Photos of your construction work

Real photos of your jobs beat generic stock pictures. A careful phone shot is enough to start.

General information, not legal, planning or building-regulations advice.

Ask before you publish

Get the client’s OK in writing (a short email is fine) before you put their property online. If people are recognisable in the shot, ask them too. If a client says no, leave that job off the site.

Before and after

One “before” and one “after” from the same angle tells the story fast. Keep the framing similar so the change is obvious. Don’t stage damage or invent a “before”.

Light and angle

Daylight helps. Stand back far enough to show the whole elevation or room. Wipe the lens. Take more shots than you need and pick the clearest later.

Safety and site rules

Follow the site’s own photo rules. Don’t photograph other contractors’ work as yours. Don’t show unsafe practice as if it were normal. Keep helmets and PPE truthful for the shot you publish.

What to crop out

House numbers, vehicle plates, children’s faces, alarm panels and documents on a desk. If in doubt, crop or blur.

File tips

Keep the original. Export a web-sized copy so pages stay fast. Name files sensibly (loft-ealing-after.jpg) instead of IMG_4532.jpg.

A simple set to start with

You don’t need a huge gallery. Six to twelve clear shots — a mix of whole elevations, key details, and one or two before-and-after pairs — is enough for a small site. Add more as jobs finish. Label each photo with the type of work (not the client’s full address).

We can help choose and credit photos as part of a build. Contact us.