Every project runs through a single team in a single studio. No handoffs, no subcontractors, no explaining your brief twice. Whether you're bringing in 10 SKUs or 200, you get a consistent process from the first conversation to final delivery, with imagery that performs on Amazon, converts on product pages, and holds up in print. With more than two decades of commercial work behind us, we know how to get there efficiently.
Brands We've Worked With
Good product photography is often the first thing a customer notices: it drives the click, builds brand trust, and makes the difference between a scroll and a sale. Our Chicago studio handles projects of all sizes, from a focused one-day ecommerce shoot to full campaign productions that run across multiple sets and shooting days.
Everything runs through our single studio in Chicago's West Town neighborhood. One team, one process, no handoffs.
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Commercial photography is built around a concept: a campaign look, a brand story, a specific visual direction. It typically involves more pre-production, set design, and creative thinking about how the image will be used in advertising or brand contexts. We've spent over 20 years helping brands get that first impression right.
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Lifestyle photography puts your products in real-world and styled settings. Our West Town studio can be configured for a wide range of scenarios: kitchen and bathroom setups, styled flat lays, tabletop scenes, and more. For shoots that require a specific real-world environment, we can also work on location around Chicago.
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Ecommerce photography is about efficient, consistent catalog imagery: clean backgrounds, accurate product representation, and specs that meet platform requirements. Amazon-ready, web-optimized, and delivered to spec. Many brands combine ecommerce shots with lifestyle setups in the same day to maximize output.
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Clean, pure-white background photography that meets the exact specs required by Amazon, major retailers, and brand style guides. Consistent lighting, sharp edges, and accurate color across every shot in your catalog. The standard for product imagery that needs to perform at scale.
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Apparel, bags, bedding & fabric-based products
Softgoods photography covers any product with a fabric or flexible structure: apparel, bags, bedding, pillows, towels, rugs, and similar items. These products require specific handling and lighting to show texture, drape, and structure accurately. We also offer on-figure work, including ghost mannequin and live model photography.
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We've been shooting product photography in Chicago for more than two decades. In that time we've worked with independent brands, regional retailers, national CPG companies, and agencies. The range of products is wide: beauty, food, apparel, electronics, housewares, sporting goods, and more.
What doesn't change is the approach: clean pre-production, efficient shoot days, and imagery that's ready to use across every channel. No hand-holding required on your end. Tell us what you need and we'll handle the rest.
Chicago brands come to us specifically because we combine creative direction with production efficiency. You can get campaign-quality work done in a single studio day, without an agency layer in between.
From first contact to final delivery, here's how a shoot works in our studio.
Tell us your product list, shot count, and intended use. Start with our project brief template to organize your details, then we'll send an itemized quote, usually within 24 hours.
We confirm shot lists, surface selections, propping, and any reference imagery. You know exactly what's being shot before shoot day.
Shoots can last anywhere from one day to several days, depending on the number of products and complexity. You're welcome to be on set, or we can use our live tethering software so you can see your images as we shoot.
Every image goes through retouching in-house: color correction, background cleanup, and any product-specific fixes.
Final files delivered via download link. High-res TIFFs and web-optimized JPEGs, organized and labeled, ready to use across every channel.
Product photography pricing varies a lot, and that range can be frustrating if you're trying to budget without a clear frame of reference. Here's how it generally breaks down.
Studio day rate vs. per-image pricing. Some studios charge a flat day rate that covers the studio, the photographer, and a set number of shots. Others charge per final image. Day rates work better for larger shoots with many SKUs. Per-image pricing is common for smaller, catalog-style ecommerce work.
What affects the cost. The main variables are the number of products, the number of final images per product, the complexity of the setup (on-white vs. styled lifestyle vs. full commercial set), and whether retouching is included. A straightforward ecommerce shoot with 20 products on white will cost significantly less than a commercial campaign shoot with propped sets and art direction.
Typical ranges in Chicago. For ecommerce and on-white product photography, expect to budget in the range of $50-$150 per final image depending on volume and complexity. Commercial and lifestyle work with full set production runs higher. Studios that quote below this range are often cutting corners on retouching or turnaround time.
The cheapest option usually isn't. Low-cost product photography frequently means flat lighting, inconsistent color, and images that need additional editing before they're usable. The cost of a second shoot to fix what the first one got wrong almost always exceeds what you'd have spent getting it done right the first time.
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Some specialize in food. Some focus on fashion. Some are one-person operations with a rented space and a speed light. Knowing what to look for before you book saves you time, money, and a round of reshoots.
Experience with your product category. A studio that shoots apparel all day long may not have the lighting setup or surface inventory to handle glass, liquid, or reflective packaging. Ask to see work that's similar to what you're bringing in, not just their best shots across every category.
A studio space they own or control. Renting a shared space day-to-day creates variables: different lighting rigs, different backdrops, different setups every time. A dedicated studio means consistent infrastructure, consistent results, and no scramble on shoot day.
Clear pre-production process. The best shoots are planned, not improvised. A studio that asks detailed questions before your shoot day will deliver better results than one that figures it out on the fly.
Retouching included, not quoted separately. Final images should be delivered clean and ready to use. Make sure retouching is part of the quote, not a line item surprise after the fact.
Straightforward pricing. If a studio won't give you a clear number until after the shoot, that's a red flag. You should be able to get an itemized quote based on your product list before a single light is turned on.
It depends on what you're making and where the images are going. Most brands need some combination: ecommerce shots for Amazon and retail, lifestyle images for social and campaigns, and sometimes commercial work for launch moments or brand campaigns. Softgoods brands add apparel and fabric work on top of that. We'll help you figure out the right mix during a quick call. It doesn't have to be complicated.
The shortest version: ecommerce answers "what is this product?" Commercial answers "why does this product matter?" Ecommerce shots are clean, spec-compliant, and built for scale. Commercial work is built around a concept: a specific visual direction, set design, and intentional creative choices about how the image will be used. Most brands eventually need both. The good news is you don't have to choose: we can cover both in a single day's shoot when planned correctly.
Both. Our West Town studio can be configured for a wide range of lifestyle scenarios, from kitchen and bathroom setups to styled flat lays and tabletop scenes. For shoots that require a specific real-world environment, we can also work on location around Chicago. The right call depends on the look you're going for and what your budget allows. We'll work through that together during pre-production.
Softgoods photography covers any product with a fabric or flexible structure: apparel, bags, bedding, pillows, towels, rugs, and similar items. These products require specific handling and lighting to show texture, drape, and structure accurately. We do offer on-figure work, including both ghost mannequin and live model photography.
Yes, and it's often the most efficient way to build out a complete image library. A common approach: on-white ecommerce shots paired with styled lifestyle setups in the same day. You leave with two distinct types of imagery from a single shoot. The key is planning it properly in pre-production so transitions between setups are smooth and nothing gets rushed.
Yes, and we do this for brands of all sizes. Not every company has an in-house creative director or the budget to bring in an agency. With over two decades of commercial experience, we can guide you through visual direction, set design, and aesthetic decisions in a way that serves the business goal behind the imagery. Tell us what brands inspire you, what you want to avoid, and who your customer is. That's enough to build from.
We work across a wide range of categories: CPG and packaged goods, beauty and skincare, home goods and textiles, apparel and accessories, food and beverage, tech accessories, fitness and wellness, and more. Brand size ranges from emerging direct-to-consumer labels to established national brands. What the best clients tend to have in common is knowing what they need their photography to do.
Our studio is in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago at 333 N Oakley Blvd, Suite 106, Chicago, IL 60612. It's a full-service production space with multiple shooting areas: a white sweep, configurable lifestyle sets, and a dedicated client area.
We photograph a wide range: beauty and skincare, apparel and softgoods, food and packaged goods, electronics, housewares, sporting goods, health and wellness products, and more. If it's a product, we've likely photographed something like it. Our portfolio covers more than 20 years of commercial product work across dozens of industries.
The fastest way is to use our contact form or call us directly. We'll ask about your product, the number of SKUs, the types of shots you need (on-white, lifestyle, commercial), and your timeline. From there we can turn around a clear, itemized quote. No vague ranges.
