When shopping online, customers cannot touch the product; they can only look at the photo. Dark, blurry pictures, or ones each shot against a different background, lower trust and make a store look untidy. A good product photo is often the cheapest way to lift sales.
What do we do?
- White-background e-commerce shots (to marketplace specifications)
- Styled and in-use shots
- Cut-outs: removing the product from its background
- Background replacement and scene placement
- Colour correction, retouching and resizing
- Ad visuals and social posts produced from the same shoot
How is a shoot planned?
We first look at the number of products, the type of product and where the photos will be used. A shoot for a marketplace listing and one for an Instagram ad do not have the same needs. You can send products to our office, or for large items we shoot at your premises.
Your existing photos may be usable
A reshoot is not always necessary. We can replace the background and correct the lighting of photos you already have. We also upload the finished images to your online store and turn them into ad creatives.
How does the process work?
- Clarifying what you need: How many products are there, how many angles per product, and where will the photos be used? The quote is based on this.
- Sample shot: For large shoots we first prepare sample shots of a few products and send them for approval. Agreeing on background, light and angle at the start avoids reshoots later.
- The shoot: Products are photographed at our office or at your premises.
- Selection and retouching: Frames are selected, then cut out, colour-corrected and resized.
- Delivery: Files are sent named and sized for where you will use them.
How should you prepare for the shoot?
- Send the products clean, ironed and complete. Scratches, dust and creases can be fixed in retouching, but that adds time and cost.
- Give the code or name of each product. If the photos are named with these codes, uploading them to the site becomes much easier.
- For products with colour options, tell us which colours are to be photographed.
- If there is a store or a sample image you like, share it. Saying "like this" is easier than describing it.
- If you sell on marketplaces, tell us which ones. Image sizes and background rules differ from platform to platform.
What do you receive on delivery?
Retouched, high-resolution photos and web-sized versions of the same. If you wish, cut-out files with transparent backgrounds and frames cropped to social media sizes are prepared as well. The formats to be delivered are listed one by one in the quote, so the question "was that included?" does not come up later.
Product shoots in and around Gaziosmanpaşa
Our studio is at our office in central Gaziosmanpaşa. Products from textile and footwear workshops in Bayrampaşa, Esenler and Sultangazi usually arrive by hand and go back the next day. For furniture or machinery we shoot on location across the European side. Products from other cities travel by courier. See our service area.
Frequently asked questions about product photography
What determines the price of a product shoot?
The number of products, the number of angles per product, the type of product and how much retouching is needed. Shiny and reflective surfaces, jewellery or glass take more work than a plain box. Concept shots, models and locations are separate items. Send us your product list and we will prepare a written, itemised quote free of charge.
How long does delivery take?
It depends on the number of products and the amount of retouching. A white-background shoot of a few products is finished within days; a large catalogue takes longer. The delivery date is given in writing with the quote.
I am outside Istanbul. Can I send my products by courier?
Yes. You can send the products by courier to our office in Gaziosmanpaşa; when the shoot is finished they are returned the same way. For large or fragile products that are not suitable for shipping, we discuss an on-site shoot.
Are photos taken on my phone not good enough?
Sometimes they are, and sometimes they cost you sales. We explained where a phone will do and where professional e-commerce product photography is needed in this article. If you want to show the product in motion, a product video can be shot on the same day.
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