London House Photo – Custom Platform Design, Workflow Automation & Managed Hosting

QPS Digital partnered with Ron and Vicky at London House Photo to design, develop, host, and manage a custom digital platform that supports their end-to-end real estate photography business.

Project

Client: London House Photo
Industry: Real Estate Photography & Media Services
Location Served: Greater Ottawa and surrounding areas
Website: londonhousephoto.ca

Project Summary

QPS Digital partnered with Ron and Vicky at London House Photo to design, develop, host, and manage a custom digital platform that supports their end-to-end real estate photography business.

This project goes far beyond a traditional marketing website. The platform combines public service marketing, lead capture, role-based user portals, internal workflow automation, and secure media delivery — all supported by QPS Digital’s managed AWS hosting infrastructure.

Project Overview & Challenge

London House Photo serves real estate professionals across the Greater Ottawa area, providing a wide range of photography and media services including still photography, video, virtual staging, interactive floor plans, and specialty media.

The challenge was to build a system that could clearly showcase these services publicly while also supporting complex internal workflows. The platform needed to handle multiple user types — agents, photographers, and administrators — without adding friction, while remaining fast, secure, and reliable for media-heavy usage.

Build a responsive

Create a professional public website that reflects the quality and breadth of services

Support

Capture and convert inbound leads from real estate agents

Scalable

Build internal tools to manage photography jobs efficiently

Permissions

Support multiple user roles with tailored access and permissions

Hosting

Automate repetitive tasks and notifications

Build a responsive

Ensure reliable performance for large volumes of images and media

Services Provided by QPS Digital

QPS Digital delivered a complete end-to-end solution, including:

Website strategy and information architecture
Custom WordPress platform design and development
Public-facing marketing pages showcasing services and team expertise
Role-based portals for agents and photographers
Administrative tools for managing services, users, and jobs
Custom workflow automation for job creation and delivery
Fully managed AWS hosting and infrastructure

This approach allows London House Photo to centralize operations while maintaining a clean, professional experience for clients and partners.

Platform Architecture & User Roles

The platform was designed around three primary user groups:

Public Users

Visitors can explore services, view pricing, learn about the team, read testimonials, and submit inquiries that convert into qualified leads.

Agents

Real estate agents have secure access to view assigned jobs, receive completed media packages, and interact with deliverables without administrative delays.

Photographers

Photographers can log in to create job tickets, upload and organize images, manage property details, apply branding, and generate shareable property pages with downloadable media.

Administrators

Admins maintain full control over services, pricing inquiries, testimonials, team members, agents, photographers, and job workflows through a centralized dashboard.

Custom Workflow, Automation & Hosting Strategy

To support operational efficiency, QPS Digital implemented workflows that streamline the entire process:

Structured job ticket creation with property and agent details
Media uploads with sequencing, categorization, and branding
Automated email notifications with download links
Public, shareable property pages for each listing
Secure role-based access across the platform

From an infrastructure standpoint, the platform is hosted on QPS Digital’s managed AWS environment, designed specifically for high-volume media applications.

Hosting and infrastructure features include:

Dedicated AWS server resources
Target uptime of 99.99%
Continuous uptime and performance monitoring
Daily automated backups with secure off-site storage
Dedicated Amazon S3 image servers for large media libraries
SSL certificate encryption securing all site traffic
Server-level and application-level security hardening
Scalable architecture to support growth across service areas

Results & Impact

The completed platform provides London House Photo with a powerful operational foundation that goes far beyond a traditional website. It supports service marketing, lead generation, efficient job delivery, and internal coordination — all from a single system.

By combining custom development, automation, and managed hosting, Ron and Vicky now have a platform that scales with their business while maintaining performance, security, and reliability across the Greater Ottawa region.

Technology & Build Details

The platform was built on WordPress with custom development layered on top of an open-source technology stack. Responsive design ensures usability across devices, while modular architecture allows new features and workflows to be added over time.

The hosting environment is fully managed by QPS Digital on AWS, with proactive monitoring, daily backups, and dedicated media storage ensuring long-term stability and performance.

WordPress
PHP
HTML 5
Bootstrap
JavaScript

London House Photo – Custom Platform Design, Workflow Automation & Managed Hosting

Project

Project Summary

Project Overview & Challenge

Build a responsive

Support

Scalable

Permissions

Hosting

Build a responsive

Services Provided by QPS Digital

Platform Architecture & User Roles

Public Users

Agents

Photographers

Administrators

Custom Workflow, Automation & Hosting Strategy

Hosting and infrastructure features include:

Results & Impact

Technology & Build Details

WordPress

PHP

HTML 5

Bootstrap

JavaScript

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