Photography built around where the images will be used

It depends on the set-ups, but a planned day usually produces a few hundred usable frames and a shortlist of edited selects agreed in advance. We fix the number of retouched images in the scope so the deliverable is clear, then deliver the rest as unretouched originals. Complex product or catalogue work moves slower per frame; lifestyle and social capture moves faster. The shot list decides the count, not the clock.

You do. Final images, RAW originals, working files, the retouching standards document and the naming convention are delivered to storage you control. Model and property releases are collected in your organisation's name, and any licensed elements such as props, wardrobe or stock are listed with their terms so nothing expires without warning. We keep a copy only for the length of the engagement, and we do not resell your images or use them for another client without written permission.

Against the placements it was shot for. Before the shoot we agree what the images have to do: fill every product page and shopping feed field, carry an agreed share of the social calendar, replace stock on key landing pages. After delivery we check coverage against that list, then read the channel metrics the images touch, such as product-page conversion rate, ad hook rate and click-through, and email engagement. Where volume allows, new images run against the old ones as a test rather than replacing them on taste.

Yes. We work remotely from Vancouver and travel across Canada and the United States, and for large networks we run a repeatable kit list, lighting diagram and shot list so every location is shot the same way. Where a local crew makes more sense, we brief and supervise them against the same standard and handle retouching centrally, which is what keeps a multi-site library looking like one brand rather than a set of unrelated shoots.

A list of where the images will be used, the products, people or sites to be covered, brand guidelines and any existing library, plus one named approver who can sign off the shot list. For product work we need the physical samples and their variants. For people and locations we need access, scheduling and anyone who has to be on site. If a location needs a permit or a landlord's consent, tell us early; that is the usual cause of a delayed shoot day.

A proofing gallery goes up within two business days of a capture day so you can start selecting immediately. Retouched selects usually follow within five to ten business days, depending on the count and how much compositing or clipping the catalogue work needs. Urgent frames can be pulled forward and delivered the same week. Every delivery includes the web, print and social crops agreed in the shot list, so nothing has to be resized later by someone else.

It depends on the number of shoot days, travel, the size of the retouching list, whether talent, styling or location permits are involved, and how many crops each image needs. For that reason we scope every engagement individually rather than publishing a rate card. Send a short description of what needs photographing, where it will be used and any deadline, and we will reply within one business day with a recommended scope and a quote.