Santa Clarita homes, from Valencia pool yards to the canyon hills
We shoot hillside homes in Canyon Country and pool houses in Valencia. Photos, video and drone in one visit.
Hillside homes and pool yards
Valencia is the planned part of Santa Clarita, with Town Center and Six Flags Magic Mountain at its edge. Saugus and Canyon Country run east along Soledad Canyon Road. Stevenson Ranch and Newhall are to the west, and Castaic is up the 5 by the lake. Each one sells a different kind of house. Photos and drone are back the next morning, and the listing video takes 2 to 4 business days.
We shot a Spanish-style house in the Canyon Country hills. The living room opens to the slope through a folding glass wall, the dining table looks out at the ridge, and the pool has a wood pavilion at the back. We shot the rooms with the windows balanced so the hills stayed in the frame, then flew the lot to show how the house sits.
In Valencia we shot a two-story with a pool out back. The living room has a marble fireplace and sliders open to the pool, so we shot it wide with the water in the frame, then the front with the lawn and the driveway.
Santa Clarita runs hotter than the coast, and west-facing rooms blow out by mid-afternoon. So interiors go first, with the windows balanced so the hills stay in the frame. The pool and the yard wait for the last hour of light.
On a hillside lot, one aerial shows how steep it is, where the pool sits and how close the next house is.
A hillside home, a Valencia pool house and the valley from above
What a hillside house needs
Photography
True-color rooms with the hills in the window. The patio, the pool and the front yard get shot too.
Learn moreListing video
Starts at the driveway or the gate, crosses the living room and ends in the yard. You get the layout and the view in one pass.
Learn moreAerial & drone
Shows the slope under a hillside house and where the pool sits. On a Valencia lot it shows the street and the neighbors.
Learn moreWhat does Santa Clarita real estate photography cost?
The same as anywhere in LA: priced by the home's size. Photos start at $250, and listing packages run from $650 (Standard) to $2,200 (Signature). You see your exact price before you book.
Do you drive out to Canyon Country and Castaic, or only central Santa Clarita?
We cover the whole valley: Valencia, Saugus, Canyon Country, Newhall, Stevenson Ranch and Castaic. Send us the address when you book and we'll confirm the day.
How do you shoot a hillside house with a view in Santa Clarita?
Interiors go first, with the doors open and the windows balanced so the hills stay in the frame. The patio and the pool come next. We finish with a drone pass that shows the slope and where the house sits on it. On the Canyon Country house in the gallery, the folding glass wall and the view from the dining table were the shots we built around.
Is a Valencia pool house harder to shoot?
It needs the right hour, that's all. We shoot the rooms with the sliders open so the pool shows through the glass, then do the yard when the light drops and the water picks up the sky.
Do you shoot new-construction homes in Santa Clarita?
Yes. New builds are often empty, so we shoot the finishes and the floor plan, then fly the lot to show the street.
Can you fly a drone for a Santa Clarita listing?
In most cases, yes. We check the airspace for each address before a flight, and our pilots are FAA Part 107 licensed. On a hillside lot the drone is the shot that shows the slope.
The west Valley is down the 5
Your Santa Clarita listing, with the hills in the frame
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