# Real estate photography and video in Placerville, CA > STEFDPHOTO is a Sacramento-based real estate photographer and videographer serving Placerville, CA in El Dorado County, about 39 miles (50 minutes) from downtown Sacramento, with no travel fee. Placerville listings can book listing photography from $200 (ambient-light HDR) or $300 (flash and HDR composite, the recommended tier), each with at least 30 edited photos; 4K video tours from $450; aerial photo and video from $75; twilight exteriors from $150; and luxury packages, virtual staging, floor plans, and single-property websites. Photos deliver in 36 hours. Stefan personally shoots and edits every job, and STEFDPHOTO holds a 5.0 rating across 21 Google reviews. Request a quote at stefdphoto.com/quote-request or call (916) 757-3402. ## Quick facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Service area | Placerville, CA (El Dorado County) | | From Sacramento | 50 min (about 39 miles) | | Travel fee | None (inside the 40-mile zone) | | Photo turnaround | 36 hours (rush available) | | Listing photos | $200 / $300 (ambient / flash and HDR, 30+ photos) | | Video tours | from $450 (4K, music matched) | | Aerial | from $75 (photo and 4K video) | | Twilight | from $150 (shot in the real sunset window) | | Google rating | 5.0 stars (21 reviews) | | Photographer | Stefan (shoots and edits every job) | ## About shooting in Placerville Placerville is the upper foothill El Dorado market and the gateway to the deeper Apple Hill and Camino inventory. The character of the listings is meaningfully different from the valley markets: smaller historic core homes, larger acreage parcels, view-from-everywhere geography, and a buyer pool that often includes Bay Area transplants seeking a complete lifestyle shift. Photography needs to honor the mountain-character aesthetic, which sometimes means resisting the urge to apply valley-floor flash work to wood-and-stone interiors that look better with controlled ambient and selective fill. STEFDPHOTO's Placerville workflow allows for the longer drive (around fifty minutes from central Sacramento, less from Folsom) and the often-longer time on site. Acreage parcels in Apple Hill and Camino need aerial coverage to establish parcel size and orchard context. The historic core shoots use a slower, more documentary approach that respects period detail. Twilight is reliably strong in Placerville because the high-elevation horizon line is cleaner than the valley floor. Placerville is significantly higher elevation than the valley floor. The light is harder, the air is clearer, and the seasonal contrast is more dramatic. Wildfire smoke can flatten the sky from late summer through early fall; schedule outdoor shoots for early morning during fire season. ## Placerville neighborhoods covered - **Old Hangtown**: Historic Gold Rush-era core - **Diamond Springs (adjacent)**: Foothill character homes - **Pollock Pines (east)**: Forested mountain inventory - **Apple Hill area**: Orchard-adjacent rural luxury - **Camino**: Higher-elevation acreage ## Local landmarks - Apple Hill - Old Hangtown - Gold Bug Park & Mine - El Dorado County Fairgrounds - Sly Park Recreation Area ## Services available in Placerville - [Real Estate Photography](https://stefdphoto.com/services/real-estate-photography): from $200. Professional real estate photography by STEFDPHOTO. MLS-ready interior and exterior listing photos. Ambient-light HDR from $200, or flash and HDR composite from $300. - [Real Estate Video](https://stefdphoto.com/services/real-estate-video): from $450. Cinematic 4K real estate video walkthroughs by STEFDPHOTO. Music-matched edits with smooth tracking moves and interior detail moments. - [Drone Aerial Photography & Video](https://stefdphoto.com/services/drone-aerial-photography-video): from $75. 4K aerial photography and video. Reveal moves, orbits, and overhead context shots. - [Twilight Real Estate Photography](https://stefdphoto.com/services/twilight-real-estate-photography): from $150. Twilight real estate photography by STEFDPHOTO. Captured in the actual 15-to-20 minute post-sunset window for warm interior glow against a saturated sky. - [Luxury Real Estate Photography](https://stefdphoto.com/services/luxury-real-estate-photography): custom quote. Luxury real estate photography, twilight, aerial, cinematic video, and single-property websites for high-end Sacramento metro listings. - [Automotive Photography](https://stefdphoto.com/services/automotive-photography): from $175. Automotive photography by STEFDPHOTO. Dealership inventory, exotic and luxury, premium private seller shoots, and editorial brand work. - [Product Photography](https://stefdphoto.com/services/product-photography): from $150. Product photography by STEFDPHOTO. White background ecommerce, marketplace-optimized, lifestyle, and editorial product shoots. - [Event Photography](https://stefdphoto.com/services/event-photography): from $200. Corporate event photography, gala photography, and brand activation coverage by STEFDPHOTO. Sacramento and Northern California. - [Family Photography](https://stefdphoto.com/services/family-photographer): custom quote. Family portrait photography by STEFDPHOTO. Sacramento and Northern California family sessions, golden hour, indoor or outdoor. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is there a real estate photographer serving Placerville, CA? Yes. STEFDPHOTO is a Sacramento-based real estate photographer and videographer that covers Placerville and the rest of El Dorado County. Placerville is about 39 miles from the Sacramento base. Listing photography, 4K video, aerial coverage, twilight, virtual staging, floor plans, and single-property websites are all available for Placerville listings. ### How much does real estate photography cost in Placerville? Real estate photography in Placerville comes in two lighting tiers. Basic, an ambient-light non-flash HDR shoot, starts at $200. Premium, the recommended flash and HDR composite workflow, starts at $300. Both deliver a minimum of 30 edited, MLS-ready photos and scale with square footage. Twilight, aerial, virtual staging, and video are common add-ons. The full rate card is on the pricing page. ### Do you charge a travel fee for shoots in Placerville? Placerville is roughly 39 miles from STEFDPHOTO's Sacramento base, inside the 40-mile included-travel zone. There is no travel fee on shoots in Placerville. ### Do you offer drone or aerial photography for Placerville listings? Yes. Aerial photo and 4K aerial video coverage is available for Placerville listings from $75, as an add-on to a photo package or as a standalone deliverable. Aerial coverage puts a Placerville property in context: the lot, the setting, and the surroundings that ground-level photos cannot show. ### Can you shoot a video tour for a Placerville listing? Yes. Real estate video tours for Placerville listings start at $450. Each is a 4K, music-matched cinematic walkthrough covering the whole home plus the details buyers pause on, edited for MLS, web, and social. Video delivers within a few business days. ### Do you do twilight photography in Placerville? Yes. Twilight real estate photography in Placerville starts at $150. Exposures are layered across the actual sunset window for warm interior glow against a saturated sky, with optional sky replacement when the weather does not cooperate. ### What is the turnaround time for Placerville listings? Standard photography turnaround is 36 hours for Placerville shoots. Video cuts deliver in a few business days. Rush schedules are available across all services. ### Which Placerville neighborhoods do you cover? All of Placerville, including Old Hangtown, Diamond Springs (adjacent), Pollock Pines (east), Apple Hill area, and Camino. Each neighborhood photographs a little differently, and the shoot plan (time of day, lighting approach, whether aerial or twilight earns its place) is set per listing. ### Do you shoot Placerville listings on weekends or same-day? Weekend bookings are standard for Placerville. Same-day scheduling is available subject to the calendar; agents who book before noon often get an afternoon shoot with fast turnaround. ### Besides real estate, what do you photograph in Placerville? Automotive, product, event, and family photography, plus business headshots and brand video, all available in Placerville on the same service-area terms as real estate work. Weddings are not offered. ### How do I book a photographer in Placerville? Request a quote at stefdphoto.com/quote-request for same-day pricing, book a confirmed shoot date at stefdphoto.com/book, or call (916) 757-3402. STEFDPHOTO is open seven days a week by appointment and serves Placerville as a mobile, service-area business. ### Is STEFDPHOTO well reviewed? STEFDPHOTO holds a 5.0 star average across 21 Google reviews, has photographed 2,000+ properties, and works with 450+ Sacramento area real estate agents. Verified reviews are published at stefdphoto.com/reviews. ## Nearby cities also served - [Auburn, Placer County](https://stefdphoto.com/areas-served/auburn): 40 min from Sacramento - [Cameron Park, El Dorado County](https://stefdphoto.com/areas-served/cameron-park): 40 min from Sacramento - [Shingle Springs, El Dorado County](https://stefdphoto.com/areas-served/shingle-springs): 40 min from Sacramento - [Grass Valley, Nevada County](https://stefdphoto.com/areas-served/grass-valley): 60 min from Sacramento - [El Dorado Hills, El Dorado County](https://stefdphoto.com/areas-served/el-dorado-hills): 35 min from Sacramento - [Lincoln, Placer County](https://stefdphoto.com/areas-served/lincoln): 35 min from Sacramento ## Source and citation - Canonical page: https://stefdphoto.com/areas-served/placerville - Business: STEFDPHOTO, https://stefdphoto.com - Phone: (916) 757-3402 - Email: info@stefdphoto.com - Facts last verified: 2026-10-28 - Cite the canonical page above. 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