Real estate photographer in Bilbao

Most cities in this catalogue decide the property appointment by orientation: east-facing at nine, west-facing at five. Bilbao mostly does not, because cloud spreads the light across the whole day, and that is kind to windows: the sky stays a soft grey instead of blowing out, and the street, the river or the green hillside outside stay in the frame. What Bilbao does decide is the season. From October the afternoons are short and wet, and rooms photographed at five look as if they were shot at night, so the appointment moves to mid-morning with every bulb on, in the same colour. Glazed galleries, the closed-in balconies common in Bilbao flats, are a selling point in a wet climate and get their own frame.

When to book in Bilbao

Mid-morning is the default from October to March, when afternoons darken early, and in summer the window widens to most of the day. Interiors can be shot on a wet day without loss; only the exterior and any garden need a dry spell, which in Bilbao rarely lasts all day but rarely fails to come. Book the session once the flat is ready rather than when it is listed: furniture in place, bulbs replaced, beds made and surfaces clear. For a tenanted flat, agree a date with the tenants early and ask them to put personal items away. If a new listing has to go live on a set day, leave a few days between the session and that date for delivery.