Service
Product Photography
Editorial-grade photography for brands that need to be looked at twice.
The Case
Most product photography is a commodity. A white background, even light, and a product that could belong to anyone. It fills a product page and does nothing else.
Editorial photography does a different job. It gives a product a point of view — mood, context, a reason to stop scrolling. That's the difference between an image that documents what you sell and one that makes someone want it.
Selected engagements
Make the product
impossible to ignore.
Photography by Julian Cousins. He shot these Uku Lab engagements with the eye to make every frame earn its place in a campaign.
Who shoots it
Led by Julian Cousins
Photography at Uku Lab is led by our photography partner, Julian Cousins. His work has run in GQ, Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Hypebeast, Complex and the Wall Street Journal, for clients including Skims, Jimmy Choo, Reebok, Palm Angels, Bonobos, 1800 Tequila, MSCHF, Visa, Amazon Studios, the NFL and the National Basketball Players Association.
Shoot it or build it
Most studios do one or the other. We do both, which changes the question from 'what can you make?' to 'what does this product actually need?'
Photography is right when the product exists, looks good in the world, and the story is about mood, context or someone using it.
3D is right when the product is sealed, unbuilt, too large to ship, or when the thing that sells it happens inside the housing.
Some campaigns need both, and when they do, they should look like they came from the same place.
Who It's For
Consumer and lifestyle brands launching a product
Fashion, beauty and apparel needing campaign and e-commerce imagery
Food and beverage brands where appetite appeal decides the sale
Companies whose current photography looks like every competitor's
Deliverables
Campaign and hero imagery
E-commerce and catalogue photography
Lifestyle and in-use photography
Editorial and PR imagery
Art direction and styling
How We Do It
Direction before the shoot day
We agree the mood, the references and the shot list before anyone books a studio. Shoot days are expensive; decisions are cheap the week before.
The shoot
One day, tightly directed, with everything on the list captured and room left for the shot nobody planned.
Selects, retouch and delivery
Edited selects, full retouch, and files cut for every format you need — e-commerce, social, print and web.
Engagements
How You Buy It
Product Photography is delivered through our packaged offers, so you always know the scope, the timeline, and the price.
Questions
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Need Product Photography?
Let's talk about what you're building, who you're selling to, and whether we're the right team to help.