Excelsior, Minnesota · Twin Cities Home Market

Excelsior real estate photography by 9 AM tomorrow.
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White-glove listing media for the Lake Minnetonka waterfront and the walkable village of Old Excelsior — every shoot calibrated to lead with the value driver that sells the home: the lake or the village.

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The Cineminn Field Guide · Excelsior

We don't just shoot in Excelsior. We're calibrated for it.

Excelsior listings sell on character. Most have one of two value drivers — lake access or downtown-village walkability — and the shoot has to communicate which one is the lead. Here is how we read the two sides of town and exactly how we shoot them.

Lake Minnetonka Waterfront

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Lake-facing homes and waterfront estates where the value is the water. Real twilight plus a drone reveal — the relationship between the house and the lake is the lead, and it has to read in the first frame, not the fortieth.

Old Excelsior · The Village

Downtown Walkable

The walkable village core, where downtown proximity is the selling point. Pedestrian-perspective walk-up frames that put the buyer on the sidewalk and sell the lifestyle, not just the floor plan.

West Metro Surrounds

No Travel Fees

The lakeside and west-metro neighborhoods around Excelsior — Parkwood Knolls, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Eden Prairie. Drone reveal works on the larger lots; no travel fees anywhere inside the seven-county metro.

Two value drivers, two shoots.

The most common failure on an Excelsior listing is shooting it like generic west-metro inventory — the same frames whether the home's story is the lake or the village. We don't. Before we ever pull a trigger, we decide which value driver leads, and we shoot it that way:

  • Real twilight on lake-facing properties — the water at golden hour is the hero frame
  • Pedestrian walk-up frames on the village-walkable listings — downtown proximity sold from the sidewalk
  • Drone reveal for both — lot, water, and walkability in a single establishing shot
  • Multi-bracket Tru-View HDR — rich wood detail in the older homes, crisp window views throughout
Julian Lundgren, founder of Cineminn Media Co.
Old Excelsior, the Lake Minnetonka waterfront strip, the lake-adjacent neighborhoods — every listing here has one of two stories to tell, and the photographer's job is to know which one before the shoot starts. Calibrated to Excelsior, not generic west metro. That decision is the whole game, and it's the reason I built Cineminn the way I did.
Julian Lundgren — Founder, Cineminn Media Co.
How It Works

Booked in minutes. Delivered by 9 AM.

Book Online

Pick your package and a time that works around your seller. Same-week availability across the Twin Cities metro.

~3 minutes

We Shoot

A Cineminn photographer arrives knowing whether your listing leads with the lake or the village — brackets, lenses, and flight plan matched to the property.

On location

Delivered by 9 AM

MLS-ready photos in your inbox by 9 AM the next morning — or the shoot is free. That's the written guarantee.

Or it's free
Simple, Transparent Pricing

Priced for Excelsior listings. Guaranteed in writing.

Every listing is a complete package. No à la carte, no nickel-and-diming — pick the tier that fits the property.
See What's Included
The Shoot $390

The essentials, executed perfectly.

  • 25 Tru-View HDR photos
  • Drone aerial photos
  • 9 AM next-day delivery
  • All four guarantees
Book The Shoot
The Premiere $999

For lakefront estates and the listings that demand it.

  • Everything in The Feature
  • Real twilight session
  • Cinematic property tour
  • White-glove scheduling
Book The Listing Launch

Every package carries the Re-Shoot Guarantee — bring us a competitor's quote for identical services and we'll match it. Volume pricing for teams and brokerages.

The Lead Guarantee

5 buyer inquiries in 14 days. Or we keep working until you do.

Photos are the front door — the Lead Guarantee is the engine behind it. We put your Excelsior listing in front of active buyers with managed ads, and we put the outcome in writing. If five buyer inquiries don't arrive in fourteen days, we keep managing and optimizing the campaign at no additional fee until they do. (Ad spend is always billed direct from Meta to your card — never marked up by us.)

  • Written guarantee — five buyer inquiries in fourteen days, in the agreement
  • We keep working free — management continues at no additional fee until it delivers
  • Your brand, your leads — every inquiry routes directly to you, not a portal
Excelsior-Specific Questions

Asked by Excelsior agents. Answered.

How much does real estate photography cost in Excelsior?
Listing packages in Excelsior: The Shoot $390 (30+ HDR photos, drone aerials, 2D floor plan, virtual twilight hero, property website), The Feature $999 (adds the walkthrough film, vertical reel, written script, and Matterport 3D tour), The Premiere $1,499 (adds a real twilight session, a dedicated VA, and managed ads carrying the Lead Guarantee). Every listing is a complete package — no à la carte. Volume pricing is available for teams and brokerages.
How fast are Excelsior listing photos delivered?
Every Cineminn shoot in Excelsior is delivered by 9 AM the next morning — or the shoot is free. That is a written guarantee, not a target.
Do you shoot Lake Minnetonka waterfront listings in Excelsior?
Yes — the waterfront is what we calibrate for here. On lake-facing properties we lead with a real twilight session and a drone reveal so the relationship between the home and the water reads in the first frame. For the village-walkable listings of Old Excelsior, we shoot pedestrian-perspective walk-up frames instead.
What's the right package for a lakefront or $1.5M+ Excelsior listing?
The Feature for most listings. The Premiere ($1,499) for lakefront estates or any listing where a drone reveal of the water and the lot is part of the value proposition. Founder-led shoots are available for $1.5M+ properties: founder@cineminn.com.
Do you shoot Excelsior listings in winter?
Yes — we shoot year-round across the Twin Cities, and fresh snow on a lakeside lot photographs beautifully. The Blue Sky Guarantee covers grey winter days, and if weather is genuinely dangerous we reschedule at no charge.
Does Cineminn serve cities beyond Excelsior?
Yes. Cineminn covers the entire Twin Cities metro from its Edina headquarters, held to the same 9 AM standard. See all service areas.
One Standard · Eight Markets

The Cineminn standard, coast to coast.

Every Cineminn market is run by a certified local operator trained on the same playbook, the same calibration, and the same 9 AM guarantee that built our Twin Cities reputation.

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