Product Photography in China?

If you import from China, you may have considered having the photography done in China as well. You are right to consider this, and many companies have been working with photographers in China years, because of the many benefits that this brings.

How could you benefit from having professional product photography done in China?

1. Faster Turn-Around. If you work with a product photographer or product photography company in China you can get your product photos ready much faster.

Time needed to get your photos ready if you do product photography in the country to which you import:

 - 30 days (usually more) for the product to arrive, clear Customs and get delivered to your warehouse.

 - 1 day to select samples to be photographed, repackage, and send to the photographer

 - 1-2 days for samples to arrive at the photography studio

- 1 day to photograph

- 2-3 days to retouch

Total: 35+ days

You could have your supplier Express the samples, however, the cost and customs fees will be expensive, especially if you have multiple SKUs.

Time needed to get your photos ready if you do product photography in China:

- 1 day for the product samples to arrive at the photography studio

- 1 day to photograph

- 1 day to retouch

Total: 4 days

By having product photography done in China, you can get a lead time of at least 31 days that you can use to prepare different marketing materials, campaigns, and schedules.

Then once the product arrives you can start the campaigns and start selling immediately.

We provide product photography services in China that include free pick-up and return at your supplier's location.

2. Better images.

Based on pricing comparisons across multiple countries and cities when it comes to product on white photography, you can get better quality images for if you spend the budget on a photographer in China than one in your home country. For example product photography production in China is about 30% less expensive than in major cities in the US and UK*. You can get better images for less and also save on shipping fees, because... shipping rates within China is very affordable.

*Comparing high quality photography in all locations. If course, it is also possible to find very low cost product photography in any major city, but it will come be of inferior quality

360Refinery is a commercial photography company that provides product, food, lifestyle, interior, and campaign photography production services in China, the US, the UK. We collaborate with in-house as well as freelance talent on closely supervised photoshoots to create images for all our clients' marketing needs.

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