Suffolk County

Real estate photographer and videographer in Southampton, NY

Quick answer

Core Media Co. is a real estate photography and video studio at 523 Lake Avenue in Saint James, NY, working in Southampton 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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Southampton is an incorporated village and the seat of the Town of Southampton, settled in 1640 and incorporated in 1894. The village has four historic districts on the National Register: Southampton Village, North Main Street, Beach Road, and Wickapogue Road, where 17 buildings on six farmsteads trace its farming history from 1684 to 1910. The Halsey House, from the 1660s, is one of the oldest English frame houses in the state.

South of the village center, around Lake Agawam and on the streets running down to the ocean, are the larger summer houses built from the 1860s on, and the oceanfront itself runs along Gin Lane and Meadow Lane. Elsewhere the village is varied: single family houses, condominiums, and apartment buildings, and working farms and agricultural preserves inside the village line. That range means a Southampton listing can be a condominium a short walk from Main Street or an oceanfront house where the dune is the front yard.

Out the Expressway, then Sunrise Highway across the Shinnecock Canal, where it becomes the Southampton Bypass. A long drive from the studio, so we plan the day around it, and it pairs with a Bridgehampton or Westhampton Beach shoot.

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On the ground

What listings in Southampton tend to need

  • Oceanfront along Gin Lane and Meadow Lane, where the dune, the beach, and the house read as one picture only from the air.
  • Houses behind tall hedges on the streets between the village and the ocean, where the facade and the grounds have to be shown from inside the property line and from above.
  • Historic houses near Main Street and in the village's historic districts, where original detail needs slow interior coverage and the exterior is framed with the streetscape.
  • Farm fields and agricultural preserves, where an aerial shows the open land beside a house that a ground frame flattens.
  • Condominiums and apartments, where the unit and a 2D floor plan carry the listing.

Before the drone goes up

Drone airspace in Southampton

By the FAA's Class Airspace data, the village center, Lake Agawam, Coopers Beach, Meadow Lane, and the hamlets of North Sea and Shinnecock Hills are Class G at the ground, with Class E beginning 700 feet up. A listing flight under 400 feet needs no airspace authorization there.

Southampton sits between two controlled areas. To the west, Francis S. Gabreski Airport's Class D covers Westhampton Beach and Quogue. To the east, the Class D around East Hampton Town Airport takes in Bridgehampton and Sagaponack, while the center of Water Mill sits just outside it. A listing near either edge is checked by address.

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 Southampton. 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 Southampton

Real estate photography, drone, and listing video packages

Five packages, priced per listing, the same in Southampton 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.

For local businesses

Content for Southampton businesses

Beyond listings, we film monthly content for local businesses in Southampton, from restaurants and salons to contractors, shops, and offices. A content day happens at your place, whether that is on Main Street or anywhere else in the village, or at our studio in Saint James, and you get a month of finished Reels, posts, and captions in a shared folder, ready for you to post. Partnerships run on a six-month minimum term, and the tiers are the same in every town.

How a content day worksBusiness tiers and terms

Beyond the single listing

More from the studio in Southampton

  • 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

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Questions

Questions we get about Southampton

Who does real estate photography and video in Southampton, NY?
Core Media Co. does, from a studio at 523 Lake Avenue in Saint James. We shoot listing photography, 2D floor plans, aerials, twilight, and listing video across the village of Southampton and the hamlets around it, and deliver everything in one shared folder.
Do you need FAA authorization to fly a drone in Southampton village?
Not at the village center, by the FAA's airspace data. The center, Lake Agawam, Meadow Lane, and the hamlets of North Sea and Shinnecock Hills are Class G at the ground. Southampton sits between two controlled areas, though: Gabreski's Class D to the west and East Hampton Town Airport's to the east, which takes in Bridgehampton. A listing near either edge is checked by address.
How do you photograph a Southampton house behind tall hedges?
From inside the property line and from above. The street view of a house behind a hedge is usually a wall of green, so the facade is shot from the drive and the lawn, and an aerial, from Photos + Air upward, shows the house, the grounds, the pool, and the hedge line together. We walk the property first to find the angles that show the house without the neighbors.
What does a Southampton listing shoot cost?
Priced per listing, the same as every other town: Photos $350, Photos + Floor Plan $395, Photos + Air $495, Full Package $695, and Signature $1,250. For an oceanfront or large house, Signature adds twilight and a full property tour of roughly ten minutes to everything in the Full Package.
Who does real estate drone photography and video in Southampton, 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 Southampton address for airspace, weather, and takeoff rules before the shoot.
Can I get listing photos and video within 48 hours in Southampton?
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 Southampton, 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. Southampton 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.