Commercial Photographer Mumbai. FAQ How much do you charge for Product and Catalogue Photography? Which Camera do you use? Will you do photo editing?

Many people call us and ask questions like How much do you charge?
Which camera do you have? Will you do photo editing? Will you give an output on CD? etc...etc...

Before you become our client, we would want you to take a test ride of our work.

Send us a product of yours that needs to be shot. We will do a sample photo shoot.

For the Pricing it is important for us to know the size of the project, the kind of the output, whether the picture needs to be used for web or for print media, type of the products, type of the campaign,  type of post processing, etc...etc... If there is an external studio, model or location involved, then all the necessary co-ordination work needs to be done and adds to the pricing.

A Typical Product Photo Workflow  for a single product that we do involves:

1. Selecting the Background and Lighting setup according to the Product that needs to be shot and making a Paper plan.
2. Setting up the background, lights and cameras according to the plan.
3. Cleaning the product meticulously to avoid any fingerprint, dirt or dust particle showing up on the picture.
4. Actual shots. We take atleast 15-20 shots per product to get the right lighting, shadows and the angle that makes the product look awesome.
5. Post Processing the image in the software. Removing any unwanted dust speckles in the image. Adjusting light, contrast, sharpness. Adjusting the surface colours.
6. Creating the layout on the white/black background.
7. Giving an output in a format  required by the client like a .jpg or a .tiff

For quality output we shoot the products with the Top of the line Phaseone, Hasselblad, Schnieder and Nikon equipment because we care to give an output that makes the client proud and the product stand out in the competitive world.

A product portfolio of 15 items takes 12 to 14 hours of work and sometimes more.

All this typically involves efforts of the Photographer, 1 Assistant and 1 Editor.

We understand that Budget is important for the prospective client and Quality matters at the same time to the client and to us, but there is no way we can compromise anywhere because of low budget..

No client likes or pays for hap-hazard, dull or shoddy work.

And We do not propose any low cost or low budget photo shoot. 
We talk quality, deliver quality and charge for the work, to make the client proud of their product catalogue.

Niraj Chitalia Photography - 7498899880 

Our Camera Gear

 Phaseone 645 DF+ Camera system for a 39 megapixel output

 Hasselblad H4D Camera system for a 30 megapixel output