How often should you photograph a construction site?

There's no single right answer to how often you should capture a site — but there is a right answer for your project. It comes down to two things: how fast the site changes, and what you need the record to do.

Weekly

Best for fast-moving stages and projects where progress is claimed or reported frequently — structure going up, multiple trades on site, tight programs. Weekly captures give you a genuinely granular timeline, so no significant milestone slips past unrecorded. It's the cadence most builders choose while a build is at its busiest.

Fortnightly

A sensible middle ground for steady projects. Fortnightly still catches every meaningful stage on most residential and commercial builds without over-capturing during slower phases. Many sites run fortnightly for the bulk of a program and step up to weekly for critical periods.

Monthly

Right for long-duration or slower-moving projects — civil works, staged land development, or the long tail of fit-out and landscaping. Monthly keeps a continuous record ticking over at a low cost while the pace doesn't justify anything tighter.

One-off captures

Sometimes you don't need a schedule — you need a single, high-quality capture at a specific moment: a completed build, a key milestone for marketing, or a point-in-time record before works start. One-offs have no commitment; you book the visit you need.

A simple rule of thumb

Match the cadence to the fastest thing you'd hate to miss. If a week's work could change the story of the site, capture weekly. If it takes a month to see a real difference, capture monthly. And remember the commitment is what earns the lower per-visit rate — a regular schedule costs less per capture than ad-hoc visits.

You can see the exact price for any cadence online in about a minute — pick a plan, enter your sites, and get an instant estimate. No quotes to chase.

Whatever cadence you choose, every capture lands dated on the same secure timeline, so the record stays consistent even if you change the frequency partway through a build.