Northlight Images provides a range of packshot digital product photography services in Leicestershire, the UK East Midlands (Northampton, Nottingham and Derby).

We produce work for web use (on-line catalogue photography) or higher resolution printed catalogues.

Work can be studio based or on location in your factory or office

We've a free guide to using a professional photographer available. Questions to ask your photographer - whoever you choose.

We also provide product photography training for organisations wishing to set up their own in-house product photography facilities.

Why use Northlight Images?

Creative images you need - We work with designers and agencies to create images that work for you.

An engineering background - Use photographers who understand and appreciate product design. We only cover commercial photographic work.

Industrial product photography - We can set up specialist studio facilities in your factory.

Minimal interruption - For location work, your photos taken during normal working or 'out of hours'. We're happy to work in the middle of a busy factory and know how to keep out of the way. Although we can set up specialist lighting, it's often not needed and true photographic skill is what counts.

On demand service - Photography timed to suit completion of large or unique products.

Image retouching - Specialist Photoshop image processing is available if needed.

Extremely detailed images - Whether for web or trade show stands.

Any size - We've shot items bigger than a house through to ones under 1mm square. See also our commercial macrophotography services

Fast service - Images usually available next day.

Easy to use images - Supplied in the exact format you want to meet your needs, for web or print.

Large fine art quality prints - Optionally available for offices, meeting rooms and reception areas.

A Guide to our product photography prices

We offer free technical advice and assistance about using our images - All of our Digital Imaging and Colour Management consultancy knowledge comes as standard when using Northlight Images.

Our aim is to help you get the most from your images - our service does not stop when you get the pictures. We can help with colour management, training and production issues.

Commercial product photography

We use the same advanced cameras and lenses whether in the studio or in your factory.

Location industrial product photos

Large industrial products are often only assembled during fabrication and on site after delivery.

We're happy to come out, as part of our industrial photography service, and take photographs during construction and at the final customers installation location.

Northlight provide a range of packshot and digital product photography services as part of our commercial photographic services.

We cover promotional, advertising and catalogue work for web and print use.

Our images are always supplied to meet your needs, whether for web or print use. They come with all our expertise in colour management and high quality reproduction.

We aim to produce product photography that is both informative and eye-catching, for brochures, display stands and web use.

We can provide high quality prints of images to special order.

We want our product photographs to be just what you wanted, and we can work closely with your web and print designers if required.

Product images are supplied in digital formats to suit -your- requirements, typically 'web ready' JPEG files at 72dpi or 'print ready' at 300dpi and whatever size you need, in either tiff or Photoshop psd formats.

We can produce CD based 'web galleries' of your product photography and will quote for any additional image enhancement or processing work that you may require.

Image detail and texture: Studio packshots

An important part of getting the image you want, is conveying the subtlety of texture and materials. Careful attention to lighting and the technical aspects of product photography provide the source images you are looking for.

Move your mouse over the image below and you will see how much detail is captured in our high resolution images (the zoomed view is an enlargement of the photo below). This example dates from a few years ago - today, our equipment is capable of capturing even more fine detail.

When can you take my photos?

We can sometimes fit in work at only a few days notice, especially for smaller items. Our aim is to accommodate your requirements and provide commercial product photography that fits in with your plans.

Working on location

We are happy to discuss bringing equipment to your offices for location based product photography. We can set up a full product photography studio area for you.

This is particularly so for our range of Industrial Photography services.

The images below were taken for a sales brochures for industrial equipment.

industrial product photography

industrial product photo

Photography of very small items - Macrophotography

electronic component - small microchip showing bonding pads We can photograph very small items, such as electronic components.

The chip to the right measures only 2.1mm along its edge.

Other components we've photographed have been under 1 mm square, and have clearly shown the writing on them.

We have a page showing more details of our commercial macrophotography services

If you are interested in specialist photography like this, please give Keith Cooper a call and he will happily discuss the sorts of images we can create for you.

How much does all this cost?

We can always provide written quotations and agree costs in advance - please give us a call if you would like to discuss a project or get a firmer estimate for your product photography requirements.

Location based photography is priced as per our normal commercial rates

Pricing for our packshot small item product photography service is based on number of items, the number of shots of each item and the final usage of the images (web and/or print). Collection and return of items is usually the client's responsibility, although we can arrange for this if needed.

For more complex sets and lighting we may charge on a time basis rather than per item (see our commercial rates) - please give us a call if you would like to discuss what you need.

Our general prices are for smaller items (less than 40cm cubed). If you have specific requirements for large items, just let us know.

Product photography prices - a guide

For small (individual) item web product photography and studio pack shots at Northlight Images, there is usually a charge per item photographed.

If we carry out work on location, our normal photography rates would apply.

Images (plain background) are supplied on CD (£12) or DVD (£18) in web res (72 dpi) sRGB JPEG (other formats and higher resolution images for print use are available to order).

Images are colour corrected, but otherwise not retouched in any way. Additional specialist image manipulation (Photoshop) is by prior arrangement and depends on the type of work undertaken. It is charged on an hourly basis at £95 per hour or part thereof.

Prices per item (excl. VAT).

1 item £47

2-5 items £33

6-9 items £28

10-19 items £25

20-39 items £23

40 items or more - POA

For two or more images of the same item - 40% reduction (i.e. for 10-19 rate the first image of the item would be £25, while subsequent shots of the same item would be £15).

A group of small objects normally counts as one item - for larger groups, please contact us.

Volume pricing is based on number of items, and is on a per-session basis (i.e. one item photographed each week for ten weeks is charged at ten times the 1 item rate).

Notes

As part of our quality control procedures, we will only supply images in CMYK formats upon receipt of precise ICC profiles and/or conversion details, along with a written specification of the conversion requirements.
(Note there may be a charge for some CMYK image conversion work).

Return of items photographed is by collection or at clients expense.

Due to specialist resources sometimes required, please contact us for jewellery and Macrophotography rates.

Prices correct as of December 2011 (E&O E) - contact us for a precise quote or to dicsuss your plans and requirements.

We also have a guide to our standard terms and conditions for commercial photography services - please just ask if you are unsure of anything, we are happy to help clarify matters in plain English!

Do remember that we provide Product Photography Training services for businesses wishing to do do their own product photography - particularly popular for small web start up companies with restricted budgets and a lot of products.

All commercial photography prices are for guidance only and exclude VAT.

composite product shot - jewellery

Interior Photography

Interior photography for designers, architects and housing developers.

Photography training

We are happy to pass on our expertise in a number of photography related areas.

Landscape Photography

We provide commercial landscape photography for brochures, events and exhibitions

Other areas of our site that may be of interest...

Digital Black and White photography and printing. Based on a magazine interview with Keith. Some of his thoughts, techniques and tips for those interested in a digital approach to black and white. We've many Photography Articles and Photographic equipment and software reviews on the site aimed at helping you get the best out of your own photography.

There is a gallery of landscape photography and fine art prints.

The What's New page showcases new site features.

Visiting Leicester or wondering where it is? We have views from the Leicester traffic cameras.

Commercial Photography - Architectural Photography - Print Gallery - Industrial Photography - Corporate Event Photography
Photography Articles - Photographic Equipment Reviews - Digital Black and White - Colour Management - Photography Training
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Product photography - Leicester, UK

Studio and location based product photography