Vantas shoots product photography and video production for brands that sell a physical thing and need it shown accurately on a product page, in an ad or in a catalog. We are based in Dallas and shoot in studio and on location, here and on national assignments. Our product work includes bottle and can shoots for Noble Vines and Deep Ellum Brewing, along with tools, equipment and consumer goods.
It starts with a discovery call with Woody Lawson, our owner and creative director, who also directs the shoot. We ask what the product does, who buys it, where the files will be used and how many items need to be covered.
Product work is usually planned on two tracks. The first is studio volume: every item, shot the same way on a plain backdrop. The second is environmental: the product in a real space, with or without people. Most brands need both, and deciding the split early keeps the shoot days efficient.
Pre-production is finished before a shoot date is locked:
On the day, hero shots are scheduled first and confirmed on set before we wrap. The schedule carries buffer time between setups, with a plan for what is cut first if a setup runs long. Crew size runs from two people to fifteen depending on scope.
Post-production covers selects and retouching for stills, and editing, color grading and sound design for video. Revision rounds are written into the scope. Stills are delivered as retouched high-resolution files and web-optimized versions sized for your store. Video is delivered as finished exports in the cuts named in your agreement.
A single production fits a launch, a catalog refresh or a new store build. You get a fixed list of deliverables, a shoot date and a delivery date.
A retainer fits a brand that adds products or runs campaigns through the year. It sets a monthly scope of shoot time and deliverables, includes a planning session each month, and holds the monthly rate fixed for the initial term. New items are shot to the same setup as the existing line, so the store stays consistent as it grows.
What drives cost on either one:
Both. Studio is the right call for catalog and e-commerce work where every item needs the same light. Location is the right call when the product needs context. We settle the split in pre-production based on the shot list.
That is arranged in pre-production. You can deliver them, ship them, or have your warehouse or fulfillment partner release them to us directly. We work from your product list so nothing is missed and everything goes back.
Our standard agreement gives you a non-exclusive, perpetual license to use the final deliverables for marketing, advertising, web and social media. Vantas keeps the copyright, and passing files to third parties needs written consent. If retailers, distributors or marketplaces need the files, name them in pre-production and we will write that use into the agreement.
The number of retouched final images is listed in the agreement. Cleanup such as dust, scratches, label alignment and color accuracy is part of that. Composites or heavy alterations are scoped separately, so show us an example of the finish you expect.
Send us the product list and where the images will be used. Book a discovery call.
Let’s create something extraordinary together. Contact us today to schedule a discovery call with one of our team members, we’d love to hear more about your project and explore how we can bring your vision to life.
