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Real estate photographer and videographer in Lloyd Harbor, NY

Quick answer

Core Media Co. is a real estate photography and video studio at 523 Lake Avenue in Saint James, NY, working in Lloyd Harbor and across Long Island. We shoot listing photos, 2D floor plans, drone, twilight, and listing video at $350 to $1,250 per listing. The Full Package, $695, is delivered within 48 hours, and every drone flight is flown by an FAA Part 107 certified remote pilot.

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Lloyd Harbor is an incorporated village in the Town of Huntington, made up of Lloyd Neck and West Neck, which incorporated together in 1926. Water surrounds it on three sides: Cold Spring Harbor and Oyster Bay to the west, Long Island Sound to the north, and Huntington Bay to the east, with the harbor that gives the village its name lying between the two necks. In the early twentieth century, the Gold Coast years, much of the land was assembled into large estates, and some of them are public land now. Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, the former Marshall Field III estate, covers about 1,680 acres of Lloyd Neck, and Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge covers 80 acres more.

The houses sit on that pattern of land: large houses on wooded parcels, and frontage on the harbors, the bay, or the Sound. A Lloyd Harbor listing is usually about the land as much as the house, and the land is hard to show from a car window, so aerials, twilight, and a floor plan for a large house do most of the explaining.

West of the studio along the north shore, past Huntington and out onto the necks. Farther than our Smithtown work, so we plan the day around the drive, and it pairs well with a Cold Spring Harbor or Huntington shoot.

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On the ground

What listings in Lloyd Harbor tend to need

  • Waterfront on Lloyd Harbor, Huntington Bay, Cold Spring Harbor, or the Sound, where an aerial shows which water the property faces, the frontage, and any dock.
  • Houses set far back on wooded parcels, where a slow aerial approach up the drive shows a buyer what the road hides.
  • Large houses with many rooms, where a 2D floor plan keeps the gallery from reading as a maze and a full property tour gives the house its time.
  • Frontage on the west side of the necks, facing Cold Spring Harbor and Oyster Bay, where the sun sets over the water and a twilight session earns its place.
  • Lots next to Caumsett or other preserved land, where the aerial shows how much open land sits beyond the property line.

Before the drone goes up

Drone airspace in Lloyd Harbor

By the FAA's Class Airspace data, Lloyd Harbor is Class G at the ground, at the village center, on West Neck, and out on Lloyd Neck by Caumsett. The New York Class B shelf above begins at 3,000 feet above sea level, so a listing flight under 400 feet needs no airspace authorization here.

Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve is New York State parkland, where taking off, landing, or flying from park property needs a prior written permit, and Target Rock is a federal wildlife refuge. Flights beside either are planned from the listing itself.

Every flight is flown by an FAA Part 107 certified remote pilot. We check the address against the FAA's airspace maps when you book, request any authorization it needs, and check the forecast, NOTAMs, and temporary flight restrictions before the day. If aerials cannot happen on your date, we tell you up front.

Read from FAA data on October 3, 2026, at points in and around Lloyd Harbor. Airspace and tower hours change, and an address near an edge can differ, so treat this as a starting point, not a clearance for any property.

Listing media in Lloyd Harbor

Real estate photography, drone, and listing video packages

Five packages, priced per listing, the same in Lloyd Harbor as in every town we work in. Photos, a 2D floor plan, drone, and listing video land in one shared folder, ready for MLS and social.

  • Photos

    $350per listing
    • Professional photos, MLS ready
    • No drone at this tier

  • Photos + Floor Plan

    $395per listing
    • Professional photos, MLS ready
    • 2D floor plan

  • Photos + Air

    $495per listing
    • Professional photos, MLS ready
    • 2D floor plan
    • Drone

  • Full Package

    $695per listing
    • Professional photos, MLS ready
    • 2D floor plan
    • Drone
    • Listing video

  • Signature

    $1,250per listing
    • Everything in the Full Package
    • Twilight
    • A full property tour of roughly 10 minutes
    • Social clips pulled from the tour

Full Package delivered within 48 hours. One round of revisions included on every package. You own the finished work, with no usage restrictions.

Beyond the single listing

More from the studio in Lloyd Harbor

  • Monthly plans for agents

    For agents and teams listing twice a month or more: the Full Package on every listing up to a monthly cap, with a 3-month minimum.

    Monthly content

  • Event coverage

    Open houses, broker events, and anything with a room in it, on a three hour base.

    Event coverage

More on each deliverable

Also near Lloyd Harbor

Questions

Questions we get about Lloyd Harbor

Is there a real estate photographer who covers Lloyd Harbor and Lloyd Neck, NY?
Yes. Core Media Co. shoots listing photography, 2D floor plans, aerials, twilight, and listing video across Lloyd Harbor, on both Lloyd Neck and West Neck, from a studio at 523 Lake Avenue in Saint James.
Can you fly a drone over a Lloyd Harbor waterfront property?
Usually, yes. By the FAA's airspace data the village is Class G at the ground, and the New York Class B overhead begins at 3,000 feet above sea level, far above a listing flight. Caumsett is state parkland, where takeoff needs a State Parks permit, so flights next to it go up from the property. Drone is on every package from Photos + Air upward, and every drone flight is flown by an FAA Part 107 certified remote pilot.
How much does a listing shoot cost in Lloyd Harbor?
Listing media is priced per listing and not per town, so the drive west does not change the number: Photos $350, Photos + Floor Plan $395, Photos + Air $495, Full Package $695, and Signature $1,250. For a large house on acreage, Signature is usually the fit: everything in the Full Package, plus twilight, a full property tour of roughly ten minutes, and social clips pulled from the tour.
When should a Lloyd Harbor house be shot at twilight?
When the house faces the sunset or has lighting worth showing. On the west side of the necks the sun goes down over Cold Spring Harbor and Oyster Bay, so a twilight session can catch the sky over the water with the house lit. Twilight comes with Signature and runs as a separate short visit at dusk, weather permitting.
Who does real estate drone photography and video in Lloyd Harbor, NY?
Core Media Co. does, from the studio at 523 Lake Avenue in Saint James. Drone is included from Photos + Air, $495 per listing, and the Full Package, $695, adds a listing video with aerial footage. Every drone flight is flown by an FAA Part 107 certified remote pilot, and we check the Lloyd Harbor address for airspace, weather, and takeoff rules before the shoot.
Can I get listing photos and video within 48 hours in Lloyd Harbor?
Yes, on the Full Package, which is delivered within 48 hours: the photos, the 2D floor plan, the aerials, and the listing video, in one shared folder with MLS ready sizes, for $695 per listing. For the other packages, Core Media Co. confirms delivery when you book.
How do I book a real estate photographer in Lloyd Harbor, NY?
Send the address and the package you want through the contact form at thecoremedia.co/contact, email studio@thecoremedia.co, or book a 20-minute call. Core Media Co. confirms the day and sends a signed agreement before anything is scheduled. Lloyd Harbor listings are priced the same as every other town, $350 to $1,250 per listing.

Book a call

Book a 20-minute call.

Tell us what you are trying to do. If it is a fit, we send an agreement and pick a date.

Replies within one business day. Signed agreement on every job. You own the finished work.

Prefer to write? Send us a note at studio@thecoremedia.co

Core Media Co.523 Lake Avenue
Saint James, NY 11780studio@thecoremedia.co

Based in Saint James. Working across Smithtown, Huntington, Port Jefferson, and all of Suffolk and Nassau County.