St Louis Photo Studio

As an advertising photographer, you’re still selling a product or service, but you’re using your pictures to tell a story that gives that product or service greater appeal.

Advertising photography is a branch of commercial photography that focuses on creating images for advertising and marketing purposes. An advertising photographer is hired to capture a specific image for use as an advertisement. This type of photography is used to market products, services or ideas directly to potential customers. Advertising photographers are not limited to shooting print ads or commercials; their images may appear anywhere from billboards to websites. Working as an advertising photographer allows you to combine your passion for photography with your love of marketing and sales. While the competition for this type of work can be stiff in larger cities, many smaller cities need these types of services on a more limited scale. Advertising photography is a profitable side business for many professional photographers, but it involves a lot more than just snapping pictures and sending them off with the invoice. Read on to learn more about what it takes to become an advertising photographer and how you can get started in this rewarding career path.

What does an advertising photographer do?

Advertising photographers are hired to create an image that will entice the viewer to purchase the product or service being advertised. Their goal is to make the product look appealing while also appealing to your emotions. To do this, they often use lighting techniques and props that can be changed depending on the product being advertised. A good advertising photographer will be able to take a few minutes to assess the product and come up with several different ways to photograph it. When photographing a product that is being held by a model, the photographer must be careful to show the product in the best possible light. They may use a variety of special lighting techniques to make the product appear as if it’s being used in real life.

Skills required to be an advertising photographer

The skills required to become an advertising photographer vary depending on the type of photography you choose to specialize in, but most advertising photographers will need to have extensive knowledge of marketing and advertising concepts. This includes an understanding of sales strategies, target audience, competition and pricing. Photographers who specialize in product or commercial advertising should also have a strong background in visual merchandising and product design. Visual merchandising is the art of arranging and displaying products in a way that draws attention and creates desire. Product designers are responsible for creating mock-ups of products and packaging, including design concepts and materials. A creative and artistic eye can help, but it is not necessary. Photographers who specialize in advertising within the service industry may not need as much creative design experience. However, they should still have excellent communication skills and a detailed understanding of marketing strategies.

Advertising photographers on location for medical services

How to become an advertising photographer

There are a few steps you can take to become an advertising photographer. The first step is to decide which type of photography you would like to focus on. Product/commercial photography is focused on the visual merchandising of items like clothing, toys, and food products. It deals with the overall look of the product and how it is displayed. Product/commercial photographers are responsible for creating attractive, consistent images of products for advertisements. Concept/commercial photography is focused on the visual representation of the concept or message of the advertisement. It is used to create an image that conveys the product’s purpose or use, as well as its benefits. Concept/commercial photographers are responsible for creating visually interesting images of advertisements and marketing materials. Visual Journalism photography is focused on the social betterment of a community through advertising. Visual Journalism photographers create images that convey an important message and educate the public about social issues. They are responsible for finding a social need and creating an advertisement that appeals to the public to generate funds for the cause. Conceptual photography is focused on the visual representation of an idea through a single image. It can be used in advertisements but is often used to create iconic images that stand the test of time. Conceptual photographers are responsible for creating a single image that conveys an idea and has a lasting impact.

Setting up a food photography shoot with stylist and photographer

As advertising photographers, we’re still selling a product or service, but we’re using your pictures to tell a story that gives that product or service greater appeal. We’re often hired to capture a specific image for use as an advertisement for ad agencies and clients directly. We help create visuals for your products, services, and ideas that directly impact your potential customers; and that work appears almost everywhere from billboards to websites.

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

More than a hundred brands trust us.

St. Louis Photo Studio is a prominent studio for product photography and other photo editing services in St. Louis. Our team has all the expert photography equipment to handle both private and commercial jobs of any size. Furthermore, we offer stunning eCommerce photography and engaging web design graphics thanks to our expertise. We help our clients achieve their greatest potential by providing a wide range of cost-effective services.

Here’s how you can increase your sales and gain more followers and customers thanks to our company.

How we function can be defined by our work ethic. We are a customer-focused studio that produces exceptional visual content using high-quality standards. Photo retouching and proper color calibration are examples of the wide range of services we provide. We are the leading photography reference for private citizens, retailers, entrepreneurs, and many other companies that rely on digital pictures for success. We ensure superior quality results by using the most recent software and techniques. This is why we employ experienced professionals to apply various professional software.

*St Louis Commercial Photographers shooting barge training videos on the Mississippi river*

We, of course, treat each customer with great care. We endeavor to provide professional, honest advice based on listening to the customer’s needs. In addition to supplying customized services, we help customers achieve satisfying outcomes by offering free and transparent quotes from our friendly workforce.

More than hundreds of brands are inspired by us to trust.
Business owners who focus on their customers rather than on complying with selling platform requirements are more likely to get more sales. We offer ready-to-use product pictures that draw in more customers and generate more revenue, so that customers can generate more ads for Amazon, eBay, Target, and similar digital platforms in a short time.

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

How to best prepare your facility for the next video production or photography shoot.

Do you want your customers to know what you are all about? A professionally produced video is a great way to let them know. It offers you a chance to show your operation in its best light. So make the most of it. If you are going to lay it out there for the world to see, make sure you get it right. Here are a few ideas how to prepare your facility for video production.

Before a video crew shows up, a basic first step is to clean your plant… or your office area. Clean up any clutter, and remove papers from desks. For most wide shots, less is more… so be ready to move things to an out of the way area for the shoot day.

For outside areas, try to have the landscaping look as good as possible. Again, remove any trash or clutter.

Take test pictures of your selected areas, and then examine them. Seeing things though the lens of camera is a little different than the naked eye. How is the lighting in your facility? How clean or cluttered does it look? Pass these shots along to your production crew. Include exterior photos too, taking note of when the photo was taken, and the direction in which the sun moves.

For interviews or testimonials, consider the use of a makeup artist to present your team at its best.

Take notes about the electricity available in the areas you will be recording. Make sure all available circuits are working. The less time the crew spends searching for electricity, the more they can spend on capturing video.

Consider buying shirts to make associates look like a team. Not only does it look better on camera, but your employees might appreciate the gift.

Schedule taping to make best use of manpower. We can help you work up a schedule to make sure you have the right people available for each scene.

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

The PRO in Product Photography | Studio and Location

St. Louis location and studio photographers

We offer the highest quality, unique product photography that combines artistic lighting, vibrant colors, and inspiring shapes to work with all your digital media, e-commerce and online stores.

Our Studio has all the professional expertise and tools needed to produce excellent images that drive customer engagement and improve conversions. We are detail-oriented to ensure that every photo tells a story about your product and that our quality of work accurately and attractively represents your products.

We have an impressive portfolio in commercial product photography. We have worked with both small and global brands.

Professional product photography is essential when your customers cannot see your products immediately. A combination of photographic expertise and professional-grade, all digital photographic equipment will make all the difference in the image you portray. We’re here to help you get the professional product shots you need at a reasonable rate!

Our photographers also have other specialties such as…

St Louis Event Photographers. When your event happens…it happens only once, be sure the importance gets captured on the spot each and every time.

St Louis Advertising and Commercial Photographers. When you have an idea to show your brand…let us create the image that will make you shine over the competition. Come to our photo studio or we will bring the studio to you!

St Louis Industrial Photographers. Dusty, Dirty…bring it on! Our world started with the manufacturing industry. Let us bring some color into your world.

St Louis Corporate Photographers. Get in and get out Quick! Short on time, but you need good images in a hurry. Our team will show you in your best light.

314-913-5626
Mike Haller, St Louis Photographer
mikeh@hallerconcepts.com

Photography Studio | People, Products & Services

St Louis Photo Studio is made up of a team of skilled product photographers and graphic designers that combine art with technology to develop images and videos that are specific to your business’ needs. Whether you need shot of people, products or services, we can help you create just the perfect images for better branding.

Our in-house south county St. Louis area studio can be configured to accommodate any type of product, props or set design. Plus, if needed, we can also take our show on the road to produce top quality photography on location.

Our business goal to far exceed your expectations! Our studio strives to bring your business superior service and timely delivery of personalized, custom images.

*Full Service St. Louis Photography Studio*

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

St Louis Business Photographers | Headshots

In our visual world your image on social media, your website and your marketing are the first handshake you give to potential clients, business partners and the world.

We create personal branding & social media marketing images for businesses and organizations who need strategically planned, professional visual content.

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

Commercial Studio | Headshots

We have a convenient easy to reach private photography studio in south St. Louis county. We provide corporate and creative headshots for professionals, executives, lawyers, doctors, musicians, actors and realtors. Personal branding portraits for LinkedIn profiles, business cards, marketing materials, websites, company directories, email signatures, press releases, announcements, campaigns, publications, business, or medical residency applications and dating profiles.

We are fully equipped to transport our studio backgrounds and lighting set-up to your office. Sometimes it is best to have an onsite studio shoot if a new marketing approach and headshot aesthetic is being implemented for all employees or if an executive has a short time to be photographed. We are committed to making the process of being photographed on location as comfortable, simple, and successful as our in-studio portraits.

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

Your Branding Photography Studio.

Our studio is functional to handle almost any shooting situation.
Whether it’s an artistic shot of your product for an ad or your website’s home page, a product line shoot for a catalog, an architectural or facility shot or a model shoot for clothing or product demonstration, we have the expertise to deliver stunning photography that makes your marketing efforts shine.

We help you create branding awareness
The first part and number one goal of marketing is awareness! We are a commercial photographer that’s what we do, help sell your product, service, story, brand, idea or concept. Our photography and video is used in corporate brochures, marketing, advertising and websites. There is a wide range of commercial photography types, such as food, product, people, architecture and event. We Create Brand Awareness through imagery.

We Bring Your Story to Life:
Every brand has a unique story to tell. Tell your story with passion and it can unlock the power to inspire, motivate and excite – and when customers get excited about a brand, they buy.

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

What’s the Difference Between a Headshot and a Portrait?

The main difference between a headshot and a portrait is how the images will be used. Traditionally headshots are taken for official business use, while a portrait is more of a descriptive image used to tell a story about the subject.

Portrait

A portrait is a much broader term — essentially any image where the subject is aware she’s being photographed (even if she’s not looking at the camera). Portrait photography, or portraiture, is a type of photography aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses. In professional portraits you can see wider variety of moods. Portraits are often more dramatic, subjects can be looking away from the camera or engaging in some kind of activity.

Headshot

A headshot is generally a close-up style shot from the chest up with good lighting on your face, and no strong dramatic shadows. Three-quarter shots are good for print. Its uses are for branding, marketing and for identifying an individual in the marketplace. Headshots may be in studio or on-location. Professional business headshots will normally have a relaxed and friendly feel to them. The subject will often smile. The reason for that is because subject is communicating a message to the observer. Examples of that message could be trustworthiness, friendliness and approachability.

For multiples and groups of headshots, we can bring our studio strobes and backdrops to your place of business. This way we can be on your employee’s schedule instead of the other way around. It is all done at your location usually in a conference room or like space.

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

Commercial advertising and public relations photographers.

The St Louis business community is very competitive so branding differentiation is important to corporate identity. We collaborate with businesses and designers to create signature business content to meet your branding goals. For instance, a medical device company or design firm may want a more stylized look than a traditional corporate headshot and a law firm or financial institution might want more conservative portraits.

If you are looking for corporate portraiture, we create clean, well-lit studio and environmental portraits for your company’s media and web sites; in office, studio and outdoor settings. Corporate head shots should distinguish the corporate leadership, so their portraits don’t look like your competitor’s portraits. There is a range of options that we can draw from to distinguish your leadership. We can also shoot groups at your location.

We also off a range of digital retouching and post production solutions, including swapping out backgrounds for people at scale, retouching ad compositing work. Light retouching is included on all individual portraiture.

Corporate photography rates are on a project-by-project basis, but we are competitive with St Louis photographers of equal merit. If you would like to see more examples of corporate lifestyle or portrait photography, we will put up a web gallery with more images for consideration.

An excellent companion to product photography, lifestyle or ‘action’ shots enhance your listings by showing your products in use. We also off a range of digital retouching and post production solutions, including swapping out backgrounds for people at scale, retouching ad compositing work. Light retouching is included on all individual portraiture.

Lifestyle images for Amazon listings, ad campaigns, or eCommerce websites highlight your goods in an eye-catching, creative manner and builds brand awareness.

Seeing a demonstration of how your product fits or functions raises consumer confidence and can increase your website or Amazon sales conversions. From clothing product photography on a model, to location shoots and custom sets, We create alongside your team to enhance lifestyle images to boost your listings.

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

Your own private photo studio in St. Louis

We offer high-quality professional photos and studios space and creative services at affordable rates that are unmatched anywhere in St. Louis.

Picture yourself with the best-looking photo St. Louis has to offer. Picture your next project with confidant success.

We’re an experienced team of creative photography and video production professionals creating branded content & visuals that complete your vision and fit your budget.

No matter the scope of your creative concepts, be it big broadcast or a small budget online film, our team’s talent, technology, and experience allows your ideas to move from shoot to audio to post and final designed edit in a seamless integrated fashion.

Let’s begin. Let’s create your message that sells, builds brands and connects.

Mike Haller
314-913-5626
stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com

Indoor Drone Photography and Video Production perfect for office and manufacturing facility tours.

St Louis Photography Studio Covid Safe

As we navigate COVID-19, we are committed to following all CDC guidelines and putting safety measures in place to ensure a safe working environment.

Hands should be washed or sanitized immediately upon arrival and throughout the day.
Clients are required to wear masks at all times in the studio, bathroom, and in the building.
Please practice distancing, hand hygiene and regular disinfection of high-touch areas.
Approved anti-viral disinfecting supplies will be provided for your use during the shoot.

Commercial Photography Whether you’re a just one person business, small startup or nationwide corporation, chances are you’re always looking quality commercial photography. There are a variety of uses for it: personal and corporate websites, advertising, business social media pages and marketing materials. Also, when photographing, depending on what client needs, accent could be placed on variety of things: people, products, lifestyle, architectural, landscapes and aerial photography.

Mike Haller

314-913-5626

stlouisphotostudio@gmail.com