Commercial Photography & Creative Production FAQ

Colour that matches the real dish. No de-saturation, adding a preset changing the yellows and greens, so customers get what they saw. It is achieved by lighting the scene in the right way and retouching with presision

Yes. Brandstories is based in Wanaka and shoots throughout New Zealand, including Queenstown, Christchurch and Auckland. Or you can send product down to my home studio and I can execute the brief from Wanaka if it is small packaged products

Unfortunately I do not, my work is solely focused creative output for commercial photos, lighting the scene and capturing the right angles, with support of props and styling

Food brands, restaurants and hospitality venues, and the agencies or in-house marketing teams that work for them. Work switches between e-commerce photos, styled food imagery and lifestyle content for food and drinks.

We offer Bottle shots, styled wine photography, lifestyle shoots, headshots and vineyard imagery. Capturing every season and glass in context.

Yes. For Styled bottle shots I offer creative development or working from your brief from my home studio in Wanaka. You can send me the bottles from anywhere in New Zealand and Australia.

Brandstories shoots for wine brands throughout New Zealand, including Malborough and Hawks Bay, and stretching as far as Australian Wine brands.

Absolutely! I have worked in wine industry for the last 7 years, I can help you develop a concept, create a brief, shotlist and production timeline. Contact me for more details here

We’re based in Wanaka and shoot nationwide across New Zealand, including Queenstown, Christchurch, Tauranga. We also work with brands in Australia, depending on the project.

We’re a photography-led creative production studio, so we do more than press the shutter. We help shape the concept, plan the shoot, and line up the details before shoot day arrives. Unless we work directly with a marketing team or creative agency who have done all the leg work before me. Then we focus on excecution.

Both. Brandstories nz shoots in a physical studio for product work, mainly bottles, drinks and other smaller items, using our own lighting setup, backdrops and prop collection. Larger items and bigger projects including lifestyle photography are shot at a location scoped to suit the concept.

Our process is designed to ensure clarity, efficiency, and exceptional results at every stage. Exact pre-production depends on the project, but it usually involves confirming creative direction, planning the timeline of the day, and getting the shoot organised properly. Ensureing we have all necessary elements such as props, models, styling, and shoot logistics before the production day. The goal is simple: fewer surprises, stronger images, and a smoother day on set.

We believe in collaborative process and extensive pre-production to ensure everyone is on the same page for the creative vision. Pre-production includes moodboard, shotlist creation, prop selection, location/ setting alignment, timeline development. All systems are in place to ensure all photos fit your brand.

After we capture the content, your photos moves into post-production. Retouching is usually completed for your selected final images with precision and typically takes up to two weeks depending on the scope of the project. You are able to pre-select your final photos to ensure we spend our resources efficiently and you have library you will actually use.Once final payment has been received, your final gallery is released, ready for posting.

Absolutely, we work with creative partners who can look after styling, prop sourcing and model selection to ensure seamless experience.

Final images are delivered as high and web resolution JPEGs as standard. Product photography also includes PNG files to support graphic design and layering work. For large-scale campaigns or print productions, TIFFs can be supplied on request - just flag this during the briefing stage.

Once the brief is confirmed and pre-production approved, reshoots aren't included — which is exactly why the planning stage exists. If something goes wrong on our end, that's covered. Anything outside the approved brief can be arranged as an additional production.

Three rounds of retouching revisions are included in every project. Anything beyond that is charged at an hourly rate, which is outlined in your signed agreement.

Yes - for product photography at the studio in Wanaka, you're welcome to come along. Space is limited, so let me know in advance if you'd like to be there. For any other projects and locations, you can always be a part of. I photograph tethered to ensure everyone has a clear expectation on whats happening.

Brandstories NZ provides commercial photography and creative production for brands that want imagery with purpose. We photograph across New Zealand and Australia, from a base in Wanaka, Otago. Our work falls into four areas: Still Life & Lifestyle, Brand & Campaign Production, People & Business Photography, Food & Wine Photography.

Yes, we often develop concepts from scratch and look after everything from idea to final assets. It is a collaborative process where you can see all moving parts

Yes, many of our project are guided by established briefs from in-house marketing teams, or marketing agencies. Our role is to execute the vision with precision while ensuring every detail is captured to a commercial standard.

Brandstories NZ shoots commercial product photography for brands across New Zealand. Smaller products such as bottles, drinks and other small items are shot in our studio with our own lighting; larger items and bigger projects are shot at a location chosen to suit the concept. Images are true to colour and made for websites, campaigns, retail and trade use. See portfolio here

Photography Coverage is for clients who already have their creative direction and shot list ready - Brandstories executes it directly. Creative Development + Photography is for clients who need the concept, imagery audit, and shot list built first, developed in collaboration with a creative collaborator, before the shoot happens.

Yes - that’s a big part of Lifestyle Photography we do. We often build product images into aspirational lifestyle settings so the final content feels polished, useful, and ready to work hard for the brand. The Product photography will be more in-situ and experiential, human led. For still light product photography inquire separately

Yes, absolutely. While we’re local to Wanaka and often work between Cromwell and Queenstown, we regularly take on projects across New Zealand for bigger and smaller production work

We recommend reaching out 4–6 weeks ahead of your desired shoot date to allow adequate time for pre-production and scheduling. For larger productions, earlier is always encouraged.

Pricing depends on the service and scope of the project. Photography Coverage runs at a standard half or full day rate; Creative Development + Photography and Product Photography are both custom-quoted. Get in touch for pricing and availability specific to your project

Send a brief through the enquiry form here. It asks about your brand, what the images are for and your timeline, so Brandstories nz can come back with the right approach.

Not at all. We work with New Zealand and Australian brands, plus service businesses and small to medium teams that need strong, on-brand visuals. My works ranges between nationwide campaigns and local Otago productions.

Brand photography supplies the images behind your website, social media, email campaigns, packaging, retail and trade material, PR and advertising. Its job is to show who you are and what you sell consistently across those channels, so customers recognise you before they read a word. At Brandstories nz, we capture your brand either if it's a service or product based business, you have a small or medium size team. We create image for commercial use and standard usage across social media, EDMs, website, internal and trade use is included in our rates.

Lifestyle campaign photography shows your product or service in use, in the setting your customer recognises. It builds context and desire in a way a plain product shot rarely does, and one planned shoot gives you hero images, supporting images and detail shots for web, social, email and print. Brandstories NZ builds lifestyle campaigns around a single concept so the whole set holds together.