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Drake Bay Getaway Hotel Photography
Amongst their numerous awards, the Drake Bay Getaway has been named the top Eco-Luxury Resort in the world.
Now their imagery is reflective of their award winning reputation.
Update as of 2024: The hotel owners, Yens and Patrick sold the hotel to a boutique chain that will proudly continue the Getaway’s thriving legacy.
OVERVIEW
Drake Bay Getaway Resort, an award winning Costa Rica eco-luxury boutique hotel, offering adventure tours, wellness, and spectacular ocean and mountain views.
Process
Understand Client Goals > Buy Sunscreen > Prep + Pack Gear > Create Shot List > Execute Efficiently > Hydrate > Retouch Images > Transfer Final Files to Client
Pain Point: Crowd Sourced Imagery
Drake Bay Getaway has been asking its guests to submit their favorite photos they took throughout their stay so they could use them for promotion.
When your Resort is catching the attention of Forbes Travel Guide, Trip Advisor and Conde Nast Johenson’s to name a few, they require top notch imagery. No acceptions. Unfortunately, due to the nature of their guest-made imagery, Drake Bay Getaway had little to show.
Crowd funded photography. Economical, plentiful, yet inconsistent, and often poor quality.
Solution
Scrap the crowd sourced imagery and fly in a pro. A professional photographer guarantees that the whole story will be told in a consistent style.
The photo editor at Forbes Travel Guide, for example, requires images to be a minimum of 300dpi at a certain dimension for optimal viewing cross platform. Why not have someone making imagery that speaks the editor’s language?
