Real estate photography prices in Regina (2026): what you get for $199, $399 and $699

If you are a realtor in Regina, you probably already know roughly what listing photos cost. What is harder to know is what you actually get for the money, and when it is worth paying for more.

When we read 53 Google reviews about real estate photographers across five Prairie cities in October 2026, four things kept coming up: price, speed, reliability, and having one person who can do photos, drone and video. A quarter of the reviews mentioned price. More than a third mentioned the extras.

This guide covers all four, with real numbers.

What listing photos cost in Regina

Here are my prices. They are on my real estate page.

Package	Price (CAD)	What you get	Delivery
Essentials	$199 per listing	25–35 HDR photos, sized for MLS and REALTOR.ca	Next morning
Listing bundle	$399 per listing	Essentials + 10 drone photos + 5 twilight exteriors	Next morning
Premium	$699 per listing	Bundle + 60–90 second walkthrough video + vertical reel	Photos next morning, video in 3–7 business days

Add-ons:

Add-on	Price
Twilight exterior	$129
Same-day delivery	+$99
Travel within 50 km of Regina	Free

All prices are in Canadian dollars, plus PST.

For comparison: in September 2026 we checked the published prices of an established Regina real estate photography company. Their packages ran from $175 to $649. So the market range is fairly tight. The difference between photographers is less about price and more about what is included, how fast it comes back, and whether they turn up when they say they will.

What “HDR” means, and why it matters

You will see “HDR” on almost every real estate photography price list. It stands for high dynamic range. A camera can’t see bright windows and a dim room at the same time. Without HDR, you get either a dark room with nice windows, or a bright room with blown-out white windows.

HDR solves this by taking several exposures of the same shot and blending them. The room looks bright. The view through the window is still visible. It looks the way the room feels when you stand in it.

That is the main thing you are paying for over phone photos: rooms that look true to colour, bright, and straight.

What changes the price

Size of the home

A bigger home has more rooms to shoot, so it takes longer. My Essentials package covers 25 to 35 photos, which suits most Regina homes. For very large homes or acreages, ask for a quote.

Extras: drone, twilight and video

This is where the price moves most.

• Drone photos show the lot, the street, nearby parks, and the roof line. Most useful for acreages, corner lots, homes backing onto green space, and anything near water.
• Twilight photos are taken just after sunset, when the sky is deep blue and the windows glow warm. They make a strong first photo. You can see a full set of my property photos in the Mistik Resort case study.
• Walkthrough video helps out-of-town buyers and gives you something for social media.

My bundle adds 10 drone photos and 5 twilight exteriors. Premium adds the video and a vertical reel.

I fly a drone under 250 grams. Transport Canada does not require registration or a pilot certificate for drones in that class, but the general safety rules still apply, including respecting privacy and staying away from emergency sites. (Transport Canada) I check the airspace before every flight. Near the airport, I need clearance first, so allow a few extra days.

Turnaround

Next-morning delivery is standard with me. If your listing needs to go live the same evening, same-day delivery is $99 extra.

Distance

Travel within 50 km of Regina is free. That includes White City, Emerald Park, Pilot Butte and Lumsden. Further out, there is a per-kilometre travel fee.

Is the $199 package enough?

For most listings, yes.

Essentials covers every room a buyer cares about: front exterior, living spaces, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, and the yard. 25 to 35 good photos is plenty. More photos is not always better. Twenty great ones beat forty average ones.

Upgrade to the bundle when:

• The lot is the selling point. Acreages, big yards, corner lots, homes backing onto parks.
• The location is the selling point. Near a lake, a park, or a school buyers want.
• The home looks best at night. Good exterior lighting, big windows, a lit deck.

Upgrade to Premium when:

• Buyers are likely from out of town. A video lets them walk through before they visit.
• You want social media content. The vertical reel is made for Instagram and Facebook.

I go deeper on each add-on in which listing add-ons are worth paying for.

What happens on shoot day

Here's how a listing shoot with me works, from booking to upload:

1. You book online. Pick a package, a day and a time on my real estate page.
2. You send the seller the prep list. A short email the day before. There's one you can copy in the 5 photos every Regina listing needs.
3. I arrive and walk through first. A quick look at every room to plan the angles and the order.
4. I shoot room by room. Several exposures for each photo, so the HDR edit can balance windows and rooms.
5. Exteriors, drone and twilight. Drone after an airspace check. Twilight just after sunset, if booked.
6. Editing overnight. Colour, brightness, straight lines, window views.
7. Photos the next morning. In a private online gallery, sized for MLS and REALTOR.ca, ready to upload.

If anything isn't right, tell me. I reshoot it free.

A rough guide by property type

Property	Package most agents would need
Condo or apartment	Essentials ($199)
Townhouse or typical city home	Essentials ($199), twilight add-on if it lights up well
Home backing onto a park, lake or green space	Listing bundle ($399)
Acreage, or property just outside the city	Listing bundle ($399)
Higher-priced home, or likely out-of-town buyers	Premium ($699)

This is a starting point, not a rule. If you're unsure, send me the address and I'll tell you honestly what it needs.

What a fair price should include

Whoever you book, a fair price for listing photos in Regina should include:

• HDR editing on every photo, with straight vertical lines.
• Files sized for MLS and REALTOR.ca. You should not have to resize anything.
• A clear delivery time. "Next morning" or "by 6 pm", not "soon".
• A fix if something is wrong. A reshoot if a photo isn't right, or if the weather ruins the exteriors.
• No surprise add-ons on the invoice.

With me, if a shot isn't right, I reshoot it free.

How to keep the cost down

1. Prep the home before the photographer arrives. Every minute spent moving clutter is time on the clock. My guide to the 5 photos every listing needs includes what to clear from each room.
2. Book twilight only when it adds something. For a basement condo, it doesn't.
3. Group listings. If you have two homes in the same area, book them on the same day. It makes scheduling easier for both of us.
4. Book early in the week. Shoots on Monday or Tuesday mean photos are ready for a listing that goes live midweek.

Who owns listing photos?

This is worth knowing before you book anyone, because it causes real problems between agents, sellers and photographers.

Under Canada's Copyright Act, the photographer usually owns the copyright in the photos they take, unless you agree otherwise. (Copyright Act, s. 32.2) What you buy is a licence to use them.

So ask your photographer, in writing:

• Can I use the photos for this listing on MLS, REALTOR.ca, my website and social media?
• Can I use them in my own marketing after the home sells, like in a "just sold" post?
• If the listing changes agents, can the new agent use them?
• Can the seller use them after the sale?

There's no single right answer. What matters is that everyone knows before the listing goes live.

Questions to ask any real estate photographer

1. What's included in the base price, and how many photos?
2. When will I have the photos? A time, not "soon".
3. Are they sized for MLS and REALTOR.ca?
4. What happens if a photo isn't right, or the weather ruins the exteriors?
5. Who can use the photos, and for how long?
6. Can you do drone, twilight and video yourself, or do you send someone else?
7. How do I pay, and when?

The agents in the reviews we read cared most about getting photos back when promised and someone they could trust in a seller's home. Ask about both.

Should you just use phone photos?

Phones are very good now. For a rental listing or a quick social post, they can be fine.

For a listing, the problems are usually:

• Windows blow out white, because phones can't always balance bright windows and dim rooms.
• Walls lean, because the phone is tilted.
• Rooms look smaller, because the lens and angle are not wide enough or too wide.
• It takes your time. Your hour is worth more than $199.

Agents in the reviews we read often linked better photos to how a listing did. I can't promise any sale price. Nobody honestly can. What good photos do is make sure buyers who scroll past your listing see the home at its best.

One example: at Mistik Resort in Saskatchewan, I photographed every room a guest would use, in HDR, plus the exterior. The set was delivered the next day, and the resort uses the photos on its booking site and social media.

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