echelonstudios
Product photography flatlay on neutral background
photography

product photography

Photography that sells the product, not just photographs it.

Pure white background, lifestyle context, or both — we shoot product imagery for Shopify stores, Amazon listings, and brand campaigns. Consistent lighting, consistent angles, ready-to-upload files.

Product photography is the most workflow-driven service we offer — you're typically shooting dozens of SKUs, every shot needs to match the others, and consistency matters more than artistry. Our setup is built for that: locked-off cameras, controlled lighting, a standardised retouching workflow, and a queue management system that means we can churn through 40+ products in a half-day without quality drift. The same lighting setup works for white-background e-commerce and lifestyle shots, so we can intercut between the two without re-rigging. We shoot for e-commerce brands and makers across Essex and Suffolk, including Colchester, Ipswich, Felixstowe and the wider region.

How it works

booking product photography

From enquiry to delivery — here's exactly how the process runs.

send the brief + samples

Tell us the SKU count, what shots per product, and any reference imagery. Ship samples to the studio at least 48 hours before the shoot day.

shoot day

Products are catalogued on arrival, shot in batches with locked-off cameras, and stored in the order they were photographed for traceability.

retouch + deliver

Each image is colour-corrected to a reference, background-cleaned and exported in all the formats you need. Standard 5-day turnaround, 48h rush option.

In the price

what's included

No upsells in the small print. The headline rate covers the kit and the room — add-ons are listed separately and you only pay for what you book.

Pure white (#FFFFFF) or transparent backgrounds — Amazon, Shopify and eBay compliant. We deliver in every required aspect ratio for each platform.
Lifestyle and styled sets — props, fabrics, surfaces and contextual backdrops to position your product in real-world use. Particularly strong for food, beauty and homeware.
360° spin available — turntable rig with 36 frames per product, ready to embed as an interactive product viewer on Shopify or your own site.
Multiple angles per product — front, three-quarter, side, top-down and detail shots, all colour-matched and consistently exposed across the catalogue.
Web-optimised + print-ready exports — high-res TIFFs for print, optimised WebP/JPEG for web, all retouched and colour-corrected to match your brand.
5-day turnaround standard, 48-hour rush available — rush adds 30% to the base rate, useful if you're chasing a launch deadline.
Why book this with us

reasons to pick echelon for product photography

Built for catalogue volume — we routinely shoot 40+ SKUs in a half-day with consistent lighting and angles throughout.
Multi-platform exports as standard — Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Instagram specs all delivered without you asking.
Same lighting setup works for both white-background e-commerce and lifestyle scenes — you can mix shot types in a single booking.
Stylist available for food, beauty and homeware shoots — £85/hour with a senior stylist who's worked with national brands.
Per-product pricing for clarity — published rates by SKU count, no surprise bills.
Backed by Echelon Media's e-commerce client experience — we know what works on product pages because we run them for our clients.
Shot 60 SKUs for our Shopify relaunch in a single half-day. Every image was consistent, the white backgrounds were perfectly white, and we had the files in 4 days.
James WhitmanCOO, e-commerce homeware brand
Rates

how it's priced

Prices ex-VAT. 25% deposit holds your slot — the balance is due 24 hours before the shoot.

Hourly
£140
Per 10 products

E-commerce flatlay

Half day
£420
Half day shoot

Up to 40 products

Full day
£780
Full day shoot

Lifestyle + e-commerce combo

Optional add-ons
In-house photographerfrom £140 / hour
Videographer + editfrom £180 / hour
Hair & makeup artistfrom £85 / hour
Studio assistant£35 / hour
Same-day edit turnaround+£120
Catering for crewfrom £15 / head
Common questions

about product photography

  • Standard turnaround is 5 working days. Rush options bring that down to 48 hours for an extra 30%, or same-day for emergency launches at +50%.

ready when you are

The booking form takes 90 seconds. We reply within 2 working hours.