Day rates for product photography start at $2,500. That covers the photographer’s time on set, nothing else. We shoot as much of your catalog as we can cover in a day; if there’s more than that, it runs into a second day at the same rate. Final deliverables get billed separately, based on how many hours of post-production the images need.
1 · The shoot
$2,500 / day
Show-up-and-shoot. Not a per-image or per-product price: it’s what it costs to get the photographer on-site and shooting for the day. More catalog than fits in a day runs into a second day at the same rate.
2 · The finals
Hourly
Retouching is billed by the hour, separately. Some projects only need light color and exposure correction; others need real time in post, sometimes multiple hours per image. Complexity drives it, not a flat per-photo fee.
Shoot daysHow much catalog you have versus what fits in a day.
Post-production hoursHow much retouching the final images need.
Kind of shotAmazon-style on white, environmental, hand model, or lifestyle with talent.
Usage rightsWhere and how long the final images will be used.
With these three things, you get a quote scoped to the job before anything is booked.
Different scope, different quote, every time.
Retouching swings inside one project: detailed product work, a lighter touch on lifestyle.
A single-product e-commerce set.
A multi-day campaign mixing product and lifestyle.
A full day on location: menu, portraits, and interiors.
Day rates start at $2,500, covering the photographer’s time on set. Total project cost depends on how many days the shoot takes and how many hours of post-production the final images need.
No. The day rate covers the shoot itself. Final deliverables are billed by post-production hours, which vary depending on how much retouching each image needs.
Just the photographer’s time on set. We shoot as much of your catalog as fits in a day; retouching is billed separately once we know what the final images need.
It runs into a second day at the same day rate.
How many products, what they are, and how you need them photographed: Amazon-style on white, environmental, with a hand model, lifestyle with talent, and so on.
Have a catalog or campaign that needs a quote? Tell me what you’re shooting and I’ll scope it out.
