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The largest estates in the state, set back behind long gated drives. These houses need to be photographed from further away than most, and the approach matters as much as the rooms.
These are the towns across northern and western New Jersey I am asked for most often.
Each one carries a flat travel fee set by its county, charged once per visit rather than by the hour or the mile, and published on the pricing page like everything else. Nowhere in New Jersey is out of reach, so if your town is not here it simply means nobody has asked yet.
Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean and Somerset are not on this page, because none of those four counties carries a travel fee at all. Each of the four has a page of its own under areas.
Bergen · Essex · Morris · Union · Mercer · Hudson · Passaic · Hunterdon · Cape May
The largest estates in the state, set back behind long gated drives. These houses need to be photographed from further away than most, and the approach matters as much as the rooms.
Wooded lots, horse property and a lot of mature tree cover, which means the light through a window changes completely between morning and afternoon.
Lakeside houses where the water view is the reason somebody buys, so it has to appear in more than one frame rather than a single shot from the deck.
Turn of the century houses with original detail worth photographing properly, plus a walkable downtown full of shops and restaurants that need their own pictures.
Larger family houses on generous lots, and a steady stream of headshot work from people who commute into Manhattan.
High rise condominiums looking straight across the Hudson at Manhattan. The skyline is the selling point and it is worth waiting for the right hour to shoot it.
Large houses on quiet roads, often with formal interiors that reward a careful, symmetrical approach rather than a wide lens pushed into a corner.
The downtown along Millburn Avenue, with restaurants and independent shops, alongside residential listings across the township.
Victorians, a serious restaurant scene and a lot of people who work for themselves and need a proper portrait. Probably the most varied town on this page.
Family houses, renovations and a strong market for listing photography, plus offices and medical practices along the main roads.
Gas lamps, old houses and small lots, which means exteriors need careful framing to avoid the neighbour appearing in every shot.
Period houses near the village and the train, popular with buyers moving out of Brooklyn and Jersey City who will judge the listing entirely online.
Country properties, barns and paddocks. Land is part of what is being sold here, so the photographs have to show how the property sits inside it.
The Green, the restaurants around it, offices and a good deal of commercial space, plus events at the historic venues in and around town.
Well kept family houses that sell quickly, which means the photographs usually need to be ready within a day or two of the call.
A tidy downtown, restaurants, and the professional practices around it that need team headshots more often than they think.
Large wooded lots and long private drives, where the entrance and the setting carry as much weight as any interior.
Older houses, farms and the shops along Main Street, all of which photograph beautifully in autumn and rather flatly in high summer.
A busy downtown and a fast moving family house market. Listings here compete directly with each other, so the photography is genuinely part of the price.
Larger houses close to the train, plus offices and professional practices along Springfield Avenue that need branding photographs rather than just headshots.
Hillside properties with awkward approaches and split levels, which take a little more planning to photograph than a flat lot does.
Family houses, renovations and a steady flow of listings, along with restaurants and shops through the centre.
The Rahway River, older houses near the downtown, and small businesses along North and South Avenue.
Quiet residential streets and a straightforward market, where clean, honest listing photographs do most of the work.
Historic houses, serious money and a lot of people who need a photograph that looks credible rather than flashy. Also restaurants, shops and university adjacent business.
Larger newer houses, a strong South Asian community, and a good deal of wedding and family work alongside the listing photography.
Farmhouses, land and converted barns, all of which need the setting in the frame as much as the rooms.
A small centre with independent shops, and residential listings that tend to sell on how liveable the house looks online.
A mix of older village houses and newer developments, plus offices and small commercial space along Route 206.
Newer construction and planned developments, where builders and agents both want a consistent look across a whole set of listings.
Small apartments that need to look larger without lying about it, brownstone interiors, and a restaurant scene that is genuinely worth photographing.
High rise condominiums, converted warehouses, offices and a very large amount of commercial space, especially around the waterfront and Journal Square.
The best Manhattan views in the state, which means the timing of the shoot matters more here than almost anywhere else.
Warehouses, distribution space and offices, which is commercial property work rather than residential.
Row houses, waterfront redevelopment and small businesses through the centre of town.
Hillside apartments with river views, and a good deal of family and event photography.
Larger suburban houses, corporate offices along Route 23, and a reliable amount of team headshot work.
Elevated lots with long views, where the outlook is part of the sale and needs more than one frame.
A very mixed market, from family houses to industrial space, plus a large and varied restaurant scene.
Riverside properties and small commercial units, both of which reward a careful eye for what is actually worth including.
Retail and light industrial along the main roads, alongside straightforward residential listings.
Wooded, rural and quiet, with houses that settle into their landscape instead of sitting on top of it.
The mill on the river is one of the most photographed spots in New Jersey, and the town around it is full of small businesses worth shooting properly.
Historic houses, a Main Street of independent shops, and a steady flow of listing work.
Antique shops, restaurants and river houses, plus a fair amount of weekend event work.
Horse country. Barns, paddocks, fencing and long views, where the land is the largest part of the value.
Farms, open land and older houses, all of which look best in the hour before the sun goes down.
A small river town with a strong independent business scene, and properties that sell on charm more than on square footage.
Beach houses that rent all summer, which means the photographs are working for both a sale and a rental listing at the same time.
Newer builds close to the water, where decks, outdoor space and the walk to the beach matter as much as the kitchen.
Victorian houses, guest houses and a historic centre, all of which deserve photographing with respect for the detail.
Duplexes and rental properties, where a bright, honest set of pictures fills a summer calendar faster than anything else.
Family rentals and a boardwalk economy, so restaurants, shops and rental listings all come from the same visit.
Quiet, small and low rise, with properties that sell on stillness more than on any particular feature.
| County | Fee |
|---|---|
| Mercer, Union, Hunterdon | $100 |
| Essex, Morris, Burlington, Camden | $150 |
| Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Sussex, Warren | $200 |
| Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester | $250 |
| New York City and Philadelphia | $250 |
Two properties in one visit share a single travel fee, even in different towns, so it is worth asking whether a neighbour or a colleague needs work done the same week.
The town and what needs photographing is enough. You will have a fixed price back within a few hours, travel included, with nothing to work out afterwards.
The counties covered, the travel fees, and where there is no travel fee at all.
Home, and no travel fee anywhere in it.
Edison, Woodbridge and the desi wedding market, with no travel fee.
The shore, Long Beach Island and the rental market, with no travel fee.
Bridgewater, Basking Ridge and the corporate corridor, with no travel fee.
What a listing set includes and what it costs by square footage.
Every rate on the site, including the full travel table.