Villa photography in Corfu that helps your villa get booked

Villa photography in Corfu decides whether a guest opens your listing or scrolls past it, because the photos are the only viewing they will get before they pay. Good villa photos show every room honestly, the pool and the view at their best light, and the small details that make your house feel like somewhere to stay rather than a property.

Below is how I approach a villa shoot: the shot list, how to prepare the house, which formats you need, and when to shoot.

Why photos sell villas

A family booking a week in a villa is spending real money on a place they have never seen. They compare listings on a phone, photo by photo. Your first image decides whether they tap at all. The rest of the gallery decides whether they trust you.

Photos that hide a small bathroom or a steep drive bring bookings that end in disappointed guests and poor reviews. I aim for photos that are beautiful and accurate, so guests find exactly the house they chose.

My villa photography shot list for Corfu

I order the gallery like a walk through the house, so guests understand the layout without a floor plan.

• The exterior at golden hour. The hero shot, usually the house with the pool in front. On the west coast, around Pelekas, Glyfada or Agios Gordios, that means the hour before sunset. On the north-east coast near Kalami or Kassiopi, the soft morning light is often the better choice.
• Dusk with the lights on. Shortly after sunset, with every lamp, pool light and garden light on.
• The pool. Still, clean water, loungers lined up, towels folded. One frame low to the water, one from higher up that shows the pool and the view together.
• Every bedroom. One wide frame that shows the whole room and bed size, one detail. Guests count bedrooms, so none should be missing.
• Every bathroom. Shower or bath clearly visible. Guests want to know which bedrooms are en suite.
• Living, kitchen and dining. The dining table set for the number of guests the villa sleeps.
• The view. On its own, from the terrace, and through a bedroom window.
• Details. Local stone, an olive wood board, the outdoor shower, bougainvillea on the wall.
• Practical shots. Parking and the entrance. Corfu roads can be narrow, and guests appreciate knowing what to expect.

For aerial views, drone flights in Greece follow EU and HCAA rules; confirm the requirements with a licensed operator.

Prep checklist for owners

The day before the shoot, work through this list. It makes more difference than any lens.

• Clean everything, including windows inside and out and the glass around the pool.
• Remove personal items: photos, fridge magnets, toiletries, chargers, bins, cleaning products.
• Fresh white linen on every bed, pillows plumped, matching towels folded.
• Pool cleaned and topped up, with the pool robot and hoses out of sight.
• Garden tidy: lawn cut, leaves swept, cushions on every lounger.
• Every bulb working, ideally all the same warm colour.
• Cars parked away from the house.
• Shutters, curtains and umbrellas open.
• A few simple touches: a bowl of lemons, flowers from the garden, a local bottle of wine.
• Keys for every room, the gate and the roof terrace.
• A short note of what guests ask about most, so I make sure it is in the photos.

Landscape or vertical?

You need both, and they should be planned on the day rather than cropped later. Cropping a wide villa photo into a vertical frame usually cuts off the pool or the view.

• Listing platforms. Galleries on the big booking platforms are built mostly around horizontal photos, so landscape is the main set. Requirements change, so check each platform's current photo guidelines before you upload.
• Your own website. Wide images for desktop, plus a few vertical versions of the hero shot for mobile.
• Social media. Vertical 9:16 for reels and stories, and a portrait crop for the feed.

I shoot a landscape set for listings and your site, and a separate vertical set for social, from the same positions.

Add a short video walkthrough

A walkthrough of 60 to 90 seconds lets guests feel the flow of the house: the gate, the terrace, the pool, then each room. I film it in one route on the same day as the photos, plus a vertical cut for reels. It works on your website and in replies to guests who have enquired. The same idea applies to hotel room tours, which I cover in my guide to hotel video marketing in Corfu.

When to shoot

The best time is before your season starts, when the garden is green and the house is empty, usually in spring. Plan a full day: interiors in the softer morning or afternoon light, exteriors at golden hour, then dusk. Sunset in Corfu moves from roughly 8:30 pm in early May to just after 9 pm in June, and back to around 7 pm by early October (approximate times).

A clear pool often looks its bluest with the sun high, so I sometimes take one pool frame around midday. Avoid changeover days, when cleaners and arriving guests compete for the house. And re-shoot after any renovation or new furniture, so the listing never shows a house that no longer exists.

Booking a villa shoot

Send me the villa's location, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and where the photos will be used. I will plan the order of the day around the light at your house. Photography is part of my commercial video and photo work, and photos and video can be done in one visit, which saves you time and budget. If you are also rethinking your villa's own website, my Corfu business website guide is a good place to start.

Updated: 8 November 2026