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Hours we are open:

• Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm.

Holidays we are closed:

• New Year’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Good Friday
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Eve

Once you schedule a photoshoot, you will receive an email confirming your schedule. Please make sure to check your spam, junk, or Promotions tab if using Gmail. You will also receive an email 12 hours before your scheduled photoshoot.

Please make sure the property is ready for the photoshoot. Follow the guidelines here “How do I prepare a property listing for a video or photography shoot.”

Once we are finished shooting the property, you will receive an email with an invoice. If you’re a first time customer, once the invoice is paid, you’ll receive an email with the link to view and download your photos. If you are a returning customer, your link to view and download your photos will always be at the bottom of the invoice.

If you ordered a video walkthrough, your videos will be ready within 3 business days and an email will be sent with links to your video.

We monitor the weather everyday and if there is inclement weather on the day of your shoot, we will reach out and reschedule your shoot.

For overcast days, we do offer sky replacements at $5 per photo. If you receive your photos and would like to replace an overcast day with a blue sky, reach out to us via email at info@motionpads.com and let us know which photos you want sky replacements on.

We service most of Wake and Johnston county. These are the cities we service: Angier, Apex, Archer Lodge, Benson, Cary, Clayton, Forestville, Four Oaks, Fuquay Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Pine Level, Raleigh, Rolesville, Selma, Smithfield, Wake Forest, Wendell, Willow Springs, Wilson, Wilsons Mill, and Zebulon. If you don’t see your city listed, we probably do not service that area. You can contact us here to see if we can service a city or area outside of Wake or Johnston counties.

In preparation for a Photoshoot, Video Walkthrough or 3D Virtual Tour we recommend that you stage your listing as you would for an open house or showing. We ask that your property is tidy, clean, clutter free, pets and any pet paraphernalia put away, and personal photos put away. Please note, do to liability reasons, our photographers are not allowed to move things around in the home; our photographers shoot the property AS-IS when we arrive. We also ask that no other tradespeople such as painters, plumbers, handymen, or other people are present during the shoot. Please try to have the property ready the day before the photoshoot. Please try to not schedule cleaners, stagers, or any tradesman the day of the shoot.

1. All rooms and exterior of property must be accessible at time of shoot
2. Please make sure that all work and/or punch list on the property has been completed before the time of shoot
3. Tidy up the landscaping, mowing and trimming bushes
4. Make sure all vehicles are out of sight
5. Remove items like toys, bikes, trash cans, etc. out of sight
6. Remove and hide all loose items such as remotes, bills, keys, paper towels, etc from the tables and counter
7. Hide small appliances such as toasters, coffee makers, etc.
8. Make sure there are no dishes or drying racks in the kitchen
9. Unclutter your kitchen counter-tops and area as the kitchen is one of the most viewed areas
10. Clean counters, windows, and mirrors
11. Empty and hide all trash cans
12. Replace all burned out light bulbs
13. Make sure all ceiling fans are free from dirt of dust
14. Secure pets before the shoot and make sure all pets are removed from any scenes of the property
15. If alarm systems are present, please make sure they are disabled before shoot
16. If you have blinds, please open them up before we arrive.
17. All lights, table lights, floor lights, under cabinet lights, stove hood lights, and outdoor lights are on and all bulbs are working.

Use the commonsense approach when preparing your property for a shoot.

Remember, proper preparation of your property will ensure the best results and will help sell your property faster.

No. When you schedule a shoot you will be asked to provide access to the property. For video walkthroughs and drone videos, we ask that the property be unoccupied. It’s best that only the video ans/or photo crew is present during the shoot so that we can ensure a smooth and convenient shoot.

We make every effort to turnaround photos within 24 hours, except on weekends. Video walkthroughs are 3 business days from date of shoot.

See chart below for turnaround time on real estate photography.

• Photos taken on Monday > Turnaround on Tuesday by end-of-day
• Photos taken on Tuesday > Turnaround on Wednesday by end-of-day
• Photos taken on Wednesday > Turnaround on Thursday by end-of-day
• Photos taken on Thursday > Turnaround on Friday by end-of-day
• Photos taken on Friday > Turnaround on Saturday by end-of-day
• Photos taken on Saturday > Turnaround on Monday by end-of-day

Drone photography and/or videos take anywhere from 1-2 hours depending on the size and scale of the property and project. Realtors or owners do not have to be present.

Yes! We have taken extra measures to ensure we fly safe and stay complaint with the FAA when flying our drones commercially. Our pilots are trained and have passed the Part 107 rule by the FAA for flying sUAS (Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems).

Yes! We have obtained our NC Commercial UAS Operator Permit and abide by all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances. Our valid Permit Number is C0001056.

Real Estate Video Walkthroughs are a new way to showcase your property listings with high quality, “Hollywood” style, stable gliding effect video which produces stunning cinematic views for potential buyers to “walk through” your homes and see the layout and highlights – anywhere, anytime, on any device!

Once your video walkthrough and/or photos are ready, you will receive an email from us with links to your video (branded and unbranded) and/or photos to post on MLS, your website, and your social media sites.

Once your video is ready, we will provide you with a link to download your video. Once you download your video, you can upload it to your youtube account.

We make every effort to ensure that your videos will work on a variety of devices and browsers. However, some older devices and browsers are not compatible with current methods for playing Internet video. Please see below for a list of compatible and non-compatible browsers and operating systems. If you are using a non-compatible browser or operating system, switching to a compatible one should take care of the problem.

Non-Compatible

• Windows XP operating system (discontinued and no longer supported by Microsoft)
• Internet Explorer, versions 8 and earlier (discontinued and no longer supported by Microsoft)
• Firefox for Mac

Compatible

• Windows Vista and later operating systems
• Mac OS
• Google Chrome
• Safari
• Internet Explorer, versions 9 and later
• Firefox for Windows