Photography · Film · Social · Websites · Digital marketing

We don’t make content. We build perception.

Content that fills rooms and moves product: shot on location, run like a partnership.

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Featured in Condé Nast Traveler

Est. 2013 · Based in Cleveland, Ohio

Who we are

A creative studio for hotels, resorts, and brands people remember.

Based in Cleveland, Ohio. On location everywhere since 2013.

Social media management
Photography
Film
Websites
Email & digital marketing

Trusted on set and in the boardroom

Selected work

Proof, in the field.

All eleven case studies

Content is a cost. Perception is an asset.

7.2M⁺

Views for one Belize resort’s channels. That is what a content system pointed at direct bookings does.

Masa & Agave

Restaurant social

4.4×

IG engagement vs Meta’s typical restaurant: from a dark account, in two months

The Westin Cleveland

Hotel content system

5.3×

Content views in the 90-day pilot vs the 90 days before: 64.4K views

Ocean Tide Beach Resort

Bookings engine

3.6×

Engagement vs Meta’s typical accommodation account, across the whole partnership

Light Styles of Santa Fe

Maker brand social

4×

New follows vs the typical comparable account: Meta’s own 28-day benchmark

These aren’t campaigns: they’re partnerships. The longest has been running five years and counting.

How a partnership works

What we do

From shoot to system.

All services

Social media management The monthly partnership: strategy, content production, posting, and reporting. Done for you. Photography & film Hospitality and lifestyle work shot on location: on property, in the water, from the air. Websites Fast, search-ready sites designed and built by the team that shot your content. Email & digital marketing Email programs and paid amplification that put the work in front of buyers.

Our clients speak for us

“They go above and beyond to deliver high-quality images and emotionally resonant video content again and again. We would 100% endorse Steel House.”
Charlene Fedoroff, Marketing Director, Manta Island Resort

“I would highly recommend Tom for any underwater photography you may need. He does an excellent job consistently communicating with you throughout the project and he is very easy to work with.”
Ventura Heat

“Such a great experience! Steel House was always available to answer any questions I had and gave clear instructions so I could complete the job at the highest quality possible. Highly recommend.”
Band of Coders

“Working with Tom Nagel was seamless. Start to finish he was detail oriented, clear and professional. His ability to create content from idea was exactly what I was hoping for.”
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