Welcome to Petra Somers Photography. I bring your spaces to life through the camera lens. Whether you’re showcasing the warmth and elegance of a residential home, the dynamic design of a commercial building, or the timeless beauty of a historic property, I specialize in capturing the essence of every space.
& Interior Photography
Architectural
By PETRA SOMERS
COMMERCIAL Photography
Stunning visuals communicate the professionalism, quality, and unique identity of your brand, creating a strong and memorable first impression. Whether for websites, social media, or promotional materials, these images play a key role in shaping your brand and attracting the right audience to your service.
Educational Photography
Appeal to your school's community and supporters by showcasing the important work that happens within the solid, supportive walls of your educational facility. Your students and staff deserve to be seen, recognized, and celebrated for their daily accomplishments in inspiring spaces.
Residential Photography
High-quality images highlight the best features of a space – emphasizing design, layout, and the overall atmosphere. Whether for real estate listings or design portfolios, professional residential photography captures the essence of a property, making it stand out to potential buyers, clients, or audiences.
Historic Photography
Professional photography preserves legacy, highlights craftsmanship, and brings timeless beauty to life. For designers and caretakers of vital community landmarks, compelling imagery ensures your work is showcased with the respect and refinement it deserves – elevating your portfolio and reinforcing your expertise.
ABOUT your photographer
PETRA SOMERS
Your space deserves to be captured in a way that highlights not only its design, but also the atmosphere and emotion it was created to inspire. By working with natural light and intricate details, I create images that reflect the true depth of your project – allowing others to experience your vision.
Every shot is carefully composed to reflect the beauty and character of the space in a way that feels both authentic and timeless. The result is elegant, high-quality imagery that not only showcases the design and architecture but also evokes a feeling and story that resonates with viewers.
I bring a combination of professionalism, experience, and a personal touch to every project. From inital consultation to the final delivery of images, every detail is handled with care, efficiency, and responsiveness.
My approach makes working together easy and enjoyable, while my professional experience in the field ensures that your space is captured in the most flattering and compelling way possible. You can trust that I will deliver exceptional results within a polished and stress-free experience.
Petra has defined my brand over several years of photographing me at work – capturing both the interior scene and the details. Her images are the spirit behind my business. She's the very best at what she does and I couldn't imagine working with anyone else.
Clean and intentional. I seek angles that bring your eye into the space and celebrate the care taken with design and furnishing. I believe in maintaining the integrity of the natural daylight in a room and faithfully representing the true colors and tones within.
I work with interior designers, stylists, builders, and architecture firms across the Lehigh Valley region. The project spaces have ranged from single-room residential designs to entire educational and medical buildings.
I will keep an open dialogue with you before we photograph a project and during the shoot to ensure we highlight particular points of pride and importance within the design. Collaboration is the essence of my workflow.
To ensure the best return on your photography investment, I expect the space to be thoroughly cleaned and staged before my arrival. I will not clean or move heavy furniture – but I can and will shift small furniture and objects if it will make a clear difference in the photograph.
I will bring all the cameras and lighting equipment necessary to photograph your project. I always have the necessary cameras, lenses, and backup equipment on hand. While I intend to use natural daylight – and do turn lights off in most spaces – I will also bring additional lighting to supplement or compensate for lack of light.
All images I deliver are hand-edited by me, color corrected, properly aligned, cropped, sized, and retouched – including the removal of lights, exit signs, smoke alarms, etc. when necessary. Files are written multiple times on cards and again backed up multiple times for storage.
Images are delivered within one month of photography. The number of images corresponds to the scope of the project. A few rooms may yield 20-30 images, while an entire school or facility could be 100 images or more. Images are delivered digitally with the option of downloading full-resolution and web-sized files.
I maintain an hourly creative rate for arriving and photographing a project. After the shoot, you can preview and select the images you’d like to use. The images will be licensed to you with a fee per-image or per-batch, depending on the scope of the project and your intended use.
Travel is billed separately if travel time exceeds one hour from Bethlehem, PA.
Unlike personal photography (like weddings and family portraits), commercial photography involves licensing images for specific uses.
As the photographer, I retain the copyright to all photos I take. Most clients license the images for web use, social media, contest entries, and occasionally publications. Licensing for advertising and print campaigns may differ from that of web and social use.
Before project completion, I’ll work with you to tailor the licensing agreement to your specific usage needs. This ensures you pay only for the images and uses you actually need – and you can always license additional uses later.
If a third party – such as a builder, contractor, or other collaborator – would like to use these images, they’ll need to license the files separately under their own agreement
