--- title: "Apartment Building Photos for Multifamily | NovaHDR" url: https://www.novahdr.com/real-estate-photos/apartment-buildings/ last_updated: 2026-10-12 --- # Apartment building and multifamily photos that hold together A multifamily gallery has to sell a whole community. It usually combines a large facade, a lobby with designed lighting, a pool or roof deck in full sun, a fitness room under LED panels, a clubroom, and several unit types that buyers or renters compare closely. Each space is lit differently, and the units themselves may be shot on different floors facing different directions. NovaHDR finishes the property as a set with balanced exposure and consistent color, so the amenities, common areas and units look like one building. The building is shown as built: no amenities, landscaping, sky or residents are added or removed. [Edit a Property](https://app.novahdr.com/sign-up) ## How to send a multifamily property for finishing 1. **Choose the community views** Pick the facade and entry, the lobby, each amenity, the representative units and any aerial or street views. Export one JPEG, PNG or WebP per view, with brackets blended yourself first. 2. **Upload the building as one property** Name the property after the community and upload up to 50 photos. Finishing the amenities and units together keeps the leasing gallery consistent. 3. **Send and check the set** Cover the community with One Property or a single plan credit, then send it. Expect the finished set 24 to 72 hours after you send the property, then review it before it goes to the owner or leasing team. ## Capture notes for multifamily properties Multifamily shoots are big and usually scheduled around residents and staff. A plan for each space helps the set match. - **Shoot the facade when it is lit**: Large elevations look best with the sun across them, not behind. Check which side faces the light at the time of the shoot. - **Book the amenities when empty**: Gyms, pools and clubrooms are easier early in the day. Residents in the frame stay in the finished photo. - **Match the unit types**: Shoot each unit type from similar positions and with the same lights on, so renters can compare them easily. - **Mind the corridor lighting**: Hallways lit by downlights show pools of light. Expose for the walls between the fixtures. - **Use the roof deck view carefully**: A skyline from the roof is a selling point. Expose so the sky and the deck both keep detail. - **Include the shared services**: Mailrooms, package lockers, bike storage and parking answer common renter questions. ## What makes apartment building photos hard to finish - **Many spaces, many lighting designs**: Lobbies, fitness rooms, pools and clubrooms are each lit by different fixtures and designers. - **Large facades**: Building elevations have bright sky above and shaded ground floors below. - **Several unit types**: Studios, one and two bedroom units are compared side by side, so any color drift is noticeable. - **Units on different floors**: Upper floor units get far more daylight than garden level ones, even in the same plan. - **Finished as one community**: NovaHDR finishes the property as a set with balanced exposure and consistent color, so the amenities and units look like the same building. - **Choose the strongest views**: One property holds up to 50 photos, so pick the views that carry the leasing story. ## Multifamily spaces, common problems and what to send | Space | Common exposure or color problem | What to send or check | |---|---|---| | Facade | Bright sky, shaded ground floor | An elevation shot with the sun across it | | Lobby | Designed warm lighting against glass | A frame shot with house lighting on | | Fitness room | Cool LED panels and mirrors | An angle that hides the camera | | Pool or roof deck | Hard sun on water and paving | Outdoor amenities from the same visit | | Unit types | Different daylight on different floors | All units in the same upload | | Corridors | Pools of light from downlights | A frame exposed for the walls | ## What does finishing multifamily photos mean? Finishing multifamily photos is the exposure and color pass on a whole apartment community: balancing large facades, keeping designed amenity lighting natural and making units on different floors look like the same building. NovaHDR does that pass on the set and returns it for your final review. _It is not a rendering. Amenities, residents, sky and landscaping are not added or removed._ ## Multifamily photo questions ### Will the fitness room and the lobby match? They are finished together as a set, so exposure and color are balanced across the spaces you send. ### Can I send every unit type in one property? Yes, up to 50 photos in total. Choose representative views for each type. ### Will residents at the pool be taken out? No. Nothing is removed, so shoot amenities when they are empty. ### Will a dull sky over the building be replaced? No. The sky stays the sky you photographed. Plan the facade for a good hour. ### Can I include drone views of the building? Yes, if they are JPEG, PNG or WebP exports. They are finished with the rest of the set. ### How do photographers with ongoing multifamily work pay? Usually with a plan. Studio is $399 per month, 40 property credits, each property using one credit. ## More for multifamily and new projects - [Apartments](https://www.novahdr.com/real-estate-photos/apartments/): Single units - [Student housing](https://www.novahdr.com/real-estate-photos/student-housing/): Shared units and amenities - [New construction](https://www.novahdr.com/real-estate-photos/new-construction/): New buildings before lease up - [Front exteriors](https://www.novahdr.com/real-estate-photos/front-exteriors/): Facades and entrances - [Real estate photo editor for photographers](https://www.novahdr.com/real-estate-photo-editor-for-photographers/): For photographers with steady work - [All property types](https://www.novahdr.com/real-estate-photos/property-types/) ## Finish the community as one gallery Create your account, upload the building and send it for editing once the facade, amenities and unit types are in. [Edit a Property](https://app.novahdr.com/sign-up)