Photography Services

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. Be sure your photographer has experience in shooting your kind of product or service. A wedding photographer is not the guy you want to shoot product as a studio still life. Be sure to check the photographer's portfolio and ask to see samples. Ask for references. Have a concise shoot list so the photographer can estimate the job.

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. Don't try to cram too many items/people in a photograph. Photographs that sell are a good size and uncluttered. Simple backgrounds with contrast show your product or service to it's best advantage. If you have several items to photograph, it's best to have them all present at the outset. That will save time and money as the photographer can organize the shoot by size and/or theme.

Q. What questions should a consumer ask to hire the right service professional?

A. Your photographer should ask you where, how and how long the images will be used. If he doesn't ask, you may be disappointed at the quality of the image and you avoid legal issues of rights granted for reproduction. Get your details of usage up front. I could save you money.

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. Having the right product on hand saves re-shoots later. Images should always be of high quality. Even for use on the web a high quality image will make your product or service look better. Images can always be re-purposed, re-formatted, etc. when you start out with a quality image. All digital cameras are not alike, professionals invest in the best technology and use it to assure their client accurate color, full tonal range and contrast.