Nobody arrives unannounced
The time is confirmed with your agent when the shoot is booked. That's the arrangement the day runs on.
For vendors — sent by your agent
Before the shoot.
The photos are booked. This page is what happens next — who turns up, what they do, and how to have the home ready for them.
What happens
On the day.
Who's at the door
SABO is a small Emu Plains studio — father and son, Mile and Isaac, behind the cameras. One of them photographs your home: camera, tripod, and a drone if aerial shots are on the order.
You don't have to be there
Access is arranged with your agent when the booking is made. Home or not, the shoot runs the same — whatever suits you.
What gets photographed
The front, the living areas, the kitchen, the bedrooms, the bathrooms, the yard — whatever your agent has ordered for the listing. If a twilight shoot is booked, it happens on site at dusk. A day-to-dusk edit is different: it's made from a daytime exterior, so it needs no second visit.
Then the photos come back
Photos and floor plans are back with your agent next business day. Video takes longer to cut — allow up to three business days. Your agent takes it from there.
The checklist
Getting the home ready.
You live here. Nobody expects a display home — beds get slept in, benches get used. The list below is the difference between a lived-in home and a photographed one, and none of it needs a trip to the shops.
The camera doesn't judge. It just can't hide anything.
Outside
- Cars off the driveway — park up the street. The front photo needs the house, not the hatchback.
- Bins behind the gate or into the garage.
- Lawn mowed, edges done, leaves off the path.
- Hoses coiled. Tools and toys away.
- Washing off the line.
- Pool — cover off, cleaner out, toys out.
- Outdoor table wiped, chairs in, cushions straight.
Kitchen & living
- Benchtops clear — the kettle and the coffee machine can stay, the rest into a cupboard.
- Fridge front bare. Magnets, drawings and bills read as clutter in a photo.
- Sink empty, dish rack put away.
- Dining table bare, or set simply — no mail pile.
- Cables and remotes out of sight.
- Cushions straightened, throws folded, rugs flat.
- Pet beds and bowls into the laundry.
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Beds made, as neat as they'll go. The bed is most of the photo.
- Floors clear — shoes, baskets, gym gear.
- Bedside tables down to a lamp and a book. Chargers unplugged.
- Bathroom benches clear — toothbrushes, razors and bottles into a drawer.
- Towels fresh and hung straight — matching if you have them.
- Toilet lids down. Every time. It's the one everyone forgets.
- Shower screen and mirrors wiped. A mirror shows the room twice.
The final walk-through
Just before the camera arrives, one lap of the house:
- Every light on — even the ones that feel pointless in daylight. They lift the corners the windows can't reach.
- Blinds and curtains open all the way. If there's a view, that's the view.
- Ceiling fans off. A moving blade blurs.
- TV screens off.
- Internal doors open.
- Pets somewhere out of frame — the yard works, with water.
- One last look out the front: cars, bins, hose, washing line.