we can do this in a way that actually makes sense.

I'm a Dayton / Yellow Springs REALTOR® building a lean, creative, very not-corporate real estate practice. I already handle video, Matterport, copy, and marketing. I'm looking for a local collaborator for still photos only.

The brief, in five words

Stills. Local. Architectural eye. Real gear. Human.

Stills onlyLocal preferredFresh eyes welcomeHomes & details

01 — What this is

A small, ongoing collaboration. Not a job listing.

I'm not building an agency. I'm building a practice with taste. Listings come in waves — sometimes a few a month, sometimes a quiet stretch. When one comes up, I want to text one person and know the photos will be good.

You'd shoot the home: exteriors, interiors, the small details that make a place feel like somewhere. I handle the rest — staging notes, scheduling with sellers, the marketing, the story. You focus on what you're already good at.

02 — Who I'm hoping finds this

Probably someone like…

You may be new to real estate photography. That's fine — maybe even better. What I care about is the eye, the gear, and the way you treat a space.

An up-and-coming local

You're building a portfolio and homes are a category you actually want in it.

A retired pro with itchy hands

You miss shooting on a schedule. You'd like a few projects a month, not forty.

A passion photographer with a day job

Architecture, light, composition — this is the side of your life you protect.

Someone who notices the corner of the room

The doorknob. The window light at 4pm. The story a kitchen tells.

03 — The split

What I bring to the shoot. What I'm hoping you bring.

I handle

— Scheduling and seller communication
— Staging notes and prep checklists
— Video and Matterport tours
— Listing copy and marketing
— Getting paid, on time

You bring

— A real camera and lenses you trust
— A point of view about light and space
— Reliable turnaround (we'll agree on what that means)
— Local-ish: Yellow Springs, Dayton, Xenia, nearby
— Willingness to learn the small craft of listing photography

04 — How it works

Light process. Real respect for your time.

01
You apply below.
Short form. No portfolio gatekeeping.
02
We have a coffee or a phone call.
Yellow Springs preferred. Coffee on me.
03
First listing, paid per shoot.
We agree on rate and deliverables before we start.
04
If it clicks, we keep going.
If not, no hard feelings — and you keep the shots.

05 — Apply to Collaborate

Tell me a little about you.

Five short fields. No cover letter. No "tell me about a time you…"

Stills only·Yellow Springs / Dayton