A working library of articles and stories from the studio — practical and plain, across everything we photograph and film. Property and place, portraits, business and brand, celebrations and community life, from Silves, Tavira and Vilamoura to Mértola and Ourique. Written to be useful and to be found: how a shoot comes together, what makes an image work, and the people and places we get to document across Southern Portugal — the Algarve, the Alentejo and Setúbal.
A curated look at Oceanview Creations’ featured property photography, drone imagery, and video work for real estate and holiday-rental marketing across the Algarve, Alentejo, and Setúbal.
We swapped property interiors for stage lights and live music as Oceanview Creations photographed Pulp Friction performing in the Algarve. Here’s a look at the challenges, techniques and moments that make live music photography so rewarding.
When we first started photographing properties, it was easy to think the job was primarily about making each room look as good as possible. The more properties we've photographed, the more we've realised that's only part of it. We've shot everything from Algarve villas and holiday rentals to rural properties further north into the Alentejo. Some have been beautifully prepared when we've arrived. Others have needed a little improvisation. We've photographed small spaces that were surprisingly...
Refresh an existing holiday rental listing with updated photography, drone imagery, walkthrough video and 360° tours — without starting again from scratch.
A professionally produced property video for Quinta do Pedro in the Algarve has reached **178,000 views on YouTube**. We look at what that result says about the growing role of video, photography, drone imagery and YouTube in modern real estate marketing.
The importance of high quality photographs for holiday rental properties can not be understate
Watch highlights from the Tiny Shelter Albufeira charity fundraiser, organised by Harriett Grant Pena, which raised more than €2,000 to support dogs in need.
View and download photographs from the Tiny Shelter Albufeira charity fundraiser. The images are free to use, with everyone kindly encouraged to make a donation in support of the shelter.
Modern smartphones take impressive photos—but are they good enough to market a property? See real comparisons and discover why professional real estate photography still makes the difference.
Oceanview Creations now provides professional photography, video, drone content, and visual marketing across Southern Portugal, including the Algarve, Alentejo, and Setúbal.
A completed Oceanview Creations shoot in Ourique, Alentejo, showing how professional real estate photography, drone images, and careful visual storytelling help present large rural estates with land, lake frontage, lifestyle appeal, and development potential.
Professional real estate and drone photography for a rural off-grid property near Sabóia, Alentejo, showing how land, privacy, access, views, buildings, and lifestyle appeal can be presented clearly for estate agents and property owners across Southern Portugal.
Oceanview Creations photographed this renovated village house in Casével, near Castro Verde, for Divine Home, capturing its modern interior, private garden and peaceful Alentejo setting.
