Product Photography Services in Chicago, IL.
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White Background Photography | High Volume Catalog Photography | Lifestyle Photography | Creative Branding Photography
White Background Product Photography
White background photography is a basic asset for product brands who sell their products online. It’s standard for marketplace platforms like Amazon, and helps create a clean and cohesive online store page — especially when the lighting and styling is consistent across all images.
How We Do It
In-Studio Production starting at $52/photo
Most of the time, we produce these types of simple shots remotely in a way that allows affordability and flexibility, while maintaining quality imagery, without the need for clients on set.
The process is simple. We have you ship your products into our studio. You provide written shot direction with styling notes and match images to show how you want your product shot. Then we photograph your products according to instruction, and deliver them to a private online gallery. No traveling or dedicating a work day to being on set.
P.s. — this service isn’t limited to white-backgrounds. We can shoot on any color you need for your brand.
Brand Catalog Product Photography
High-volume white background photo service
Catalog photography is for brands with a large number of SKUs that need photos with the same lighting and positioning for a clean and consistent look for their website. We specialize in catalog photos that are consistently lit, positioned, and styled. You can provide all your SKUs to be shot in the same session, or have us shoot them as they’re manufactured over time. Our setup is built for consistency and repeatability, so it doesn’t matter if we shoot all of your products at once, or over a span of time.
How We Do It
Remote Production — custom quoted
We’ve custom-designed catalog photo sets for speed and efficiency without sacrificing quality or consistency for high-volume work.
The process is similar to above; you ship your products into our studio and provide written shot direction ahead of the shoot. Then we use your written instructions to photograph your products and deliver them via a private online gallery.
Pricing and lead times for catalog shoots depends on product and volume. Reach out with information about your product and project to get an estimated price and timeline.
Lifestyle Product Photography
Lifestyle photography is essential to a brand’s image, messaging, and identity. There are countless production options from traditional on-location shoots, to using Ai backgrounds, and everything in between. At Avenue3, we pride ourselves in flexibility and will work with you to determine the best production method to achieve the final product you need.
How We Do It
Remote or On-Site Production — custom quoted
We create small lifestyle scenes right here in our studio with some creative backdrops, simple propping, and custom studio lighting that looks natural for the scene.
Why studio lighting? Well, studio lighting is completely controlled (unlike natural sunlight), and it is crafted to be flattering to the product (unlike artificial indoor lighting…looking at you, fluorescents). That means our results are consistent, flattering, and repeatable.
Typical lifestyle settings can be at-home settings like a bathroom counter, bedroom nightstand, or kitchen table, as some examples.
If building out a lifestyle scene isn’t in the budget, we have digital options that are more cost effective. We can photograph your product on a white background with the lighting and angle to match the background image of your choice, and then composite it onto a stock image background or AI background.
Creative Branding Product Photography
Creative branding images are used to creatively show a brands personality without setting up a full lifestyle scene. Think about bright creative backdrops, geometric props, dynamic lighting, and creative compositions (like products floating mid-air). Their goal is to catch your eye.
These types of shots pair especially well with text and graphics, making them strong assets for website banners, social media content, advertisements, and trade shows.
How We Do It
Remote or On-Site Production — custom quoted
Remote production. Can’t be on set? We can shoot some creative shots remotely when clear and specific direction is provided ahead of time. This can either be you providing the direction, or you can allow us to handle art direction and put together the shotlist for you. For the latter, we’ll need you to sign off on final direction before production begins.
In-Studio Production. For complex creative projects or where the direction is loose, being in-studio with us is best. Having your eye and guidance for the direction of the shoot allows for the best outcomes. You’ll see what’s being shot and can provide live feedback for changes to make sure the shots are 100% what you’re looking for. One of the most enjoyable parts of this process (for both clients and us!) is the collaboration that’s on set. We love to bounce ideas back and forth, problem solve on the spot, and let the creative energy flow freely.
Additional Services
We aim to provide all services you need for the shoot, including the little things that are product-dependent. We have a steamer for clothing, a kitchen for (raw) food prep, and an in-house prop room that is always growing. If we don’t have the props you need, we can help source them.
Digitally, we can do a lot to help bridge the gap between your vision, your budget, and what’s possible on-set. A few examples include: changing the color of your background, changing the color of your product (great for cosmetic and clothing brands with color variations of a single product), composite interesting arrangements with pre-existing images, or generate Ai backgrounds for your pre-existing images.
Food Styling
Retouching
Clothing Prep
Prop Curation
