It all started with a pole.
Skateboarding and landscapes
I got into photography and videography in the late 80’s through skateboarding. Photos, videos and skateboarding all went hand in hand back then. Those were some great childhood years.
The years following, (the 90’s and 2000’s) I was a landscape photographer selling wide format prints on my Etsy page and in Toronto coffee shops. Oh, was the money ever rolling in. 😉
The big discovery
One fine day, I stumbled across a Craigslist ad where someone was selling a 50 foot high photography pole – a mast to be precise. I bought it because I was intrigued by the photos an elevated viewpoint would produce.
So I drove around the large, heavy pole in my car and carried it across southern Ontario fields and in forests for about 2 months trying to photograph landscapes from above, hoping to capture photos worthy of people’s wall space. Unfortunately not much panned out but I lived to tell a few tales
The real estate need
Naturally, I wondered who else might find value from a slightly elevated viewpoint and it didn’t take long to realize the benefits to the real estate industry. So I strapped on my sales and marketing hat and hit the streets.
The agents and home sellers loved it and I was shooting exclusively elevated photos (mast photos, really) for the first couple years. This was before drones became a thing.
Shooting interiors was the next challenge. Architectural photography and properly lighting a home required a completely different bag of tricks and equipment. It was an extensive learning curve, especially from landscape photography.
What this all means for YOU
The combined skills of landscape photography, architectural photography, videography and a lengthy graphic design background come together to form a perfect skill set for your real estate marketing needs. This will show in the work you’ll receive.
My job takes me to some of the most beautiful homes and landscapes Southern Ontario has to offer. The Southern Georgian Bay area has so much to offer in terms of natural beauty. I love what I do and I only work with professionals who share the same passion. This results in real estate marketing products we are all proud of.
My clients are competitive real estate agents throughout southern Ontario. They value the importance of quality marketing for their listings and for their own brand – like YOU!
If you have a listing in mind, please call or text me at 416.999.7096.
Or email shoot@elevatedphotos.ca.
Sebastian - Your reliable real estate photographer/videographer/marketing guy.
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